Waves Audio announced that it is now shipping the Curves Equator resonance suppression plugin that provides frequency unmasking, the first in a series of three new offerings focusing on EQ technology.
By using the main knob to bring down the “Equator line,” the plugin can help improve vocal, instrument, sample track or full mixes with targeted, artifact-free linear-phase filtering to remove problematic frequencies, fix resonances, balance inconsistencies or adjust frequencies within overlapping sounds so that each sound can be heard more clearly.
Equator has a “Learn” function that listens to the audio and creates a personalized suppression curve. By “learning” the audio, Equator gives users a customized processing curve, helping to protect against anomalies and imbalances without overprocessing.
In addition, by using “Learn” to capture a healthy part of a mix or track as a template, Equator can then process the rest of the signal to match it. Users can choose their “flavor of balance” with the Shape & Tilt controls, which adjust the processing target according to taste.
“Learning” via a sidechain can prevent sources from clashing in the same frequencies. For example, if the vocals are the most important element in the mix, users can “SC Learn” the vocal curve and apply its inverse shape on an instrument bus to carve the desired space for both, statically or dynamically.
Many sources have issues that are not immediately apparent due to a user’s room acoustics, loudspeaker quality, or masking by other instruments. These issues can now be addressed by using the “Equator line” in the plugin’s GUI. By lowering the “Equator line,” the user can achieve a sonic effect similar to lifting a blanket off the mix, resulting in a clearer sound.
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