Gullfoss vs soothe 2

Soundtheory Gullfoss is an intelligent EQ VST plugin that promises to easily increase mix clarity. In this review, I test Gullfoss on a full mix, and test it vs oeksound soothe 2 for dealing with a resonant guitar. Is it an instant fix for you mix? Is it like soothe2 or DSEQ? Is it the best mastering plugin? Watch to find out.
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---Timestamps------
00:00 Coming Up
00:06 Intro
00:23 What is Gullfoss?
01:17 How to use Gullfoss
02:28 Gullfoss on a Full Mix
10:34 Gullfoss on a Resonant Guitar
11:55 Oeksound soothe 2 Comparison
12:34 Conclusion
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[@palebluedotstudios]

Thanks for watching! What do you guys think of the Gullfoss plugin? Any tips and tricks? Let me know in the comments below!

[@thegroove2000]

Good channel. Well done.

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@thegroove2000 Thank you so much! And thanks for watching!

[@CED.Dweller]

I am greatly impressed with Gullfoss. I watched the video before downloading the trial version.

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@CED.Dweller It's a wonderful plugin, I'm glad you found my video helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@sin_phany_tv]

Hello, I am a blind, audio engineer, and I wish I knew the exact parameters you placed on each thing is there any chance that you can send me the presets so I can apply and tweak it as I go or can you just tell me what your place for recover and so forth it would really help me. Thank you so much. And by the way, amazing video.

[@spectrelayer]

Always a pleasure to see what brilliant minds have come up with! Part of the process I've developed uses a variant of this technique - however, the primary steering uses a form of parametric EQ steered by relative amplitudes of nearby & harmonically related content. Very heavy computationally. Looks like Gullfoss may be easier on the CPU load than what my workstations need to put up with - although there isn't as much going on with Gullfoss, either. What it does it appears to do well. Nice tool.

[@palebluedotstudios]

Thanks for your comments! That sounds like an intriguing setup you have over there. Gullfoss does indeed have some highly computational stuff going on under the hood. Some more info here: www.mixonline.com/blog/gullfoss-inventor-andreas-tell-tells-all

[@em8969]

What an amazing analytic video, thank you so much mr

[@palebluedotstudios]

Wow, why thank you! That means the world to me. So glad you enjoyed! Feel free to check out my other spectral correction videos! Thanks so much for watching, and cheers!

[@gonebymidnight2881]

awesome review ✨

[@palebluedotstudios]

Cheers! Thank you so much, and thanks for watching!

[@SwimnBird]

I like how natural Gullfoss sounds compared to soothe. I have soothe and I found I never or rarely use it because I have to really fiddle with it to get it to work how I want. And it can make things sound like smooth SpongeBob. Gullfoss so far seems to give me (what I expected soothe to do) very easily.

[@palebluedotstudios]

That's great to hear! I find soothe2 can be a bit more flexible with very problematic tracks, but artifacts can appear quickly. Gullfloss is quite transparent, so it's great choice for fixing issues, and you can use the filters to narrow in on a band. Thanks for watching! Cheers!

[@Joesumssums]

This is the video i needed

[@palebluedotstudios]

Awesome! Thanks so much for watching. Cheers!

[@joshuaswannmusic6462]

They will be getting my money. Bless Sound Theory for making this free to use for 14 days.

[@palebluedotstudios]

Yes, it’s a generous trial period! Glad you’re finding Gullfloss useful! Cheers!

[@thegroove2000]

Might have to try this out.

[@palebluedotstudios]

It's definitely worth a shot! Especially useful for mastering.

[@Caynug]

The best video on this plugin out there... check out the new gullfoss "mastering" plugin they released for free!

[@palebluedotstudios]

Why, thank you so much! I really appreciate that. I just got the update yesterday, and it is extremely clean and subtle; perfect for mastering! It's really cool how they've made it a 3-in-1 EQ now! Thanks for watching!

[@techreviewz87]

it's not free. It's part of the plugin, just slightly different settings.. needs to be part of the same plugin purchase obviously.

[@BenCaesar]

Gullfoss is a friend

[@palebluedotstudios]

It truly is! Especially when they released the mastering version for free!

[@SiTheMon777]

I really love this tune. Gullfoss is a big boss level plugin

[@palebluedotstudios]

Cheers, glad you like it! And thanks for watching!

[@SiTheMon777]

@@palebluedotstudios who is the artist?

[@matthewchavezm.b.s5503]

yah gullfoss is badass

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@matthewchavezm.b.s5503 It almost makes mastering too easy...

