Voxengo is pleased to introduce the next major version of PC VST
plug-in called Soniformer. This plug-in is an innovative mastering tool for
DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) that allows the user to form and reform the
sonic structure of any sound material.
The main idea behind Soniformer is a spectral balance. A perfectly
balanced mix can be seen on a spectrum analyzer as a smooth spectral curve
with minimal number of peaks and notches. There can be some deviations from
this rule, but generally it always applies. Soniformer uses compression to
adjust the spectral balance of any sound material being processed in a way
that its spectral curve fulfills the aforementioned rule. Thus, Soniformer
could also be called a spectral compressor.
Every parameter of Soniformer is defined by means of a graphic envelope
which is freely-modifiable and which may contain up to 16 control points.
Soniformer implements both compression and expansion, which allows a
variety of different sound structures to be created, including classical
tape compression, unobtrusive bass expansion, and general mix compression.
And it all sounds pristine! One could say that Soniformer brings a
classical warm analog compression to a digital workstation. This is true,
because even at very subtle compression settings, Soniformer brings a
strong feel of a professionally balanced mix. In fact, Soniformer allows
the user to perform professional sounding mastering in a budget environment.
Spectral balance is almost a universal thing, and every mastering engineer has
to master it, while Soniformer brings it the easy way. Soniformer's
adjustments of the spectral balance actually reveal details of the mix
being processed.
