that’s the UI that would make airwindows 100% more successful
@Lofi-Dreamscapes-Radio
Жыл бұрын
100%
@anthonymetcalf660
Жыл бұрын
Reminds me a little of the Surge interface, which is my favorite. Just sliders and values positioned logically. You can fit a lot on the screen that way with minimal menu diving. This is coming from a Melda user. Also there's an older synth called Atlantis that has an FX version, both of which use sliders like this. Super tidy interfaces.
@lance134679
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering these indie plugin devs. It seems they're doing some great stuff that functionally is as useful as the big names.
@AugustinasBuizina
Жыл бұрын
It's been a million years and finally a plugin developer has implemented some sort of control over the attack and release curves. One of the reasons why I never really used or needed anything other than FL's stock multiband compressor Maximus, is because it has almost everything you'd need in a number one go-to compressor. None of the AI and so called analog warmth stuff was able to even get close to the versatility and ease of use of Maximus. Stuff saturation plugins before or after if you want warmth. One of the things I almost never found anywhere else is the "Curve" setting for the Attack and Release. It's not a Knee or a waveshaper, but rather the "tension" on how the compressor's attack and release reacts to the input. Absolute monster on individual samples and dry unprocessed wacky electronic drum things. I'll definitely check this one out, a big thank you for bringing this one out of your emails! But I have to note one thing - could you try and more often use individual stems or even samples, rather than full mixes or already mastered tracks when reviewing tone-shaping plugins? I honestly don't get the slightest idea if the plugin would actually perform nice on things I'd be pushing it on, for instance, a drum bus, or a synth out of control. Use some material that actually needs the type of plugin you're reviewing it on - a dry, lifeless, or plainly bad, or wacky drum track, that needs some oil in there. A very good example would be the distressor video. Anyway, keep it up!
@ghostplayermusic
Жыл бұрын
He’s a mastering engineer, so he tends to focus on mastering useage as for him, that’s the primary way he’ll use the plugins
@desperateBeauty
Жыл бұрын
my goto compressor Compassion by DmgAudio also has adjustable attack release curves, I rely on them. don't know how their control compares to others tho. it takes a while to master but does most things.
@Elektrotechnika
Жыл бұрын
I love your excitement about clean and minimalistic UIs 😂😂 I just subscribed to your exclusive content! The algorithm recommended me your videos a while ago and I keep jumping from video to video. It's a true source of valuable experience and information for me! If not even inspiration ... Looking forward to all the upcoming stuff 🤓 All the best from Frankfurt, Germany! Yan aka Elektrotechnika
@briancase6180
Жыл бұрын
Looks great. I love minimal interfaces now that I use airwindows plugins a lot. Keeps you from seeing instead of hearing. Thanks! And yeah, that's good old C++ code.
@SamHocking
Жыл бұрын
This plugin reminded me of Airwindows simplicity too. I mix so much better without interfaces I try and use Airwindows and plugins like this wherever possible. so much of what we do doesn't need any interface, simply a slider/dial with a label and its current value.
@Casur1N
Жыл бұрын
The programming language is C++ and the framework is JUCE
@Whiteseastudio
Жыл бұрын
I only talk Python 😅
@TheOnlyJoeyYT
Жыл бұрын
@@Whiteseastudio one can not just "import essay" ;)
@Projektor_music
Жыл бұрын
@@Whiteseastudio c++ is very interesting and the JUCE framework is pretty intuitive. There is also a great playlist by The Audio Programmer here on youtube!
@ott4262
Жыл бұрын
@@Whiteseastudio 😹
@bandithedoge
Жыл бұрын
@@djazz0 set cpp as the backend and pretend to be the king
@timrideout
Жыл бұрын
We are definitely in the Golden Age of plugins - thanks for the amazing reviews, Wytse!
