I deleted Fabfilter…

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INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - A.I in plugins?
01:41 - A tour of the plugin
02:40 - Wow...
03:43 - Testing
05:57 - Is it better than Fabfilter?
06:47 - Spectral compression?
08:47 - Conclusion
10:07 - Support me!

[@urallnutz5294]

The way things are going, there's going to be plugins that monitor your pupil dilation and adjusts compression settings to maintain maximum exhilaration

[@memorylane3457]

Lool

[@stefanleithner6922]

you shoul copyright that idea!

[@joanna439]

I suggest we have compression attached to an Apple Watch where it monitors levels of saliva, heart beat and endorphins.

[@Bthelick]

funny you should say that 'they' just made the first wearable AR contact lens! I'm scared.

[@natesoundz]

Why doesn't my phone scan my ear and the shape of it plus a tone test to give me the optimum balance of tones, yet?

[@aboliguu1168]

It’s good that fabfilter has some competition. Competition gives us better and cheaper products!

[@houdinididiit]

True in general but it’s not a de facto law. Sometimes there is collusion in certain industries :-)

[@notsure1135]

That logic is how I first caught the clap…

[@aboliguu1168]

@@houdinididiit a lot of competition -> companies have to make better and/or cheaper products to stand out and get more customers. I don’t see any case where this is a negative, you can always just ignore the bloat if you feel like a part of the market is oversaturated. Can you provide an example of a case where competition is bad?

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

agreed!! I am so grateful that the audio industry has insane competition right now in so many areas. Additionally, new players keep entering the market innovating and pushing the boundaries. I don't get how some people say that audio innovation peaked in the analog days lol.

[@pispalantimbaland]

Competition in audio plugins is a sign of healthy and civilized society.

[@redburner]

As a digital product designer and a music geek, I love your excitement over the controls and UI of this compressor. Somehwere out there should be a very proud product design team watching this video, congrats.

[@HG_well]

You rock! This plug-in changes everything. Just remixed a song that was giving me a ton of problems with the drums and the bass, and.. amazing! Thank you!

[@switchoffyourdevices7142]

fun watching you flip out on shapes!

[@BartekEVH]

Fantastic comp!!

[@Griuofficial]

Thanks for a video! Sounds and looks like an amazing plugin

[@miomusic1359]

Mid/Side! 🎉 Version 1 was already my go to for general compression tasks. The UI and the auto gain function has made it a huge level up not only for workflow but for training your ears. Going to give this a spin tomorrow.

[@rofilmmedia1]

Informative, entertaining - very useful. Thank you!! One just can´t stop watching this. Enjoy your day! Rolf

[@kairophilos]

I'm loving your reviews of Sonible's smart plugins! 😄

[@cosmicaddress7851]

I'm already a Sonible fan. Bought their limiter, EQ, comp, reverb bundle after watching your previous reviews and my mixing and mastering results are way better than I ever achieved with Ozone. So thanks for that :). I'll definitely upgrade to comp 2 after seeing this video - your enthusiasm is infectious!! Thanks!

[@jnny7182]

Thanks for sharing

[@KOjoe1k67]

Ozone 9's low end focus module sounds amazing tho. Zone 10 looks cool, but well, i found some magic VST chains recently, so... i'm not even gonna demo it, for now i guess Also when it comes to Izotope, RX is the best audio editor nowaydays, as far as i know

[@abrotherinchrist]

I bought it for the upgrade price, like $25 or something. A real steal. And you didn't even touch the eq/filter section, which allows you to shape the frequency response of the compression. This is by far my favorite compressor, especially in the sidechain. The ducking transparency is unparalleled (pun intended). The additional plugin states at the top make A/B/C..ing different settings seamless. You can go into mid/side mode and also control the channel linking. They also added a delta button. What more could anyone possibly want?

[@Mr-vp8kw]

love your vids sir. Thanks for reminding me this came out today. I have all their products and love them!

[@kamilpaszko751]

Great job Sonible!

[@rogercabo5545]

This one is soooooo great! Unbelievable!! I tested it with vocals bass drums.. amazing workflow and sound!

