Gullfoss vs Soothe 2 vs Smooth Operator vs Teote vs DSEQ 3

In this video we'll compare Gullfoss vs Soothe 2 vs Smooth Operator vs Teote vs DSEQ 3 so you know the differences and similarities!
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These 5 vst plugins do noise supression, dynamic eq , mix fixing and more and are often compared to eachother. After watching this video you'll know the similarities and main differences so you know which plugin will be best for you and your workflow.

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00:00 Intro
00:47 Resonance supression test
03:23 Testing the auto mix, frequency fix and mix improve functions on vocal
04:10 The 5 plugins on the mix masterbus
08:10 Conclusion 1
08:35 Conclusion 2

#gullfoss #soothe #whitenoisestudio #vstplugins

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Check out the playlist with the plugins reviewed in depth!

What is YOUR favorite plugin of these 5?

[djse]

They're all great, but I really prefer Soothe (specially the 2 version), it's that kind of plugin that make you save a lot of time, and so it really worth the price. The sidechain function is also a great alternative to Wavesfactory Trackspacer to supress masking frequency, with a more transparent result.
In my process, I use Soothe more as a cleaning tool (and unmasking eq with the SC function) and Gulfoss is more like a addition thing, like giving a nice little touch at the end of my FX chain or on the master bus, the same way I would use an analog emulation.

I haven't try DSEQ yet and didn't find Smooth Operator that useful in my process (maybe I didn't gave it enough trying time). Teote seems great, I try it a bit and find it's great for that "nice final little touch" but didn't find it usefull for more heavy process (but probably because I didn't find how to include it in my process in that way).

It's hard to find plugin that change completly your way to proceed, for now Soothe is the only one that did that. All the other I try are great too, but are more those "little touch" here and there rather than a thing that I will put almost on every sound

[adrianocastaldini]

Finally I bought DSEQ3, but an important mention is that Teote is the only one that offers multichannel (up to 6 channels).

[omniburn]

Thanks for the comparison. Your channel will definitely grow!

[CarlitoProductions]

The fact that dseq is way cheaper than soothe even though the flow is a bit seems attractive. Though i certainly wish Oeksound will consider doing discounts

[jesussaddle]

Came back again. Such a brilliant explanation!

[ritchxmusic]

What do you think of Wavesfactory's contribution to the category in comparison?

[johnmcvicker]

Using Vastaus for now until I can add one of these. Not bad for a free one. Worth putting in this compare.

[levondarratt]

A lot of work goes into videos such as these - and they are extremely helpful to many a user - so appreciate it, my dudes!!

[devarni]

IMO Teote and Gullfoss are the most comparable. I like Teote best for mastering, but it needs a bit more CPU if you use all 64 bands. The newer Gullfoss Master version I do not know, it is supposed to have a higher internal resolution and otherwise work more precisely but also require more CPU.
Anyway, if the mix is already balanced, none of the tools brings a real advantage.

[NikolausBrocke]

You picked absolutely the right topic. Very well done! Thanks for that quick overview. I use soothe 2 since some month. It's great looking and very good to operate. It works perfect as the first plugin on the 2 bus channels for mastering. I am not a mastering engineer:-)
I have gulfoss on my relevant mindset for a long time but somehow it does not convice me. But it's more a feeling.

[adithyasatheesh]

Would pick DSEQ3 for resonant suppression over soothe and smooth operator any day. Even if i weren't a control freak

[natebrown]

Smooth Operator does have a high quality mode in the top right. Not sure if it's oversampling but any extra harmonic things are reduced or completely cut.

[Beatsbasteln]

DSEQ3 has quite some pre-ringing, so i still think soothe2 is the best. i know soothe2 is really expensive and everything, but imagine you buy a tool only because it's cheap but then you're unhappy because everything you do could be a little better... well unless you think the pre-ringing is not an issue. i could imagine it working better on less percussive stuff, like organs, pads, strings or vocals. anyway, the 2 other tools you mentioned also try to retain the spectral balance of the mix which is a cool extra feature. i hope this will be a thing in soothe3 as well because having a full spectral balancing plugin, but with oeksound's approach, would be the best thing i could think of.

[ritchxmusic]

excellent roundup, love the comparison

[aviolentpurple]

For some reason I own both Gulfoss and Soothe 2. I like them both, but I’m starting to feel like they introduce a lot of phasing, which kind of softens the sound. I feel like these EQs may be a fad

[MCAlvesPortugal]

Dseq works also as expansor. I use also teote. I haved tried gulfoss and shoothe. But Dseq and teote works for me.

[tredfxman]

Interesting i didnt hear you mention the acronym TEOTE - [T] hat’s [E] asier [O] n [T] he [E] ar 😄 👍

[bestdisco]

Sonnox Claro is missing but perhaps it’s newer than this review.

[shanecgriffo]

There was an update to smooth operator the other week that introduced a cleaner quality setting for master bus etc.. you didn’t try that version?