"delta" in math means "difference". So the plugin is playing the difference between the input and the output, ie the bit that it is removing.

@bananermat3798

2 жыл бұрын

And I believe the delta in audio is usually produced by flipping the phase between two sources, leaving only the phase difference. Might be wrong or over-simplifying it.

@jojoDUB

2 жыл бұрын

@@bananermat3798 Nope, that is most definitely exactly what the switch does!

@NickScottProducer

2 жыл бұрын

Reaper DAW has this built in for every plug-in now :)

@crookdfinga

2 жыл бұрын

@@NickScottProducer what?! same precision?

@NickScottProducer

2 жыл бұрын

@@crookdfinga yeah !

It's incredible. I find it's also great when taming huge reverb sends. It can keep them massive but without sounding too messy.

@andrewhuang

2 жыл бұрын

Nice tip!

@tomik6537

2 жыл бұрын

MixedbyAli does this

@kennedywokama687

Жыл бұрын

Where do you place it in the send chain

@Pennygame

Жыл бұрын

Where to Place it ? Bus or direct in Chanel?

@Orrinton

Жыл бұрын

I second kennedys question. When doing this, do you place it before or after the reverb in the aux track?

A friend and I are so close to finishing our first EP together and we're in the final stages - this video has truly, TRULY changed everything. I immediately downloaded the trial and the changes Soothe2 made to the tracks is... absolutely mind blowing. Oeksound is a saint and Andrew, you are a saviour. Thank you ♥

@andrewhuang

2 жыл бұрын

Oh what I love hearing that! Yeah Soothe really helps with the mix process, especially the parts that are usually not fun. :) Good luck with the EP!

@sypialnia_studio

8 ай бұрын

Yo where is the EP bro

One way I like to conceptualize the hunt for those 5% improvements is to frame it as the search for all of the problems that each take 5% away from what the song could be. The difference is just semantic in a sense, but framing the editing/mixing/mastering process as removing problems rather than adding more details helps keep that step in focus for me.

For those interested in buying soothe 2... I've spent thousands and thousands on plugins, vsts, fx etc. Soothe 2 is the best music production tool I've ever bought.

One of the best plugins ever. Highly recommended. And don't forget RX-9, the only plugin suite I know of that can restore a unique modular recording you just screwed up by recording it too loud.

@CreativeMindsAudio

2 жыл бұрын

RX9 is godly. I use the music rebalance for a live recording i did that i started to mix and realized the vocal mic picked up the acoustic guitar as loud as the vocals. i could have just used that one mic, but instead decided to use the RX9 rebalance to separate the vocal from the guitar to process and treated it like it's own mic. so i had the acoustic guitar mic, the 'vocal' mic, and the 'room' mic. turned out sounding incredible. also the de-noise plugins and dialog isolate are god tier time savers. esp guitar de-noise. I worked in post production at one point and dropped the cash for the advanced version, best money i ever spent. I suggest to everyone i know (who are musicians, podcasters, twitch streamers, etc) to at least get the elements version. oh and the de-clipper tool is pretty badass as well. saved a lot of headaches for me.

@JunkBondTrader

2 жыл бұрын

RX 9 mouth declick is this dehydrated mofos best friend! lol. I praise the RX suite whenever I can. It's so transparent, and they're all so effective for plugins that require 1 or 2 tweaks to dial in. It's really freaky how effective RX tools are in certain situations. Mouth declick allows me to e so much less concerned with spoken word mic etiquette. Transparent enough for singing as well.

@niganools1502

Жыл бұрын

@@CreativeMindsAudio It’s so expensive tho 🥲, is it worth it frfr??

@CreativeMindsAudio

Жыл бұрын

@@niganools1502 advanced is really only worth it if you are getting post production gigs. Standard for everyone else. Worth its weight in gold. I can’t tell you how many sessions were ruined that have been saved years later because of it. The artist would pass on releasing the song and now reconsider it. All depends on how often you have noisy recordings though, but it is a very valuable tool. I work with a lot of artists who do home recordings where I don’t always have the option to re-record it or do it better. Along with podcasts and other stuff. It’s paid for itself for sure. I’d grab it soon while holiday says are happening. (And check the site plugin discounts for a slightly better deal).

