LUFS at a first sight! ❤

When doing a/b maybe consider looping a short part of the song so we can truely hear the difference. Since we aren’t familiar with the source material it’s hard to tell sometimes

Just tried it. Fiddled with it for a literal minute and achieved something really nice instantly. It's like how my brain would compress something if it had its way. Very nice.

The visual effect looks like.. sandstorm

Holy crap. I do live music mix downs for radio as my day job, and this is a tool I have to use.

Sorry about the noise, Wytse! :D

Hey, they have another plugin, The Optimizer, which costs 55 USD in bundle with this compressor. "The Optimizer uses the same compression engine as the APU Loudness Compressor, but benefits from the full audio waveform instead of real-time measurements."... I guess this will be the full audio file analyzer that you missed. :)

So glad you reviewed this! It’s excellent for orchestra.

I think this woudl be insane on vocals especially, since vocals have such a wide dynamic range and we're always trying to make them roughyl the same loudness! Gotta try it out!

i like that instead of trying to fiddle your way into a result. you rather choose the result and it achieves it for you

Love your channel. You truly give us true feedback, no bs. Any time i want to buy a new plugin, you're one of the first channels i check before i purchase any. Cheers for the reviews and videos, you're a money and time saver

Thanks for calling this plugin to my attention! With over 1,000 plugs in my studio, I always love finding something that actually compliments the other tools in my arsenal to let me tackle mixing situations better, and buying this supported a small company, which I always love to do! The workflow on this one is quite ergonomic: I'd recommend using this transparent compressor/expander early in the effect chain to constrain overly-dynamic material like vocals before contouring the transients with other compressors, to glue the drum bus or other stems together, or as an upward comp early on the master bus, but I'm sure I'll discover more uses on reverb, as well. Thanks for the vid! 👍

This has a lot of potential! Would definitely love to see an updated video once you've put it into practice more.

Very interesting, have to check on this plugin, and thanks for the video.

This joint is crazy dope. The video on their site provides a different take on what it can do. You first learn both input and output ranges, then you increase output where you want it, and then let is learn on the input how to feed it to get the best output LUFS. And then you learn on the output to further optimize the output range for that LUFS. This thing is amazing! Instant buy.

This is a smarter volume-rider that looks at LUFS instead of Peaks. The great thing is that you can choose what volume it reacts to and how tight you want to dial it in. The fact that it looks at LUFS instead of Peaks is interesting, but not as relevant for most use-cases. What is relevant are the controls, which are great. I almost want to buy it, but I don't really need it in production. I think this will be best for KZfaqrs and other content creators who make videos, especially with changing locations. I can see this plugin being used both in mixing (every kind of audio) and mastering (specific types of audio, like for a video). In production this doesn't make a lot of sense.. this is more of a simple control for non-optimal recordings on one side, or very subtle smoothening on the other side.

this is also great for leveling instruments before a compressor

As well as the Novel approach, it also can work in Conventional compressor mode AND points in between...

Thanks for the video on this plugin. I saw it advertised recently and checked it out lightly.. When I saw the price I bought it. I haven't had too much time to check it out however, a LUFs compressor? That along with the price got me. I look forward to experimenting with it. Cheers!

This being great for video productions is very handy... but seems great for the beginning stages of mixing. Maybe if you become a geek with the settings then it might be a crazy thing to use for mastering.

APU also has APU Loudness Optimizer, which is a standalone application that can optimize an entire track using the same algorithms. Unfortunately there is no ARA support for it yet. Maybe in the future.

As soon as I saw the plugin in action, single tracks and the usage came into mind. That thing could change the way musicians and producers work.

Great sounding track, especially the upright bass!

This is excellent for compilations. Thanks

Really great tool that I can use to even out my 2 hours DJ Mixes. thanks for sharing!

I was thinking about a LUFS Compressor back in 2016 but then I thought it would just need a veeeeery slow Comp/Limiter... turns out it needs more than just that. the user interface feels so fresh. this plugin seems to be a game changer to everything acoustic, in terms of electronic music it probably needs to be used subtly .

Awesome vid, yeah it would be awesome to get some more in depth of this plugin, really got interested 🥰

The combo with the optimizer is what you're looking for in terms of that ARA type stuff :)

In depth video pleaze! Very interesting!

now i want to try it on instruments and vocals

This kinda reminds me of the latest PSP compressor. A LUFs compressor

I'm def here for the sandstorm UI.

Got it, love it!

Might use this for the DX (dialouge) bus. Seems like this should work to keep being within target spec.

nice, thank you! it's ALL about volume ;) and this software seems to have understood it

Thank you for reviewing this plugin. As a voice actor, my intention would be to use the compressor to achieve consistent levels between softer and more prominent passages in a narrative. I've downloaded a 10-day free trial.

an in -depth look would be very welcome. I've bought this and am struggling with finding its best use.

Tutorial! Thanks man!

TDR kotelnikov does RMS and peak compression and you can mix both modes of detection. It is a mastering compressor. I agree this one has a bit more GUI oaaahs

Great video, as usual! :) Thanks for the review :)

Stay you!! love your channel!!