@timrideout
Жыл бұрын
@@att6915 We can definitely agree to disagree. Personally, I think it's an amazing time to be a producer. You didn't have such an amazing number and quality of indie plugin developers 20 years ago. And certainly, no KZitem channels like this to help us sort out the Snake Oil from the good stuff :)
@nj1255
Жыл бұрын
This thing sounds awesome! I'm getting a Distressor kind of vibe from it. The transition parameter makes it so incredibly versatile, it can go from snappy VCA/FET style compression to smooth Mu compression and anything inbetween by adjusting only one slider. This is probably the best donation/freeware plug-in so far this year.
@GenaroMateosCastro
Жыл бұрын
@@MattDxstined console9?
@AuraQualic
Жыл бұрын
I tried to ask ChatGPT to translate it in layman's term about the Transition and here's what I got lol... [The "Transition" parameter in this tool controls how quickly it changes from making loud parts quiet to making quiet parts louder. The "attack" phase is when it starts to make the loud parts quieter, and the "release" phase is when it stops making the quiet parts louder. This tool doesn't have fixed settings for how long it takes to do the attack and release phases - instead, it tries to hit certain targets for how long those phases should take. The "transition" parameter controls how quickly it moves between those targets. If the transition is very fast, the tool will switch back and forth between making loud parts quieter and making quiet parts louder very quickly. But if the transition is slower, the tool will do it more gradually, which can make the music sound more natural and rhythmic.]
@DSWL_
Жыл бұрын
cool i asked chatgpt if this plugin is actually snakeoil... said it is
@ConsciousRobot
Жыл бұрын
Be careful with ChatGPT when it comes to asking about plugins. I've had it serve me incorrect information before. I feel like most of the time it's accurate, but not always.
@paulduggan5323
Жыл бұрын
C++ indeed, for future reference the file name extension betrays the language (.cpp) whereas if it were in C# (C sharp) the extension would be .cs, .c is C, .bas is Basic or Visual Basic, .pas is Pascal or Object Pascal (as used in Delphi) and there are a load more. For a programmer a quick glance at the code gives it away but for non programmers the file name extension is your friend. In the C languages you might also come across .h which is a header file but that’s as far as I should delve in a KZitem comment. Great video, interesting plug in👍
@GSunNo
Жыл бұрын
ChatGPT: This code appears to be written in C++. It defines a class called Compressor which has a constructor that takes an object of type Parameters and a member function called reset(). Additionally, the class has another member function called computeRelativeOutput that takes in two double values - input and gainReduction - and returns a double. The code also uses standard C++ libraries such as std::abs and std::exp2.
@halfexcat1822
Жыл бұрын
Track's name: Splasher! - Speak The Truth Crazy drop
@wackerburg
Жыл бұрын
I'm not using computers for actually making music, but this sparked my interest. I never liked any Plug-Ins. They sound lifeless and boring, always limited in multiple dimensions (frequency, stereo-width, dynamics, randomness). I was especially fed up with how far off the emulations of hardware are from their real-life-counterparts, so I went back to hardware only and that's what I like and enjoy. There are a couple of features I do like with computers. A big screen, storage that can be managed well (with naming and search functionality) and mobility. Very seldomly, a Plug-In crossed my view and DOES spark interest, also has something to do with WHO puts this into my view. So I tried this #CleanMachine and I really like what I could do with it! Thanks for showing us this, Wytse.
@MahmoudNader
Жыл бұрын
The GUI is the reason why I love Reaper's JS plugins
@leonfriedemann9151
Жыл бұрын
Can you playse make a Spotify or SoundCloud Playlist, where you through all the tracks in you worked on, when they got released? Would love that 😍 cool as sounding track
@callmesleeper
Жыл бұрын
"I'm too stupid for this" in combination with "I like it!" should have the *It's Stupid Good!* award from you 👌
@AMTunLimited
Жыл бұрын
Your pronunciation of "amalgamated" is pretty much spot on, I'm impressed. Only thing difference is the first vowel is an "uh", so the first syllables would be "um-mal" instead of "am-mal", but I would still know which word you were using
@KeatingJosh
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure uhh malgamated is any better.. ahh is fine too
@rome8180
Жыл бұрын
@@KeatingJosh No, a native English speaker familiar with this word will definitely pronounce it "uhh-mal." It sounds a lot more natural than "ah-mal."