[@FAREEST]

Me literally a week ago: I have every tool I want and need, I won't buy another plugin for a long time Me now: I knew I shouldn't have clicked on this video

[@twenty9984]

god damnit... my laptop can only handle so much 😭😭

[@dimitrispanagiotopoulos4951]

Yep! 🙂

[@Dane_Riazer]

😂

[@MrByronhill]

Right! Damn....

[@elipsis1]

Truth!!! 😮😂

[@francogonzalez3442]

Thank you so much! It work!

[@nj1255]

The part beneath the threshold bar is the expander/upwards compressor ratio, not a limit for how low you can set the threshold.

[@Ksjskalkwvshwjwvqnam]

One of my favourite compressor is Brainworx Opto. It's like La2a, but also it has regulation for speed of transients.

[@chrismonaut]

Combine Brainworx Opto with Kazrog True iron, there is an emulation of a very early la2a transformer in there. Amazing combination ❤️

[@gurumajuindonesia]

Bought it ,, versatile and very useful comp! I loved it immediately ..

[@shadowminer9439]

We will need a in depth review of this in a month or so

[@Falkon303]

That control layout is so cool, people actually can know what it's doing.

[@jamescave7102]

I am definitely going to know Compression better, thank you for this video.

[@DieSchmierlaus]

Wauw, geweldig. ’k ga ’t probeere! Dankje.

[@mwdiers]

Check out their sidechain compression. With its spectral pixie dust, it's the cleanest I have ever heard. Duck the bass under the kick with no weird pumping effect. You can also really go crazy with creative use of the transfer curve for expanding / compressing different bands - even if they are below the threshold.

[@jnny7182]

Thanks for sharing

[@eyeque7]

Or just use track spacer

[@iamxenobyte]

@@eyeque7 for real been doing this forever surprised how people dont know about it

[@raal007]

@@georgecain123 I have both. I use Gulfoss when something has screachy highs. Use smart comp mostly for spectral ducking (e.g. kick vs bass). I'm sure they con both be used for both these things but i've gravitated to one or the other for different jobs.

[@jbrassic5434]

@@eyeque7 yeah I love trackspacer, it's so transparent. Admittedly, I'm still learning compression, but I only use sidechain for effect, not to make space for something.

[@DoubleDoubleU]

5:19 "cooool" like a kid seeing some badass toys for the first time :D I can definetely comprehend your amazement!

[@blazing6string]

Idk what exactly the curves are that you were so excited about but it was contagious and now I’m excited too! Kudos, also cool nail color today. 💪👏👏

[@warcroftgaming]

I've been wanting a visual compressor exactly like this since forever!

[@LukeGarfieldMusic]

Excellent. Was just coming to YT to look for a vid on this (I own V1 of the comp). I wonder if the AI in the comp has been sharing learning with the YT algo AI cause your video was the first to pop up. Thanks for your always enthusiastic review style.

[@Liitaro]

gotta love hearing someone geek out over something they like its priceless

[@liegon]

Really nice. I actually had the idea once of building a compressor with configurable attack/release/gain reduction curves, and I was always annoyed by the fact that I couldn't really see/know what the Pro-C „styles“ were actually doing. I guess it totally makes sense to do something like that.

[@queenpurple8433]

use your ears

[@ambrocado]

Love your reactions 😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@soniksaint3008]

Great video title! 😁

[@thevi_olin]

This is how digital tools leave analog behind in possibilities, progress! It’s amazing to have all these options. And while flexibility and powerful tools are great, I seem to be lost about what use cases actually require this amount of flexibility. Like use the tool with the end goal in mind, over use the tool cause its powerful. What a great time to play with audio ! Thanks!

[@matthewchavezm.b.s5503]

It seems to be a time in the world where anybody who has stuck with a craft is going to see some really cool advancements in the tools to accomplish our goals. The only ones who will really appreciate these tools is the ones who have been working with the slower tools for a while. Probably the same feeling when someone came out with the nail gun after using a hammer for however long.

[@radiofloyd2359]

At the same time some of the character from analog is extremely beautiful.