@piermckenzie6297

Жыл бұрын

What do you use in RX9 that’s different to RX8 that you used to repair overly loud modular recordings

I bought Soothe and then Soothe 2 and Spiff. These plugins are some of the only ones I've never regretted for a minute. I use them everyday and they never let me down. Absolute must have plugins!

@HumanBeingWithFeelings

2 жыл бұрын

do you use spiff on every mix?

@privateer2584

Жыл бұрын

@@HumanBeingWithFeelings Yes... There may have been one in the last two years that I didn't, but that was a piano instrumental. Otherwise, it always finds a place.

A comprehensive : ) review of the de-harsh-ifyers I use: Soothe2 (Very Good) Gullfoss (Very Good) BX_refinement (Good) SmoothOperator (Good) Smart EQ2 (Very Good)

@kebbinator

2 жыл бұрын

I use Soothe on individual tracks and Gullfoss on the mix bus/master. They’re both amazing tools but for me have very different sounds for different purposes. Smooth operator has a great UI but I haven’t really found a use for it, I find it gets way too extreme too quick and it’s hard to dial in subtly.

@illford6921

2 жыл бұрын

Smooth operator is good because it's tye cheapest option I think

@kebbinator

2 жыл бұрын

@@safe Gullfoss and Soothe for me are two of the very few plugins that I think are worth their high price and can’t be replaced with cheaper or free alternatives like most other plugins. Gullfoss and Soothe not only save me heaps of time mixing (which increases my profits) but also made such an improvement to the quality of my mixes that I could up my rates. They literally paid for themselves.

@kebbinator

2 жыл бұрын

@@safe The UI of Smooth Operator is basically the opposite of Soothe. Rather than boosting the frequency range you want to attenuate, you drag down the curve into the spectrum analyser to attenuate that range. I think it’s a great UI, but I agree even the slightest cut into the frequency range drastically changes the sound of the signal and always sounds too heavy handed.

@thetylersherman

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Vastaus by Wavegrove (free).

omg andrew for the rescue AGAIN! thank you so much!!! you've saved my life! i'm releasing my old music soon and it's ear bleedingly bad mixes. but they're from 13 years ago and performed live before i knew what DAWs were, stuff i made with standalone VSTs recorded onto virtual dj and mixed like i'm in a 60s studio or something XD now with soothe i can finally make that stuff release worthy and ppl wont have to go to the doctors after listening. thank youuuuuuuu

Been using Soothe2 especally for the sidechain for some time now. It really is amazing how much it helps with getting the right focus in a soundfield. One thing you didn't mention (i think) is the stereo mode down on the left. By clicking on it you can also choose from side/mid and and i've been using that to make sure that the vocal has space in the middle without processing the sides. It really works well to kinda "glue" everything together.

@payetadisquette492

8 ай бұрын

so you sidechain the voice Bus insert to your instrumental bus insert, then drop soothe 2 on the bus instrumental to curve space for the voices is that right? what range of frequencies are you targetin please ? find this video and the range targeted seems to be the whole spectrum for that guy. your advice? kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZH5sypWMqMKcZaw.html

Wow, thanks! The first and last examples especially were amazing!

been using soothe 2 forever, it has saved my mixes more times than I can count now. I have a habit of instinctively making music with lots of upper mid buildup, this is a blessing if you tend to let your frequencies run rampant in production stage, just calmly tames everything after the fact, mixes sound better than you could have ever imagined.

@jackedkerouac4414

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a dj and voice over artist who edit and master on Audacity. Is Soothe 2 applicable in my case?

@SwagGuffington

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackedkerouac4414 Can only help, won’t hurt unless you go insane with the settings

Thanks Editing Andrew for explaining why the difference was underwhelming compared to expectations (first example was incredible and set the bar high).

Soothe 2 was a game changer for me (esp on electric guitar), but this freaking video allowed me to understand the plugin way more along with some issues i have sometimes that this can fix too. Soothe 2 is OP and so necessary. Machine learning plugins are speeding up my workflow so much. gulfoss, smart EQ, soothe 2, etc. all incredible time savers.

