I agree with White Sea most of the time. With regard to this particular video, I agree that analyzing your studio signal chain to eliminate sources of bad sound or weak performance is important. I have done that with my studio. With regard to this particular plugin, I tried it, even though I have Gullfoss and other similar plugins. At the end of the day, for me, on a vocal track I was working on, I heard an improvement that I did not get with other plugins. For me, that was enough to buy it. Moral of the story: As White Sea consistently recommends, try a plugin for yourself and make your own final decision.

That's Voxengo TEOTE with less functionality...

The main objective is to have an Equalizer for each task, not to try to process the entire spectrum with a single plugin, especially for the attack and release settings for each area to be adjusted, to compress the body of the low end more but let the transients pass, For example... For now it is the only one that has Attack and Release. The mid side knob is also important... Can be used as a multiband Gate The fact that it is very light on the CPU is also a plus point. There is also the fact that the objective curve is not strictly set to a pink noise, which you can adjust with the points, more or less, and with the Tilt, to balance more. It might be a good idea to watch the Mars Citizen video. The idea of this smartEQ is his. He and the guy from wavefactory are in close contact. Greetings.

Dear Wyste, I know you are trying to pump out a lot of content but your "just open the plugin and try shit" format has really failed you here. In my experience, plugins like this are actually pretty helpful to put on chordal instruments that have fat harmonies in some parts (ie not what you'd experience on funk song) and it dynamically EQs the mids in a way that is impossible to do with a regular or EQ or multiple band compression. I would never think this would be super helpful on a sparse funk mix that's already balanced, so I feel like this whole video was just a waste of everyone's time. I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just trying to point out that just because you can't find a use for a plugin after zero seconds of thinking about it doesn't mean it won't have utility some where.

What kind of A.I. do you use to streamline your mixing process?

You made a good point about diving into your setup or a clients setup to fix a problem before using a plugin like this. Though, as an engineer that isn’t really at a high level yet, I appreciate what this plugin can do. Often times I’m receiving tracks from self-produced artists that don’t quite know what they’re doing. Having a plugin that’s constantly attempting to reach a flat frequency responses allows me two things: 1). It can somewhat neutralize the frequency response of something that wasn’t engineered well (I typically use it on bad guitar tones), and 2). It can add a subtle sense of movement that seems to liven up the track. I use Equalizer first to prep the track, and THEN I dive into my usual processing! I use this plugin subtly of course, but it is mostly for the reasons stated above. When I engineer my own music or receive higher quality tracks, this isn’t really something I would rely on. I do, however, enjoy occasionally using this on sources with a wide range of frequencies. It can help a source maintain a more consistent tone throughout (like a really dynamic vocal). It saves time that would have been spent with something like automation. It’s definitely not a replacement, but these are just my use cases! Anyways… love the video! Hope you’re doing well :)

It uses pink noise to achieve the balance , you don't have to use it on everything, in my own opinion i think its a great plugin, i especially like the de-essing preset. Its a tool, if you take some time to actually learn how to use it , you will definitely change your opinion on it. I have done this with other plugins thinking that they sucked only to beat myself for not using the plugins more often.

It’s probably also based on a fletcher munson curve like gulfoss is. The one thing I will say that I much prefer about this vs Gulfoss is that there’s an attack and release knob. With gulfoss if you wanted to use this on the mixbuss you’ll often start to hear artifacts from the process reacting so fast. I will say that I occasionally like to use plugins like this to slightly enhance and clear up some samples or instruments before I go ahead and do my own EQ with a channel strip plugin or something of the sort. I actually find it works great as a first EQ stage for vocals too. I often start by cutting out any unnecessary low information in RX Pro, and then do some leveling to -18 inside there just to make help the compression stage later on. And then after that stage i’ll slap a gulfoss on it in the DAW with some subtle settings just to clear up the vocal and tame some of the low mid and high mid resonances. Works pretty good for me.

Fyi, you can draw on the positive side of the graph as well, not just the bottom. Considering how resource intensive Soothe can be, will be interesting to see how this performs. I wonder if you can sidechain this like trackspace and soothe...

My understanding is: Soothe - alters resonances. Gullfoss - alters masking. Equaliser - creates a flat response (hence named “equal”iser). To me, it seems more like something that’d be in the Izotope RX bundles…like ‘flattening’ a chunk of frequencies (because there is a freq selection section), etc. I bought it first day, impulse purchase 🙄, but haven’t played with it much… …so I’d love to hear anyone’s uses with it.

