Simeon Amburgey Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I have been looking at this a little bit today, it looks very interesting. I would love to know if any of you are using it and what your experiences have been? Appreciate the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) OK, I found a thread over on the deals section. I would still love to hear your feedback on this. *disclaimer: I promise I tried searching before posting this ? Edited July 17, 2019 by Simeon Amburgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I use Gullfoss and it does make a difference. It takes some getting your head around though and there is a good video on its use... cant remember the address. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) I have an interesting theory behind the concept of how it functions and if I am correct it would make total sense. So many have tried the “mixing by Pink Noise” approach and that is what I think is the principle behind Gullfoss. It was something I read on the website that was explaining the naming behind the EQ. Quote The inspiration for using the name of a waterfall for our plugin comes from one of the questions we asked ourselves while developing our theory. Why do waterfalls sound so pleasing? To answer, one could argue that a waterfall generates close to pink noise. However, that leads to a similar question. Why does pink noise sound pleasing? Both waterfalls and pink noise come near to maximizing the amount of information perceived by your brain. They give your brain more of what it wants. Gullfoss the software is all about organizing the information in the signal so that your brain finds the result more pleasing. Just like a waterfall. So this would make total sense as the controls of Gullfoss are sort of referencing some sort of Pink Noise algorithm against the input signal and doing its magic. I have been using the trial version and it is indeed a very interesting plugin. I also have paired it with iZotope’s Tonal Balance Control and it is impressive to see (and hear) the results. p.s. Gullfoss has nothing to do with dental hygiene ? Edited August 2, 2019 by Simeon Amburgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Arwood Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Which do you like best? Have you tried Auto Audio Mastering System? They have a free version. I like the pop Eq. www.curiosa.com. I wish those kind of things would work even better! Also Harbal it is post mixing software. Of those 2 I like AAMS best easier to use. I tried 31 the other day. I didn’t care for it that much I go like Gullfloss it is nice. Haven’t tried isotope yet. Do they have a demo? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 51 minutes ago, Max Arwood said: Which do you like best? Have you tried Auto Audio Mastering System? They have a free version. I like the pop Eq. www.curiosa.com. I wish those kind of things would work even better! Also Harbal it is post mixing software. Of those 2 I like AAMS best easier to use. I tried 31 the other day. I didn’t care for it that much I go like Gullfloss it is nice. Haven’t tried isotope yet. Do they have a demo? I only have experience with iZotope (Ozone 8 and Neutron 3), Hornet's 31 and Gullfoss. I am really liking Gullfoss as once you understand the paradigm it becomes easier to use. What has really helped me as well is iZotope's Tonal Balance Control as you can see how the frequency balance is working. 31 is a very interesting EQ as well and as with anything there is a personality and learning curve that helps you figure out the strengths and weaknesses and how best to use it in a particular project. I will have to check out the others you mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Arwood Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) Could you tell us what you like about these and which you have been using the most. I just moved and my new mixing room is REALLY bad. The worst I have ever mixed in. Any suggestions would be welcome. Watched your orchestra demo last night- really good. Edited July 23, 2019 by Max Arwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 11 hours ago, Max Arwood said: Could you tell us what you like about these and which you have been using the most. 1 Well have not been able to do much the past few days but I am liking Gullfoss a lot. It seems to do something very subtle and you can definitely hear the difference and like I mentioned before having the iZotope Metering and Tonal Balance Control really gives you more confirmation of what it was doing. Also one of the really cool features of the iZotope products is that they can talk to each other so I can have the Tonal Balance Control pulled up and make adjustments to Ozone inside of and see the results right away. The understanding of the Gullfoss terminology is still a work in progress but trial and error have been very good teachers. When I get back to the studio I am going to try Audio Mastering System. I am also looking into the possibility of some of the other "auto" or "AI" EQs and Compressors so we shall see. 11 hours ago, Max Arwood said: I just moved and my new mixing room is REALLY bad. The worst I have ever mixed in. Well, I would say as others have mentioned in the past that the room is very critical and plugins really can't do much to improve the physical aspects of your space. I would check to see what the biggest offenders are in causing it to sound bad and try to address those as it will drive you nuts trying to work around some of these things. I think that is one of my issues as well and looking for ways to address reflections, frequency nodes, etc. 11 hours ago, Max Arwood said: Watched your orchestra demo last night- really good. Which one; Philharmonik 2? Thanks so much for the input. It is an amazing journey; the joy of hearing something click is worth jumping through all of the learning curve's hoops, highs, and lows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Arwood Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Philharmonik 2! Nice always wanted something like that. Is the current price of 249 a good price? Looking at smart:Eq And smart:comp tonight. They are only at v 1.??? Kind of new. EQ is working Compressor keeps locking up and after save it doesn’t want to reopen. Still like Gullfloss with AAMS best. Max Arwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Max Arwood said: Philharmonik 2! Nice always wanted something like that. Is the current price of 249 a good price? Looking at smart:Eq And smart:comp tonight. They are only at v 1.??? Kind of new. EQ is working Compressor keeps locking up and after save it doesn’t want to reopen. Still like Gullfloss with AAMS best. Max Arwood They are having a special sale at the moment where you could get the crossgrade price of $149 https://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?item_id=7983 I posted in the DEALS section that Audioplugin Deals was running a special on smart: EQ2, smart: COMP and some other Sonible plugins. https://audioplugin.deals/developer/sonible/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Learning more each day about Gullfoss. I have been working through a lot of misconceptions based on early experiences; especially my reference to using Pink Noise. While this is a technique many have used in the past as a mix and balance tool Gullfoss definitely does not go there. I am still wrapping my head around this as I know many other Gullfoss users are. I found a very fascinating article recently interviewing Andreas Tell who is the lead developer for Gullfoss and it is a very good read full of a lot of info to help all of us to gain more insight on this amazing plugin. https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/pro-sound-news-blog/gullfoss-inventor-andreas-tell-tells-all Edited August 3, 2019 by Simeon Amburgey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Arwood Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Gullfoss 1.4 just released. Gotta go look to see what this version has to offer. Max Arwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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