It would be great to see and hear an in depth review as it's a very interesting concept using LUFS in this way

It would be legendary if you would do an more in-depth video on this!

They actually have what you want (analysis and correction of a whole piece of music): the "optimizer"

'The wind is blowing away the glow' 😂 perfect

Is it a good idea to put a master compressor on a video about another compressor 🤔

Thanks for highlighting! I will check it out. Wow!

Talking about "LUFS detection" can be a little confusing actually: most LUFS detections use a K-Weighted (less responsive to subs and with a slight emphasis on upper mids) control signal. This means you can even achieve similar results with Fabfilter Pro-C by filtering the sidechain control signal.

Deceptive name Audio Processing Units are things like Kyma pacamara by symbolic sound… it’s the audio equivalent of a Graphical Processing Unit it’s an Audio Processing Unit

I work in audio post and you’ve gotten my attention

Thanks! It would be cool to see a indepth tutorial!

The brain explosion at 9:03 made me spit out my morning coffee. Now I have to find a towel.

I would love to see a video of you using this in a mix. Melodyn can do something like this, but the parameters are pretty basic

Is this different from volume normalization?

Ozone 12 devs rubbing their iZotopey hands together watching this

Looks like it could be great for film work. Dialogue.

Is it a similar approach as with eg Waves vocal rider?

This thing has more depth than i even understand... Some bizarre options in there, probably the most comprehensive feature set.

wlm+ by waves does this but only limiting, plus it's more a scope than a limiter

You should have bought the optimizer as well to get the full file coverage, that you were mentioning in your video.

love your videos!

Seems rather similar to the loudness optimization thats new in rx11 in what it tries to do. Might be worth comparing the two

The first compressor was created for the mix engineer, as a second pair of hands for volume control. So now, almost 90 years later, they have succeeded 🤭

It seems it might be useful for *fixing* overcompressed tracks.

What's the compressor in the background?

I would love to see a video of you mixing with this.... Melodyn actually can do something kind of similar.... Of shrinking the dynamic range in a transparent way, But the parameters are very limited.

Would be interesting how see how this compares to the new rx11 loudness optimization stuff

Do you have a list or inks of all the songs you used in your videos ? They all sound amazing I went to listen to every single one of them

id watch a tutorial this seems great

my EXACT first thought before you're braingasm was exactly like: wait this might be the real evolution of volume fader riding in all its various applications (i.e, more generic then distinctions like broadcast vs music, or program material or bus's vs individual sources). As I had on my todo for upcoming mixing project to look into what the current solutions are out there for that kind of volume management so that i do that first at broad strokes and am using compression and limiting as more finishing touches. Very interesting!

A floating threshold mid/side ect. slider

I would love to hear your opinion on the video that you plugged yesterday about all the eq’s itb sound the same. It’s a very controversial and interesting topic imo 😊

i think at a stage where you need this particular tool you don't need creativity anymore. The creative part has been finished. This is for the technical production part. So I don't think it is an obstacle for creativity.

What other plugins have blown yr mind recently?

Would you say it’s the one compressor to get for film and dialogue?

Kinda like what Vocal Rider does but looks like it has more sophisticated detection. Time weighted. Program adjusted release times. Plus sweet visuals.

What happens if there is a quieter part of the track? Does it just sausage / normalise everything to the set range, so would probably need to throw in some automation for those parts to change the range / values? 🤔

Your friend Dan has done a video on this one.

interesting thanks

IN DEPTH PLEEEZEE Dear Wytzee!!

Dude.. what.. the compressor is $30 and the entire thing is just $55... this is insane o_O I am buying this just to support the developer. Of course I might use it as well, but this is probably the fairest price on audio software that I have seen in forever.

It's hilarious to watch your brain whirring as you think about the different options! :¬D

Thanks. Best/Mathias

You definitely have to review the MDWDRC2 from Massenburg Designs.

I think you should have purchased the compressor + Optimizer for $55. It looks really interesting .

I take it that it would be something similar to what Adobe Audition's "Match Loudness Settings" does but have different compressor controls? 

Have you checked out VSX software with there headphones? I hear it's supposed to be great!

This plugin is really fantastic, and great recording. Anyway, we've reached a point where it seems that volume buttons no longer exist, compression + compression + compression. Wow, I got 2 more Lufs ...BRAVO!!!! My God 😂

Bought!

apu dynamics optimizer is pretty much a standalone loudness compressor

Please review gold clip

why using this over noiseworks gainaim in this case 9:55 ?

Hey man. Who is the JAZZ GROUP/TRACK - very nice????????

Does Presswerk do it?

The wind is blowing the sand from Sandstorm by Sax-Darude

Pow air was a little bit like this.

i just used this before my clipper and limiter and the song though still at -7.5 lufs, -1db, the song is perceived a full 2db louder...

is this a general compressor or a more specialized compressor?

Nice youve improved your english accent!

Yes, please do a video once you've learned the plug in. Could be a more intelligent version of vocal rider, or bass rider in the context of a mix. If it were an improved "seamless" version of those, I'd buy it