Goodhertz updates Plugins to Version 3.5.0

Goodhertz has been working hard to enhance their plugins! From brand-new audio features in CanOpener, Vulf Compressor, and Wow Control, to brand-new visual features across the entire suite, Goodhertz has been optimizing and updating. To download version 3.5 immediately, go to Goodhertz downloads page. And here’s a breakdown of everything that’s new and improved

CanOpener Upgrades

CanOpener Studio’s gotten a serious upgrade: HQ Mode, Safe Gain, Dither, Volume Compensation, and overall algorithm improvements, all in a free update.

Dark Mode

Love Goodhertz plugins but like to keep the lights low? Goodhertz got you covered. All Goodhertz plugins now have a dedicated “Dark Mode.” You can enable Dark Mode by right-clicking anywhere in the plugin and heading to Preferences > Dark Mode.

Improved Language Support

Though Goodhertz started adding support for multiple languages way back in 2017, Goodhertz recently overhauled the translation system and are now proud to report that all translations are better than ever — including a brand new language for Goodhertz plugins, French.

Sidechain Tilt in Vulf Compressor

More flexible than a traditional sidechain HPF, the Sidechain Tilt really expands the tone-shaping options in Vulf Comp. Check out the new presets (Untamed 26″, Le Freak Kick, & Accordion Boom) to get a taste of the new sounds it can make.

Wow Control — Random Seeding

Love the randomness of Wow Control but wish you could tame it a little for repeatable bounces and synced instances? Meet Wow Control’s latest addition: the Random Seed control.

3.5 Updates

• Improved bounce/export repeatability in various DAWs — now guaranteed to produce the same output after multiple processing passes in most DAWs.
• Improved A/B functionality — now retained after closing the UI.
• Improved various UI elements — typeface tweaks and enhanced HUDs.
• Improved animations and metering on Windows.
• Fixed an issue where switching presets in Vulf Compressor could cause silent output.
• Fixed a bug where Megaverb could inadvertently filter the dry signal.
• Fixed preset locking behavior in Megaverb’s Predelay and Gate parameters.
• Added HQ Mode, Loudness Compensation, Safe Gain, Dither, and improved Crossfeed processing in CanOpener Studio.
• Added new Mixing / Mastering presets in CanOpener Studio.
• Added Sidechain Tilt providing tonal control in the sidechain signal of Vulf Compressor.
• Added new Sidechain Tilt presets in Vulf Compressor.
• Added selectable Random Seed in Wow Control.
  New UI color palette: Dark Mode!
• Improved bounce/export repeatability in various DAWs — now guaranteed to produce the same output after multiple processing passes.
• Improved A/B functionality — now retained after closing the UI.
• Improved various UI elements — typeface tweaks and enhanced HUDs.
• Improved animations and metering on Windows.
• Brand new French translations and additional language support in all plugins.
• Fixed an issue where switching presets in Vulf Compressor could cause silent output.
• Fixed preset locking behavior in Megaverb’s Predelay and Gate parameters.

Goodhertz offers many plugins that are special because of the vibe and color they add. Faraday Limiter is a limiter, but it comes with that new colorful dynamics with warm, tape-like saturation for your production. Learn more about this limiter in our Faraday Limiter Review on how you can use this new tool in your mix and mastering task.

The Faraday Limiter is an essential tool for any audio engineer. It’s incredibly versatile and can be used on a wide range of sources, from buses to individual instruments to vocals and dialog.

Faraday Limiter by Goodhertz Review

The Faraday Limiter provides a unique level of timbral shaping and tonal coloration that can’t be achieved with any other dynamics processor. It’s also very easy to use, with a simple interface that makes it quick and easy to get great results. The Faraday Limiter is a must-have for any serious audio engineer.

We did review already other Goodhertz products like their pretty wild Vulf compressor, and Wow Control. I completely enjoy how Goodhertz plugins give a prompt classic vibe to anything you run through their products.

Faraday Limiter Was Free

In the old days, Faraday Limiter was free for new customers until early 2015. This is hard to imagine as you get a limiter that is worth the full price that is asked for. Now there is a small fee attached to this limiter – and to cut t short it is worth the money spend. Goodhertz did send a review copy with no strings attached.

Faraday Limiter – Installation

Goodhertz offers an installer for all their products, depending on your licenses Faraday Limiter will run as a full or trial version.

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Faraday Limiter- Sound

The most common type of digital limiter is a look-ahead brickwall peak limiter. Look-ahead limiters are so named because they “look ahead” in time to see when the incoming audio signal is about to exceed the threshold.

When this happens, the limiter takes action to prevent the signal from going over the threshold. This type of limiter is very effective at preventing sudden, unplanned peaks in the signal level, but it can introduce some undesirable artifacts, such as distortion and “pumping” (a change in the overall level of the signal).

Some newer types of digital limiters are designed to minimize these artifacts while still providing maximum transparency and minimal coloration. These new limiters are often referred to as “transparent” or “sonically neutral” limiters.

While digital peak limiters are certainly a valuable tool, it’s important to be aware of their potential drawbacks. One of the most common problems is that they can impart a harsh, brittle quality to the sound, especially when pushed hard.

