Intelligent Effects Suite from Sonible
If you're searching for ways to shave hours off a mix and save your brain power for the creative side of audio production, the Sonible smart:bundle from Sweetwater is tailor-made for you. This plug-in suite features a triad of learn-based tools that will take your songs, beats, and podcasts to the next level. Whether it's saving time through intelligent compression, applying custom reverbs that don't mask key sources, or correcting tonal imbalances in a room while ushering lead sources into the spotlight, the Sonible smart:bundle has you covered. Sonible smart:EQ 4 uses powerful AI to automate EQ corrections that are commonly needed to get source tracks in the mixing ballpark. Sonible smart:comp 2 continuously analyzes over 2,000 frequency bands to give your audio the best possible transparency and definition in a mix. Sonible smart:reverb serves up made-to-order room ambiences for your mix that won't wash out or mask your lead sources. Finally, smart:gate automatically detects levels to promote stability throughout your mix. All plug-ins in the Sonible smart:bundle feature a fresh flat aesthetic and resizable drag-and-drop GUI to eliminate the literal headaches of working with traditional plug-ins. And thanks to a learn-based workflow, Sonible smart: plug-ins are engineered to save you time in your mixes and masters. With the Sonible smart:bundle from Sweetwater, you've got a host of intelligent mix tools right at your fingertips.
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smart:EQ 4: The World’s Most Famous AI-assisted EQ Is Better Than Ever
For creating polished mixes in mere minutes, Sonible’s AI-assisted plug-in offerings have become near necessities in project and professional studios. Of course, smart:EQ is among the most renowned, with a unique smart:filter that balances tracks by simply grouping them via drag and drop, selecting profiles, and deciding which tracks take priority in that group’s hierarchy. Sonible has upped the ante for smart:EQ 4, improving the plug-in’s versatility and adding new control features for even more utility. Any instance within the same group can be “remote controlled” from any other instance. The famous AI-powered profiles have also been expanded with new genre-based Mix profiles. You can import your own reference tracks, and smart:EQ will use these as the basis for your own track’s sound. Standard EQ bands can now behave like Dynamic EQs with familiar compressor and gate-style controls, and they have a new Smoothing control for more subtle filtering. Finally, you’ll get comprehensive mid-side functions and an Auto Gain function that compensates for level adjustments.
smart:reverb: Mix-tuned 'Verbs on Demand
What if you could get big, immersive reverbs on each of your tracks without masking crucial elements in your mix? That's the very premise behind Sonible's AI-driven smart:reverb plug-in. Sonible smart:reverb analyzes your input audio and gives you mix-ready results automatically, without having to audition dozens of presets. Just imagine: lush lead vocals that remain intelligible, arena rock drums that stay punchy and present, and enveloping synth pads that melt into the background. Sonible smart:reverb's learning-based reverb generator provides an ideal starting point sans the guesswork. An intuitive XY pad lets you swing between Natural (upper) and Artificial (lower) and Rich (right) and Intimate (left) flavors of ambience. You also get traditional reverb controls and two real-time visual representations of your virtual spaces to whip those reverbs into shape in new and familiar ways.
smart:comp 2: Automatically Irons Out Inconsistencies in Dynamics and EQ
Traditional compression plug-ins can leave sound sources sounding dull, hyped, or lifeless after treatment. Fortunately, Sonible's smart:comp 2 gives you all the squeeze you need while at the same time bringing post-process frequencies under control for smoother, more realistic results. Sonible smart:comp 2 is driven by a powerful learn-based UI that is fun to use and extremely efficient at getting sources ready for mixdown. In addition to traditional compression controls (threshold, ratio, attack, release), smart:comp 2 also gives you a Spectral Compression option to limit how pokey or subdued post-comp frequencies are across the audible frequency range. This is no simple multiband compressor at work — smart:comp 2 continuously looks at over 2,000 frequency bands to give your audio the best possible transparency and definition in a mix.
smart:limit: Brickwall Limiting Goes AI
Sonible smart:limit pumps up your mix's loudness, while also infusing it with the dynamics it needs to breathe. This brickwall limiter plug-in deploys AI-powered parametrization, safeguarding your mix's nuance and detail as it yields you transparent, uncompromising limiting. You can choose a genre-based profile to get up and running fast, or upload a reference track. And of course, you can always manipulate the plug-in manually without AI-assisted processing. With smart:limit, you get extensive real-time loudness and dynamics monitoring — no addition metering plug-ins required. This plug-in also accommodates the safe zone requirements of popular streaming platforms, as well as those of common industry loudness standards. If you demand worry-free limiting, Sonible smart:limit supplies everything you need for producing high-quality final masters.
smart:gate: Gate Like a Pro
Sweetwater producers agree: gating can be one of the more elusive effects to master, even for experienced audio professionals. Sonible’s smart:gate plug-in guarantees the stability and leveling of a professional-grade mix — without the preemptive grind. Proprietary AI technology within smart:gate automatically detects the levels of your target source, utilizing standard Threshold, Attack/Release, Hold, and Tolerance controls to best size up any channel in mere minutes. The visuals onboard smart:gate allow you to observe how smart:gate manufactures your sound, and even includes an Instant Replay feature so you can view (in advance) how much your audio will be affected so you can make demands to your mix before listening to your final product. Best of all, an included 3-band suppression control and No Target feature will allow you to erase the board of AI intervention, serving you with the tools to get the job done from scratch. Whether gating proves to be an issue in your arsenal, or you’re looking for a workflow timesaver, Sonible smart:gate is a formidable plug-in pick.
