How to do EVERYTHING with the sonible Smart:EQ 4?

[@ply6921]

This is the main EQ I use for voiceover recordings. It really helps me decolorise the sound of my small booth during initial playback before manually tweaking it. After I'm satisfied with a correction, I render a short sample of a voice and use it as a reference in Smart EQ to create the voiceover profile. This allows me to maintain voice consistency across multiple sessions, as the voice can vary slightly from session to session. Once, after recording a couple of sessions, I had to change a mic for one of them, and the reference profile did a nice job of minimising the difference between the two mics.

[@stephen1561]

Thanks for sharing your process, something to keep in mind!

[@DaveLopezMixing]

This is a great idea.

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

Returning to this video because you are the GOAT. In answer to your question: YES. Please do make an instructional video for Smart EQ. There really isn't a good one out there. If anyone can do it... well. We know who it is.

[@monkmusic5994]

This plugin opens a professional dimension for my non-professional ears. Total game changer. Love sonible.

[@CrisHerzfeld]

Danke!

[@J-DUB-F1]

Thank you so much for this!!.........I've only ever used the learn function. I didn't really know about the adaptive, smoothing, and group functions. There's a whole other set of tools i this thing I've never touched. Using it on my mix buss for corrective suggestions, has been a great learning experience. I also don't always agree with what it tells me, so i tweak to taste. I'm going to pin this video to the top of my production folder........it's a really great resource 😉👍

[@Hummelsbusch]

Thank you! Got this in my arsenal but honestly never really used it. Now I certainly will!

[@KozmykJ]

Excellent in depth explanation of actual use scenarios. Thanks Wytse 👍

[@Rasenschneider]

One of my main plugins. I use it a lot. It's making mixing a lot faster and easier

[@VairagiPsytranceLive]

What are the others you use for mixing faster?

[@Rasenschneider]

@@VairagiPsytranceLive AutoAlign 2 is another one. I use it for my improvisation band where we always record the whole band in one room under suboptimal conditions. I use it for the whole band. I also use iZotope Mix Assistent for gain staging. We always got hours of material and I start the whole session with Mix Assistant and go away for some time. When I get back I have a good starting point or maybe a kind of good roughmix.

[@Rasenschneider]

@@VairagiPsytranceLive auto align 2 to reduce phase issues, iZotope mix assistant for gain staging of long live sessions.

[@dieweaklinge3602]

Danke!

[@samuelbreuer]

your t shirt is hilarious! Also, love the tutorial, quite a bit a hadn't dug into yet. Thank you as always!

[@RichCurtisDJ]

Thanks for the refresher, I’ve had this beast for a few years but keep forgetting to add it to a session

[@davelordy]

@:4:48 . . . when loading in your own reference track, it's a good idea to chop your reference track into (for example) a chorus, verse, intro, etc . . . otherwise you might be trying the balance your chorus with a reference that is averaging everything within your reference track (chorus, verse, 2 minute ambient outro, that weird 12 second bongo intro . . . etc etc).

[@TeslaOsiris]

This was really helpful. I was having a hard time using this in my lofi productions as it kept trying to brighten things I was trying to darken. I didn't understand "track" vs "group", so this helps a lot!

[@zach6215]

I also make lofi type music, did you ever solve this problem? I assume since you can use your own reference tracks, a big way to solve it would be to just use a lofi track as reference. Have you tried this?

[@TeslaOsiris]

@@zach6215 for LoFi, I just use smart:eq on “group” mode and it just notches frequencies that would be interfering based off of how I have them prioritized. The “track” mode wants to do tonal shaping against what I’m wanting the sound to be for LoFi…but “group” seems to be more about unmasking.

[@DaveLopezMixing]

Great video, Wytse. I recently mastered a project the traditional way: EQ, comp, limiter, etc., but the client wanted a different outcome. Then I remembered that I own this plugin. I'm going to try it today. If it works, it should save a lot of time. Your video saved me hours of noodling or reading the manual. So, thanks!

[@tomiansek2873]

Appreciate you taking the time to make this

[@matthewcassette]

Great video showcasing the features. I didn't realize you can make custom profiles. Very helpful.

[@mrdanjames]

Did a project where we recorded 90 songs in a week then mixed them over the following week. Group EQ was a game changer for this work as often I had 4 songs from the same artist. It meant that I could get one song mixed and then relearn the group EQ for each song which was a huge time saver when starting the next song.

