Next-Level EQ: Oeksound Bloom Reviewed and Analyzed

[@CarsonHoy]

If you can’t hear how bangin this plugin is - it’s that extra 10% of tone quality and customization that Gullfoss never had. I want!

[@Seekdnb]

I have Gulfoss. I am buying this after the demo without having tried it yet. I can tell based off this video.

[@russenduf]

Very high price for a not so unique product.....also the owners of sooth and spiff feel stupid by not been offered a loyalty coupon....

[@LiveFromPFD]

Bloom might have been a must buy for me if a loyalty coupon or intro pricing was given 😬 As it is, I’m more than interested but I think I’ll wait for a sale, which might be Black Friday.

[@russenduf]

@thisguy5611 really???Take a look at Acustica Audio ,are they stupid giving loyalty coupon or great intro prices or they didn't spend a lot of time developing their plugins...dont be stupid at least don't talk like one....

[@robknife]

I think the best advice from this video is "use it with a bit of caution." I've been using Bloom for several months and I shoot for 5-10% improvements. It's great for a lot of different use cases. But if you're going to push Bloom, it's best done in parallel (same logic as how I'd use saturation). One nitpick is that the four ranges at the top are not EQ, they're tone shapers. They control how much boost/cut is applied to the processing and appear to include priority that affects the other bands. They're not measured in dB, don't sound linear, and don't work exactly like EQ bells.

[@hightyde]

As much as I’d love to have this. The pricing is beyond ridiculous!

[@mixedbymatty]

I do agree. The price is a bit high.

[@dougleydorite]

I will pay more for using tools that don’t fall under monthly subscriptions

[@vicneve1169]

I would pay even double for this plugin 😊

[@barnyardrecordings]

I don't know, Gullfoss is 180, the UAD plugins are like 300. Two bags of groceries are 100 bucks and these are tools that you invest in.

[@Studio-Forty-Four]

@@barnyardrecordings Yeah, but the uad plugins its 48 plugins for 300 in a bundle.

[@marksaxon]

I have demo'd both Gullfoss and Bloom and I like how Bloom has some adjustments with focus on specific frequencies, compression settings and M/S. Gullfoss sounds great but you basically can only set tame/makeup amounts, bias/high general eq and high/low pass filter. Since they are essentially the same price, I think Bloom wins it slightly.

[@RPMusicStudios]

I’ll definitely be checking this out. It seems like something that can be useful when I get tracks from clients that record in less than ideal environments. I didn’t buy Soothe until 2 months ago. I tried it on some old recordings I did when I had a small basement studio in Philly . I had lower end preamps and cheaper mics. It completely saved my cymbals without dulling them. It also helped with some harsh guitars. I’m definitely a believer in this companies work. Great Video!

[@jinxypoes1]

it set the levels to the wright spot where they belong,its fast and its worth that money for sure,in production time way faster then sweeping the eq and finding the bad and good frequencies ,impressed

[@Wizardofvoz2]

I own Soothe 2, TEOTE, Gullfoss and Baby Audio. Do I really need this?

[@MAURITS_BIKE-HIKE]

Bloom makes great choices when it comes to eq. Strangely enough the high mids can sound a bit harsh. So I use bloom to create a reference and then eq with a better sounding equalizer, the Need 533 from NoiseAsh. The Need 533 has no harshness whatsoever. The reference plugin is REFERENCE from Mastering the Mix. Hopefully this information is useful for someone. Bloom is a very useful tool in this way.

[@mookiiieeee]

Amazing plugin. Great video Matty 🎉

[@JS_97]

Can’t wait for Bloom 2.

[@m_jasionowski]

Back when i buyed soothe and they released soothe 2 weeks later they gave a shit and didn‘t give me the option to just get soothe2 instead. I needed to buy the full upgrade. It‘s just not a fair customer service, especially for this price.

[@danzactivaballaja6083]

Hoping for Gulfoss 2.

[@TheChromaticz355]

@@danzactivaballaja6083its there its called gulfos masteing

[@GrumpleSenior]

Interesting that every new plugin like this is a “game changer” yet the pinnacle of production consistently is pre 2000

[@jazzupthattriad1257]

Dude so wrong that is kinda cray cray. Maybe you don’t know shiet bout production homeboy. Tuff sheisty dew

[@drefue]

Why not have them both on and use the bypass function? Eliminates the clicks.