@ghostplayermusic
Жыл бұрын
Yeah he pronounced it the way I do
@InsideOfMyOwnMind
Жыл бұрын
That transition function looks super cool. I wonder how much look ahead it has to do in order to pull that off. Also an interesting toy that I like is called Pulse Effects. It's for Linux but it has a cute little variety of audio process building blocks that you can select and put in any order in the signal path I use it to process audio for my hobby FM radio station. And the first music was Speak the Truth by Splasher.
@johnvender
Жыл бұрын
Only tried it briefly so far and I am very impressed.
@HolgerDehnhardt
Жыл бұрын
The programming language is c++.
@LPChip
Жыл бұрын
The video came out 30 minutes ago. I wanted to reply, I find this reply, and it says, posted 2 weeks ago. I just thought I was going crazy, until I realized you must be a member and got early-access to the video. aaaaaaah. pfew, not going crazy.
@joelonsdale
Жыл бұрын
@@LPChipNo, you might still be crazy even though you figured out this one issue.
@LPChip
Жыл бұрын
@@joelonsdale Well, I'm Dutch. So by default I'm crazy.
@joelonsdale
Жыл бұрын
@@LPChip Can they cure being Dutch?
@LPChip
Жыл бұрын
@@joelonsdale Yes, that's called immigration. Don't want that though... :) If being crazy is the only sideeffect, I'll take it.
@Ve55el
Жыл бұрын
...I love how relevant Sandstorm remains. Its the song that keeps on giving.
@kyledenmead_
Жыл бұрын
Do you have a link? I cant find it
@nojoe3000
Жыл бұрын
Splasher! - Speak the Truth
@BigMTBrain
Жыл бұрын
Haha. I had original posted a lengthy explanation of "transition", but after rereading the plugin author's explanation at 4:50, I see the second paragraph in the Transition section explains it best.
@sub-jec-tiv
Жыл бұрын
We like to keep our fire engine clean. It’s a clean machine.
@andreasedenekendahl1770
Жыл бұрын
Nice review! Thanks!
@dhmusic2031
7 ай бұрын
Hey Sietze! Thanks for your videos! As a fellow Dutchy, I can appreciate your presence on the web. Most plugins are made either with in-house development platforms. Or they use C++ and JUCE. I studied studio technology at the Conservatory of Utrecht and Computer Science in Enschede! If you have any crazy ideas for plugins, we could talk about these :D Cheers, David
@iamcookbook
Жыл бұрын
I believe all plugins are still in C++ which can compile down for both Windows or Mac instruction sets and C++ runs extremely fast and low-level which you need for low latency. I had no idea it was such little code for a compressor! As a developer it makes me want to try and build my own plugin.
@rome8180
Жыл бұрын
For the record, "amalgamated" is just a fancy word meaning "merged" or "combined." It makes sense that they would call their company that based on the kind of plugins they're making. They're definitely combining various functions into a single plugin. Anyway, cool plugin. I'm definitely going to get it and donate $5. It's still a steal at that price.
@Six2Nine
Жыл бұрын
Yeah this is an nice smart tool. It's has got already a value because the developer said it's free. A gift with a personal value for all of us! Thank You Sir. God bless.
@JohnMassari
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for providing clear and honest reviews!
@PabloMessier
Жыл бұрын
As a mastering engineer/programmer, I've been noticing the same issues you come across in most plugins out there about the auto-gain, this feature should be relatively straightforward to implement, if the developers were able to program and pull of a plugin, which can be a complex task then adding auto-gain should be simple, so I really don't get why most plugins are lacking this, and the old excuse that auto-gain is difficult is just nonsense, there are many programing libraries and algorithms written by other developers who already solve the problem so it's just a matter of using that solution to implement it in your work, at this moment i'm working in a auto-gain bot written in python, that you should be able to link it to any plugin vst that doesn't have auto-gain and it should automatically level the input/output, as soon as the bot is refine and ready I will share it the community for testing.