I've been using soothe2 for a couple of months now and it is a game changer. It cleans your audio-files so much faster than before. This video is also made super clear and understandable. You have made a great video Andrew 👏

Been watching ur vids for almost a decade and I have the make music everywhere hoodie. Keep doing your thing ❤️

I absolutely love soothe and currently use a pretty much on all of my projects. I really love the sidechain function to make some space for one instrument without carving out too much on the other instruments

sitting those vocals in the mix was basically day and night, damn. Great video of a super plugin!

Holding Alt as a key command to isolate is a great tip! This is an excellent all around tutorial on Soothe. Nice job

YES! I love soothe. ever since I found it I put it almost everywhere especially vocals. It's amazing for vocals.

I ABSOLUTELY LOST IT AT 4:17 HI EDITING, I'M DAD. brilliant. 5/5 comedies

Glad I found your channel. I used to play around with Reason ages ago and then life got in the way. Your channel has encouraged me to get back into it. Now, better start saving $$ :)

thank you for making videos man,your help is very apprecited

one of my favourite plugins for sure. sidechaining is magical. kick-bass, vocal-reverb send 🙌🙌

Nice vid on Soothe2, Andrew! As explained, it's great for removing resonant frequencies. I tend to use Softube's Tape (Saturator plugin) afterwards - as it helps to smooth it all out. The thing that I find it incredible for, is when I use my keyboard's horns. Sometimes there are annoying frequencies that almost have a nasal element to them. Soothe2 greatest feature is it's granularity. Pinpoint accuracy in lowering those unwanted tones, while not affecting the original sound. Amazing stuff. Also I liked this video because you were able to help me understand how to pronounce the name of the company Oeksound [OH EK Sound] Finally ;)

I finally bought this, and I'm glad I did

@aswathyramkumar

2 жыл бұрын

hey there buddy, love your videos!

You are so creative! Thank you for this video :)

Very well explained with good examples - thanks!

The guitar example in the beginning was amazing. The deessed vox, less so (prolly yt compression and my cheap phones), but the control in the dips seems like a solid use case!

@rthoulouze

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the de-essing example was actually worse with the plugin than without.

Maybe I'm weird but I prefer that guitar sound with Soothe off; the higher pitch frequencies make it feel so much brighter and prettier, whereas with it off it feels muddy and more harsh IMO. Maybe I have weird preferences tho.

@trentkraemer7109

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, especially in a mix cutting out the “harshness” may lead to it losing clarity. I think it was used too extremely in that example.

@shane5003

2 жыл бұрын

same at 8:20 he smears the "f"s - if you up the quality settinh this helps with phasey comb filtering

@budgetguitaristcom

Жыл бұрын

Usually the issue with the high pitched frequencies that poke out isn't at lower volumes... it's when the mix is cranked up that those peaks can feel like ice picks in your ears. That's what Soothe 2 is best at - getting rid of those. Of course, you can go too far and kill the life of the thing.

@markf5229

Жыл бұрын

I agree. It took everything that made that guitar tone sound like a good guitar tone.

@bradashlock

10 ай бұрын

You're not weird. You're right. THEY are the weird ones - who wants such weak electric guitar? He ruined it.

Earlier this morning I was thinking about Sooth and if I should buy it or not and thought that before I should check some videos and out of the blue Andrew cones up with this video now I not only know what I needed to know but I know I can try it for free which is always a nice thing.

I LOVE the effect Soothe2 gives you with so little effort. I would highly recommend the NOVA TDR EQ which is a free alternative until you are able to afford Soothe and it's upgrade.

@fabbemark5686

2 жыл бұрын

Does nova remove harshness automatically or do you have to manually set all the frequencies?

@banyanmusicofficial8899

2 жыл бұрын

@@fabbemark5686 it’s got an auto de-resonate feature that’s a great starting point. I prefer TDR spot treatment to soothe these days

@fabbemark5686

2 жыл бұрын

@@banyanmusicofficial8899 Nice!!!

@g.o.9513

Жыл бұрын

ty❤

that side-chaining left a lot of air for the vocals. great tip! thx Andrew! keep up

Great overview! Thanks for the tips. Have been experimenting with the side chain on all sorts of things, and also really love it on kick/bass relation. Word of caution to only use what you’re really needing - otherwise the “life” of the sound may degrade and fall more flat.

