Should you use Intelligent EQs? (Gullfoss Giveaway) - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024
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The Gullfoss is an incredibly intelligent plugin that in real time will listen to your track, either on your master bus or individual elements, and decide what needs boosting and cutting! On top of that, you can shape it, so it’s not just a dynamic kind of tool. In many ways, it’s far superior to a multi band compressor because it is looking at 20 - 20k. It’s looking at the whole frequency response, the whole time!
On top of this being an amazing plugin, our friends over at Soundtheory were gracious enough to give us 3 copies of the Gullfoss to give away to YOU!
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What I like the most about this plugin is the fact that it’s very 21st century, it’s very forward thinking, and it’s not relying on old ideas! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got an SSL, Pultec’s, and old emulations, but I do like the idea of taking all the information that we’ve acquired over the last 80 years (or so) of recording music and apply it in a more forward thinking way.
I can definitely see myself using the Gullfoss more and more to identify issues and solve them, and as I get used to these controls, I can see myself using them to mix quite effectively.
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I know this video is over two years old but, I think bias is less about high/low and more about helping the program decide whether to recover or tame a given frequency. More bias favors recovery, negative bias favors taming. Great review!
Also...I don't even want to think about the math/algorithms going on behind this beast!
Agreed! Completely insane! Haha
mediocre + awesome - shit = mind blown
I’ve been using Gullfoss for about 4 months now and it’s phenomenal
on the master bus?
Fantastic stuff Vincent! What are you using it on?
Great question urltom! I want to know as well!
What Gullfoss really needs is are different settings for instruments busses: like guitar, vocal, bass, drums and so forth. It would really makes this already amazing plugin shine even more.
Hi Friends, the Gullfoss is an incredibly intelligent plugin that in real time will listen to your track, either on your master bus or individual elements, and decide what needs boosting and cutting! On top of that, you can shape it, so it’s not just a dynamic kind of tool. In many ways, it’s far superior to a multi band compressor because it is looking at 20 - 20k. It’s looking at the whole frequency response, the whole time!
On top of this being an amazing plugin, our friends over at Soundtheory were gracious enough to give us 3 copies of the Gullfoss to give away to YOU!
Fantastic plug in warren!
Thanks ever so much Darlene!
I want it LIKE NOW!!
Yes, it's very impressive indeed!
I would like to have ONE copy of this plugin.
Please give away to ME :-)
Would this be the first insert or last insert in a chain? Thanks!
I downloaded the demo and have been having a blast cleaning up some old mixes really fast! I’m excited to work on some new tracks tomorrow. Absolute love what you do Warren!
Thanks ever so much Buddy!! You Rock my friend!
I just have won this amazing plugin in Home Studio Simplified 10K subscribers giveaway! And this tutorial of yours Warren is the best to learn how to use GullFoss properly! Thank you so much! 😀👍🔥🔥🔥
That’s great to hear! Congratulations
I just love your anti-click baity titles. You don't need to dangle bait, when your content is of this quality and has this much personality.
I love it on that vocal! It really brings it forward without overpowering the rest of the mix. Enunciation is cleared up too. Awesome.
I agree! I was extremely impressed with it on vocals!!
This has been my secret sauce for a few months, I agree with the whole idea of new approaches, new ideas. What has been done has been done, and done. Hats off to Soundtheory for this new approach. I can't wait to see what they come up with next. :)
Aha! So you already knew about the plug in my friend! That's fantastic to hear!
@@Producelikeapro after 3 years do you feel the same way?
I've been following this plugin since the release, but being on PC, I haven't managed to try it yet.
It really feels like a small revolution for mixing. Can't wait for the PC version.
Peter Christiansen I’m sure they are frantically working on it!
I love Gullfoss, I think it helps,with ear fatigue, too
A.D. Green great tip!!
