CALM BEFORE

MAKE DROPS & CHORUSES HIT HARDER
 
The Calm Before is a one-knob plugin that instantly automates your buildups and transitions to add tension, control energy levels, and making your drops and choruses hit harder. 
 
Before every drop or chorus, all producers and audio engineers use the same automation techniques to create tension and contrast:
 
Cut the lows
Cut the highs 
Reduce the volume
Adjust the stereo image / width
Add washout
 
Why? So when you give everything back at the drop or chorus it sounds extra impactful. Unfortunately, automating all the above parameters is very time-consuming, requiring multiple plugins and a lot of tedious clicking. 
 
The Calm Before takes care of all this automation for you in just a few seconds. 
 
Choose from our professionally crafted presets, or set your own targets for each parameter (i.e. low cut to 200hz) to instantly create complex automation custom-tailored to your song. 
 
Remember - it's that short period of calm before that makes your song’s standout moments truly shine. 
 
SUGGESTED USE:
 
Place the Calm Before on your master channel. Use the default preset or set your own targets for each parameter. Then simply pull the main handle down 4 - 16 bars before the drop or chorus. As the handle moves downwards, the plugin applies your desired automations (i.e. cutting the lows up to 200hz, reducing the volume by 1dB, etc... ). At the drop or chorus, raise the handle back up to bring back all the energy. 
 
EXTRA FEATURES:
 
The plugin is packed with features and utilities so you can use the Calm Before for other mixing and mastering tasks as well, reducing the number of plugins you need in your chain: 
 
Separate HPF and LPF: Yes you read that right! There is an extra low and high pass filter built into the plugin (acting as an independent second set of filters). This allows you to roll off the extreme low and high frequencies of the song to build headroom. When activated, these filters remain in place at all times, regardless of the position of the handle. 
Linear phase mode: Prevents phase issues when filtering. 
Bass mono slider: Choose how much low end is in mono. 
Slope and Q control: Control how steep your filters are, and whether they will add resonance over time.
Width unlink: Unlink the width parameter from the main handle, allowing you to add or reduce the width of the song by a fixed amount if needed.
Washout customization: Choose R or D to make your washout more reverb or delay-based. Control rate and size too.
Slow mode: Enter slow mode for any parameter to slow down the rate at which the effects are applied (switch from a linear curve to an exponential curve).

OTHER USES:
 
Create motion in your mix - Liven up your mixes by using the plugin as a creative filter to add motion or help you transition to different parts of the song. For example, every 8 or 16 bars you can use Calm Before to create a sweeping effect that cuts the low end and adds subtle high end resonance, with some washout for good measure.  
 
Live DJ sets - Create next-level transitions and manage energy levels on the fly, with one simple control. No juggling six or seven knobs at once. 
 
Apply FX to individual channels - Get creative with the washout and filtering FX! For example, you can add washout to just the vocal bus, and have the amount of washout increase over the course of 16 bars, creating a cool effect that transitions into the next part of the song. 
 
Busses or Groups - Problem solve in the mix. For example, use Calm Before to apply a HPF to a group containing everything except for the kick and bass, clearing out the low end for the kick and bass to shine through. 

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