@radiofloyd2359

Жыл бұрын

Instead of soother you could try a multiband compressor, as I reckon a wider band probably would help to make things punchier.

Thank you so much, I have it and did not know how to use it this way. :)

seems like a really good plugin, thanks for letting us all know. ur the man.

Awesome plugin and also really nice in Sidechain Mode.

this must be insane on crash cymbals!!

@stefevr

2 жыл бұрын

shut up stefevr

Never thought you’d review this! Your mixes are flawless before it.

5:45 "guiding it's precision". Great way to put it.

You're a legend, dude! Thanks for this video.

I love this plugin!

5:34 That's so true, when I use this plugin I don't really pay too much attention to the numbers but to what I hear. The controls can be a bit confusing but that forces you to use your ears and "forget" about exact numbers,etc

You sold it to me and i am glad you did. A must have. Especially for any bedroom producer that uses everything inside the box. Rids of that nasty digital harshness and excellent de esser for vocals. Going to try side chaining the vocals to sit in the mix next.

Loving the stache at 4:20 !

I’m new to this, start to learn how it really works. But it surprisingly epic plugin to put in all your tracks especially vocals. It really tame those harsh frequencies recorded with cheap microphone before putting any mic mod plugins in my vocal bus…..Really awesome

The amazing thing is Au5 actually showed how Soothe 2 can used as a frequency mask by using the sidechain method which can lead to some cool sound design.

I've been curious about this plugin for a long time. It's pretty much an automated multiband, which is pretty cool.

Great Tutorial, thank you 🙏🏼

I Love this Plug in

Great video. Thanks for this.

The sidechaining by frequency is an idea for a plugin I've had for a long time because it just seems SO useful. I'm sad I won't get to make it now, but I'm happy I won't have to make it now.

Soothe2 is genuinely so helpful

And on the Wishlist it goes !!!!!

My favourite plugin ❤

Yep. It’s a must-have.

such a good explanation

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 needed this

Great video ! Thanks 🙏

Ive seen a lot of people compare Soothe2 to Gullfoss, but its getting clear to me that while they are in the same niche they can do different things. Ive been using both with Soothe2 first in the signal line, having Gullfoss do minor changes to its output (sometimes on individual tracks and sometimes on the master). Anyone having input on how you use the two in combination?

That is... pretty nifty. I'm possibly going to embark on a musical journey with a friend soon. Actually, I found an old file, your "Van Gogh" song you did wwwaaaay back in the day, and I would love to hear you re-tool that track, or even re-perform it. I can't find it anywhere on the internet, which is weird. It was hosted on someone's website before, but it's almost like the only copy in the world was hiding on a USB drive, lol.

bro you are the best thank you!

Found Vastaus by Wavegrove today. Free, much less control, but similar effects. I found it was pretty nice for taming sibilant sounds. The visual representation on Soothe definitely takes it far and above for surgical edits though.

That song you play here is FIRE.

I see you rocKing those DT-1990 headphones. Had mine for about a month and they are inCrediBLe!

This actually made me realize what Multi-Band compression does. I may have to use it more.

amazing video thanks

Yep, I’m using it too 🤩👍🏼

I got this plugin for a while now but im not really sure what it does and how use it, this video really help me here thank andrew

instant sub...great video

Instantly top of list to get

i knew this plugins rocks andrew. the only problem is the price

@noahporter4487

2 жыл бұрын

for that amount of money you could pay for some courses on ear training...

@inspir.edmusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@noahporter4487 Soothe will save you lots of time, no matter how great your ears are. Source: has good ears.

Can you make a video demonstrating how you setup the sidechain to work?

Been using spiff/soothe for a long while, but I didn’t ever try it on guitar.. gonna do that now thx.

This does look handy as a shortcut instead of spending time hunting down bands in dynamic EQ.

been using this since v1/. A game changer.

yeah, I'm using do dees Polish vocals... the sibilants in this language are my nightmare, especially when almost all condenser mics have little bump in that area 🥶

You can do the frequency side chaining with a dynamic EQ. Namely TDR Nova. It's free as well.