Full disclosure, I was turned off when I read the newsletter for this video, for some fear of an auto-Q removing the human element that emulated EQ's almost force into the mixing equation (a bit bullheaded and biased, I know). Your demos have completely turned me around on the plug-in. It's such a fantastic thing for refining a mix, 'cause I've definitely been sat staring at an RTA trying to reference problem areas from an unbiased ear; and that this covers that and more is very smart, and - as you said - incredibly forward thinking. I'll definitely be entering the giveaway (and who knows, might just buy this sometime in the future if I don't win it)!
WOW!!! What an amazing comment! I am humbled my friend! Thanks ever so much!!
Am just demoing this now for the first time. My initial impressions are that it can really help with clarity in a mastering context but that it's very easy to overdo. I've found settings around 10-20% on both recovery and tame work best without being too heavy handed. If you need more than that, I suspect you're better off going back to the mix itself. But I've also noticed that there seems to be some M/S processing happening as well. In one mix i used it on, it provided much more clarity to the center but my guitars panned pretty hard L and R did not seem to be affected at all. Either way, it's a really amazing tool that like all other amazing tools needs to be used judiciously. Also I agree with someone below who suggested presets for individual instruments or busses as it really does seem to be setup primarily for working with program material.
The haircut is spot on. Love the song and the plug in looks like a fantastic tool.
nikumeru haha thanks glad you love the haircut! Plus the song and of course the plug in!!
just got gullfoss - thanks so much for your review Warren - stay well you and everyone
Totally agree with your point of you. It's fine that companies give us emulation of the old stuff but musician/producers/engineers need also experimental tools to improve and be creative in their process. if you think about it the technology and the music has a great relation. Experimental innovation like the electric guitar or the synthesizer has changed the way the music is made.
Julian Doe I agree with you 100%! I love that plug in companies are thinking this way! The earliest days were like this! Then emulations took over and now we are back to amazing innovation! I applaud it!
@@Producelikeapro Applause here as well. About to grab Gulfoss tonight. It is a beautiful thing. Soothe and Gullfoss as well as the DSEQ by TB. All incredible tools in the right hands. Thanks for the informative vid Warren :)
Thanks for this. Ive just discovered this plugin and this video is from 2018!!! Yikes. Well ..." the sooner one falls behind, the more time he has to catch up." Great video Warren.
Would it benefit mastering?
Yes Roy, I agree, it would do an amazing job in Mastering!
Although I have no doubt it's great, the only downside I can think is if it catches on will it mean that everything will start sounding the same sonically?
that's like saying if the La2a or 1176 catches on everything will sound the same sonically, at the end of the day its just an eq
Thanks for the Video Warren. I ended up grabbing this eq last week. It is a remarkable eq. Thanks for diving into it and helping us understand what it is capable of.
Just discovering this plugin. Is there a Mix knob??? Would be cool to set it to the extreme then turn the mix down. Although I guess the mix knob would be the recover and tame settings.
Reminds me of the first time I used a BBE Maximizer, obviously more sophisticated than just high/low. It tricks your ears after listening for awhile the "bypassed" sounds dull. Great video as always. Thanks!
Hi Terry, I understand! This lasted, the next day I was still impressed!!
Thanks for posting this video!
I was looking at soothe2 from oeksound to tackle problem frequencies and then I have stumbled upon the Gullfoss...
Would you say they are comparable from functionality point of view? And where they overlap and differ?
I feel like Soothe rings out frequencies, while Gullfoss makes things sit better on the mix. But I'm no expert, just giving my 2 cents
@@rjacamargo It seems to be a wide consensus that this might be the case. Someone in this thread posted about DSEQ from TBProAudio being a far cheaper alternative to soothe2. I have downloaded a demo over the weekend and played around and I like it.
Ovi QRU have to check it out, thanks!