[@gangsterdistrict1154]

Someone please give this guy IL maximus. The way he was shocked about shapes and all

[@NoNameLeft1500]

and it's already 15 years old :D

[@jesussaddle]

@@NoNameLeft1500 truly! Image Line can be a very good company if you know the ins and outs.

[@eddoorn1249]

Frankly, Smart Comp 1 already was a no brainer tot me. It's been my go-to compressor since I got it. Of course I have La2a, Fairchild, 1176 for their character, but as a starting point, Smart Comp is hard to beat. The new version I haven't seen yet, but at €28 upgrade fee that's only a matter of time. Brilliant stuff

[@sergeybegaikin4364]

Great review! What music was used in this video? Love this kind of jazz/fusion.

[@010203109]

I'm very much a novice at production, but my major is computer science and I have to agree this excellent user interface design. Hopefully it doesn't come with much of a cpu hit though. Having a more interactive, informative, and elaborate visual interface does expect a lot more from the cpu than a static display with some knob pictures that rotate in place when you drag them. And gives the programmers a second item they have to try and optimize after they have a build of the UI that fully functions as intended to begin with. It's impressive when they pull it all off.

[@fluctura]

Well, if implemented correctly, it does expect much more from the GPU than from CPU. Let's hope they're using the right rendering pipeline.

[@amusik7]

This plugin is insane. I just got a few hours ago and it puts so much power at users fingertips that its ridiculous. Its literally the one compressor that replaces all other plugin compressors, and the quality of the algorhitms is phenomenal.

[@adriandonal]

While you can set it to replicate behaviour of character compressors like LA-2A, 1176 it cannot replicate their saturation, the main reason why i'm using them, not to say it is bad in any way. In fact, on the contrary, it is one of the best ,,clean" compressors created and i cannot wait to use it on my mix bus today!

[@amusik7]

​@@adriandonal Yeah, I don't think plugins will replace hardware any time soon - and hardware is just more fun to work with, which is just as important for the productivity.

[@robertjones9598]

Argh, I am so tempted to buy. But I will wait to see if I truly need...

[@Christopher.w.Menchaca]

Thanks!

[@Christopher.w.Menchaca]

I am trying to get involved in music. I am here by myself in Tennessee doing so. I bought this laptop and learned all I needed about lyrics; now, I am trying to compose my own music for my songs to flow. YOu are going to be a big help in making sure my compositions flow to the ear like peter pan to a window.

[@Ezkie]

i just like seeing you freak out in the best way 😁this plugin is insane!

[@ARTISTIC-WORDPLAY_dotcom]

The facial expressions when he freaks out...............

[@NikoBased]

Does this have a low latency mode, or is the processing not really adding any latency? I'm finding with a lot of these newer plugins, because they're doing so much clever processing, they tend to add a lot of latency , and I don't like using them very much while I'm in the production stage.

[@southernman2]

Smart comp 1 is incredible. Can't imagine what this upgrade will do.

[@DJayFreeDoo]

Adjustable attack and release curves is something i have been asking for for years. so it finally happened. somebody made a compressor with that feature.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

Damn that UI is incredible! Sonible is always top notch with their UI! I was coming to check out the AI stuff, but the UI won lol. I'll have to pick this up at some point. Not in a huge rush though as my current workflow is great and I don't see this fulfilling an urgent need I have. I feel like, lately, a few times every year a company innovates with a plugin that does amazing thing i've always wanted. It is kinda hard to keep up. to learn the new workflows to make things easier always trying to keep up with tech makes things less efficient if you gotta spend a few hours with the newest greatest thing to save a few minutes every session.

[@TheSakuraGumiLTD]

Yay!!! Great plugin

[@Alice-Efe]

That UI is really cool, and spectral compression is a nice touch.

[@mikelo303]

Spectral ducking is best ducker on the market at the moment.

[@arweailyen5120]

Tran clam

[@tunefinite]

This looks like a bit of a game changer, going to check out this plugin today.

[@djvoid1]

Nails looking fresh

[@paul.j.diwiak]

I had already bought it before you even released this video 😅 but sonible just makes incredible good stuff! And as owner of smart comp 1 I had the chance to upgrade and just paid like 28€!