[@MrVuvu]

Love your videos by the way. Initially didn't like the first one I watched, until I saw more and understood what you are doing. On smart EQ 4 I like it but observation I have made and you have pointed out is to know your plugins well instead of buying the next new thing.

[@3rdFloorContent]

Yes, video on analyzer settings please!

[@GrayCunnington]

Thanks for your posts. Love your analysis and reviews. I'd like to see a tutorial on analylser settings

[@KeatingJosh]

I bought their whole bundle after watching your reviews last year

[@suffist]

Me too.

[@phadrus]

I’d love to see you do deep dives into your favorite plugins. This was very helpful.

[@SajinStroke]

My favorite EQ

[@lv7blanche]

What a great step by step explanation

[@Felix00007]

Thanks you for sharing tips ❤ i wish to see more in future. Thank you once again.

[@GaryBradleymusic]

Thank you! I've been using FF pro eq so much forgot I had EQ4!

[@Bluesparkle_]

Love Smart EQ4 it is so easy to help shaping tone quickly. Sometimes when looking at the corrective curves saying aha there it is 🙂Need to try more with multiple instances and grouping.

[@iam1saac]

Thank you so much for all the content you make. It really helped me find interesting plugins and get rid of unnecessary ones) A few days ago I installed smarteq, but did not have time to try its full flavor. So far I'm very impressed with the grouping capabilities. If someone says that “if you need AI for information, then this is not your job,” then answer “If you need a calculator for calculations, then this is not yours either.” (I hope this plug will help me in a channel-by-channel recording of the choir, a very specific project that has already been remixed 4 times. I just want to share my pain)

[@PAZ1984]

yes!!, make a tutorial about frequency analyzers, oscilloscope and spectrogram

[@THAMNOS]

Smart:EQ 3, and now 4 are in every single project file of mine for the past couple of years. Incredibly powerful. I just wish some settings were more intuitive in 4, because 3 was much simpler and more stable in my opinion.

[@kevinreddoch5214]

Love SmartEQ. Hands down my favorite EQ. The one thing I wish it did is side chaining to bands. I often use a dynamic EQ on my guitars and sidechain snare to a specific frequency guitar to help it cut through. Same with vocals to instruments. So I use a different plugin for that, but for everything else this has become my go to. So hopefully if they ever make smart eq5 it will have ability. 👍

[@alexleverell]

SmartComp2 has sidechaining, try turning on ext. sidechain top left and then use the spectral link and band limits bottom right to focus on the specific area

[@STyonk]

A Visual Analyzer deep dive tutorial would be great. Thanks.

[@DaBuddyComToX]

Thanks for the deep dive 🤟🏼

[@Igor_Shvets77]

analyzer video would be nice thank you

[@patrickfouhy9102]

I've been looking at this and the Fab Filter. This seems like a pretty convincing argument for the Sonible, anything the Fab Filter can do that would give it an advantage

[@alexbreyer6921]

They are both great, but this does have newer, more involved features. The ability to add your own choice of reference track to have it help you get the vibe of something is very quick once your learn how to do it.

[@psyzmech9044]

Amazing go to plugin. Just bought this.

[@PipEastop]

Thanks so much. That was VERY helpful and interesting.

[@eMotionFlowing]

Nearly zero latency - best eq ❤️

[@arthurpedro7480]

Really Useful Vid bro Thank You

[@wolfganggaube]

Thank you!

[@williamfletcher5760]

Fab filter product range tutorials please

[@andrewrwhitfield]

How would this compare to gullfoss? Awesome video. Thank you.

[@richardaling5278]

I got his one but i only mix drums with 18 microphones. I would love some more drumprofiles like tom, overhead, room and that stuff...

[@wyrlismike]

Same! I hate using drum kit profile on my room mics and overheads. Do you use hihat profile on overheads? I've been trying that to not get massive low end boost

[@alexbreyer6921]

But it literally has a learn feature, so it should be able to manage those things for a decent start point. You can quickly use more or less of the EQ's choice, or edit points you feel it got wrong. (And 18! Woof.)

[@lionelbouche5730]

Thanks a lot for this video!! One thing which I would have loved to see would be the order in which you place Smart EQ on your track processing chain, especially when using it in group mode. The way I would normally use an EQ is to shape the tone before adding saturation / distortion (and potentially after it to clean up some added frequencies) and time effects. However here I understand that you need to shape a track in its entirety in comparison to the others - which might then have undesired consequences on your time effects or any type of groove you might add to the track via sidechaining or other. In the end, I guess my wish would be for having this plugin taking care of the last 10% fine tuning of my mix, when I did already 90% myself - but I’m not sure if that’s its intended use? Would be happy to have some insights onto how you’re all using it! Thanks!! 🙂

[@kixa5543]

Thank you!!

