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When the people at BIAS introduced Peak Pro XT 5
recently, customers immediately began asking for the included Master Perfection
Suite in a version that supported other audio platforms. Now BIAS offers Master
Perfection Suite with support for Mac OS X and WinXP Audio Units, Direct X,
RTAS, and third-party VST host applications. In addition, existing and new Peak
Pro XT 5 customers will be able to upgrade their existing Master Perfection
Suite to include multiple host and platform compatibility free of charge.
- Precision Audio Processing Tools
- EQ Matching with Repli-Q
- Surgical EQ with SuperFreq
- Multi-band Compression with Sqweez-3 and Sqweez-5
- Advanced Pitch Correction and More with PitchCraft
- Professional Audio Analysis with Reveal
- Gate and Downward Expand with GateEx
Precision Audio
Processing Tools
BIAS Master Perfection Suite is a powerful collection of
6 advanced plug-ins for AU, DirectX, RTAS/AS, and VST host applications on Mac
OS X and WinXP. Several plug-ins included in The Master Perfection Suite utilize
advanced linear phase equalization algorithms. By retaining the relative phase
of the frequency components (partials), waveforms are preserved with high
precision - resulting in a much more transparent, and faithful reproduction of
the original material. Linear Phase filtering is especially important for
preserving the sharpness of attacks - typically present in percussive content -
but all material benefits dramatically.
EQ Matching with
Repli-Q
The BIAS Master Perfection Suite begins with Repli-Q. As the name
implies, its primary function is to match the spectral characteristics of one
source to another target signal, but the flexibility offered in the plug-in
allows even more. By learning the spectral profiles of the source and target
signal, Repli-Q allows the degree of matching and smoothing to be manipulated.
In addition, EQ profiles may be easily edited, allowing greater customization
and flexibility. Repli-Q not only provides a spectral matching function, but
also the ability to improve an improperly equalized track. Users can also rely
on Repli-Q to assist with mastering for different delivery targets. With a
stereo mix equalized for delivery in a compressed file format such as MP4 (AAC),
Repli-Q can help repurpose it for CD or DVD and can also help ensure equally
optimized playback in multiple listening environments. Other applications
include voice-over matching where an original take recorded in one environment
and an overdub recorded in a different environment need to match. Repli-Q
employs a linear phase equalization algorithm to ensure optimum results. A gain
compensation feature compensates for loudness variations through equalization,
and a soft clip button offers limiting to avoid signal
clipping.
Surgical EQ with SuperFreq
Next up in the BIAS Master
Perfection Suite is SuperFreq, a mastering-quality 4-, 6-, 8- and 10-band
parametric graphic equalizer that includes everything for professional caliber
equalization, including -18dB to +18dB Gain Values; 0.1 to 30 "Q" (bandwidth)
values; sweepable frequencies from 20Hz to 20kHz, individual band bypass
buttons; 24dB stereo input/output meters; and filters including Peak, Notch,
High Shelf, Low Shelf, High Cut, and Low Cut.
Multi-band Compression
with Sqweez-3 and Sqweez-5
The Master Perfection Suite includes two
powerful multi-band compressor/limiter/expander plug-ins - Sqweez-3 (3-band) and
Sqweez-5 (5-band). Like Repli-Q, both Sqweez-3 and Sqweez-5 incorporate advanced
new linear phase equalization algorithms from BIAS. Sqweez-3 and Sqweez-5 both
offer graphic per-band viewing/editing of threshold and EQ. Each band may be
soloed and/or bypassed individually, and a convenient "auto gain" button
compensates for loudness variations due to compression. Additionally, a variable
"digital ceiling" slider controls the clipping headroom of the integrated soft
clip function.
Advanced Pitch Correction and More with
PitchCraft
The BIAS Master Perfection Suite continues with PitchCraft, a
real-time pitch correction/transposition plug-in that also offers the ability to
manipulate the signal to achieve creative effects. Professionals can rely on
PitchCraft to fix out-of-tune vocals or other single voice instruments easily
and with minimal artifacts, thanks to a powerful new pitch-shifting algorithm.
The user interface offers intuitive controls with a useful graph that displays
the original pitch over time against the corrected signal. With PitchCraft,
tuning, scale, and key can be tailored for specific needs. Custom scales may be
entered directly or via a MIDI controller keyboard, and a handy tuning meter
helps provide feedback during parameter adjustment. Transposition can be made
independently of correction, and an independent formant shifting slider is also
included. Using a combination of transposition and pitch correction by scale
type, users can create harmony parts from a single melody line, and independent
formant shifting is offered to transform voice genders with or without pitch
shifting. Using other combinations of controls, humorous, eerie, and even
supernatural effects can be obtained, making PitchCraft a great sound design
tool as well.
Professional Audio Analysis with Reveal
BIAS has
significantly advanced the paradigm of audio analysis tools with Reveal, another
new plug-in included with the Master Perfection Suite. Reveal combines seven
powerful tools in a single plug-in interface - Oscilloscope, Peak and RMS Power
History, Spectrogram, Pan Power, Spectral Analysis, Lissajous Phase Scope and
Peak and RMS Level Meters. An "all" view displays every tool in a single window.
Additionally, users can select any tool as desired via a tab style interface, or
simply click on a tool to expand its view. Users can enable or disable
individual tools as desired, and a global freeze display feature is also
included.
Gate and Downward Expand with GateEx
There is no
denying the power offered in the Master Perfection Suite, but the package
wouldn't be complete without a dedicated noise gate. Enter GateEx, a new
professional quality Gate/Expander plug-in. Featuring waveform and graph
displays and a suite of advanced parameter controls, GateEx effectively removes
signals below an assignable threshold while the integrated downward expander
helps reduce residual unwanted content. For anything from gating snare drum
hits, or areas of near silence between vocal or instrument passages, GateEx is
an excellent compliment to the high-end Master Perfection Suite.
BIAS
Master Perfection Suite Features:
- Comprehensive collection of six precision audio
processing tools
- Repli-Q allows EQ matching
- SuperFreq offers up to 10-band graphic parametric EQ
- Sqweez-3 and Sqweez-5 provide multi-band
compression
- Reveal provides extensive audio analysis
- GateEx offers gating and downward expansion
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