Hi Andrew, I've learned a ton from your channel over the years, but a lot of the time lately it does feel like just a high quality ad. I understand that this is your job, but I'd find it easier to trust if you would also discuss cheaper/free alternatives or workarounds using stock plugins that you would apply to the same mixing situation.That would probably make the videos longer, but it would also provide more value to your audience instead of predominantly functioning to encourage sales of a product. I've considered purchasing Soothe before this video, looked at it last week actually, but held off because it seems pretty hyped. Understanding how it works under the hood, and what it takes to apply those effects with other plugins, would enable your viewers to make a more informed decision about what these products are actually worth.

@FatRussianGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Some plugins are just THAT good and essential. If you are doing this as a career you should own it, and if you are doing this as a hobby you should use a cracked version. This is industry standard right now. Just like there is no vocal without melodyne/autotune on it, there are probably few tracks without soothe.

One cool thing to do with soothe is on a parallel aux, and send the reverbs and delays there, the track Will like dont have mudd in this effects

As soon as you said "you don't have to have that ducking" I added this to my shopping list. Pretty impressive! I have an annoying nasal click when I record my speaking voice, around 4kHz - do you think it would remove that? the problem is that it's a very brief sound, so I guess it would need a super fast attack and release?

@Bismvth

10 ай бұрын

Could always try a Dynamic EQ or a Multiband Compressor as well

You rock brosky

This is awesome. Some ai plug-ins I’ve found recently are pretty crazy. Awesome stuff

The sidechain feature make me cry 😢 so beautiful

When Andrew "Hi editing I'm dad"s and actually dads

10/10 a plugin worth doing paid promotion for

yeah Andrew, the best way ti mix very fast. I use too It in my composition

I use DSEQ by TB Pro Audio myself - works in a similar fashion to Soothe 2, but at a slightly cheaper price point. Highly recommended!

Love Soothe2.

"Little guy called Skrillex" made me smile while having bad day

I love soothe, but I'm actually listening to it's effect too much on mixes nowadays, I think that the best mixers know when something have a really bad ringing that needs to be dealt with and when that resonance is the actual sound that defines that element in the context of the production/mix.

@reallyanotheruser7290

Жыл бұрын

Yea, i can see it as a problem solver, but to my ear it also quickly is taking away the body of an instrument. I think if you use it everywhere or too much you quickly end up with a mix that is hollow and has unclear/undefinable instruments

I love you!!!!!

Is there any analog equipment in existence that functions just like smoothe2?

A cool advert I watched voluntarily

It's kinda like smooth operator but actually more gooder :O Imma check dis out

For me it is always: Hey it's agent Huang. Must be my German ear :) Love the explanation approach!! 👏

I've seen this popping in and out of your videos for a while and it seems a bit like a multiband compressor without the compression? Like, muted textures can become clear but even when adding shimmer it doesn't get harsh

@andrewhuang

2 жыл бұрын

It pretty much is a multiband compressor but with thousands of bands and really good automatic detection

@kebbinator

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewhuang If we’re being technical it’s more like a dynamic EQ with hundreds of really narrow bells. MB compressors split the frequency response with crossovers and applies compression to each band, whereas dynamic EQ is an EQ band (bell or shelf) that dynamically cuts or boosts as the signal exceeds the threshold. I’m sure their algorithm is more advanced than that, but that’s essentially how it works. The curve you draw in with the ‘EQ’ is the sidechain listen circuit, the sharpness control is how narrow the bands are and the depth control is the threshold. You could probably make a crude recreation with two instances of Pro-Q 3 and a bunch of dynamic bands.

@illford6921

2 жыл бұрын

@@kebbinator so basically it's just a precise EQ

@bananermat3798

2 жыл бұрын

Copied my existing comment: Another problem with multiband is every crossover is always active, meaning you get a constant phase shift at every crossover point. With dynamic EQ and Soothe-type plugins, the crossovers are only active when the compression or expansion is happening, meaning less phase shift overall.

Would using soothe2 as apart of your stereo out chain towards the end of the mixing process be a viable option? Kinda like using soothe on the track as a whole?

@alexburchell1891

2 жыл бұрын

Works well for mastering/mix chain stuff, just got to mess with it a bit to get it to the right spot.

Soothe is the GOAT

I love mustache Andrew.