Sonible introduces smart: EQ 3 plugin

 

Sonible has announced that smart:EQ. The world’s first multitrack EQ plugin. It is another step forward for the AI-powered processor. Its intelligent EQ plugin, has just got even smarter. As well as working on single audio tracks, this can also operate across multiple channels, making it “the world’s first multitrack EQ plugin”.

 

Can smart:EQ 3 fix your mix with a single click? Smart:EQ 3 is designed to work with a single click – press the button and it will analyse any given audio track and amend spectral deficiencies, including disturbing resonances, unwanted notches or an overall spectral imbalance. In addition, you can adapt the so-called smart: filter to your requirements, and it is said to provide the basis for further creative steps.

 

On the group view, offers intelligent cross-channel processing, and is designed to help you correct cluttered and clashing frequency regions within a group of up to six channels. It enables you to arrange multiple audio tracks in a ‘sonic hierarchy’ of three layers; each track is then analysed and fixed, with the AI-powered algorithms employing spectral mixing techniques to ensure that each track gets its assigned space.

 

Over in the EQ view, carried over from the previous version, there is an even leaner and hopefully more intuitive interface than before, with new features to improve your workflow. These include filter widgets, a dynamic mode that adapts to the incoming audio signal in real time, and the option to switch between linear phase and zero latency filters.

 

Behind all of these features is the latest version of Sonible smart:engine, which is now even more powerful.

 

That smart:EQ 3 is available now for the introductory price of €89, increasing to €129 on 7 June. It is offered for PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats, and you can download a 30-day demo.

 

Find out more on the Sonible website.

 

 

Ableton announces free online event for music-makers from around the world.

 

Following its enforced postponement last year, Ableton’s Loop event is returning for 2021. The event is set to takes place on 26-27 June, and is designed to bring together music-makers from around the world, with registration set to open later this month.

 

Loop Create will be hosted on the Ableton Loop microsite, with sessions kicking off at 11am CET and continuing throughout the two days. Sessions will then be repeated to suit different time zones.

 

The sessions, which are designed to offer insights and techniques, will be presented in different formats, and hosted by artists, musicians, educators and technologists. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet each other in “facilitated conversations”.

 

Loop Create is free to attend for anyone who registers. Registration opening on May 26. See the Ableton site for details.

 

 

The new Erica Synths Black BBD Eurorack Module

 

Erica Synths has introduced the new Black BBD, a new Eurorack module that features two BBD (bucket brigade device) lines – one short (1024 stage) and one long (4096 stage).

 

Features:

 

  • Full analogue design
  • Two BBD lines (1024 and 4096 stages)
  • Smooth crossfade between BBD lines
  • Built in LFO
  • CV control over Time, Feedback and Dry/Wet mix

 

The new BBD essentially take analog samples of a signal, pass each sample down a ‘bucket brigade’, and then convert the samples back into a continuous signal. The more steps in the device, the longer a signal can be delayed at a given quality level.

 

Both Black BBD stages work simultaneously and you can fade between each BBD mode, creating distinct multi-tap effect. An advanced BBD clock noise cancellation circuit is implemented, reducing unwanted BBD noise, without filtering higher frequencies of the audio signal.

 

The new Erica Synths Black BBD is available now for €260.