JWP releases Sweet Spots - "Instrument Signature Band Shelf Targeting Type Channel Strip" for Windows VST3

15th August 2023 - KVR Audio News

JWP has released Sweet Spots, an "instrument signature band shelf targeting type channel strip".

Sweet Spots is a series of channel strips with instrument signature targeting band limited band shelves. The band shelves are between a stereo creator/stereo image modifier and a multi-band segmentor for controlling final tone, stereo spread with optional separate outputs routing.

Features:

Global:
- Editing:
  - Clicking the name of a control switches to an editable parameter value to enter exact values.
- Visual Feedback:
  - Frequency response graph for a visual of what the band shelves are affecting.
  - Input/output decibel meters on the pre and post screen with separate left/right and mid/side metering.
  - Editable band labels.
- Else Gain:
  - When EQ mix bands are activated everything else's gain becomes controllable using this gain knob.
  - Great for instantly conditioning a instrument/sound.
- Quality Of Life: Most knobs have right click menus for more control:
  - Reset.
  - Stepped Response.
  - Range Sensitivity.
  - Control Link. (inverse drive/trim and bandpass poles).
  - Note Based Targeting With The Ability To Set A Scale. (band shelf pitch).
  - View Frequency As Notes. (band shelf pitch).
Pre:
- Pan Bands:
  - 5 bands ISO, 2/3 octave alternating panner by band. Changes/creates the stereo signal by panning different parts of the frequency.
- Phase Change:
  - 3 band phase changer per stereo channel. Changes/creates the stereo signal by changing the phase of the left and right channel separately.
- Stereo Imaging:
  - Individual left, right, pan, mid, side controls.
Saturator:
- Exciters:
  - Per instrument signature band.
  - Mix control for parallel excitation.
  - Drive and trim are inverse link able with the right click menu having the options of 1/1,1/2,1/3,1/4.
  - 8 types of distortion.
EQs:
- Band Shelves:
  - Cut or boost instruments' specific signatures "sweet spots".
  - Right click settings that include:
    - Pitch snap to 10s, 100s, 1000s.
    - Control the pitch with a non-linear response.
    - Note based frequency targeting for band shelves, with filtering by:
      - Harmonics.
      - Inharmonic.
      - Global set scale harmonics.
      - Global set scale inharmonics.
      - Not global set scale harmonics.
      - Not global set scale inharmonics.
- Band Pass:
  - Band limited instrument signature for band shelf targeting.
  - Constrained width.
  - Separate controls for the high and low slopes of the instrument signature bands.
  - Poles are link able with right click menu.
Post:
- Segmentor:
  - 3 Band segmentor.
  - Exclusive stereo spread control for each band.
  - Output routing for each band to affect only targeted frequency range.
  - Output gain control per band.
  - Mute per band.

Sweet Spots is a VST3 64-bit plug-in developed in SynthEdit 1.4. The audio plug-in was tested on Windows 10 in FL Studio 21. The demo inserts silence and is unlockable with a registration key.

The prices are based on packs and are in Canadian dollars: