Mastering and Post-production Suite with 12 Essential Plug-ins
NUGEN Audio's Post Bundle is an entire suite of cutting-edge loudness, mastering, and post-production tools to be had for a real-world price. Whether you need to upmix a stereo recording for a 7.1 theatrical release (or the other way around), match EQ profiles between sources without introducing artifacts, or focus bass and LFE into the center channel for a tighter, louder track, the 12-piece Post Bundle has you covered. Standards-compliant brickwall limiting allows you to properly get those multitrack mixes in the sweet spot and properly encode for streaming and broadcast services. All the while, a sophisticated host of deep-dive and at-a-glance metering tools keeps your audio in check for any application.
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Paragon: cutting-edge convolution reverb
Paragon combines the unrivaled realism of a convolution reverb with the flexibility of an old-school algorithmic reverb. Though Paragon is a true convolution reverb plug-in, it eschews static impulse responses and outmoded time-stretching algorithms for cutting-edge IR resynthesis and an abundance of tweakable parameters. These features give you comprehensive control over the decay, room size, and brightness of your modeled space with zero digital artifacts. You also get powerful spectral analysis to help you understand how changing the parameters will affect your sound. Paragon is 7.1.4 surround capable with configurable per-channel crosstalk, per-channel highpass/lowpass filters, and a switchable LFE channel — making it a wonderful asset for film and television projects. Engineers who want boundless spaces at their disposal will find much to love about Paragon.
VisLM: industry-standard loudness metering
Looking for industry-standard loudness metering? You've found it! The NUGEN VisLM loudness meter gives you the precision metering you need for total peace of mind. Used as a common reference point for every stage of your audio production, VisLM lets you stay in complete control of your audio quality while adhering to regulated broadcast standards. Above all, VisLM is easy to use and intuitive to learn. If you need a tool to dive deeply into your material without impeding your workflow, then VisLM is the loudness meter for you.
LM-Correct: real-time loudness correction
Two clicks and all your loudness problems are solved — that's the idea behind NUGEN's groundbreaking LM-Correct plug-in. Used as a plug-in in your NLE or DAW, LM-Correct offers real-time loudness correction for individual tracks or up to 5.1 mixes for instant peace of mind. You can also run LM-Correct in standalone mode or as an AudioSuite process for a faster-than-real-time approach to loudness correction. Like many of the other NUGEN loudness plug-ins, you'll find at Sweetwater, LM-Correct features their unique look-ahead true-peak limiting algorithm. And it wouldn't be a NUGEN product if it didn't comply with a complete set of loudness standards.
ISL: standards-compliant brickwall limiting
If you're looking for an affordable way to get truly transparent, standards-compliant brickwall limiting for DIY mastering or broadcast, then you need to check out the NUGEN Audio ISL plug-in. Based on the true-peak specifications laid out in the ITU-R B.S. 1770 and related standards, ISL is ideal for taking your content up to the perfect level and protecting it from downstream distortion introduced by lossy MP3 and AAC codecs. With its adjustable look ahead and clear metering, ISL makes dialing in your limiting extremely easy and precise. And if you plan to release your record straight to iTunes or some other internet music distribution service, then you'll really appreciate that NUGEN Audio included Apple's "Mastered for iTunes" true-peak limiting capability in ISL.
Halo Upmix: expand stereo mixes to any format
Have you got a stereo mix that needs to be expanded for 7.1 theatrical release? Load up NUGEN Audio Halo Upmix. Whether you're merely extracting and expanding, or even if you need a full cinematic surround soundscape, Halo Upmix does it all, intuitively, while giving you the control you need to fine-tune your surround mixes to perfection. Halo's center-channel management includes switchable dialogue extraction, making it ideal for all types of audio production, from 2-channel TV sound archiving and restoration to all feature film surround formats. NUGEN Audio's proprietary real-time analysis of your original stereo material pinpoints and extracts locational cues to naturally extend the panorama without introducing artificial reverberation, chorusing, or delay into the downmix, so the native character of your original source remains intact.
Halo Downmix: advanced stereo fold down
If you work in surround, you’ve undoubtedly faced the challenge of producing high-quality downmixes. NUGEN Audio Halo Downmix is your solution. It completes your surround toolkit, giving you precise surround balancing, mix monitoring, and sophisticated stereo fold-down capabilities. It’s the glue that brings your workflow together, allowing you to deliver in surround and stereo with ease and without compromise. Surround music and post-production pros at Sweetwater love NUGEN Audio Halo Downmix. It’s the perfect complement to a surround workflow.