Question should this plugin go before or after the plugin chain to get the best use out of this plugin ??? Please answer thx 🙏🏽

Other than Soothe, Gullfoss and this product all being somewhat automatic multiband dynamic tools, they don't seem to have much in common. Soothe and Gullfoss certainly are not made for the same purposes at all. I thought this review was kind of unfair and it seems like you didn't really even want to find a use for this.

I agree. Go back and edit the mix. That's how we learn. I have Smart eq, Soothe etc. but they only get used when I can't go back to the mix or to sorry sort an issue with a source track that can't be re-recorded.

There are PLENTY of uses for this plugin that are immediately apparent to creative and clever mixers! Simply putting it on a source, twiddling the knobs at random and then declaring that it 'should NOT exist' is pretty ignorant.

i tried it it always doing the same curve on every tracks ! boosting high, boosting lows and cutting middle even on tracks that doesn't t need it ! so strange it boosts 30 hz on every track and we don t need that. after using it on 5 different tracks in a song everything was sounding too bright, uncontrolled basses and lack of middle. i put gulfoss and this plug on my backing vocals buss and gulfoss sounds 5 times better, so i won t use it again it sounds like a pre defined eq always doing the same thing no AI at all in it ? which AI will boost 30 HZ in hi hat and vocals ??? or i am missing something in using it ??

This plugin made the track sounds sonically better instantly

Gullfoss uses an FFT (or "spectral") based detection circuit, and it doesn't just try to flatten out the frequency spectrum of the material. Wavesfactory EQ uses regular multiband splits, and the dynamic bands actually tries to flatten out the spectrum. Might be useful in some cases for some people, but I'll personally pass on this one. Tried the demo for a day, but I couldn't find any specific tasks that I feel it would be useful to me. It does work as expected though.

I watch almost every video and I´m very impressed by your know-how and your accuracy. But I see that you always test your plugins on tracks that are already perfectly mixed. So there are no really problems to fix. If you think about the non-professionals (like me) who haven´t your experience or 200.000 $ or more hardware, speakers, converters, 24 Tapemachine...we have problems on mixes that we can not fix by "changing to RME Converters" or similar. Some of us do not even hear the difference between oversampling or not. So some plugins are quite helpful on a base of "don´t know exactly what they do, but it´s clearer now". There are many pros watching your channel, but don´t forget the amateurs... Thanks for all

Strange, I run all my sessions now a few years at 96 kHz, even with my not so great equipment, I always had the impression it sounds better in the mixing stage, later after mastering the difference is still there but not that big anymore - the thing with the filters cause of nyquist and stuff makes sense to me

If sound was an image in Photoshop. This plugin would be color correction. Use this before color grading to even out a balance.

Wait! Fuck this plugin, do a video on the “Digital Harshness, 96k, set your system up Correctly” story you told! You literally said we don’t Need these Plugins if we setup our system to where there Is No Digital Harshness.

So question where the best place in your vocal chain or vocal buss should this go to beginning or the end of your process and chain??

It's very similar to the new Ozone 10 Dynamic EQ. I like the GUI, minimal, but don't know if needed.

It´s a quite interesting story you are telling us about how you got rid of digital harshness by oversampling your projects at 96kHz, do you think at 88,2 it would have exactly the same results? or those extra 7,8 Khz will make the difference? Thank you!!!

Is this the most useful in mixing or mastering?

gotta need Dan Worrall to dissect this plugin, although haven't seeing him deal with these kinds of spectral equalizers before.

I quite like this plug-in because it makes sense to me and I can control it better than similar products. If it lacks one thing it would be a reverse switch to do the opposite of what it is doing. You do need to lessen the effect on both extremes of the spectrum and save that as default.

I have been watching your videos for a long time and I love them. Sometimes you make me laugh so much and sometimes I learn something. I find it so funny how a guy who hates plug-ins do so many plug-ins “reviews”, I appreciate so much your honesty, you are great. But today I'm going to be honest with you, I understand when you say this kind of plugins shouldn't exist but they exist and they are great. I don't think they can save your life (mixes) but they can be helpful. I have been mixing music for 30 years now and I can tell you that many times the worst mistake I do is losing perspective, I can go to places that are not the right for the song and sometimes I understand it too late. These plugins can bring you back on track and give you another perspective (sound wise obviously) and help you to make choices (mostly eq). I love analog gear and do get me wrong I would like to buy so many gear but I can't afford that so I try my best with plugins I think there are amazing plugins and others that are horrible but I try to be open and receptive, I don't trash the plugins if they don't have auto gain 😅. Thank you for your videos and your time, always a pleasure to see you. ✌️

There was a plugin like this on the TC powercore platform called Character.

