Save Big on the Core Line of Sonible Plug-ins
Save big on the core line of Sonible plug-ins when you order the Sonible Studio Bundle from Sweetwater! The Sonible Studio Bundle gives you the tools you need to overcome challenges in a mix and set your masters apart. Whether it's saving time through intelligent compression, applying custom reverbs that don't mask key sources, correcting tonal imbalances in a room, creating space in a mix, or ushering lead sources into the spotlight, the Sonible Studio Bundle is equipped to correct and improve whatever sources you throw at it. All plug-ins in the Sonible Studio 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 the learn-based workflow of the smart: plug-ins, these tools are sure to save you time in your mixes and masters. With the Sonible Studio Bundle from Sweetwater, you've got a fully loaded toolbox of problem solvers 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.
proximity:EQ+: Boosts or Reduces Microphone Proximity Effects
You know the fullness and directivity you get as a microphone approaches a sound source? The boom in a speaker's voice? The punch in a snare drum? The "plunk" in a grand piano? It's an effect that's hard to replicate — or remove — in a mix. But Sonible proximity:EQ+ provides a real-world solution for enhancing or reducing proximity effects at mixdown. Think of proximity:EQ+ as moving a virtual microphone closer to or further from the sound source: dragging tracks into positive Proximity gives you a fuller, richer, punchier tone; dragging tracks into negative Proximity gives you a less direct sound while increasing the track's natural depth and ambience. What's really cool is that Sonible proximity:EQ+ lets you adjust proximity effects on a band-by-band basis. Now you can get that big stadium-rock kick drum sound from a stereo drum stem without losing definition in your snare and cymbals, or you can tighten up bass in a miked guitar cab without losing the air in your upper frequencies. And when you don't need these effects, proximity:EQ+ even doubles an 8-band linear-phase EQ of the highest order to keep your workflow nice and streamlined. Whether you're trying to create space in a mix or bring lead sources to the forefront, Sonible proximity:EQ+ packs a range of useful mix treatments into a single plug-in tool.
entropy:EQ+: Frequency-dependent Transient Designer
If you've got a sound source that's tricky to mix — pokey in some frequencies and masked in others — then Sonible entropy:EQ+ can make a world of difference on your finished tracks. Think of entropy:EQ+ as a multiband transient shaper wrapped in an 8-band linear-phase EQ of the highest order. Dragging whole audible spectrums or partial frequency bands into positive Entropy makes those regions sound tighter, more present, and more percussive. Dragging them into negative Entropy smoothes them out for a fuller-bodied tone. With these features combined, entropy:EQ+ is able to mold otherwise-incompatible square-shaped sound sources to better fit round-shaped mixes. Whether you want to boost the attack of a strummed acoustic while taming its midrange honk, punch up a kick drum without choking out cymbals, or tame room artifacts in spoken-word voice-over, Sonible entropy:EQ+ is a panacea for poor-fitting audio.
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:comp2: Sonible's Spectral Compressor Gets Even Better
Sonible smart:comp 2 keeps everything you loved about its predecessor: intelligent processing, automatic parametrization, spectral compression, and spectral ducking. But, it ups the ante with a bevy of new cutting-edge features, including a freeform transfer function, in-depth monitoring, and style and color controls. Driven by a powerful learn-based UI, smart:comp 2 makes multiband compression a piece of cake. Just press Learn, feed it some audio, and the plug-in automatically adjusts for any dynamic imbalances in a track. In addition to traditional compressor controls, smart:comp 2 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 continuously looks at over 2,000 frequency bands to give it the best possible transparency and definition. You also get a large library of useful profiles based on common sound sources. If you struggle at finding a good starting point for compression and EQ on your tracks, Sonible smart:comp 2 will take a lot of the guesswork out of the equation.
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.
true:balance: Reshape Your Sonic Spectrum
Sonible’s true:balance spectrum analyzer plug-in is an exceptionally powerful tool for the modern producer, providing a wealth of information and guidance on how to take your mix to the next level. This plug-in offers both real-time spectrum analysis and average spectrum over time to deliver a clear, concise understanding of your signal via visualizations and displayed readouts. While this is a useful enough feature in its own right, true:balance also provides spectral overlays for direct visual comparison of your signal against the reference, allowing you to fine-tune your mix to genre-specific standards or your own reference tracks — there’s even a Balance Check mode that provides personalized suggestions for what actions to take to better conform your track to the reference! To top it all off, a handy Channel Data section contains insightful info into the proportions of your left and right channels to ensure your mix is mono compatible.
true:level: A true:must-have Mastering Tool
One of Sonible’s most user-requested plug-ins to date, the true:level loudness and dynamics metering plug-in is a standalone version of smart:limit’s extensive monitoring section. This plug-in provides a comprehensive level of insight into loudness and dynamics via unique visualizations, making it simple to understand their interactions and to balance them easily in any given track. Plus, when it comes time to finalize your track, true:level offers a wide range of common references, from the standard loudness values accepted on various streaming platforms to genre-specific dynamics suggestions — there’s even a Level Check feature that provides directions to better conform your track to a given reference point!
