Again, it doesn't change/fix/modify/improve the room you are in...
Nobody stated that it fixes the room, in fact we both said it does not.
Most likely it's applying some processing just to mask the issues...which is really not a solution, IMO.
Compensating for offending frequencies. Again, not a solution as i stated. The solution is to treat the room correctly.
I'm just pointing out that it's the equivalent of taking a placebo, and feeling better...instead of the Advil.
The software is the Advil. The room treatment is the cast with healed bones.
I think you are much better off simply learning the anomalies of your room, and working them in mind...
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Yes, that is EXACTLY what this does, only
it does it FOR you. For instance, I know that in a previous house i lived in, i had a substantial bump around 550-650Hz region. On my master bus i would slap an eq on there cutting those frequencies and then mix into that. That would compensate for that horrible bump. Was it great? NO. But it helped. That's what this does. Only now, you don't have to spend time to measure and find the frequencies and then compensate with eq, amounts etc. It does it for you so in essence it's a lazy man's compensation eq. That's all. No miracle software, no oohh aaahhh experience. Just a bit of help in the right direction if you don't want to do it yourself.
Should we look down on eq'ing a vocalist because he has to fix his tone? should we not compensate with a compressor until he/she fixes their dynamics? No, that is stupid. If you think about it almost everything we do during the mixing stage in the studio is compensation in one way or another, even if just highlighting or polishing. EQ compensates for offending frequencies or lack of gain in the ones you want to highlight, compressor for dynamics, reverb compensates for space not there etc the list goes on.
Sure you can save the money and do it all yourself, or just live with the issues. I'm not telling anyone to buy it and really don't care if they do.
You can say it helps...but I'm really not sure you explained how it helps other than you are convinced it does
Read the above again. Offending frequency compensation, just as you would do without the software.
So you're like fixing things at your mix position, but potentially skewing them elsewhere...and all that becomes part of your mix.
Nope. It will be skewed if the offending frequencies are NOT compensated for during mixing.
I'll say it one last time using different words:
This does NOT take the place of proper room treatment. But if you can't treat the room and you don't know how to measure correctly and compensate within the mix,
then software like this could be an
option for the individual depending on their environment, capabilities etc.
It seems to me as if we are
generally debating on the same side, just missing the pivotal message. A lot of that going around these days.
The only difference is that i have tried it in the past, and it helped a bit. Will i use it again? Nope. No need to because my room is treated properly and the treated room gives me way better results.