Nice plugin review and tool, still coming back to your experience with making the right settings! I have a side question, OK to use a compressor at the end of send effects channel, I'm working with Abbey Road Chambers and Plate plugin, I noticed depending on settings there's some volume peaks and things being added, love the acoustic properties and demission sound but feel sounds is better by controlling the peaks, just don't want to lose anything I might not be hearing, slight compression nothing too drastic. I'm using the FL Studio, Waves SSL on individual track channels, master bus JS37 and CLA Mixdown, nice haircut by the way! Ciao, ALDO
AldoRelaxingGuitar.com marvellous question! Yes, I put compression after Reverb and Delays and SideChain it from the original source to allow the effect to grow after and not clutter the vocal.
I use Studio Reference cause of phones. And And then like 2 steps after I pull it for render. I'll listen for odd parts, just cut out tiny thin areas doing odd tingly, or mud, or hum. Then last EQ try to lift & flatten, then just touch up areas. Brighten or Bass A tiny bit. Not much, I did that in mix, thus why cuts and the re EQ after.
I love the introducing sound to all your videos. It’s so good. For me it‘s a reference sound, crystal clear and really a masterpiece in mixing and mastering. That’s what I believe.
My question: isn‘t Gullfoss a similar plugin as soothe 2, which I have?
Thanks! Hmm good question, maybe? Sort of? Soothe is definitely about the incredible thing it does in the high mids (and other places) that makes it very special
Love what it did on the drum bus - made the beat even more disco somehow. (btw - the haircut takes years off you Warren!). Big thanks.
AW shucks thanks ever so much! Yes, love the plug in!!
Hey Warren! Great video! Just wanted to give a head up. So the bias actually tells Gullfoss to give priority to either recover or tame. Positive favors recover, negative favors tame. :D
Marvellous
Awesome as usual, Warren!! What software are you using to record the video showing the computer screen and the sound coming from the audio interface output?
Hi Pablo, I use Screenflow!
Thank you, Warren! And thanks to post all that good stuff! BTW, that Gullfoss seems to bem a bad mtf! Great job making things brightener and less muddy
Thanks ever so much Pablo! Agreed, I am very impressed!!
Just got the trial. A song went from good demo to something presentable. Feel that this could be amazing for those extra 2%!
Henrik Skauge that’s amazing to hear my friend!
Hi Warren, great review, imagine how many pots you would have to replace on your console if you replicated what it does, constantly turning up and down the eq with each track, its one hell of a awesome tool, thank you, all the best, Darren Ross.
Darren Ross agreed 100%! Great piece of equipment!!
6:28 listen to the guitars and how it pulls back the mids but still leaves the voice intact - well, it adds some brightness to both but sorts out the mids battle between them - very nice indeed. Thanks for the plugin tip Warren, have entered but will buy it if I don't win :-D
Hi Terry, yes, indeed! Very impressed with this plug in! I started using it on the end of my EQ and compassion to just correct small issues! Great idea! Excellent forward thinking!
I work a lot with poorly recorded stuff, so I seriously need this to help me recover things better. A lot of standing waves, bad acoustics, which require you to use a dynamic EQ, and it's really hard to get it right. but an intelligent program that does it really quickly would be golden.
seems to add subtle dynamics in your example
I agree! I love what it did!!
puh don´t know...just sound like it´s always adding highs and cutting mids.. and the dynamic thing: why would you like to add to the release phase of a transient?
Found it!! Thanks again Warren!!
Yes! You did! Haha thanks
Yeah, thanks Warren, great review of this new plugin and I'm looking forward to try this out. It seems to be a nice and smart way to get the last 1% of your mix that sometimes is missing... By the way, on the synth bass track I would try to get the high frequencies out of the range just like you did with the low end and see what happens. Hope to see more and have a nice day.
Studiokraft great insight! That’s exactly how I see it! I like the way I mix haha and I’m looking for ways to make it even better! This does this for me!
I like the idea very, very much! Because I'm lazy? No, because it's incredibly fast and can react to different situations in a more sensitive manner. Although the effect was more pronounced on the drums and the bass synth, I was more fascinated by its performance on the vocals. It was reacting to two frequencies somewhere around 230Hz and around 400Hz and pulling them out. However, it looked like there has been a boost of the low lows on each instance. That may need some controlling. But I really like it! And I'm pretty sure, people will scream that it's the end of mixing. A little like the reactions towards Melodyne and it's kin.
