idem , Great forum this is
Which we see clearly as its still up and kicking loud
Where many others went to winter sleep

VST Chainers are handy.

Want your sound loud ?
Slate Digital FG-X VST wins the loudness war imo
And saves you hours of mastering time

Concept

Imagine mastering your mixes without causing the lifeless, squashed, and over compressed sound that has become so common in modern music. We have all been at the mercy of the "loudness wars" for over ten years now. Masters have become louder and louder, at the expense of the music becoming harsh and lacking punch and dynamics. One of the main causes of this epidemic is the use of the Peak Limiter to achieve increased levels in the mastering stage. Peak limiters attenuate transients and often reduce punch, stereo imaging, can greatly alter mix balances, and cause a fatiguing result to the ears.

Some of the top mastering engineers have found ways to combat this sonic degradation by using techniques other then Peak Limiting. One of the more popular techniques is the use of saturation in both the analog and digital domain. Another popular method is clipping the front end of expensive A/D converters.

However, both of these methods, while better then peak limiting, have their downfalls. Static saturation curves are not universal in their ability to sound good on all transients. Clipping greatly reduces low end punch and is very poor at retaining sub bass. Both static saturation and clipping have a small window of gain maximizing before audible distortion. Enter SLATE DIGITAL.
FG-X DYNAMICS RACK

Two years ago Steven Slate and expert algorithm engineer Fabrice Gabriel started working out the concept for a digital audio process that could increase the level of a mix without altering the punch and dynamic feel, or make the mix sound squashed and lifeless. They started by researching saturation curves and their effect on various types of transient material. After several months of study and hundreds of listening tests, they made some fascinating discoveries. What they found, was that in order to transparently add level to a mix, a dynamic and intelligent transient saturation system would have to be developed.

New ADVANCED ALGORITHMS were created to execute the extremely complex communication system that would be needed to properly perform the new dynamic operations. A new algorithm was formed, and the process was named "Intelligent Transient Preservation", or ITP.

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Last edited by PassiePassion on Jul-19-2012 at 02:01

Is this a goodbye? Or don't you have the time anymore to be surfing around these boards now you've gone pro?

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When are you and Markus going to collab?

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If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

I just met you and this is crazy.

Last edited by J.L. on Jul-19-2012 at 04:36

Nice sentiment. Started here when I was 17 or so and I'm 24 now, definetly instrumental in my improvement.

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Originally posted by PassiePassion idem , Great forum this is Which we see clearly as its still up and kicking loud Where many others went to winter sleep VST Chainers are handy. Want your sound loud ? Slate Digital FG-X VST wins the loudness war imo And saves you hours of mastering time Concept Imagine mastering your mixes without causing the lifeless, squashed, and over compressed sound that has become so common in modern music. We have all been at the mercy of the "loudness wars" for over ten years now. Masters have become louder and louder, at the expense of the music becoming harsh and lacking punch and dynamics. One of the main causes of this epidemic is the use of the Peak Limiter to achieve increased levels in the mastering stage. Peak limiters attenuate transients and often reduce punch, stereo imaging, can greatly alter mix balances, and cause a fatiguing result to the ears. Some of the top mastering engineers have found ways to combat this sonic degradation by using techniques other then Peak Limiting. One of the more popular techniques is the use of saturation in both the analog and digital domain. Another popular method is clipping the front end of expensive A/D converters. However, both of these methods, while better then peak limiting, have their downfalls. Static saturation curves are not universal in their ability to sound good on all transients. Clipping greatly reduces low end punch and is very poor at retaining sub bass. Both static saturation and clipping have a small window of gain maximizing before audible distortion. Enter SLATE DIGITAL. FG-X DYNAMICS RACK Two years ago Steven Slate and expert algorithm engineer Fabrice Gabriel started working out the concept for a digital audio process that could increase the level of a mix without altering the punch and dynamic feel, or make the mix sound squashed and lifeless. They started by researching saturation curves and their effect on various types of transient material. After several months of study and hundreds of listening tests, they made some fascinating discoveries. What they found, was that in order to transparently add level to a mix, a dynamic and intelligent transient saturation system would have to be developed. New ADVANCED ALGORITHMS were created to execute the extremely complex communication system that would be needed to properly perform the new dynamic operations. A new algorithm was formed, and the process was named "Intelligent Transient Preservation", or ITP.

You this awful habit of saying things in way that sounds regurgitated from any SoS article verbatim. The fact that they rarely have anything to do with the topic on hand and the overall tone make you sound like a bot.

And everyone at some point uses peak limiting in the mastering process. But not I'm the way you seem to think one uses it.

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it looks more like MDMA

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney You this awful habit of saying things in way that sounds regurgitated from any SoS article verbatim. The fact that they rarely have anything to do with the topic on hand and the overall tone make you sound like a bot. And everyone at some point uses peak limiting in the mastering process. But not I'm the way you seem to think one uses it.

Peaking, what is this peaking you speak of? Like when I eat a pill and my dick gets hard?

@ looney

1]
I do that on purpose ,i thought you at least would understand.
Topic Hey does not fit the production section.
But the moderator might like the friendly spirit of this topic anyway.
So i put in an assist and write some info about actual production in the topic.
THAT gives the moderator an excuse to leave the topic instead of moving it.

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Forums like these are chainers imo
They give tips to chain us to certain tools

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Is a tip for such a tool that can save you lots of work-time
I didn't write it but just copied the info from the site of the vst

So my post has an actual reason of symbolism
Site still rocking loud > loudness plugin
Perhaps you now see the connection to it all

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