REQ: Playfair Audio Dynamic Grading

Thank goodness it's not another compressor!

Hands-On Dynamic Processing

What would dynamic processing be like if nobody had ever invented the compressor? Dynamic Grading makes your audio dynamics visible and tangible. Get your tracks under control with this unique and versatile dynamic processing plugin.

Overview

Dynamic Grading is an entirely novel approach to dynamic processing of audio. Unlike traditional dynamic processors like compressors or expanders, which are notoriously hard to adjust, Dynamic Grading lets you mix with more confidence than ever before. It does so by showing you an easily comprehensible histogram of audio dynamics, providing you with intuitive and easy-to-use means for manipulating it graphically, and using sophisticated and musical dynamic processing algorithms.

The Dynamic Grading method is inspired by digital image processing tools, where the use of histograms and grading curves is well-known and established to adjust the dynamics of brightness in images. With Dynamic Grading, these concepts have been adapted and tailored to practical use in music production and audio engineering for the first time.

Our plugin is designed to make mixing a song, adjusting movie dialogue or podcasts and mastering albums an intuitive, fast, and enjoyable experience, as easy as drawing a stick man.

Get Started Using Dynamic Grading

In this video, Playfair Audio founder Christian explains the basics of using Dynamic Grading. How to read and understand dynamic histograms, how to identify relevant dynamic regions, and how to shape them for fun and profit. He also walks you through a typical workflow for shaping the dynamics of an audio track.