frei:raum equalizer plugin

Sonible has recently released frei:raum, an equalizer effect plug-in for Windows and Mac that features three different interaction layers for different audio processing tasks.



The core of the plug-in is a fully interactive equalizer with a quite special feature: Each band can either be used in “classical” mode (for manual EQing), or in “smart” mode, offering automatic detection and removal of problematic resonances and notches in different frequency bands.

The proximity EQ allows to independently adjust the ratio between direct sound and reverb components of a signal in different frequency bands. This way, components degrading the transparency of a track can be removed without any impact on the overall frequency leveling.

The entropy EQ provides the opportunity to freely adjust the tonal characteristics of your sound at any given frequency by separating harmonic components (e.g. sustained notes) from inharmonic parts (e.g. picking sounds).

features

• Interactive EQ with 3 unique smart bands for quick EQing.
• Frequency dependent control of direct sound and reverb.
• Frequency dependent control of tonal and inharmonc components.
• All processing stages operate fully parallel and in real-time.
• No phase distortions, even with critical settings.
• Small meter indicator to individually monitor each band.

frei:raum for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/AAX) is available for purchase for 399.90 EUR.

More information: Sonible | frei:raum

Source
sonible.com

 

Is this any different that the one they released some time back? I know that the youtube video is from January. I'm pretty sure we announced the release here at Audiosex. Just curious.

 

not new...I used 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, and now 1.03 is a lot of months on my PC...

 

Yeah, Zeus annonced it here:
https://audiosex.pro/threads/new-developer-sonible-with-new-eq-frei-raum.16864/
Quite a bit of discussion there too.

I think Sonible press released on it again in an attempt to reinvigorate sales that have gone flat.

 

Its a shame because it really is a fantastic plugin, too bad it uses more cpu than 2 FG-Xs and has a huge amount of latency, and costs more than some plugin bundles.

I think they're mistake was marketing it towards the pro community versus the prosumer.

 

IMO After FabFilter Pro-Q 2 has been released every other graphic EQ suffered a sell cutting... I like the GUI design but it is really expensive.

 

See their other products, and you will see they don't care about prosumer market. They aim pro. And i would say BIG pro only.
If they wanted to aim at prosumer, they probably created another entity.
You don't sell big amps, live solutions and sell plugins less than 100 bucks.
Even for pro, 400 is a bit excessive...but...