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Neutron
is a great mixing plug-in by
iZotope
, which combines the latest innovations in analysis and metering with industry-leading audio processing to deliver focus and clarity in your mixes. iZotope described It as '
A smarter way to mix
'.
With powerful new features like
Masking Meter
and
Track Assistant
, Neutron Advanced, which you can download on audiolove.me, helps you quickly reach an optimal starting point, clearly identify perceptual frequency collisions, and fully wield creative control over all your mix decisions. You can easy achieve unprecedented focus and clarity in your mixes with this plugin.
At Neutron's heart is a chain of
5 main processing Modules
: an
Equalizer
, an
Exciter
,
2 Compressors
and a
Transient Shaper
. Clicking on any of these modules allows you to see their parameters, providing a comprehensive opportunity to shape each stage of the processing chain in detail. Dragging them to the left or right reorders the signal flow, but the underlying signal path runs as follows: you have control of the input gain for up to five processing modules, then spectral shaping, an output gain stage and finally a limiter.
Neutron's Track Assistant saves you time by listening to your audio and recommending custom starting points for your track. The analysis intelligence within Neutron allows Track Assistant to automatically detect instruments, recommend the placement of EQ nodes, and set optimal settings for other modules. You still maintain full control over all your mix decisions, but Track
Assistant gives you more time to focus on what's most important - your creative take on the mix.
Neutron's Masking Meter allows you to visually identify and fix perceptual frequency collisions between instruments, which can result in guitars masking lead vocals, bass covering up drums, and other issues that can cause a "muddy" or overly crowded mix. Using Masking Meter you can easy tweak each track to carve away muddiness.
Neutron Advanced
provides the individual modules as stand-alone plug-ins too, as well as featuring 7.1 surround-sound support.
Version 1.01a released January 25, 2017
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IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS
CPU Optimizations
Up to 20% performance improvement when Masking Meter is enabled and Neutron's user interface is closed
Up to 11% performance improvement when using Neutron's EQ user interface
Accessibility
Improved compatibility with Apple's VoiceOver mode to increase accessibility for blind and low-vision users
Gain Trace Meter
Addressed occasional rendering issues with the Gain Trace meter in the Compressor and Transient Shaper
FIXES
Fixed issue where Neutron failed to recognize unicode characters in file paths, which caused features and presets to be inaccessible
Fixed issue related to the above where the Track Assistant would hang instead of classifying within 10 seconds
Fixed issue where Neutron saved settings incorrectly in FL Studio
Addressed occasional audio playback issue when using Track Assistant in FL Studio
Addressed occasional issue where the EQ curve and node icons would display incorrectly
Fixed issue where channel count label spacing was sometimes incorrect in certain 5.1, 7.0 and 7.1 formats
Addressed some niche installation errors on Windows 7 and 10
Updated Neutron Help Manual: now even more helpful!
Other miscellaneous bug fixes, optimizations and improvements
Plus: addressed some critical performance issues that will benefit users of Cakewalk's SONAR
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