[@andytuke8986]

Smart Comp next please!

[@ExploitedBassStudio]

have you done a video about your acoustic treatment ?

[@alexbreyer6921]

He does cover that in the videos on his studio re-built project. It's basically tuned with the help of the guy who built his speakers.

[@onemountain]

ANALYZER TUTORIAL PLEASE :)

[@dizmix]

Game changer.... Wow. 😳

[@MrMukundas]

ONE THING I can't understand with all these EQs - why there is no pitch (harmonics) tracking feature... :( i know that SurferEQ and Autotune VocalEQ can do this....but I want this feature in Fabfilter and SmartEQ!

[@Noldy__]

Check out Scaler EQ

[@jocke1972]

Shade does that as well I think, and a lot more but no machine learning profiles

[@Mick-Ozz]

would be a great option, but I don't think people should stress or be concerned that they don't know if they apply EQ 'in key' ... just go with the feels, so just another option to A/B and sometimes it may sound better or not

[@MrMukundas]

Izotope Nectar 4 and Melda DynamicEQ have this feature as well.....but it's complicated, not intuitive. and these two are not people's basic\main eq....it's pretty expensive and feels like something too much)) I think this pitch tracking feature (with dynamics control of each of harmonics) have to be in Fabfilter \ SmartEQ.

[@phadrus]

What’s the benefit of this feature?

[@talgy2671]

Can I use it as an alternative for Soothe?

[@michail_777]

Great EQ, I use it all the time. But since it works in a group, what the EQ-4 lacks is that it does not show which frequencies from one track conflict with frequencies from another track. I hope this gets added soon.

[@phadrus]

Interesting point

[@Sample_Props_Official]

AAaa!! I know what it is, its a new king of all this kind a EQs... off course, learning module... just like that ! FF must go on!

[@DesoloZantas]

I wish Izotope learns from them when it comes to the Grouping EQing idea

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

Looks like the TBTech Kirchoff EQ, that's the one that is in my mastering chain. If needed, not always. I like the masters sound natural. The magic is done by 2 Maag Magnum-K hardware compressors with the parallel Maag EQ's.

[@ramspencer5492]

Not really the same at all

[@soundofthegardenwatc]

why does all the music you play sound great.

[@aarongabbard]

Wonder? Is this better than Eaves Equator?

[@Reggi_Sample]

Does this honestly sound as clean as Kirchhoff or Q3? Sometimes I love it, sometimes A/Bing similar moves between this and one of the other 2 I hear a difference. I have not done any formal testing and really don't mind being wrong!

[@alexbreyer6921]

It really clean. I wouldn't know how to test which one is cleaner than the other. If you like the workflow, I think it's a pretty strong tool to use.

[@mickimockymo]

Great video.. Thanks for sharing.. One suggestion, when you showed the get results feature, it would be good to have seen a side by side with the results after 60 seconds.. How different would it have been? #mysterysolved 🎉

[@wyrlismike]

When using the profiles what do you set on overheads and room mics? There's just drum kit and hihat, if you use drum kit it boosts your overheads at 100hz by like 6db!

[@goodmusic7459]

Please make a Kraftur video

[@KeatingJosh]

He did! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWHFhIxoi7WrnM0si=SYNwfBDJ4HJ83djp

[@davelordy]

He made one a couple of weeks ago . . . video title: "It’s nothing, but also everything?"

[@joakimjocka8022]

i cant even use this plugin , and i bought both the smart eq 3 and 4, its tripping out on both of my laptops 😭

[@adammusic1124]

Another great review and walkthrough, do you know if the eq actual "surfs" frequencies?... I.e. you can select a node and lock dynamically to the high or low frequency and it moves with it dynamically whilst compressing or expanding that frequency like surfer eq? (which if it did, we would only need Smart EQ 4 over any other I can see why this is your favorite eq).

[@alexbreyer6921]

I don't think this one can do that.

[@mingusx3440]

What's the cpu usage like on this? And, can you use it like a regular EQ (bypass the AI features)? Bedankt voor antwoord. 🙏

[@FightinTheGorlax]

Does anyone know if there's a way to change the filter slope on the HP/LP filters? Is that what the dB control does for HP/LP?