[@oh515]

Same here 😁

[@ralphheger1180]

Same here.

[@richardridings7511]

Yep same here.

[@neilslade]

Sale is over-- glad I snapped it up immediately after your review for $24, now $89

[@ashleyneptune3239]

Sonible smart EQ and limiter are pretty damn good, I would imagine their game changers for many : )

[@AdamElteto]

Is that the proximity effect or the processing on that mic that is so harsh? Paging an EV RE20...

[@ThomasDeJoenge]

ok im sold

[@KhenCinema]

Hi, found you video and you channel and really liked it as a beginner, I want to remaster techno music from 90's... I'm very confused with sonible many softwares out there and if maybe can you recommend me on which to use? thanks

[@iammadeofsound]

Haha! Decent kick in FabFilters nuts :)) Kinda good, those guys need to pull themselves together and start pushing the boundaries just how they used to!

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

thanks!

[@jansenade7662]

Thank you

[@ProducedBy10A]

Im sold! Buying asap

[@JohnSmith-pn2vl]

sonible changing the game, amazing gui's i just love their stuff. throw your money at them! all the power to them

[@georgesoros7849]

Yes!

[@alf3k1]

Melda Production compressors have all of this, including the shape control for ages already.

[@xavthehero3]

Melda plugins are the GOAT in the right hands.

[@jesussaddle]

IMHO his interfaces are not his strong point, and for me this is a barrier since my eyes tire - but he's definitely a genius when it comes to audio programming.

[@KOjoe1k67]

Ya, Melda are bosses. But it pretty tough to use their plugins to theri full potential. Not very user friendly, but their are gueniuses, no doubt. And the sound and potential is just amazing

[@trmxxx]

hence on here a month later. thanks for making feel normal again.

[@PharaohLawLess1]

I have their Smart EQ3 and their Smart Limiter 2 and I might have to try this out

[@vincentaugustus2748]

Very interested, does anyone know if it is M1 native? I’m sick of using Rosetta.

[@rafaelsantti714]

I just got it after watching the video and playing with the demo for like 20 minutes.

[@SHRWM]

Absolute game changing plugins

[@TATA-lw9yc]

6:00 eargasm!

[@Overxpossed]

Bought all of Sonible stuff, having all of them already cracked, also Ozone and FabFilter. Sonible deserves all my money. They just did the best plugins out there, AS IT MUST BE. If they do top notch plugs, then I'm happy to pay.

[@samchoate1719]

Is there an upgrade for those of use that already own smart:comp ?

[@GloveBunniesVideos]

This is what I always liked about Unfiltered Audio's ZIP Compressor; you can control every aspect of the compression curve. Sonible have taken it to a whole different level!

[@Stikoun]

Exactly! The Zip is a real sleeper and when on sale, it can be had for peanuts. Love it! That said, I'll probably get the Smart Comp 2 anyway, because it can do some things the Zip can't (and vice versa), and also because I have a serious plugin acquisition syndrome.

[@newguy6935]

It looks like it can do upward compression as well. Is that the case?

[@Darkl0ud_Productions]

I'm putting a bit of money in my plugins... I really hope you are sincere about how good this one is, as I will be buying it in a few minutes... It seems really great from what I understand about compression, and I am hoping it helps me learn exactly how compression works, as you said it can help you learn compression. Thanks for the vid!

[@wilfredomelendez1724]

Dammm. I see what the compressor is doing!!!

[@erestube]

I did too. Q3 was my mainstay for dozens of mixes, but the others, while functional, never thrilled me. No mojo? I had the whole collection. They didn't survive my recent shootouts and now they're all gone. But more than the compressor, Sonible limiter does a ton of work for me.

[@rkdmiii]

Sonible has been very CPU hungry in the past, whereas FabFilter is insanely light. How does this compare?

[@Gamervidsman2000]

Great actually! Fabfilter Pro-C 2 has not been updated in a while. Let's see what they release with 3?