[@matthewchavezm.b.s5503]

@@palebluedotstudiosI like getting the mastering as good as I can then I slap gullfoss on and I like to A/B it and almost always it gives a little more clarity and helps to tame resonance and frequency build up since it's analyzing it in real time.

[@BartekEVH]

Thank you. :)

[@palebluedotstudios]

You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching!

[@autocon7702]

I love the track

[@palebluedotstudios]

Thank you so much! Thanks for watching!!!

[@DerekSmyth]

Ive got Ozone, Smart eq 3, TDR NOVAS, Smooth Operator, what would you suggest next Gullfoss or Soothe? I generally only do simple acoustic and vocal tracks or instrumentals

[@palebluedotstudios]

I think if you're looking at mainly correcting instruments, I'd go with soothe2 for this. Gullfoss is mainly targeted at mastering, and soothe2 gives you more control over the processing. Cheaper alternatives to look at: Wavesfactory Equalizer and Techivation M-Clarity. Very good plugins that sound great, right out of the box. thanks for much for watching! Cheers!

[@lyteside]

Thank you for the comparison! Do you think for most use cases, gullfoss will do the trick for fixing upper mid harshness on guitars and vocals just as well (or comparable) to soothe?

[@palebluedotstudios]

You’re very welcome! I think Gullfoss is ideal for fixing harshness, whereas soothe2 would be more for resonant frequencies, but there is a lot of overlap in features here. Try the demos if you can, but Gullfoss is a great choice for overall harshness!

[@lyteside]

@@palebluedotstudios thank you so much - that clarification helps a ton. I am already eyeballs deep in using surgical EQ to kill resonances (and have the dynamic option with Pro Q 3), so gullfoss might actually be the better time saver for me right now. Obviously when I'm ready to shorten my workflow on surgical EQ, I can make the leap to soothe :D

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@lyteside Glad I can help! It's a really tough call sometimes, because these intelligent EQs share a lot of DNA. Gullfoss is VERY transparent though, so yeah, I think that is the right choice. I think it's on sale right now too...yep! 35% off! www.soundtheory.com/home

[@techreviewz87]

@@lyteside Basically you are trying to decide where to put your 140 dollars before the sale ends LOL - coz you just wanna pay for one.

[@lyteside]

@@techreviewz87 oh of course! That, and I hate the plague of just building up an endless assortment of plugins - it just slows me down sometimes. After some research, just seems I'm gonna get more bang for my buck with gullfoss. They are both time saving tools for me (not magic plugins), so just prioritizing which one will save me the most time :)

[@anthoni8337]

So worried, what should I put first in my mix bus? Will putting one in front of the other mess things up? Or should soothe 2 always go first before gullfoss?? And is spiff anything like gulfoss? Where should I throw in spiff if I do use gulfoss and soothe 😂 new to mixing but absolutely love it.

[@palebluedotstudios]

So glad you're loving mixing! If you're new to mixing, I would recommend using soothe 2 lightly, and only when you hear bad frequencies. If you're using it with Gullfoss, I'd use Gullfoss after soothe 2 for final EQ balancing (but generally speaking, it's a bad sign if you need to use both). Spiff is a different beast: it's main job is working with transients, i.e. you can make your drums punchier. I would not bother with Spiff while you're learning. You've probably got a decent transient designer in your DAW. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!

[@anthoni8337]

@@palebluedotstudios you’re awesome thank you! Definitely keeping it all into account

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@anthoni8337 Thank you! Anytime, my friend. Anytime. :)

[@izzyizzm8761]

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[@johndata88]

What is the name of the song? Sounds like Ozzy, but I didn't see where it is mentioned

[@palebluedotstudios]

It's a single from my old band, Arkana. We're not on streaming right now, working on remastering and I'll slap links when they're out. Thanks for your interest!

[@winknotes]

This might be a naive question, but does Gulfoss go at the very end of the FX chain in the Master output?

[@palebluedotstudios]

Not naive at all! Yes, I would put it second-to-last; right before your limiter. Cheers!

[@PleaseSayYesTV]

you know it's good when the review could be from the manufacturer

[@palebluedotstudios]

Excellent! Thanks for watching!

[@vidworxsfx]

I find for mastering just 5 or 10% Recover and or Tame brings out just that little bit of extra clarity that might be needed for the final master. A little can def go a long way with Gullfoss.

[@palebluedotstudios]

Precisely. You do NOT want to go nuts on this plugin. It's very subtle, and I think many can miss its effect.

[@DreamsongsProductions]

I never Recover or Tame more than 25-28% on Gullfoss. That is more than enough. Moderation works best on this plug-in....

