Flux:: Gives Your Tracks Everything They Need
Here at Sweetwater, we get it. The world of plug-ins is incredibly vast, making it hard to be sure which ones to choose for your studio. That’s why we often recommend convenient all-in-one plug-in bundles that give you everything you need in one go. For example, this excellent Studio Session Pack plug-in bundle from Flux::. contains an excellent EQ, fantastic dynamics processors (including a compressor, expander, and limiter), an industry-renowned analyzer, a fabulous transient designer, and a musical reverb to top it all off. Seems like this pack ticks all the boxes, right? We wholeheartedly agree. Order the Flux:: Studio Session Pack plug-in bundle from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer today, and give your tracks everything they need.
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Epure V3
The Flux:: Epure V3 EQ plug-in arms your studio with stunning EQ power. Built around an algorithm that delivers superior audio quality, Epure V3 is a powerful equalizer for your day-to-day session work, and has the fortitude to go the extra mile when you have complex processing tasks such as separate processing of mono and stereo components. Epure V3 sports five bands, each delivering 24dB of boost/cut and covering the complete frequency range. You can even process multiple tiers from within one single plug-in instance.
Pure Compressor V3
When you need transparent, discrete compression, it's time to reach for the Flux:: Pure Compressor. Want classic, fat-sounding compression? No sweat — the Pure Compressor can do that, too. Boasting a generous +/-48dB gain range, this plug-in accommodates up to 16 channels of I/O, and you get dedicated Input Gain and Output Gain controls for tweaking your pre- and post-processing levels. You also get a Dry Mix control for dead-simple parallel processing and an A/B parameter morphing slider for crafting inventive real-time effects via automation. Once you dig under its hood, the Pure Compressor reveals a host of advanced features, enabling you to deploy it in an endless range of mission-critical and creative applications. The Flux:: Pure Compressor makes for a fine go-to plug-in for mixing, production, mastering, post, and more.
Pure Expander V3
The Flux:: Pure Expander is your first-call tool for polishing your mixes, delivering everything from mild expansion to hard noise gating and the removal of microphone bleed and other sonic annoyances from your tracks. You not only get a generous +/-48dB gain range, but also up to 16 channels of I/O and dedicated Input Gain and Output Gain controls for tweaking your pre- and post-processing levels. The Pure Expander includes a Dry Mix control for blending a bit of original signal into your processed signal, and its A/B parameter morphing slider allows you to create inventive real-time effects via automation. You'll also appreciate the Pure Expander's advanced features, which make it suitable for an endless range of mission-critical and creative applications. Are you looking for maximum control over your tracks? Take charge with the Flux:: Pure Expander, and tighten up your mixes and reduce unwanted low-level clutter to boot.
Pure Limiter V3
The Flux:: Pure Limiter provides you with clean, transparent brickwall limiting, preserving the sonic integrity of your mixes while also dramatically increasing their loudness. The Pure Limiter accommodates up to 16 channels of I/O, while dedicated Input Gain and Output Gain controls grant you absolute command over your pre- and post-processing levels. The plug-in includes Release and Filter controls for tailoring its response to your material, and its A/B parameter morphing slider allows you to create inventive real-time effects via automation. You'll also benefit from the Pure Limiter's advanced features, making it the perfect tool for mission-critical mastering scenarios. Used as the last plug-in in your mastering chain, the Pure Limiter gives you full control over your levels with zero artifacts on your processed audio.
BitterSweet Pro
Building off the famed BitterSweet freeware plug-in, the Flux:: BitterSweet Pro Transient Designer offers laser-precise sculpting of your signal’s transient response. This versatile plug-in boasts several distinct modes to shape your signal (you can target transients, sustain, or both transients and sustain all at once), while the Frequency Range grants pinpoint control over what exact range of your signal’s frequency will be altered — you can even boost or attenuate this specific frequency range using the Static Gain knob. The BitterSweet Pro Transient Designer’s titular feature comes in the form of a 2-pole Bitter/Sweet knob, which accents (Bitter) or attenuates (Sweet) your specified frequency range to supply maximum control over the character of your transients. You also get a flexible Speed section (Fast/Med/Slow and Look Ahead), Output Gain control with two distinct modes of harmonic clipping, and a “Geek” panel for super in-depth modification of the transient processing envelope. Remarkably powerful with a simple and intuitive workflow, the Flux:: BitterSweet Pro is one plug-in you must have in your production tool kit.
Analyzer Session
Gain a new visual perspective of your music’s frequency activity through the exciting metering displays of the Flux:: Analyzer Session plug-in. Analyzer Session leverages multiple unique and creative visual representations of your music samples to showcase stereo field performance in real time, including a Spectrogram, Vectorscope, Oscilloscope, and the mesmerizing Flux:: Nebula Stereo. You can meter loudness statistics in real time as well, with completely adjustable metering parameters to ensure your audio is presented precisely the way you want it to be. With Flux::’s included SampleGrabber plug-in, it’s a cinch to transfer audio tracks from your DAW workflow over to the Analyzer Session and start monitoring performance instantly. Analyzer Session is super-efficient to run, too, offering a phenomenal sampling rate of up to 384kHz Digital eXtreme Definition (DXD). A perfect companion for mixing and mastering sessions, the Flux:: Analyzer Session is quickly becoming a go-to for studiophiles around Sweetwater.
Syrah
Powered by Flux::'s unique BitterSweet technology, as well as the company's adaptive-dynamics engine, the Syrah v3 dynamics processor plug-in provides you with a creative and musical solution for recording, mixing, and mastering. We get our hands on all kinds of dynamic processing plug-ins here at Sweetwater, and the simplified control set Flux:: Syrah offers is refreshing. Thanks to its real-time dynamic detection and level-dependent processing, Syrah adapts to the music and to the beat of your material. And with capabilities such as A/B comparison and preset morphing, you'll be amazed by the results you can get with Flux:: Syrah.
Ircam Verb Session
Derived from the acclaimed Ircam Verb but designed for maximum efficiency, Ircam Verb Session gives you up to two channels of I/O for quick, easy, and musical reverb results on your mono or stereo tracks. Features include Dry/Wet control for parallel processing and adjustments for Decay, Room Size, PreDelay, and various Time settings (Early Gain, Tail Gain, and Low/High Damping). Ircam Verb Session also gives you a Filter which allows you to make changes to the overall frequency response. Finally, I/O gain controls let you tweak pre/post gain settings. In sum, Sweetwater mix engineers love the speed and musicality that Ircam Verb Session adds to workflows.