[@mikelo303]

They did recent update to most of their plugins and they run way way faster now. So fast that I replaced all my other plugins with Smart comp, eq and limit. It seems like they got rid of some slow bug in the code.

[@nj1255]

Depends on the plug-in and what features you are using. On my CPU - an i7-8559u - Smart EQ3 in full dynamic mode is still pretty heavy at ~1.1% CPU (0.5% CPU in non-dynamic mode), and Smart Limiter a bit less at 0.7 to 0.9% CPU. Smart Comp has never used more than 0.1-0.2% CPU for me, which is comparable to Pro C-2 with oversampling disabled. So IMO, only Smart Comp can be seen as really good in that regard. The other ones are okay for use here and there, but I wouldn't use Smart EQ 3 as my go-to EQ for every track in a project. A great and lightweight go-to EQ shouldn't have to use more than 0.2% on my CPU IMO. That's a great thing about Reaper stock plug-ins, they use about 0.03 to 0.05% CPU!

[@hearmenow909]

@@nj1255 Jeez EQ on every track, all that phasing.

[@nj1255]

@@hearmenow909 Not that I use EQ for every track in a project (although if I had to I would), but why would there be excessive "phasing"? Are you speaking from experience or is it just something you've heard in a KZbin video? You don't get any phase issues by EQing individual tracks of separate sources. Most of the time you don't even get any audible problems when you EQ several tracks of the same recorded source. If you would run into a problem you can always use a phase-linear EQ, but 90% of the time it's not necessary.

[@intranexine8901]

This is a lot like Maximus, graph based compression is actually quite old, Image Line did it years ago, but this looks interesting

[@EversonBernardes]

Yup, this looks like a more refined take on what Maximus does visually.

[@jetlag1488]

Sadly WSS, Slate and a lot of people and companies who claim to be professionals don't care about FL Studio.

[@jetlag1488]

@@intranexine8901 That was meant to be "don't care about". What I'm saying is that being amazed by the graphed based compressor as if it's something revolutionary stems from being ignorant of FL Studio.

[@intranexine8901]

@@jetlag1488 ah, yea, true, it's quite underrated I guess

[@KOjoe1k67]

I never managed to make Maximus sound good. I call bullshit. Put Smart compp, listen input, coose preset, playback, adjust to taste, boom. It sounds like the best analog gears. I bought FL Studio for 500 buck btw, tey do really good plugins. But smart:comp 2 is unmatchable at what it does. Perdiod

[@gabrielrodrick248]

Smart comp 2 is amazing, the sound is incredible, you dont have to check the threshhold that much compared to smart comp 1 and it makes me feel like Im using real analog compressors.. the only thing is that Ive never been able to use the spectral compression, it just makes thing sound "untight", I guess white sea dude is right maybe on some source where a sound is messing the reduction. Anyway best AI ever, and maybe best compression tool ever. Be aware of sounds with reverb and delay (tails) on them cause it will over-compress it heavily, tho my workaround is to get him to analyze the sound before the reverb or delay start.

[@stefanleithner6922]

what does the graph left show? I dont get it...

[@Estudiojoseph6102]

Muito bom sou do Brasil e sempre vejo os seus reviews

[@pappyprimetime7510]

Heck my grandmother used to spin yards about a spectral locomotive that would rocket past the farm where she grew up.

[@quantum_psi]

Didn't think FabFilter could be beaten, they're so ahead of the curve with everything.

[@choosers5177]

Zynaptiq unfilter and intensity are truly ahead.

[@yassinetalbi5884]

Intensify, really great plugin for loudness purposes!

[@gh0stransist0r]

@@choosers5177 Intensify ?

[@choosers5177]

@@gh0stransist0r i meant intensity

[@gh0stransist0r]

@@choosers5177 that's an old plugin, I thought zynaptiq released a new one, since it's not on the website, I've been wondering how the hell these people get it, is it some kind of VIP beta or something. Lol.

[@Vosso]

What's the latency ?

[@MIDNIGHTCVLT]

Melda multiband compressor beats everything is out there right now, 1 band, multiband, spectral, tonal, downwards, upwards etc in just one single plugin

[@olibarahosasa1137]

I don't understand why Melda gets so overlooked. Their stuff is amazing. Like it is hospital equipment or somethihg lol. Perhaps it is the marketing?