SEQ-S: robust sonic sculpting with EQ match
NUGEN Audio's SEQ-S is a linear-phase spline-match EQ plug-in that delivers robust sonic sculpting and EQ matching in up to 7.1 surround, plus stereo mid-side operation and automated spectrum analysis. Shape and correct your audio with ultra-high resolution not possible with traditional parametric methods. With its direct-draw interface and detailed spectrum analysis, SEQ-S makes it quick and easy to identify problems and fine-tune any audio signal. Add in sonic-fingerprinting EQ matching, and NUGEN Audio SEQ-S gives you a world of unique sound-sculpting possibilities.
Monofilter: clarifies your bass and stereo imaging
Define your bass with the NUGEN Audio Monofilter plug-in processor. One of the mixing tips Sweetwater's experienced Sales Engineers like to pass on is how summing low frequencies to mono can tighten up your mix and actually make your stereo image clearer. That's because low frequencies aren't perceived as being directional, so leaving them in your stereo field doesn't really do you any good. The Monofilter plug-in is an extremely simple processor that lets you select a low-frequency cutoff point and gently sum everything below that point to mono. The result is transformative! Whether you're producing music for the club scene or creating film scores or 2.1 video game sound designs, NUGEN Monofilter will help you create stronger mixes every time.
Stereoizer: the missing link between mono and stereo
NUGEN Audio's Stereoizer plug-in is the perfect tool for seating mono tracks in a stereo soundfield, simply. This incredibly sophisticated stereo-field manipulation plug-in uses advanced psychoacoustic processing to spread out mono sounds into the stereo mix, without adding reverb or creating phase problems. It's also a great tool for widening your stereo tracks, defining your center mix, and all sorts of other spatial manipulation. Best of all, NUGEN Audio's Stereoizer is so easy to use that you'll be up and running in no time.
Visualizer: your mix at a glance
Sometimes, when you really need to climb inside of a mix, listening alone is not enough. That's when you need a graphical analysis plug-in like NUGEN's Visualizer. The thing that sets Visualizer apart from other sound analysis plug-ins is its ability to put multiple graphical representations of your audio all in a single window while still providing you with the controls you need to dial each individual display. And even when you layer multiple displays together, Visualizer remains totally legible, making it easy to see exactly what's happening in every facet of your audio.
Stereoplacer: total stereo control
Take total control of your stereo field with NUGEN Audio's Stereoplacer plug-in. This unique utility plug-in offers a solution many of us experienced mix engineers and sound designers have been looking for for years. Essentially, the Stereoplacer operates like a parametric EQ, except that instead of controlling gain, you control where each band sits in the stereo field. This allows you to make dramatic changes in the balance of your material, without affecting all frequencies at once. What's more, it allows you to take mono tracks or ambient sound beds and position-specific frequency ranges in a stereo field. And if you're concerned about phase issues and mono compatibility, don't be. As long as you don't go completely insane with the panning, you'll never know Stereoplacer was involved.
SigMod: 12 essential processing modules in a single plug
NUGEN Audio's SigMod expands the capabilities of your existing plug-ins and supplies easy access to functions that are either missing from your DAW or cumbersome to access. Give your favorite compressor or EQ mid-side or parallel processing functionality. Mute or solo either side of a stereo signal independently, or flip its stereo image. Listen to your mix in mono or check the phase relationship between channels. The possibilities are almost endless! Beyond that, you get a crossover, trim and DC offset tools, and an automated safety module. The Insert module allows you to host VST, VST3, and AU, and even add a wet/dry mix and more. SigMod's 12 single-process modules include comprehensive routing, allowing you to combine them in any order.
NUGEN Audio Post Plug-in Bundle Includes:
- Paragon — cutting-edge convolution reverb
- VisLM — industry-standard loudness metering
- LM-Correct — real-time loudness correction
- ISL — standards-compliant brickwall limiting
- Halo Upmix — expands stereo mixes to advanced formats
- Halo Downmix — stereo fold down done right
- SEQ-S — linear-phase equalizer with intuitive EQ matching
- Monofilter — refines your bass and stereo imaging
- Stereoizer — supplies the missing link between mono and stereo
- Visualizer — displays your mix visually
- Stereoplacer — gives you total control over your stereo field
- SigMod — 12 essential processing modules in one
