Thanks for the tip. I was thinking about buying this one figuring I don't have a resonance reducer yet. Lol. Didn't know Ozone had one, i only use it for mastering. I use Neutron a lot when mixing, but the sculptor module isn't quite the same.
@@EricJohnson-fh8zj Glad I could help! I also highly recommend the Ozone Clarity and Spectral Shaper modules if you want more control over attack and release. You can even choose if you wanna target brown, pink or white noise with the tilt slider.
Thanks to your video I just grabbed this plugin. Unfortunately, compared to other resonance suppressors this one actually destroys the audio, even with minimal reduction. It works very aggressively, like it's processing very tiny bits of audio separately (similar to basic pitch shifters where we can set - and hear - the "grain"). This may not be audible at low settings because it's lost in the mix but it does what we hear when clicking the global solo (reacting way too fast to the incoming audio), and it starts sounding like a fuzz pedal at higher sensitivity settings. Other plugins like RESO, Soothe2 or Smooth Operator don't do this at all, the reduction on these plugins is very smooth and they sound like an actual EQ. Because of this I will ask for a refund and get RESO instead. I got sucked in by the huge marketing deployed around this plugin but it doesn't suit my needs. Definitely worth $15 but no more. It is not a good quality plugin.
This is correct! I've tried several of his plugins and they were all terrible! I got into an argument with him online about the fact that he doesn't offer demos. He said, "just try it, you will love it, best on the market"! I tried 3 and 2 were so buggy I almost couldn't even use them and the other one was just horrible sounding. This guy prays on newbies. Another Unison Audio if you ask me!
@@matt_nyc_audioengineeri am also getting that vibe. I bought Smoother and the pitch shifter one and they are ok… but really just worth $15 and not a penny more. I bought DSEQ 3 a few years ago and i prefer it because it is very transparent
I have learned from hard (that is my messy) results not to depend on swiss-army knife like plugins. Yes, it looks great - but i tend to go down a sonic rabbit hole. Still, it sounds like a lot of value for money. I'd recommend it to any musician who wants to DIY
Yeah you have to use that install manager. Fun fact: I at first had issues downloading the plugin via the installer and there's a ''download not working'' link below on it where you can directly download the plugin ( you cannot see the link unfortunately) . So the installer by itself is not even needed for the plugin to install.
exaclty the same price as FireSpacer from United Plugins, that can do (also) spectral... (MSpectralDynamics is of course the bomb, but more expensive...)
MeldaSD list price = 200euros. Often on sale for 50%. That's 100. If you are a first time buyer you could subscribe to their newsletter and get 10 euros off plus using a 20% referral code and have it for 70 euros. It's not cheap but it's the only plugin I would take with me in a dessert island in a usb stick lying together by the fire every cold lonely night..
Thank you for making this video. I bought The Smoother when I saw an ad for it on Facebook because Smooth 2 isn’t in the budget right now, and Im a new producer/mixer so I was intimidated to start messing with it😂 It does look easy to use at least, sort of. Going to give it a crack
Interesting question. Maybe try mutiband mid/side processing? If the 2 voices contain elements that sit in deferent areas of the spectrum you might be able to accentuate those elements a little and then make it sound as if one is panned a bit right and the other left.
My thoughts are that The Smoother is superior to Soothe2 for dialogue. The Smoother does remove/reduce resonant frequencies while remaining transparent. Soothe2 changes the tone substantially, even when using moderate settings and struggles to remove resonant frequencies. With Soothe2 I end up cranking up too much when trying to remove the resonant frequencies which results in the life being sucked out of the audio. RESO and Deres are excellent for the same reasons as I gave for The Smoother, although they are not adaptive.
I got this and FireSpacer a few weeks ago. Firespacer seems to work pretty easily. I tried swapping out Trackspacer on a mix I'm finishing. It didn't make enough of a difference for me to mess with my mix at this point, but I could see using Firespacer soon. So I also saw the heavy marketing from Phil Spicer in insta. Since Soothe is out of my $$$ range I wanted to give this a try. I figured for $15 if it sucks I don't feel so bad. It doesn't suck imho, but you're correct, you MUST be careful with the amount used. It's too easy to wreck you sound. Too be fair, Soothe can also wreck audio if overused. I'll continue working with Smoother to find the right spots for it. Thanks for the solid demo 😉👍
