PSP Flare
a new kind of psycho-acoustic compressor
PSP Flare (originally PSP Flow*) is a new kind of psycho-acoustic compressor that provides exceptional volume consistency without the usual audible side effects associated with heavy compression. Developed with insights from post-production engineer Paolo Pasquariello PSP Flare uses a psychoacoustic approach inspired by advanced post-production techniques to subtly maintain track level consistency. This ensures that your audio remains naturally dynamic without the perceptible effects of compression. While it was specifically designed for film and TV/video post-production, its unique behavior can deliver excellent results in almost any application, and is excellent at leveling elements in a dense mix.
*Due to an unforeseen trademark conflict with an unreleased product, we have decided to change the name of our newest compressor to PSP Flare.
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My initial idea was respected, nurtured, and grown into a compressor capable of delivering tens of decibels of "psychoacoustic" compression – my record is 70 dB of compression! – while remaining extremely musical and coherent. Thanks to PSP, one of my dreams has come out of the drawer and into the studio.
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PSP Flare is exactly what a modern character compressor should be - transparent and clean with just a touch of 'something' when used sparingly, or with loads of grit and aggression when things are slammed straight to the floor.
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PSP Flare solves one of today's issues of music production: things are either too complicated or too simplistic. It sounds like a great blend of VCA and diode-bridge compression: respectful, punchy, and "classy" on a mix bus, for the film and video game soundtracks I usually deal with.
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PSP Flare enables me to both set and forget or really get tweaky if I want to inject more character into my mixes. The side chain section in Flare is giving flexibility to my mixes when setting up for a huge delivery with stems.
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PSP Flare is an excellent multifaceted dynamic processor. It could be as subtle or as aggressive as I like, no matter what I do, from gentle vocal leveling to hardcore parallel drum mangling. And it could work channel-independent too!
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PSP Flare is my preferred choice for a compressor/limiter that I would use on any instruments if I don't have anything specific in mind. It encompasses all essential features of a simple compressor without overwhelming complexity.
Single-band unique probability compression algorithm.
Wide compression knee.
Peak or RMS level detector.
Optional automatic release readjustment.
Wide range of threshold and ratio settings.
Preamp section modeling on input.
Lookahead for reduction of transients through the compressor.
Smooth control of the side chain high pass filter and link.
Optional automatic makeup gain.
Dry/Compressed Mix control.
Output brick wall limiter with adjustable ceiling level and release time.
64-bit double precision floating point math for ultra-low cumulative errors in the filters and proper filter characteristics across the entire frequency spectrum.
Main plug-in development and algorithms: Mateusz Woźniak
Project inspiration and base algorithm: Paolo Pasquariello
Platform development: Piotr Dmuchowski
Plug-in Design and Graphics: Mateusz Woźniak
Installer: Piotr Dmuchowski
Product Manager: Antoni Ożyński
Documentation: Mike Metlay, Mateusz Woźniak, Paolo Pasquariello
In order to run PSP Flare in 30-day trial mode or activate it, you need an iLok user ID which you can create for free at www.ilok.com, and you need to install the free iLok License Manager application but you don't need any hardware dongle.
You can activate the license in 3 separate locations, each of which can be either a computer or an iLok dongle (2nd generation or above). You can move these licenses at any time using PACE's iLok License Manager software.
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