Detail | Clarity | Density | Loudness
INTENSITY is an innovative audio processor designed for mixing, mastering, and sound design. Drawing inspiration from facial recognition algorithms, INTENSITY brings out a sound’s inherent detail, increases its perceived loudness and density, and adds insane amounts of clarity. Additionally, INTENSITY offers an optional soft-knee saturating limiter in its output stage, to attain maximum loudness and create a beautifully aggressive tone.
The key INTENSITY features at a glance:
- Mastering-grade processing for more detail, clarity, density and loudness.
- Intuitive and fast workflow using a streamlined set of controls.
- Proprietary INTENSITY circuit with optional frequency-dependent BIAS function.
- Additional precision soft-knee saturating limiter at the output stage.
INTENSITY is equally suited for processing individual tracks like speech, SFX, instruments – including guitars, bass and piano – as well as full mixes, multi-channel film stems, drum busses, and other complex content.
This makes INTENSITY an indispensable tool for music producers, mastering engineers, sound designers, video producers, broad/podcasters, forensics professionals, audiophiles, or virtually anyone to quickly and easily add clarity, definition, and perceived loudness to their audio projects.
INTENSITY supports all common sampling rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz depending on available CPU resources, mono, stereo, and multi-mono operation, as AAX native, AU, RTAS, VST 2.4 and VST 3, on Mac & Windows.
Think “Compressor”
So what IS this thing, then? You can think of INTENSITY like an infinite-band compressor operating in relative terms – whose time constants are zero, and which is controlled by an artificial intelligence at audio rate – making it possible to adjust the process with essentially just one knob.
Or Actually, do NOT Think “Compressor”
Well, except that this description would be completely inaccurate, as INTENSITY is absolutely NOT a compressor, and works in a completely different way. There’s no RMS detector, no threshold, no ratio, no attack or release time. It doesn’t pump or modulate in any other way. It doesn’t overshoot and it works regardless of absolute levels and input type.
That said, the compressor analogy does serve to give you an idea of when to use it and what for.
Across the Board
INTENSITY is equally suited for processing individual tracks like speech, SFX, instruments – including guitars, bass and piano – as well as full mixes, multi-channel film stems, drum busses, and other complex content. This makes INTENSITY an indispensable tool for music producers, mastering engineers, sound designers, video producers, broad/podcasters, forensics professionals, audiophiles, or virtually anyone to quickly and easily add clarity, definition, and perceived loudness to their audio projects.
Fast, Faster, INTENSITY
This plugin is probably the fastest way to get great sound. No kidding. The actual, real-world usage story goes pretty much exactly like this:
- Insert plugin
- Adjust INTENSITY amount
- Enjoy the result.
In some cases, you may additionally:
- Adjust BIAS Amount and/or Curve
- Switch LEVEL COMPENSATION off
- Activate the saturation.
…that is literally it.
TL;DR – Summarize that in Plain English, Please.
OK, we’ll drop the geek.
It’s a high-tech thing that makes everything sound way more awesome.
Which is why we call it The AWESOME!-Knob in our offices.
Put it on everything, all of the time.
Be careful, it’s highly addictive.
Plain enough?
Description
INTENSITY
At the heart of the plugin lies its namesake, the INTENSITY circuit. A combination of advanced neural network based analysis and proprietary input and output transform is used to separate the signal into broad strokes and detail features. By boosting the details while leaving the broad strokes in place, the sound’s unique characteristics are amplified, masking effects mitigated, details carved out, the density and perceived loudness increased. Sounds high tech? That’s because it IS.
BIAS
In most cases, the INTENSITY trackball is all you’ll need to use to get a great sound. But the processing amount can be controlled frequency dependently, too, using the BIAS function.
Preset BIAS Curves
INTENSITY features ten preset bias curves, including two equal loudness curves, a presence boost curve, linear tilt curves, and more. Curves are selected using our proprietary Visual Menu widget, which allows you to preview a setting simply by hovering your mouse over it.
Custom BIAS Curve
Or simply create your own. Supported by multiple macro functions, finding just the right curve is a snap.
SATURATE
On top of the high-tech INTENSITY circuit, there’s also a slightly more traditional, but nonetheless state-of-the-art soft-knee saturating limiter that can optionally be switched into the output stage. From subtle glue to in-your-face-ness to Yeah-I-Just-Got-Three-dB-of-Loudness-For-Free in mastering to straight-up overdrive, the SATURATE circuit delivers a beautifully warm, meaty tone…and can drive the loudness into La-La-Land.
Updates
New in v1.2.0, July 16th, 2018
- New OUTPUT MONITORING SOURCE selector allows quick switching between input, output, and loudness compensated output signals.
- The new loudness compensated monitor path is based on continuous loudness measurement.
- New INPUT GAIN control with a range of +- 24dB.
- Fixed an issue that could cause instabilities in some 32-bit configurations.
What’s New in Version 1.1.0, June 30th, 2018:
INTENSITY v1.1.0 is a free update and recommended for all users.
- New and re-worked factory presets that highlight the more subtle use cases of the plugin better.
- New option to copy the currently active Preset Bias Curve to the Custom Sliders; the button is labeled “>” and is found right above the BIAS CURVE MODE switch when in PRESETS mode.
- Fixed an issue that could cause glitches at region boundaries in some cases.
System Requirements
Formats
INTENSITY is available for a variety of formats.
On MacOS X:
- Apple AudioUnits (32/64bit)
- Avid RTAS
- Avid AAX Native including AudioSuite (32/64bit)
- Steinberg VST 2.4 (32/64bit)
- Steinberg VST 3 (32/64bit)
On Windows:
- Avid RTAS
- Avid AAX Native including AudioSuite (32/64bit)
- Steinberg VST 2.4 (32/64bit)
- Steinberg VST 3 (32/64bit)
System Requirements Mac
- Apple Mac computer
- OSX 10.12.x or newer. Earlier OS from 10.8.5 onward may work but are not tested in-house nor officially supported.
- Intel CPU with at least 2 Cores; i7 or better recommended.
- Apple AU (AudioUnits), Steinberg VST 2.4, VST 3 or Avid RTAS/AAX compatible Host software, processing audio as 32 bit float
- For AAX Native 32-bit, the minimum required Pro Tools version is 10.3.6
- iLok.com account for machine- or iLok 2 based activation (of full as well as demo versions)
- Internet Connection for Software Activation (though not necessarily on the computer used for audio)
System Requirements Windows
- Windows 7 or newer
- CPU with at least 2 Cores; Intel CPU recommended, i7 or better recommended.
- Steinberg VST 2.4, VST 3 or Avid RTAS/AAX compatible Host software, processing audio as 32 bit float
- For AAX Native 32-bit, the minimum required Pro Tools version is 10.3.6
- iLok.com account for machine- or iLok 2 based activation (of full as well as demo versions)
- Internet Connection for Software Activation (though not necessarily on the computer used for audio)
Copy Protection
This software uses the latest PACE copy protection, which allows you to place your activation on your machine or on an iLok 2* (or newer; not included). You will need a free iLok.com account to use our software, even for the the demos – but you do not necessarily need the iLok 2 dongle, if your machine has internet access (activation of a system without internet connectivity requires an iLok 2 device). All required software is installed along with our plugins, but we generally recommend downloading the latest versions directly from iLok.com.
*Please note: the older, first generation (blue) iLok is not supported!
Change Log
Version 1.2.1 (Mac only), February 13th, 2020:
Fixed an issue where the UI would scale wrongly on Retina displays in some hosts.
Installer is now fully notarized, which fixes installer issues on macOS 10.14 Mojave and macOS 10.15 Catalina.
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