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In tweakers’ paradise, plug-ins provide a constant source of inspiration. Logic Pro 7 delivers impressive tools that invite you to start sonic explorations for outstanding sound design no matter whether you work on vocals, a bass line or other audio material. Besides this, Special and Helper Effects also provide precise tools for the jobs on the daily agenda of the professional audio and mastering engineer.
Vocal Transformer
Change a vocal track into bird chirps or a robot voice with the Vocal Transformer. This plug-in changes the pitch and/or formants of a vocal track, without affecting the other. The simple interface belies the sensational and extremely impressive sonic results possible with this plug-in.
Pitch Shifter
The Pitch Shifter detunes the signal in semitones and cents (1/100th of a semitone step). Three different algorithms (Drums, Speech, Vocals) are optimized for different source material. Selecting Drums leaves the groove of the original track intact. Tweakers find Vocals well-suited for any inherently harmonic or melodic signals. A mixture of both, you may find Speech useful for complex signals such as spoken word performances.
Spectral Gate
The Spectral Gate makes different parts of the signal separately audible in a user-definable frequency range, above (Super Energy) and under (Sub Energy) the Threshold level. This effect will surprise you with its unusual sonic results. One might describe isolated monitoring of the Super Energy signal as vocoder-like. You can add the original signal — outside the defined frequency band — to the mix. Low Level blends in the frequencies that lie below the frequency band and High Level blends the frequencies that lie above the defined frequency band. Creative sound explorers will uncover the Spectral Gate like a treasure trove.
SubBass
The SubBass plug-in increases the frequency spectrum of the signal with tones lower than the original sound. You can use the SubBass simply as a classic Octaver. As the bass signals generated by the SubBass are derived from two selectable frequency ranges in the original signal, it also makes the effect suitable for use on complex summed signals.
Denoiser
The Denoiser cleans up your recordings by separating the desired signal from the noise floor. No matter whether it is high blue or dark pink, you can dramatically reduce the noise level of any audio source, while retaining the highest possible dynamic level.
Exciter
The Exciter adds high frequency components to the input signal. The effect can be described as a non-linear distortion. In contrast to overdrive and distortion effects, the harmonics generator is fed by a high-pass-filtered version of the input signal.
Stereo Spread
Extremely useful, particularly when mastering, the Stereo Spread plug-in extends the stereo base by alternately distributing a selected number of frequency bands, from the middle frequency range to the left and right channels. Sound artists will find this plug-in suitable for adding a stereo effect to monaural recordings, without the usual alien artifacts associated with the process.
Multimeter
The Multimeter houses a 1/3 octave Analyzer, a Goniometer, Correlation Meter and a Level Meter. It provides precise visual feedback on various aspects of the audio signal, making it an invaluable tool for fine tuning and analysis of the sound.
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