[@Cefshah]

Very helpful video!! I love the reality that I have about 4 other plugins, that serve a similar purpose... BUT they produce a different flavor overall. Better to learn what they do, then apply as required. 🙂👍🧡

[@mixedbymatty]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jacobkoberstein9793]

It's actually really crazy how good the squash sounds.

[@g.o.9513]

"That's one good thing about oeksound. They make things easy to use." - Matty Truth!

[@shineliketko]

Great vid! Will be useful to a lot of people I think. Question for you.. I'm seeing you're in Studio One a lot lately. Any particular reason? Or the session was already in studio one?

[@mixedbymatty]

I've been mixing and mastering back in studio one for the most part. I'm a big fan of the DAW. It does a lot of things I would like PT to do but better. However there was a time when the 3rd party plugins were not acting right in S1. So I went back to Pro Tools. To me, Pro Tools is the most stable DAW out there. It's also dated. One of the main reasons I like S1 is I can click export stems and it just does it. It is a royal pain in the ass to get stems out of PT, even with Soundflow. Tons of clients want mixed stems these days, so I gotta use the daw that services me and my clients the best

[@shineliketko]

@@mixedbymatty Got ya. That makes a lot of sense. Been debating on trying S1. Might give it a shot. You make some good points!

[@Romariosaxo]

DynOne I think very closer to make multiband eq

[@hugogtmusic]

Mitsou spotted 👀

[@monowaverecords]

So good

[@TheChromaticz355]

All these automated dynamic eqs are doing one same thing behind curtains! MATCHING THE SIGNAL TO PINK NOISE or 6db CURVE!!!

[@rickythethird]

so what would you s ay is a good alternative to this?

[@TheChromaticz355]

@@rickythethird study great mixes and watch their average spectral curve! Span from voxengo is your free friend

[@jaroplichta]

Great video. Thank you. Great to see Gullfoss doing the same job and even better for me. By the way bloom is overpriced and offers nothing new on the market. A failed attempt to impress with price.

[@cekirdekci32]

i agreee.

[@huberttorzewski]

I own Spiff and Soothe and was shocked that I didn't get any discount for Bloom. Disgusting and greedy behaviour of the company. Sadly they showed a middle finger to all of their loyal customers. I like the plugin but probably won't get it anytime soon

[@mdptg1990]

I think you’re just entitled

[@g.o.9513]

They showed a new product called bloom not middle finger. Lol don't take it personal.

[@zechs5079]

@@mdptg1990nah, $209 for a plugin is…quite a lot. It would have been nice for oeksound to take even $20 off for loyal customers that own both soothe and spiff. Of course they don’t have to, but it’s kind of the norm for plugins at this price point.

[@deejayconte]

You can get whole ozone 11 advanced for the same price which can do far more than this.

[@g.o.9513]

Imagine both 🎉

[@davidwitte6466]

Too expensive and way too pink.

[@Suicide_Squad_SA]

🤣🤣🤣just do graphic designing not Sound Engineering

[@coryparham]

Isn't this functionality in Soothe already??

[@g.o.9513]

Soothe is a resonance suppressor and bloom is a tonal shaper.

[@coryparham]

Isn't bloom removing unwanted resonance?@@g.o.9513

[@jonathandufour6153]

wtf Mitsou

[@Mike-vr7mb]

Why fucking pink though! 😮‍💨

[@MS-gn4gl]

Says a ton of shit adjusting the plugin while letting us here nothing of what it's doing for minutes on end. Jfc.

[@mixedbymatty]

You must be fucking Deaf. There is 8 minutes of music on this video

[@g.o.9513]

​@@mixedbymattyahahahahahahha 😂

[@cekirdekci32]

hahaha🤣@@mixedbymatty 💟

[@joeyf808]

Ehh.

[@donnas8408]

Everyone start boycotting oaks sound plug-ins plug-in should not be no more than $100 at tops. They want $209 these greedy losers. Set a strong message to these companies. They’re not gonna take advantage of us anymore.

[@mixedbymatty]

I get that. But it does cost a ton of money to create and market a plugin. You are looking at at least $ 200,000 for development and marketing. Oeksound isn't one of these companies that releases a plugin every other month. They only have three in the last what 6 plus years? They really do take their time to create quality plugins. You have every right to not buy the plugin. I just feel if you want to boycott a company this one might not be the one.

[@RPMusicStudios]

Why does everyone think software should be priced as if no work is put into it. If it’s too expensive for you don’t buy it. It takes time and money to develop these things. Some plugin companies definitely try to charge a lot for recycled code dressed in a new GUI. I highly doubt Oaksound is that type of company.