@jocke1972
Жыл бұрын
It’s actually not simple when it involves saturation as the perceived loudness is different from the measured gain increase.
@KimchiBagels
Жыл бұрын
How long have you been working with python? as someone looking to get into programming or another IT field, your project sounds very intriguing. Another question is how would the plugins call out to the python code(I dont know how this stuff works I'm just curious) and would it be an issue with plugins being written in C++? cheers
@Mansardian
Жыл бұрын
@@jocke1972 RMS Level measurement helps
@joebisbey4521
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for always keeping us informed of new and exciting audio developments!
@sirwanmusic
Жыл бұрын
Love the first track damnn
@beatmekanik
Жыл бұрын
That beat was knocking. Had to loop that audio like ten times...lmao
@helmanfrow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, this one's a gem. BTW Comper is now my go-to compressor.
@boimesa8190
Жыл бұрын
link?
@lil_floofer
Жыл бұрын
Holy shit that auto test song was bussin
@ivansoto9723
Жыл бұрын
4:27 Ayo I need a link to that full track
@beatmekanik
Жыл бұрын
That beat though. Shit hits so fucking hard.
@PASHKULI
Жыл бұрын
Finally, a plugin that does not make me see unnecessary "analogue" GUI clutter (screen space taken). Still though, I thing input and output meters (Gain Reduction is fine, but signal input\output level is needed) would be extremely helpful.
@Taffafilms
Жыл бұрын
The song at 4:00 is called Speak the truth by Splasher!
@shadowminer9439
Жыл бұрын
That sandstorm stuff is becoming really hard
@CLdwyer
Жыл бұрын
Love that it’s free/donation based. Seems like a fidgety compressor tho. Even tho the interface is minimal, there are more intuitive compressors out there for specific purposes. The minimal nature isn’t actually making it easier to use. A plug-in like an 1176 with knobs and few numeric values arguably forces you to use your ears more.
@FINXainarskrastins
Жыл бұрын
transition is actually sounding like a hold, but instead of staying after the attack, it just keeps on attacking while simultaneously slowly releasing more and more, making it louder, and in a way eliminating that feeling when i would hear the release on drums and it would be too distracting hearing it duck, but this way it's just different, it's still precise but smoother.
@waedi73
Жыл бұрын
Great show and that plugin is interesting indeed !
@jbtownsend9535
Жыл бұрын
Love at first sight. Auto-Gain?? No VU meter? This is too good to be true!
@AJOrpheo
Жыл бұрын
I personally don’t mind analog looking interfaces AS LONG as they’re easy to control. Pulsars massive is an example of a good interface that is stylish and analog looking for the marketing but a nice eq graph with nice mouse control.
@einsteinscat1591
Жыл бұрын
Coolest plug-in I know is my Lojik Fridge Freezer. It can do beer, different other kinds of beer, milk if you're into that knid of thing, and if you want a Pizza but not until a week on Friday it can do that too. It's the coolest plug-in by far.
@dannymaher664
Жыл бұрын
Man you crack me up! Thanks for all you do for music
@Griuofficial
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, nice plugin!
@heapsmadgirl
Жыл бұрын
'The track is Sandstorm, just so you know.' I'm dead ☠️☠️😂
@Bthelick
Жыл бұрын
Almost as clean as Tokyo Dawn's Kotelnikov, Almost! . (if you want free clean compression this is the benchmark, and yes it has a transition function too )
@OperculumAudio
Жыл бұрын
Donated $10 and grabbed it! Thanks
@TheCatGoesRawrMusik
Жыл бұрын
Sorry... But.... 5:56 - 6:03 is becoming a meme!
