Harbal

[shambolic]

I am surprised to see that AAMS has its own sub forum and yet Harbal doesn't even have it's own thread. it is very decentl priced and ihave found it to be a great help. Many old school Mastering guys sneer at it but when you discuss it with them you often find they haven't used it or they didn't use it's full potential. The automated leveling may be questionable and this is what many focus on but as visual aid when making manual tweaks with audio reference it is priceless. it shows you peaks in frequency and volume that are out of place and has great eq adjustment facilities based on a graph type curve system, which includes (and i don't quite understand what this means but we all know that dropping frequencies drops volume) some kind of loudness compensation. I recommend anyone try it! It can sound quite gadgety and gimmicky when reading up on it but in action it is magicc.

[earleholder]

Originally Posted by shambolic

I am surprised to see that AAMS has its own sub forum and yet Harbal doesn't even have it's own thread. it is very decentl priced and ihave found it to be a great help. Many old school Mastering guys sneer at it but when you discuss it with them you often find they haven't used it or they didn't use it's full potential. The automated leveling may be questionable and this is what many focus on but as visual aid when making manual tweaks with audio reference it is priceless. it shows you peaks in frequency and volume that are out of place and has great eq adjustment facilities based on a graph type curve system, which includes (and i don't quite understand what this means but we all know that dropping frequencies drops volume) some kind of loudness compensation. I recommend anyone try it! It can sound quite gadgety and gimmicky when reading up on it but in action it is magicc.

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[brandondrury]

So does it work via some kind of reference like AAMS does?

I actually have had plans of removing the AAMS forum so it is now gone, but it looks like I goofed up and deleted the posts within it too. Whoops! That wasn't supposed to happen.

Brandon

[shambolic]

Yeah, you can put any wav file into it and it automatically creates a reference plot for that track. not used AAMS it might be more comprehensive but Harbal is a great mastering tool for getting that smoother more professional finish and it doesn't force anything on you - if you want it to sound harsh or boosted anywhere it's entirely up to the user.
You don't have to use a reference though. It just gives a very easily understood graphic plot of what all the frequencies are doing in the track and allows you to drag that plot wherever you want it.

I wish they' make a plug in version, it would be very useful on a track by track basis in a sequencer too.
Did you delete the AAMS forum because you are not impressed? I keep meaning to get around to looking at it.

[brandondrury]

Did you delete the AAMS forum because you are not impressed? I keep meaning to get around to looking at it.

I wouldn't say that. I deleted the AAMS forum because I did not think it was necessary from a webmaster standpoint. It wasn't very active and I didn't see the need for an entire forum dedicated to a single product.

With that said, I did not find the AAMS a useful tool for me. I'm not saying it hasn't helped others, but I personally did not find it useful.

Brandon

[Hans]

I can and will agree with shambolic that Harbal is a great piece of software and in my opinion is a piece that should be in every studio or home studio.

Well used it does miracles to your masters and because you see what's going on you learn quick what's a problem or what sounds ok.

And for the prize........

Further more the back-up and support are something you will not see very much alike in todays world.
Even Graig Anderton is using this piece and he is someone who really knows what he is doing.

And no, i do not have interests in this company.
I just think this is a great piece of software and with all great things you want the world to know.
Just my two cents.

grtz. Hans