[@edmcguire4926]

You can use this thing to auto mix your song basically but I always found that it sounded a bit sterile. I still use it on the mix buss though as it seems to work well there in terms of tonal Balance.

[@mrrnrob]

what about sonible pureEQ..Whats the differnce? Which One Better?

[@xrabbz2010]

I wasnt impressed... until i seen the adaptive feature, thanks for this

[@a9000music]

Excelent🐐

[@djse]

It just miss a piano display to select frequency by note like Pro-Q 3 and it would be perfect to replace it

[@psyborg1981]

Thanks,I could not really find good instructions of this. I tried the group feature too,but not really a fan of that. It's a helpfull plugin,but don't go all the way with it. Atleast,those are my thoughts. I only use it for individual mixer tracks and export them and adjust them afterwards It is a good starting plugin,but not always "makes" what you want. But in the end...I use it a lot.

[@nosocialmedia2854]

Version 5 needs to standardise mixing capabilities for the general public.

[@shmk1]

Thank you, I’m a dumb ass and this helps a lot.

[@amig012]

minor correction: phase shift happens to the whole signal, not just around the bell. Great presentation otherwise, Im actually gonna buy it

[@yadude101]

I have heard that while sonible smart eq handles phase shifts internally, it is not designed to correct phase misalignment between different tracks, is this true? If so whats the point of this damn thing? Isn't phase misalignment between different tracks fairly important? And if it is true, would Mastering the mix's Fuser correct phase misalignment between different tracks?

[@tdoto]

Fuser does do that but not dynamically, from what I understand it’s better for instrument on instrument phase shift (bass and kicks)

[@yaveeya2992]

Pro-Q3 vs Smart-EQ4 PEOLE WHICH 1 IS YOUR GO TO PLUGIN??

[@woodywillchange]

usually pro q3 since smart eq4 is little bit too heavy when putting it on every track, compared to pro q3 but sometimes i use smart eq, for "inspiration"

[@大頭三家姐]

Whenever I use smart:deess, it causes delays and the rhythm doesn’t sync up…😢 which de-esser do u think is the best?

[@johndoe_1984]

Activate your DAW latency compensation

[@大頭三家姐]

@@johndoe_1984Thanks ! Will check it out.🙏🏻

[@bennthirteen3701]

love the background noise, so analog...

[@Ru-nk3xd]

❤❤❤

[@Sample_Props_Official]

Hi there, whats up, its an AI in?

[@0374studio]

"smart" can be given to AI, but all what's depends of "wise" - overall by your side 😅

[@clar0scuro]

The demo of that plugin crashes everytime on my PC. I sent an email to support and they told me that once I buy it they can help me troubleshoot... 😂 I won't buy a crashing plugin.😂

[@phadrus]

Yeah, that was the wrong customer service response. Disappointing.

[@gorilaalba2]

Is free?

[@phadrus]

Niente

[@josevega12093]

Mixing just became way faster

[@APMastering]

defo would never use that AI auto EQ stuff, looks like introducing unnecessary resonances and unnatural tonality. apart from that it looks possibly slightly nicer to use than pro q

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 255

[@pcmidi4025]

Il mondo della musica pop è pieno di articoli su VST, compressori, equalizzatori, mix, buss, mastering... ma per chi utilizza strumenti acustici virtuali (strings, woodwinds, brass) o ensemble acustici quali sono i plugins veramente necessari per il trattamento delle registrazioni? Grazie per la risposta.

[@marekvoosen]

Never saw you really using this plug-in in one of your mixing videos! Why? And to be honest, no one does these kind of eq moves in the real world, also no assistant. What's wrong?

[@AlbertoBundy53]

Maybe it's kind of a secret weapon. Use smoothing function and it's more close to real eq moves.

[@Whiteseastudio]

I was using this in my ultimate mixing tutorial…

[@ragnarroeck]

No one uses ordinary EQ like this because it would be tedious, not because it wouldn't make sense at all. You might gain a better result by letting the machine do the dynamic work, which is actually what I hoped all the time AI would be able to do.

[@DrOtumbo]

Not smarter than any other spectral eq yet

[@Six2Nine]

Sponsored Video?

[@Whiteseastudio]

Nope, but they should have 😅

[@michaelmos7497]

I just watched the video and then I read this question 😅 My goodness🙈 At 7:40 min. it is mentioned clearly...🎯

[@Six2Nine]

@@michaelmos7497 sorry Sir I'm deaf- dumb

[@IK48beats]

Thank you!