Hi Jürgen! I really appreciate your amazing comments! Always incredibly informed!!
I've always decided to learn from the best! Honestly! Be kind to Eric, please! He appears to be a great guy.
Haha yes, Eric is a great guy and he is going to be absolutely amazing the more he does this!
Hi Warren, what do think of the Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition for home studio's
Alas, it is only available for Mac. I was just about to take the plunge when I realized it. Any idea when us Windows users might get to enjoy this wonderful plugin?
Back seat lay me down... Damn you, Warren... lol. This was great. It's really giving me a better idea on how to use Gullfoss.
I don’t understand what it’s doing. Is there some sort of target frequency response it’s trying to hit?
Nice haircut!
Nice channel!
Haha thanks Michael you Rock!!
Thanks ever so much Gabriel!! Yes, In The Mix Rocks!
Thanks for the review Warren, ready to try this bad boy out. Also, if you’re looking for great forward thinking plug-ins you should try to get your hands on and do a review on Oeksound’s spiff and soothe, and Zynaptiq’s Intensity (which is my favorite plug-in atm).
Great! Thanks for the tip! Let me know how you get on with the plug in! I love it!!
35% off for Black Friday $130 instead of $200 right now... I'm still on the fence though, super tight budget and that's still a big chunk for a single plugin
+1 haha
Very cool to see how you use the plugin after the OG mix has been done.
Thanks Ryan! Yes, very impressed!
this thing will make me lazy or homeless, no seriously, i could see this also as first instance on every track to get to a nice starting point quickly, as it emphasizes nice things and gets rid of bad things, and then pretty quickly the mixing fun can happen. also for teaching! it just shows you what it's doing and how it sound better because of that, so you can then try and eq these issues yourself and see what it changes. Million times better than any of those Ozone auto mastering things or whatever
The song is 'Shoot you down' by Little Empire.
Yes it is!!
This plugin polishes my songs, but requires careful listening. Regular eq to cut obvious issues then this on a track to find issues = makes me sound like i know what i am doing
Bought it, really amazing tool!
Hey Warren, 2021 now and do you still use this?
Wow! This IS new. This thing can change its EQ settings 100 times per second. That's a lot of calculus.
I know insane calculations Ken!!
Thanks for the detailed test. Interesting plugin. Too bad that there is only one Mac version.
I'm sure the PC version is coming very soon!
I don't know, I've got Smart EQ+ by sonible and Elements from iZotope... and after the first couple mixes, I just don't use them anymore... back to the old trusty ReaEQ and emulations.
Thanks for the comment! Sorry to hear different plug ins didn't work for you! Try this plug in out and let us know how you get on!
Try this one.... it really is something else, in all regards. There's a free trial so you've got nothing to loose!
Great video, this plugin really emphasized the groove of the song.
Thanks for the great demonstration! I agree with you that the audio world could do with some new approaches. I'd like to see you demo some of the ones listed below, especially Neutron2.
Yeah so bias and brighten were totally used wrong here.. I understand you don’t necessarily have the time with all you do but for the bias there’s the outer vertical line that you use to get the sweet spot ( you basically want it to disappear).. beneath the eq there’s a horizontal white line you want that to zero out as well by negative or positive brighten.. love your stuff ..✌️
Yes, I do that! Haha I just tend to use the controls until it sounds the way I want, not necessarily the right way!
Nice song! Like the "rock-disco feel" with attitude in the vocalist. Also find the Gullfoss plug interesting, cant wait to seeing the Windows release.
Yes! I can see that a lot of people are waiting for the Windows release to come out!!
it has just been released for windows
Hope you are doing marvelously well Warren!!! Can’t thank you enough for what you do
Wow! I've got to try this one. I really like the idea behind this plugin - and you seem to like it too! I totally agree with you : that's the kind of innovation we want from plugins developers in the future, not more emulations of the same things over and over. Thanks for the great review! Have studio fun! ;-)
Ive been messing around with melda mtransient and mauto eq. This looks interesting !
