Steinberg Shows Realtime Surround Plugins
For Nuendo
February 4, 2000
Steinberg today announced the Surround Bundle for
Nuendo. The Surround Bundle is a collection of 6 realtime surround PlugIns
with up to 8 channel capability, designed for daily use in post-production
work. Since the needs in a surround environment differ quite significantly
from the classic two channel world, Steinberg Spectral Design has developed
this PlugIn collection specifically as tools for the specialized fields
of film, theater, DVD and modern music production.
In a standard sound engineering compressing a 5:1 mix signal where the
source is moving from rear to front, current compressor address only one
or two channels leaving the surround mix unbalanced and lose integrity
due to different levels on the 6 channels.
Current compressors address only one or two channels leaving a surround
mix totally unbalanced. However the single band OctoComp, (one of the
PlugIns included in the surround bundle) offers the possibility of 8 discrete
channels of compression per PlugIn. Plus all channels can be easily linked,
taking into account the maximum level of all selected channels when calculating
the control values of the compressor. This means total channel configuration.
In addition, the OctoComp offers proven Spectral Design sound quality
with easy handling. The same is true of the 8-channel loudness maximizer
OctoMaxx, which lifts the effective loudness and ‘punchiness’
of the audio material—even when the signal is already set to maximum
level. The OctoQ is an outstanding 7-band parametric Equalizer that processes
the signal internally at double sampling rate. For all natural room- type
simulations, the OctoVerb has been developed to offer the most realistic
natural reverb, transporting the listener.
Designed for the Low Frequency emitter, the Surround Bundle also comes
with two dedicated tools: the LFE Splitter which extracts the frequencies
of chosen channels and generates the bottom end signal, and the LFE Combiner
which feeds the extracted signal back and distributes it over the chosen
channels.
Each PlugIn features:
- Link function of up to 8 channels for processing the signal with
losing the balance of the surround mix.
- Solo function for soloing channels separately
- OctoComp - Single band compressor with auto release and Side Chain
- OctoMaxx - Optimal loudness without loss of sound quality
- OctoQ - High quality 7-band parametric EQ
- OctoVerb - Natural reverb with surprising transparency
- LFE Splitter - Low Frequency Extension generator
- LFE Combiner - Annuls the Low Frequency emitter
For more information,
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