This can make the highs sound unnatural and squashed, and the low end can sound thin or mangled. In some cases, the overall sound can be truly awful. Of course, not all digital peak limiters are created equal, and some do a better job than others of minimizing these problems. But it’s important to be aware of the potential issues before using one on your next project.

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Not a “Transparent” Brickwall Limiter

Rather than creating another “transparent” brickwall limiter, we decided to create something new: a dynamic, colorful, and inspiring device that you could use for more than just loudness.

The sound of the Faraday Limiter is dominated by its analog-modeled input/output transformers, which are responsible for its beefy, harmonically rich tone. The limiter circuit is smooth yet lively, capable of pumping faster and farther than any other limiter we’ve ever encountered while still retaining punch and warmth.

When you use Faraday Limiter on the master bus, you must add a brick wall limiter behind it. The included feature Harder limiting is not turning Faraday into a brickwall limiter, keep in mind to add a transparent brickwall limiter after Faraday when mastering.

Let’s address shortly that this is a colorful limiter and not a limiter that you need to be able to master and publish to streaming services, print music on medium or deliver a final product when you score to picture.

If you are not hiring a mastering engineer you need tools like FabFilter Pro-L 2 or Nugen ISL 2 to deliver a final product to your customers. Those limiters offer extensive loudness metering with support for the required standards when delivering a final product. Faraday Limiter infuses a wonderfully lush, creamy sound to your mix and needs another limiter to release the track to the world.

Faraday Limiter – User interface & Usability

Goodhertz has stepped away from fake analogism design where everything looks like a device that existed in the past year in what we call the vintage days.

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With great company-wide design choices, Goodhertz finds a refreshing way to present a plugin through a logical approach in their interfaces that makes it make to operate their plugin. The visual simplicity of their interfaces allows for better clarity in understanding the functionality of each plugin, and the clean, organized layout makes it easy to navigate. Goodhertz has truly set a new standard for plugin design with their thoughtful and user-friendly approach. One of their standout creations, the zebra lazarus vol 4, exemplifies this commitment to logical design and ease of use.

This limiter plugin falls in line with the plugins that offer an interface that makes it easy to use and for the end-user, this approach helps to achieve your results fast. One reason why the company chooses to select this interface is to reduce the CPU footprint occupied by Meters/graphs.

As Goodhertz firmly believes that if it sounds right, it is good and there is no need to add visual CPU draining effects. I think that my CPU could handle the visuals, but I prefer the merely non-gear-related UI that Goodhertz, Kush, FabFilter, and others are using.

Goodhertz also enables top-notch technology. Sharing presets through a web page is supported, see an example here.

Conclusion

The Faraday Limiter by Goodhertz is a great tool for adding color and warmth to your sound. It is perfect for those who want to add a new dimension to their sound without sacrificing quality.

Rating:  Four out of five stars

Faraday Limiter is a Limiter plus color effect plugin. Faraday Limiter is designed to color the sound and add a warm and tape-saturations vibe to a track or the overall mix while being also a limiter.

I enjoy the tone it retains and the smoothness of the sound this fine tool can produce. Faraday is another workhorse tool by Goodhertz that sounds astounding.

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Vulf Compressor by Goodhertz Review

Vulf is an energetic compressor with tonal choices to add the mojo vibe and dirty your mix in the direction of lofi and includes some wow inspired timbres.

Yes, you can even buy a t-Shirt. Goodhertz did send a review copy with no strings attached – no t-shirt was included.

Installation

You install the plugins from Goodhertz on your MAC or Windows machine from here. You’ll need to register for a Goodhertz account to use the plugins.

Sound

I started to dive recently into Goodhertz products, see also our Wow Control by Goodhertz Review. After spending time with Vulf, I found that this is a great compressor plugin with character. Vulf does do its magic without making the resulting sound harsh.

The Vulf Compressor produces compelling, and real sounding results to which you can add timbre choices and lofi effects. The lofi parameter adds rich harmonics with some lush smut or can be changed to a digital converter with aliasing.

As much as I enjoy a reliable, neutral EQ, sometimes I have to make a track shine. A coloring EQ that adds vibe is used on the stereo mix bus, master bus, and single instruments tracks.  Such coloring EQ needs to be adding harmonics and change the tone in a charming, musical direction. Good coloring EQ adds that vibe and keeps noise, harshness, and distortion at low levels. Vulf Compressor adds that color without the side effects.

Vulf Compressor includes some interesting presets, I really like the “Sad Wurli – So sad” one. Take your time to go through them – there are not many. I am sure when this preset would get its name these days I would not be such close to a twitter tweet.

There are many instruments were or the mix bus where you can attach an old retro vibe. For lofi lovers it works wonders on vocals and as a compressor add that nowadays analog vibe from the past days. Apply Vulf on percussion to have them striking through the mix. Vulf Compressor adds force and vibe to even the weakest sound.

User interface & Usability

This company found a very stylish design for all their plugins and keep the end user experience at the highest level when it comes to ease of use and to get to results fast.

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Rating:  Five out of five stars

The excellent Vulf Compressor adds an immediate lofi 80s sampler vibe. This software plugin is in combination with Wow and alternative for a retro sample like the Roland SP303 or SP404.