[@MIDNIGHTCVLT]

@@olibarahosasa1137 to be honest I discovered them a year ago and their interfaces are so ugly that made me almost give up but man the options it has beats everything lol

[@alangreen142]

@@olibarahosasa1137 it’s definitely there interfaces of there plugins are terrible looking, but the plugins are insanely good

[@iamgeorgesears]

This, and I'm glad Wytse noticed this comment.

[@TraxtasyMedia]

Yeah but Melda is limited as a free version, so to get access to all of their stuff, you gotta buy these plugins. 500 bugs for this collection is a price tag, but yeah they did things years ago, before it was even a thing.

[@boimesa8190]

could someone explain the shape/graph on the left?

[@peterkoval]

My other Sonible vst is a CPU hog, and I end up having to use something else. I'd like to know how much CPU this compressor is using. Thoughts??

[@snorristurluson9679]

Got it for free today...bought the smart bundle few weeks ago🙂i#m Austrian and support an Austrian Company makes me happy😊

[@RemmyMusic1]

Sometimes I get worried when I see a plugin has amazing UI/UX. Often times the budget goes into a product to look nice, but while the sound really is the main target. Not sure if this is the case here- all I know is not to be sucked into a polished looking plugin but a polished sound first.

[@ImCoreyBrown]

Amazing

[@djGreenALERT]

It was bugging me, the track playing at 7.27. I KNEW I knew it. It sounds a lot like Sister Sledge - Thinking Of you!. Oh and great video by the way.. I'm sold on this plug-in!!!

[@endosick3998]

external in the mierder rate ?

[@evanrosen13]

I'm curious to know the CPU Load?

[@boxabeatrecordings6309]

Hi Wytse, the Plugin Alliance Dynamic Spectrum Mapper has "shape" presets as well (a lot) but is far from user friendly. It takes a while to get used to it and dial in good results but I use it (as a semi-pro hobbyist) from time to time. Thanks for the review, Patrick Peeters

[@boxabeatrecordings6309]

@@lespaul2550 Ooops, my mistake, it's a Plugin Alliance product. Sorry!!

[@rasbill]

does it work with my smart thermostat though?

[@wolfhard2420]

Like your Dutch accent, esp when you say let’s have a Luke. So nice. Reminds me of kibbeling and patat

[@ATAMusic]

IL Maximus has this "shape" modelling for like forever. Also it's multiband. You should check this out.

[@AuteriaWWinzerJr]

With its A.I. characteristics, and comparing to Fabfilter, Sonnox, Brainworx, and Melda Audio, Smart::Comp 2 has the most transparency between them all. What is frightening is the track the Presenter used as the video example has compression already implemented. I noticed immediately before the learning A.I. began. Once it finished, the results enhanced "TREMENDOUSLY" as if compression was not utilized. There was more perceived presence, punch, and transparency. This compresser is ideal for Mastering. The moment I heard how it sounded, I purchased the upgrade from its initial version. The Spectral Compression feature can be compared to Saturation. Even when it was implemented, it was clean without the grit and distortion when applying more drive, regardless how it processes the frequency spectrum. Sonible outdid itself. It utilized the concept of Smart:Limit within this updated version. I can imagine when Smart::Limit 2 is released. Keeping the processing as simple as possible is the key. Other vendors has been put on notice.

[@alchemistrpm82]

I keep telling folks, these "smart" products are actually fundamentally good plugins. Like, nevermind the "AI," smart EQ/Comp/Limit is just a good VST EQ, compressor, limiter. Period. Glad you like the new version! Your endorsement means more to me than most.

[@umanoid1523]

lol/ Its rare to see you this excited about a plugin. I have the first version of this but only use it on occasion )usually on bass and kick since I have the most trouble with those) I have all of their smart plgins and use some more than others. Smart limiter I use all the time now. I'm still deciding if I'm going to upgrade to this one but after seeing your demo I'm leaning more towards the upgrade.