Hi there,
So how about instead of a trial version, a free Light version that simply works forever? :)
When we decided to create the suite, trust me, we went through all the plugins you list (and more) so as to try and cherry pick the best features each one had to offer and lay them down on a unified, clean and easy interface . You see, right now, the Ambisonics world is way too 'I need to decode this' oriented. Our aim with the Suite was to offer a product for those users who need to 'do something' where decoding is just a step of the bigger picture and not the final objective.
Of course we know there are other powerful plugins out there with which you can achieve decoding and manipulation of Ambisonics signals, but we tried to unify the best of each plugin into one, simple and automated solution.
Audio Brewers' automatically suggests output array.
Audio Brewers' automatically troubleshoots your signal (many times we've seen our users getting confused when decoding Ambisonics)
Audio Brewers' works natively in Logic without the need to do any complex routing of 4 individual mono channels (what a pain!)
Audio Brewers' is 100% resizable, so you can scale the window size to your needs
Compared to Soundfield, apart from the points above:
Audio Brewers' has Roll control.
Audio Brewers' has Dominance control.
Audio Brewers' doesn't send audio info to the LFE whenever in surround mode.
Audio Brewers' doesn't include the Rode-only settings (mic position etc.) that can be confusing to those who simply want to transform a B-Signal file
Audio Brewers' can be inserted as a panner in Nuendo/Cubase Pro which can help unlock the automatic output suggestion
Compared to ATK (and trust me, ATK is an amazing tool and we absolutely bow our heads to its power and features!)
Audio Brewers' is also compatible with AAX, AU and VST3, and not locked to Reaper
Audio Brewers' tried to simplify controls to make things easy to people who need things done in a matter of seconds.
Audio Brewers' has a friendly interface designed to be understood by anyone who might not be very related to the Ambisonics world.
Audio Brewers' is not 10+ plugins where each does one thing, but instead 1 plugin that does all (although there are split versions, too!) :)
I guess in a way, we're absolutely sure this plugin could fit some users more than others, and maybe there could be plugins that could offer deeper settings and you could spend hours looking for that perfect sweet spot - but to us, it was more important to make a plugin that can manipulate and decode signals in a matter of seconds so that you can move on to what's really important in any given project.
So if you have a project where the main objective is to decode an Ambisonics signal into a custom-array of 50+ speakers dome placed at custom positions, this Suite might not be what you need.
However, if you a have a project in which you are mixing some sound design for film, or composing some music and have a couple of ambisonics tracks you need to convert to an Atmos bed, Stereo objects or even ITU Surround Formats, and then you move on to whatever is next, then the Suite will perfectly fit in your workflow, because you will spend 10 seconds setting it up :)
We invite you to check our our video tutorials in which we explain how to setup and decode Ambisonics signals in most DAWs, generally in about 1-2 minutes, because to us, it shouldn't take longer than that :)
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