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THE_STRIP 3's CREATE PROFILE window on the PICK AUDIO step, with reference files listed, a drop area for up to eight, and a button to record one with THE_BRIDGE
Plugin Deep-Dives

THE_STRIP 3 Profiles: The One Minute That Makes AUTO-MIX Nail Your Mix

Every AUTO-MIX decision in THE_STRIP 3 (level, pan, carve, section and stem balance) starts from each track's profile, so one minute confirming the profiles, and building your own from reference audio where the 81 factory profiles don't match your sound, is what turns a good automatic mix into the mix you had in mind.

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THE_SMOOTHER 2's analyzer with a suppression band selected, showing the removed energy in red over the spectrum
Plugin Deep-Dives

Resonance Suppressors Can't Tell a Note From a Ring. THE_SMOOTHER 2 Can — Measured.

With KEY mode on, THE_SMOOTHER 2 cuts a held in-key note by 2.6 dB instead of 16.7 dB, and an out-of-key ring by 58 dB instead of 16.7 dB, measured on the shipping engine at HIGH quality.

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THE_STRIP 3's module rack with live metering between every stage
Plugin Deep-Dives

Channel Strips Are A Compromise. THE_STRIP 3's 15 Modules Are As Pristine As It Gets — Measured.

With all 15 modules off, THE_STRIP 3 measures flat to -0.0016 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz; with every module on it costs 3.42% of one core, and its saturation artefacts sit 142 dB below the signal.

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THE_CLIPPER vs a rival clipper, spurs-only measurement showing THE_CLIPPER's aliasing floor sitting ~60 dB lower across the spectrum
Plugin Deep-Dives

Clipping Is Saturation — So Why Use a Clipper and Not Just a Saturator?

At the same clipping depth, THE_CLIPPER 1.1 makes the same harmonics as the two best-known clippers but 34 to 73 dB less aliasing, and its aliasing floor stays near -137 dB however hard you drive it.

8 min read
THE_EQ multi-instance sidechain setup with three bands ducked by different instruments
Plugin Deep-Dives

6 Things THE_EQ Does That No Other Equalizer Can

One instance of THE_EQ can sidechain different bands to different tracks with zero routing, and Linked Bands turn six identical vocal EQ moves into one.

6 min read
THE_EQ Spectral Allocation Map showing frequency ownership across multiple tracks in a mix
Production Techniques

Stop Soloing Tracks When You EQ

Solo removes the one thing that decides whether a frequency is a problem, the mix; with THE_EQ on every track you see all their spectra in one window and fix clashes without soloing once.

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Kick and bass frequency spectrum visualization
Production Techniques

Let's Never Talk About Mixing Kick and Bass Again...

A clean low end takes five steps and no EQ chart: shape the kick tail to about a 16th note, see the kick inside the bass, fix the phase, choose your ducking, verify on the master.

7 min read