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Updated to version v1.74 (probably Final version). Some more tweaks to dynamic filter and other tweaks.
StudioOne_v1.74_RC1_HD-HD2-FM.rar
Last Edited: 13.01.2020.
I'm pretty impressed Bojcha! I'm sitting here and just enjoying the consistency of the sound in 01.74HD-Default, and there is no annoying peaks, and the dynamics sound untouched, but the meters are pretty flat at -1dBTP.
I of course couldn't resist fiddling with it, because of my use case and preferences.
I start with a Fabfilter Pro-MB set only to expand a highshelf at 12kHz up to 0dB/flat if the material is totally lacking top end, not to false trigger the detectors in StereoTool.
Tweaked as follows:
#Azimuth to 100us and 50um/s so it catches more of those crappy tapes (even worse tapes can be repaired manually with Voxengo "Sound Delay")
#Enabled AutoEQ+BassEQ at reset values, but maxed Adjust Time & set kick speed to x0.30 (It helps for those worst tapes and don't do much on good spectral balanced material) (I know you hate AutoEQ
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#Turned off Hard Limit and Pre-Emphasize (I use Fabfilter Pro L2 after at 4x oversampling, set to gain 0dB, and -1dBTP - impressive how it still does absolutely NOTHING, with stereotool glued to the ceiling...)
#Set Multipath Monobass "Upto" to 80hz
#Set CPU Strictness of Adv.Clp to 10
#Tweaked Truebass a little, with Band 2 at 54hz and 0,4 in strength, just love those dividesubs ST makes (best of every vst I've ever tried)
#Turned Off "Heavy CPU" on singlebandComp.
#Turned on Absolute Highs at reset values and lowered to 50% strength, and 4x oversampl.
#Liked to have a little bit more top overall, so I raised the mix of the third band of MB2 to +1.5dB
#Maxed Out Quality/Step Size/Max.Input on declipper
#Set CPU usage optimized for 7 cores throughput, max latency, auto affinities, subthread on (better, even though physically disabled, Ryzen 9), CPU load to 150%, display auto. (It's still only rendering at 44% of my total CPU, but audio has other bottlenecks so it doesn't have to be ST doing anything wrong)
#Channel-separated compressor to 100% on AGC
#In MB1 i disabled Heavy CPU.
I think that is all. No major changes besides AEQ/BEQ, and a flipping between the original and tweaked preset doesn't do all that much, but mine is more suited for tapes IMO.
I'd like to know if you have any thoughts to my tweaks, and if there's something you would never do, and why.