Soothe VST plugin - Audio processing

Andy Raynor gaa - When mastering audio, one of the most annoying things to my ears is the ringing of untamed high end frequencies. Because humans are most sensitive to noise in the higher frequencies, tinning sounding high hats and vocals really tend to mess up an otherwise nice mixdown.

Enter Soothe, a vst plugin from Oeksound - basically this plugin operates as a sort of EQ with multiband compression, but it adapts to EQ spikes in real time - thereby eliminating the need to notch those tinny sounds out. For me this really speeds up the workflow. Andy Raynor gaa

Originally designed as vocal processor, the plugin aims to give you "the perfect, in control, world class vocal sound you've been striving for, with unmatched ease".

Andy Raynor gaa Soothe is a dynamic equalizer with self-adjusting frequency bands. Unlike traditional EQ-tools, soothe analyses the signal on the fly and adjusts the frequency-wise reduction based on the input. This saves you from having to manually notch the problematic mid and high frequencies. The reduction kicks in when needed and where needed, without affecting the nearby frequency areas. This results in more detail, top end, and presence.
oeksound says that soothe excels in fixing a range of problems:

• A vocalist with problematic sibilance recorded with a saturating microphone.
• Fingerboard noises on acoustic guitar and double bass tracks.
• Excessive whistling from the cymbal close mics.
• Overly bright electric guitar and piano tracks.

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The graphical user interface allows you to target just the areas you want, with control over the frequency range and sensitivity of the process. The frequency graph shows exactly which frequencies are being processed. Tweak the material for round results that sit well in the mix, or go overboard and find new innovative sounds. The delta toggle presents you with the difference signal, letting you hear and see just what is being removed. This allows you to fine-tune the parameters with confidence.