Smooth Operator combines equalization, spectral compression, and resonance suppression into a unique creative experience that is instantaneous and intuitive.

Meet your new mixing assistant. Use it to perfect your tonal balance and add a touch of 'HiFi'.

Our spectral detection algorithm adapts to your audio 44,100 times per second and automatically eliminates loud frequencies. This gives you full control to shape your signal and bring more definition.

MAIN FEATURES

• Switch between three color modes (pink/green/blue)
• Fully resizable plugin window
• Brings clarity and smoothness to instruments, vocals and mix buses.
• Enables creative tone shaping without artifacts or harsh resonances.
• Intelligent algorithm that automatically detects and resolves tired frequencies.
• An alternative to EQ, compression and resonance suppression in a unified workflow.

Workflow

1- Pull the middle circle down to increase the effect level. Smooth Operator automatically attacks the most dominant/tired frequencies first, even with a straight curve. You may not need to do more than that.

2- Move the 4 outer nodes to shape the tonal response. Preserve frequency areas by moving nodes up, or remove frequency content by pulling them down. Use the mouse wheel or trackpad scroll to adjust the Q.

3- FOCUS controls how the surgical Smooth Operator looks. At 100%, each frequency peak is processed independently. Lower focus values ​​will provide a broader, more balanced response.

4- Engage SOLO to listen to different parts of the frequency spectrum separately during node hover.

5- Activate SIDE CHAIN ​​​​mode to reduce the signal with the frequency balance of another track in the mix. This feature could have been a plugin in and of itself (!). It allows you to create a hypersurgical side chain effect where the exact frequency composition of a main track can be used to avoid a secondary track.

What is spectral processing?

The easiest way to understand spectral processing is to think of it as manipulating the building blocks that make up a digital signal – rather than the actual signal. Our algorithm uses Fast Fourier Transform – or FFT – to break down input audio into tiny particles, which are analyzed and processed separately, before being put back together. This all happens in real time and allows for a much more surgical approach to resonance detection and rebalancing than would be possible with traditional audio effects. It's the same technology used in other resonance suppression plug-ins, like Soothe2 for example.

While most spectral tools focus on audio restoration, we wanted Smooth Operator to be about creative expression. The plugin is made to shape your tone. Use it to compress, equalize and 'purify' in one simple process – and know that Smooth Operator has your back when it comes to eliminating artifacts automatically.