I think this is pretty cool. It contributed everyway you tried it
Agreed 100% my friend! Great forward thinking plug in!
Wow, what a great plugin! Great video, already took a sneak preview during your lifestream of course, but good to see a more detailed explenation!
Nice haircut as well :)
Hi Martin, great stuff my friend!! Glad you enjoyed the video AND the haircut!
So is this a quick master tool?
L. Scott Music I can imagine using it on many things inside of the mix!
I thought the way that the bias works is that a positive value is more biased towards recover whereas a negative value is more biased towards tame..that's what I thought it said in the manual or somewhere, can't remember now..
Stephen Gibson you may be correct my friend! As I said I didn’t read the manual haha I just did my usual dumb guy one it up and start playing with it! I’m very impressed with it!
yes, I love it, don't know how they did it..it's the devil's work if you ask me
Haha it's a great plug in!
So do you think Gullfoss should be applied on seperate busses (or individual tracks), on the master track, or both?
I like to use it sparingly on events that need it and if it gets used on the master bus it’s only for small tweaks!
when you announcing the winners ?
Great content as usual...
You help me a lot on my productions here in Brazil!
Thanks a lot
Thanks ever so much Daniel! You Rock!!
wow! seems like an awesome plugin! ..adding it to my wish list
Yes!! Amazing!
It's alive!
Yes it's a great haircut. I can't get one where I live :-\ Also a cool plug-in, I'm putting on my list with the H2. Thanks Warren for the intelligent and informed demo.
Haha thanks! Yes, amazing Plug In!
I'm glad it's Mac only so I don't have to worry about buying it.
Sounds like an interesting plug in and one that could be used for a variety of tracks or just at the end - I don't think it takes away the human element as really your ears ultimately control the end result or direction you go, this plugin just allows you to maybe get there a little quicker/better? Anyway thanks Warren another great and informative video tho at $250 Aus I might have to wait a while.
awesome, thank you so much!
❤️ the future is NOW!
Yes it is!!
I noticed there's no PC version yet. I'll have to wait for that to try it out. Nice haircut Warren looks good.
Glad you enjoyed the hair cut my friend! I'm sure the PC version is in the works!
Fantastic plug in warren!
Thanks ever so much Darlene!
Agree 100%. There are obviously good sides to knowing the original mechanisms -- what you learn about sonics from learning to use an EQ correctively is huge -- but if these things can be automated so that time is saved, and to allow for foolproof creative use of EQ for shaping and balance, I'm all for it. I have Oeksound Soothe and Zynaptiq's Intensity, and Gullfoss seems to be doing something from both worlds.
Yes, Joe! I love what it's doing and all I;m hearing is great things from people I trust about this plug in!
What is name of the artist / track?
It's Little Empire 'Shoot You Down'.
Hey Warren could you review t-racks tape plugin im with you on making new plugins for the future;D
I'm STILL trying to master DUMB EQ'z......but I just write songz;)
Gullfoss iz BRILL though ...thanks 4 the introduction Team PLAP!
ok this is pretty sweet. might have to get one.
Agreed! I am!
Produce Like A Pro Have you tried Soothe?
that would be nice for rough mix's. thanks for your time.
Agreed, easy to use tool!!
Can you please compare to neutron 2 from izotope? Thanks!
Nice hair cut master. Video is great. THX
Thanks ver so much Joseph!
Hi, I'm very new to the channel and I love your advices and teachings very much. May I ask for the name of the song? Thank you
The song is 'Shoot you down' by Little Empire.
@@rph Thank you very much!