@ryandelaney3652
Жыл бұрын
I hit an audible WOOO when i saw the ui
@rogercabo5545
Жыл бұрын
It seems it's your own plug in or any where you have your hands in.. never see you so enthusiastic the second time and smile!!! ,📹
Жыл бұрын
"I'm too stupid for this!" Hahahahahhaha! Genius
@ExcessiveMusic
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I wished you did some of your tests on Hardcore or any other harder styles music, you are Dutch, so pls. do some Dutch stuff ^_^
@patrykmiszczak1996
Жыл бұрын
The best Sandstorm version I heard so far
@GarotMichaelConklin
Жыл бұрын
I would guess C++ as that has the most extensible and matured framework for Audio manipulation.
@whawha9016
Жыл бұрын
C++ is not a framework, but a programming language. JUCE is a framework. It uses C++
@cjabraham1316
Жыл бұрын
Donating on your behalf.
@thiloswift8035
Жыл бұрын
that thumbnail :D :D :D :D
@machinemademan
Ай бұрын
i just come here for the dope sandstorm remixes
@scottpike9009
Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@iainmcguire7190
Жыл бұрын
Transition is just the knee of the compressor, isn't it ...?
@TomWrightmusic
Жыл бұрын
LOL! I was reading along with you about transition and your face with, "I'm too stupid for this.." I felt the same way. Like a dog with my head sideways. And I am pretty experienced... but the explanation was like, WHAT? LOL. I am totally going to check it out though so I can listen to what in the quantum universe is going on there. lol. Peace!
@st33Npuist
Жыл бұрын
Lovely Sandstorm edit, ouwe.
@pyanek
Жыл бұрын
You can pay with any card, credit or debit... as far as i know this is the norm for most payment processors. You never really need a credit card unless you want to pay in instalments.
@gutterg0d
Жыл бұрын
No you can't. You can only use a card connected with any of the supported network payment processors. There are other than MasterCard, visa and amex... And far from all of them are available on all sites.
@eldeivip
Жыл бұрын
@@gutterg0d I didn't understand your reply... almost anywhere you pay online accepts Visa or Mastercard, and they both issue debit cards as well as credit cards
@gutterg0d
Жыл бұрын
@@eldeivip yes, but this is about someone NOT using Visa or Mastercard...
@pyanek
Жыл бұрын
@@gutterg0d who is not using visa or mastercard? I don't get it... All he said is he doesn't have a credit card, and all I said is he doesn't need one.
@gutterg0d
Жыл бұрын
@@pyanek You think he's sitting there with a card stamped with the logo of Visa or MasterCard and hasn't even tried using it because it says debit?
@switchmuso
Жыл бұрын
OMIGOD!! 4:20 the groove is AMAZING!!! The clean machine is better than the bloody SSL mix buss compressor!! Link me the track when it's out, WOW!!!
@muhammadarifjaya4542
Жыл бұрын
6:00 I guess it's either a peak-rms blend, attack & release time ratio, or "hold" type of control from what it says.
@BF-up5xw
Жыл бұрын
Your joy makes me happy! But I'll have to re-watch this later to work out what on earth is going on! Donation-ware is always very difficult for me. I can't not pay, but how much should I pay? Or should I just leave it altogether? But it clearly made you happy, so...
@yeet_za
Жыл бұрын
5:52 When you realise you forgot the stove on at home.
@hrmny_
Жыл бұрын
in most cases you can use a debit card like a credit card (as long as it's mastercard or visa)
@beatmekanik
Жыл бұрын
Splasher just got a new sub!
@camhyde9701
Жыл бұрын
1:28 C++ (as per the syntax and filename extension)
@sickmessiah
Жыл бұрын
Where do I find that song. Song titles please
@rumblechannel6343
Жыл бұрын
If I understand this correctly the Transition is basically a negative hold time which allows us to define how long it will take until the release stage is triggered, even before the attack phase is over. The missing time will be taken proportionally from the attack and release time. But that's just a guess...