Interesting plug. With some tweaking this can likely be used as a kind substitute for Soothe.

If I already tracked a whole song in 44.1 are there benefits to mixing it down in a higher sample rate?

Thw track title was the highlight of the video, It made my day I find it near impossible to search for the track since it’s hard to spell

Do you have any video about how to set up correctly digital equipment?

Always a fan of your insights. Had a feeling you wouldn't particularly love this plug-in. It seems to be a very love/hate kinda plug-in from the comments I've seen floating around on various channels. For me, it happens to be love, but it really comes down to how someone intends to use it. I've found it to be a "secret sauce" kind of plug-in and am really glad it exists.

have you done a video on the setup of the digital harshness elimination ? like the difference between 96kz and 48khz and whatever else you do?

I quite like Gullfoss and Soothe (this seem similar but not necessarily better)... Does it mean I should question my converters or the Sampling Rate I'm using? Always worked at 44.1khz - 24 bit...

This is the plugin for people who hear a plastic sound in FF PrQ3 compared to Kirchhoff Eq.

Hmm... Nearly £65 for an EG plug, that's not a bad price. But we already got these intelligent EQs, soothe2 by Oeksound, Smooth Operator by BABY Audio, and Sonible’s new smart:EQ 3 plug, do we really need this too?

Gulfoss does something different - it looks for specific frequencies that it deems are or are not attractive sounding from a source based on human hearing

Subjectivity and opinion all well and good: But in this review the baby was thrown out with the bath water. The only crime or "should not" I can detect here is Wavesfactory's branding this plugin with a blank term! Opens the gate for confusion and delusion - a slippery slope. Without having even tried out "Equalizer", some users might find it useful. If it gets a creator faster to where he or she wants to go - brilliant. It's fine to be thorough but sometimes finished beats perfect. In fact most of the time. Gullfoss is in my own toolbox - I use it sparingly (and not all of the time) in the very late stage of a mix or in mastering to achieve some last layer of shine or clarification that otherwise hasn't been yet achieved. Where I do agree: "Equalizer"' 's concept and design used as a "special sauce makes everything taste good" is a route up the garden path.

Tried looking for the song on apple music but i don’t know how to spell the title. Is it Aaargh or Aaaaargheeeh?

I don't really use any of these products or understand half of the things you talk about but I just enjoy listening to you talk about them

You're putting this EQ on the master?

That track sounds SO MUCH better with the plugin, tbh. Also, Soothe doesn't boost! Gulfoss is def similar, though.

I wish you had been clearer form the start that 'digital harshness' is aliasing, and its entirely avoidable even at 48k if you have decent hardware and your software is using higher resolution for processing (as everything should). The one place i havent managed to avoid it is NAM, but cab emulation kills that fast.

Have you made a video about your 96k journey?

I love this plug.

We surely need even more of these! LOL

Really apreciate the "take a time to chillax and listen the song fr

I love Equalizer (and I don't know Wavesfactory). The results are more efficient and obvious than Gullfoss IMO. Thank you for your video.

That song is like Toe Jam and Earl. In my experience with this plugin it seems to add digital harshness and pushes everything to start sounding brittle and thin.

I understand the sentiment in the comments, but if it sounds good it's good. It's a tool, (valid) philosophical musings aside. I love this thing on busses to inject/suppress energy in a unique way, at 5% Mix setting. Nothing wrong with a little sweetener.

What's the title of the song?

Which AI plugins have impressed you enough to use them with your mixing and mastering process?

this product is a time saver just use it wisely

For most working pros with properly tuned rooms, there's no real need for this...........however, for those of us who are still learning and don't have a finely tuned work space, it could be used as a teaching tool, just like SmartEQ. It will suggest what it "thinks" is wrong, then you can turn it off and go back into your mix and address those things. It's not useless imho, but I get why a lot of pro engineers poo poo these things .