Warren thanks for another great video/review. My opinions but moreover APPRECIATION. Plugins emulating analog gear... we have long since arrived. And by all means developers please don't stop. I am truly facinated by each side of this coin. I am super curious about this trend ...intelligent plugins for a digital universe...no analog equivalent. My ears tell me Digital has done analog due dilligence...So much so I don't even notice anymore (my ears). Now days (for me) once “the numbers are in the box as intended” so to speak, all bets are off. I wanna manipulate that sound and have the tools needed to make the sound in my head happen through the speakers etc... but wait, here we go again...just like Analog we twisted electrons in AMAZING ways... created sounds literally UN-heard before. Even used the technology to resolve itself. And the result for the effort: Analog CLASSICS we know and love. Same approach, now only Digital. Plugins that do amazing things and have no analog equivalent. I'm facinated when I see stuff like this. It makes me think some a future producer searching for “classic 'intelligent' DAW plugins circa 2018”. To get “vintage digital sound”.Just like we do now for analog. And as a note to all makers of plugins.. thank you for doing so. It allows me to own gear I would never have been able to own, but thanks to your skills I can
Hi Billy, I do agree with you! Definitely 100% believe there is a place for both approaches! Doing brand new ideas, pushing the boundaries and also emulating classic equipment. There is definitely a balance there!
Sounds good, I gotta try it !
Fantastic! Lt us know how you get on!
I hate it doesn’t have presets. I use it for eq suggestion on individual parts, and most times it gives me a wayyyyyyy better mix suggestion than I would have come up with, But I found it does make everything too bright and you have too come to your logical senses every time lol
i've recently fell in love with the Luftikus by lkjb eq plugin, i find it great on vocals and woodwinds, though it also has a mastering mode, and a very interesting keep gain function, anyone have experience with this plugin or type of eq similar to luftikus? cheers, and thanks for another amazing video warren..
Yantho WeepingHorn Luftikus is also great on electric guitars. Remove the mud at 40Hz, add mids to your liking and crank the air band at 10K, and the guitar cuts through your mix!
Yeah, Luftikus is really good. It's amazing how much a high price tag will make us overlook things that are cheap and free, when there are so many top class effects in the low-/no-price bracket
Marvellous question Yantho!
Thanks for the tip Jan!
I understand Joe. So many people spend a huge amount of their time and their own money developing these amazing plug ins! I am always happy to reimburse them for their energy!
This would be a amazing tool in my evergrowing studio
Agreed! A must have for me too!
This is amazing... waiting for that Windows version
Disasterbator great stuff!!
its out now yay
has anyone ever used FreeFilter directX plugin?
it came out in late 1990s.
* it could Learn the eq curve from a World Class Mix of a song (like Toxic - BritSpears)
and then apply it to your mix in whatever strength/percentage you choose.
Great video as usual. I wonder tho if we integrate this plugin earlier on that we are kind of mixing and mastering simultaneously? “Suddenly every track has a low mid problem”😂
I personally am going to use it on the end of a chain, not in the beginning. I love the idea of it evening out my eq moves!
Produce Like A Pro marvellous👍
Produce Like A Pro marvellous!
BAT HEAVY haha thanks! Marvellous indeed!
I heard "pull your socks off/get your rocks off" and was tempted to tune this out. Maybe some different material? Something with more acoustic elements? Thanks for all you do.
Indeed! There is so many different genres, this is just one! The day before I used it on a Rock, very organic sounding track with me singing!
It’s too eq intensive to put across 50 tracks as you would with like a ProQ or stock daw eq
I was just wondering if there actually is any plugin of this kind and you come and upload a video about it. I'll be damned, man xD
Excellent! So glad to be able to help my friend! Perfect timing it would seem Le Crow!
I like new technology but it's kind of weird the plugin always want to recover quite aggressively around 8-9 kHz whatever sound it analyses.
Hi corner liston thanks for the comment! I hadn’t noticed that on my mixes as much. I imagine that is dependent on everyone’s specific . Mixes and their listening environment that makes those frequencies more or less evident.
This is because it works after an A-weighted curve, giving you ears a "natural" sound and those are the related frequencies that you ears cannot hear correctly in nature (to put it simple). That is the whole trick really.