[@palebluedotstudios]

For sure. It's a subtle effect, and you will get audible pumping/artefacts past those levels. Cheers!

[@sin_phany_tv]

I am a blind engineer, and I cannot follow along, would love to know each parameter which you place so I could put it on my master Bus and tweak it as I go or if you can send me the preset it would be so helpful. Thank you so much✌️

[@palebluedotstudios]

That's really good to know! This reminds me that I should make my content more clear, especially for people who only listen to the video. I'd be happy to send you a preset-did you want the settings that I used in this video?

[@sin_phany_tv]

Yes, that would be so helpful, thanks for replying. I use logic and ProTools. It would be amazing. If you could give me the precept for both DAW. Every time I try to give you my contact and won’t let me send it. How do we go about this?

[@sin_phany_tv]

It’s basically my name that you see in my channel music and is the typical one that everyone uses

[@sin_phany_tv]

It’s all together and remove the_symbol

[@leemendez7876]

I have both these plugins. I find I prefer Soothe by quite some way. Feel I could live without Gullfoss but not Soothe.

[@palebluedotstudios]

I would agree with that, but I tend to do more audio-post work, so that skews it in soothe's favour. Thanks for watching!

[@joost3783]

Soundtheory is such a great company srsly. Like - they're not like: Gullfoss Mastering edition is so good it could be a separate plugin but NO. You don't have to pay extra for 2 additional plugins. Love em. Truly genius developers and non-asshole company.

[@palebluedotstudios]

That is a really good point! Yes, to basically get 3 plugins for one is outstanding! A great company indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@techreviewz87]

also 200 dollars - that does not leave them much room for playing around with people. THat's how it should be... Even with discount 130 bucks - all of that need to be included, and updates for LIFE!

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@techreviewz87 Yes! Totally reasonable for lifetime updates.

[@EarleHolder]

Sounds better than the reference

[@palebluedotstudios]

Awesome! Literally good to hear!

[@beto5720]

10:47 oh no I remember those guitars haha

[@palebluedotstudios]

Haha! Yes, I'm thinking I'll bust out some new ones next time! Thanks for watching!

[@mehlek23]

What's the name is this song?

[@palebluedotstudios]

That song is called "Writings From the Surface of the Sun", from my band Arkana. I'm currently remastering it because the original master was sh*t. I'll have it back on digital platforms soon! Thanks so much for asking!

[@mehlek23]

Oh ok gotchu thanks plz let me know

[@palebluedotstudios]

Will do!@@mehlek23

[@yagi1262]

The Nasty Guitars sound totally different between when Gullfoss bypassed and Soothe bypassed. Why do you do such thing ...

[@palebluedotstudios]

I'm not sure! I was curious if Gullfoss could be used as a resonance suppressor. Thanks for watching!

[@BonoboBerry]

What's this song and artist?

[@palebluedotstudios]

The song is called "Writings From the Surface of the Sun", and it's from my band Arkana. Sadly we're not on streaming right now, pulled the LP for remastering. I'll post links when it's up.

[@BonoboBerry]

@@palebluedotstudios that would be amazing. Such a great song man. I'll stay tuned, can't wait to hear the whole thing!

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@BonoboBerry Wow! So glad you liked it. I'll have the full version up soon. :)

[@BonoboBerry]

@@palebluedotstudioshey just checking. Did this get remastered yet or is there a place I can purchase the original version?

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@BonoboBerry Sadly, I'm still procrasti-working on this! I'm going to put your name on a list and notify you when it's ready soon. Thanks for checking in!

[@theelektriccowboy7661]

Sorry.... What is that A/B Plugin??????

[@palebluedotstudios]

My friend, that is Metric AB from Plugin Appliance! One of the greatest plugins ever made. It’s routinely on sale for $29, so check it out!

[@theelektriccowboy7661]

@@palebluedotstudios Thank You!!!! Your channel rocks!!!!

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@theelektriccowboy7661 Thanks man! Stay tuned for more!!

[@palebluedotstudios]

@@theelektriccowboy7661 Thank you, my friend! Make sure to subscribe for more content! Thanks for watching@

[@theelektriccowboy7661]

@@palebluedotstudios already a subscriber!!!!

[@txddyfarquh3916]

Soon, I won't even need to create music anymore....I just let A.I do it and I just stamp my name on it as Producer lol

[@palebluedotstudios]

It's a real commitment, pushing that "analyze" button...

[@dutnakke]

The other right I'm sure

[@bahgo]

GullfLoss...