I would really like to see a video about how you use AI in your process/workflow, and more about AI in general. Thanks for these videos 🤘

The motu converters are the ones that “sucked”? Can you talk about the decision to change a little more? Or have you already?

i'm always so confused when we don't get a "LETS GET STARTED"

Plz review AAMS Auto Audio Mastering System.

As an engineer I would not use that plugin. But as a musician I definitely would. Use the right tool for the right job.

How do you use AI in your workflow? What kinds of software are you using for this purpose? And what exactly is the AI doing for you? I’m just curious how you implement AI within your workflow. Great video, though.

please do slate vsx review. tell slate to send you a pair. im sure they whould love you to review it :)

The best plugin you can get it right now

Im not an english speaking person, didn't understand the title, always watching your vids, thanks!

Gullfoss isn't even comparable to this. Gullfoss can identify frequencies thst are being masked or dominated, this thing just naïvely flattens the whole frequency spectrum.

Scaler eq would interest you

You barely tried it out. I love this channel, but that was a weak review.

This plugin helps me out in mixing dialogue in post production a lot. Love it!

Why would anyone buy this when they could get SmartEQ and use dynamic mode? Then you have specific target curves for sources and inter-plugin communication. Not to mention it's just a great overall EQ. If you want SmartEQ to do this job specifically then just load a pink noise curve and boom you have it, but with way more control. Maybe I'm just biassed because I like the Smart plugins lol.

Strange to say "we already have plugin X and plugin Y". Sure, and they're more expensive and also have different features. Also strange to say the conclusion while sitting in a professional studio. Most people are not using a professional studio. If something sounds good to you, do it. Who cares how it's acheived.

They need a plugin that removes mud with A.I lol

Isn't a gulfoss, gulfoss is a resonant supresor. This is a equalizer LITERALLY, I mean the goal of this plugins is to generate a sounds with all frequency at the same level, low, low-mid, mid, high-mid and high at the same level, without any kind of curve. But, for me, isn't useful at all, cos I like to create curves hahaha

Literally its called Equalizer, its a dynamic Eq, why do you say it is a compressor?

TEOTE is less harsh

I use gulfoss and sooth and could not find a reason for this one…

A bass band?!? OMG!!!

i agree! But most ''semi professionals'' dong give a sh.. about microphone placements, oversampling, phase cancellation, crest factor or freq. masking.. they just do things and expect someone to fix it in post...

First snake oil product from wavesfactory

What microphone are using

Do you play a musical instrument ?

Honest unbiased opinion as always. I do appreciate that a lot! Thank you.

That is a funky track alright. Made my face stink and my neck hurt .

Just grab an EQ!

Is there anywhere you actually prove the claims that 96k makes a difference?

Before your channel and reviews, I use to tried everything that came out, just loosing my time and money. Thank you.

Why is jazz fusion so goofy sometimes

96khz for mixing is key. I’ve been doing this for a few years now and it’s a noticeable improvement. Over sampling at 48k is not as good, and just forget 44.1, we should ban it. And having very good converters is key. I’ve got the best of the best so now I’m in heaven. Thank you for advancing the 96k agenda!

Ist my new Standard Plugin

all these plugins just basically reproducing what voxengo soniformer did MANY years ago and more - it's kinda sad he doesn't get the recognition.

I have couple of AI plugins and at first it was a bless for me until I realized it rip offs the soul of the track. Yeah it may not be perfect but who/what is? Imperfections are more valuable to me lately. Though I must admit I value Wavesfactory a lot but this one does not get to me unfortunetly. The Trackspacer is a better tool for me I think.

So strange plugin… what it trying to accomplish… nobody knows seems to be

It's not a good algorithm. Very unnatural sounding. I don't know.... Maybe it's good for some kinds of electronic music or something like that. Maybe that was what it was being tested on? It's my only guess the thing sounds terrible on anything That's supposed to sound it all organic.

Das Stück ist einfach geil.

That is a killer track hehe... ummm like a sandstorm

Seems like these kind of plugins are just designed for people who are trying to cut corners. I doubt the very best producers use them because they already know how to solve problems in better ways

Look, they've re-created Gullfoss

If gulfoss and ott had a baby

poor Tone Empire😂😂

The goal of these plugins is to make it so we don’t have to learn anything or do anything in order to be creative humans. We just want to push a button and crank out a song we had nothing else to do with. No learning, no decision making, no mistakes, no imperfections, just have the algorithm do it all. Bam. Instant Nashville.