Is there any way to listen to the mid and side EQ separately? I understand that the band stereo control allows me even greater control than a typical m/s mastering EQ would, but it would still be helpful to listen to just the middle or the stereo difference signal separately within the plugin without having to use a separate plugin just to do this.

Hay fam, enjoying this plugin everyday every mix & mastering duty! Lately I've been trying the Slickeq GE de-resonate and think will be great to have in M version, more bands could help a lot

They've just added de-resonate in Nova GE. We can use an instance of Nova (if needed) just before the Slickeq GE M and let the M version to be just a very good mastering EQ.

Yes, just checked it a few moments ago. I will give it a try

A few non-plugin specific requests:

1. Can you add the version number and update date to the "Library" section of Customer Area? If I don't keep up with Gearslutz and KVR, or just miss an update, I have no way of knowing. It would be nice to see "oh, version 1.2 was released on November 14, I better download that."

2. Can you add version numbers to the zip/package file names? I put all my installers into a TDR -> PluginName folder on my HD, and this would be the easiest way for me to determine what the current version I have installed is while not risking overwriting a prior installer. I've had to rollback once or twice, so having the version number in the file names would really dummy-proof that process for me and ensure I don't miss a step.

I'd love De-Resonate in Slick EQ M too. People wouldn't be forced to use it if they didn't want to, but it'd be great to have it as another option. Having said that, I'm wondering if Slick EQ M may not have narrow enough Q bands to implement that algorithm properly.

We'll probably add deresonate to SlickEq M, too.

Oh this is a very good idea. I could even keep track of the customer's last downloaded version. I'll add version numbers into library soon.

But don't forget the "Auto Update Check" feature under Settings! It's disabled by default for max privacy. It informs you when you're not up to date. The advantage for us is that it works across multiple computers, without having to memorize numbers.

That's something I'm a bit unsure about. I'll have to check our shop's code first.

Have you ever tried working with mercurial (or git)? It's not for the faint hearted, but exactly what we are using to version our thousands of files in a safe and easy to navigate manner, including recall/revert of any previous state, across teams. This is what IT ppl use to structure their chaos, and should work perfectly well for file versioning. Simply ignore the installers and put your plugins folders under version control. You can then revert any file, any time to any version.

Check out Mercurial: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/

Sounds like a potentially useful addition to the feature set. Big 'M' fan here: it's been great in multiple situations since it arrived.

Do you mean it as some sort of SUM or DIFF exclusive DELTA function?

i.e. "preview how the SUM or DIFF is being changed" or "preview SUM or DIFF"

Is there an email list I can signup for to receive info on new releases. Seems every time I check a new feature has been added.. (that i love)

Yes, there's a small subscription form bottom left of this page: Tokyo Dawn Labs - Audio Plugins | Tokyo Dawn Records

You can also activate automatic update notifications under Settings > Updates

another idea to make the work faster. I would love if we could set the default folder for reference files. Also would be cool to be able to load the references from drop down menu. Now it a bit time consuming task.

This is for both Nova GE & Slick EQ M.

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What about a submenu in the action dropdown memorizing the last 10 saved references files (i.e. their locations)?

Yeah that could be one way to solve it. Will you try?

Yes, of course.

Edit: It will ship with the next maintenance updates (16 last saved reference files are being memorized).

Yes, some sort of Delta function like what exists on the Kotelnikov would be fantastic, especially given how different the TDR SlickEQ M is from a lot of other EQ's out there for mastering.

A preview of the Sum and Difference (mid and side) and a preview of the delta of the sum and difference that the EQ is having on the signal would be fantastic.

Sorry, unsure if my writing is unclear, it makes sense in my head i swear

Edit: To be more clear - As somebody coming from using a lot of Brainworx and Fabfilter for mastering EQ's, something like the intelligent solo from Fabfilter or the L/R/M/S solo features of Brainworx combined with the delta preview ability of the Kotelnikov would be great.

I wouldn't mind a de-resonate feature here as well - but I'm much more interested in the user-definable meta filters that were proposed earlier.

There's really a lot of potential with this idea.

Yep, an "assign learned reference to user meta-filter slot" function would be great.

What about simple Set Min / Set Max / Save as meta Filter somewhere around the meta filter? (this function then creates whole new, named metafilters). Later, we could make them shareable.

Sounds good.

I've been using the SlickEQ M now on a few ITB mastering sessions and I'm so impressed with the sounds it. It's sounds very smooth, natural and transparent...IMO the best sounding EQ plugin.

Just one question regarding the M/S eqing: if I boost 0.5db and set the M/S section to -0.5db does that mean than I'm boosting 0.5 of the mid for the frequency? Also if I set the M/S section to -1.0 what is it doing when I boost 0.5db?

Yes, exactly.

Here, you change the stereo WIDTH ("S") by -0.5dB and boost the SUM ("M") by 0.5dB

Hey, these were two questions!

@ FabienTDR ...thank you for this information...this EQ is so deep

Are user-definable meta filters still in the works for this?

Really enjoying the mid/side workflow on this one after getting used to it.

And the random per-band panning/width trick sounds quite cool on reverb or delay returns, by the way.

We still have them in mind of course, but haven't yet solved some things needed to make it usable/workable.

The forthcoming update will fix a few bugs, adds the Learn animation known from Nova and reworks the Sat.

Good to here this EQ will keep getting updates.

Quick question: Since I really like the analyzer part of this EQ, can you consider to make a stand alone analyzer the same way, just bigger GUI that shows how you impact the average + hold curve by boost or cut just like it is now?

Yes that's quite probable.

That would be awesome. I really like how the EQ let's you catch the current curve and use as a reference in another instance of the EQ. Makes things very smooth!

Will the new saturation/exciter become available outside of the EQ as a smaller module?

Hi guys. Does the mastering edition have a smart unmasking feature? Which applies eq settings determined by other tracks in the mix Like Neutron.