@Hahejo
Жыл бұрын
This works very nicely, though I'd prefer nobs over sliders like the Valhalla ones. And yes, a VU meter is always welcome.
@TachyBunker
Жыл бұрын
That kind of sounds like Compresaturator by Airwindows, if you wanna check it out haha. By the way, I would love a video abour ZBandpass2, I use it to beef up my lowmids and bass and it works everytime.
@Lofi-Dreamscapes-Radio
Жыл бұрын
yessssss I get the same.
@Rehbet
Жыл бұрын
Manic Focus vibes from this music
@ardierr.2525
Жыл бұрын
hello, i dont know about reaper, but if you like to not have gui on cubase you can switch the vst gui, to a generic vst parameter gui.
@Mansardian
Жыл бұрын
Reaper as well. He knows. 😉
@esahm373
Жыл бұрын
Transition is basically what Kotelnikov had for years. Different release time goals.
@wacomoyenga8329
Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥
@ivanfaigenbom5300
Жыл бұрын
really cool
@thewiddler1746
Жыл бұрын
Strongest thumbnail soy face in a long time 😮
@digitaltrash_
Жыл бұрын
that hollywood blockbuster vibes from testing ;)
@Makker_1
Жыл бұрын
I think it could use some visual feedback graphics on the harder to understand sliders.
@LondonSteveLee
Жыл бұрын
The programming language is C++.
@ramspencer5492
Жыл бұрын
I like it....but how did it really sound?
@realraven2000
Жыл бұрын
1:24 I think vertical faders would have been better - horizontal ones are hard to operate using the mouse.
@lassorb4752
Жыл бұрын
If you move your mouse to the sides it should be pretty easy 😘😂
@realraven2000
Жыл бұрын
@@lassorb4752 No believe me, I have RSI and doing exact, controlled movements sideways is a lot harder on the wrist / shoulder joints. I also design user interfaces (for email plugins) and there is a reason why dropdown menus and lists are vertical and not horizontal. Dragging the mouse sideways bad for the joints and hurts when you do it a a lot. Also a reason why screen knobs usually are defaulted to vertical dragging and not circular dragging.
@abincshaji7533
Жыл бұрын
That's what I'm thinking rn 😶
@lassorb4752
Жыл бұрын
Ok i yield, but the source code is there so please make us a version with vertical faders 🙏🏼😘
@realraven2000
Жыл бұрын
@@lassorb4752 Good suggestion. shouldn't even be that hard to do!
@AngryAndy_
Жыл бұрын
@2:47 you pronounced amalgamated exactly right ...
@FranFuzz
Жыл бұрын
“I’m to stupid for this”… I usually feel like this watching this videos. I’m still happy 😊
@HasseC
Жыл бұрын
"Not right now"! Haha, would be a veeery long video ... Great content as always!!
@mortonharwood9836
Жыл бұрын
I'm an American without a credit card so I can relate 😆 Best change I ever made in my life was swearing off those things.
@samchoate1719
Жыл бұрын
Love your snake oil series... could you take a look at the new neural Tone Empire plugins? I'm curious about your take on them. Thank you!
@Mansardian
Жыл бұрын
In Austria we merged the debit system (EC) with the credit card system. SOOO handy. Now I can use my debit card like a Mastercard. Do they accept Paypal? Because then you wouldn't need a CC. Just link Paypal to your bank account. So convient!
@dnashofficial
Жыл бұрын
your home planet sounds like a pretty cool place ;-)
@sy4off
Жыл бұрын
Please give me a link to the first track.😊
@benjamin_hill
Жыл бұрын
Anyone know where that version of Sandstorm might be found?
@heretic4521
Жыл бұрын
"might want to read about that"... LMAO
@MilkoOfficialChannel
Жыл бұрын
Transition looks like a dynamic (chase thingy) xfade between attack and release….right?
@hagenpresser8721
Жыл бұрын
which version of sandstorm do you listen? sounds great
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