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Plugin Alliance SPL BiG v1.0.0 Incl Patched and Keygen-R2R screenshot
Team R2R | 2024.11.20 | 20.2 MB
SPL and Brainworx, the masters of analog modeling, are back with the plugin of SPL BiG. The 2024 TEC Signal Processing Award-winner, this studio stereo expander won praise from the pros for its huge sound and ingenious design. BiG is fun to use. BiG is distinct. BiG offers new imaginative avenues for sound shaping. Make your mixes sound massive with zero phase issues.

Go BiG or go home
Stereo image enhancement is an important tool for winning the loudness wars and bringing depth and immediacy to tracks. But phase issues have always limited the pros and put off the less experienced. SPL BiG solves these issues and lets you do even more. It processes stereo input with a unique filtering network that prevents phase shifts, cancellations, and unwanted artifacts when summing to mono. Now everyone can benefit from the bigness.

Push your stereo image into new dimensions
SPL BiG is a powerful stereo image processor that offers exceptional control over stereo width and character. Enhance individual tracks by pushing them wider or bringing them to the front of the sonic stage. Add analog tone for fresh, bold mixes. Use it subtly or aggressively to make keyboards, strings, vocals or full mixes as BiG as you need.

Depth and bigness with just five controls
With its three knobs and two switches, SPL BiG makes radical stereo image enhancement simple, satisfying and free of phase issues.

Range Control
Adjusts the filter frequency for precise control over the processed range.

Stage Control
Manipulates the slope and bandwidth. Make key elements of your mix feel more present or push them back to shift focus and create a greater sense of depth.

Bigness Control
Bring the β€œBigness”. This unique blend knob mixes processed and original audio with SPL's proprietary combining method, delivering dynamic control over stereo expansion and balance.

Simple on the surface but sophisticated at the core
SPL BiG utilizes a unique stereo processing technique that’s distinct from M/S processing. This is how it enhances your stereo image without introducing phase issues or cancellation to individual tracks, stems and mixes, even when summed to mono.

AirBass EQ plus plugin-exclusive features
SPL BiG also features a bass boost function, using a passive filter inspired by the AirBass circuit in the SPL IRON Mastering Compressor, to enhance your tracks with low-end warmth. The SPL BiG offers plugin-exclusive features including panorama controls, automatic gain compensation, M/S metering, and Mid/Side solo functionality.

Features
An exacting model of the 24' TEC Signal Processing Award-winning hardware, made in cooperation with SPL Audio
Expands mixes beyond traditional stereo boundaries.
Rich tonal variety with minimal, intuitive controls.
Enhances stereo width and bass, add depth and dimension
Mono compatibility - Clean mono signal without phase issues when summing the processed stereo signal
Intuitive three-button system for shaping width, presence and depth
Bass boost filter similar to SPL IRON's AirBass circuit.
Streamlined workflow with ultra low CPU usage



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comments

  Member 20.11.2023 194
+57
thx dear witches <3
  Member 31.01.2015 26
+5
Looks like another interesting masterpiece that is well worth a try! Thanks for fast delivery to the ulitmate witches.
  Resident 24.10.2016 304
+52
Eternally grateful, R2R!
  Member 14.12.2020 1 237
+435
I've been "ignoring" Plugin Alliance's plugins lately due to (lack of innovation) since it became Native Instruments, especially brainworx that takes old stuff, combine some tools change the GUI and rebrand it as a "Game changer", But when i see anything from SPL, Lindell or NEOLD i just want to give it a try, and this one seems promising, i love these simple utility tools with Big potential
Thanks R2R
  Member 20.11.2024 3
0
Thank you witches πŸ™πŸ™
  Member 23.05.2015 77
+14
Sounds absolutely horrible. anything more than 2 clicks of the knob from default pulls to the stereo difference too much. this is definitely M/S based no matter what they claim in their marketing spiel
  Member 31.05.2020 1 455
+426
Agreed! It sounds terrible and barely useable unless you want to ruin your mix completely
Keith Don't Go!
  Member 24.12.2022 53
+334
I do not think it sounds terrible at all, you just need to use it cautiously as it's very easy to overdo.
But when dialed in right, I think it sounds good.

Usually I take Span in M/S mode (shoutout to Dan Worrall) to check for M/S balance and correlation.
  Resident 12.04.2012 6 579
+297
Like any stereo enhancer, you need be carefully, specially if your mix have serious pan/stereo phase issues... This tools sound great in good mixes or individual stereo tracks/bus where you need to make a little some space for your ears. Good luck next time.
Keyboardist, Producer, DJ and music lover from BSAS.
Thanks for this beautiful community!
  Member 19.01.2023 96
+12
thanks a lot funtime & R2R !!! Plugin Alliance are always welcome
  Member 5.11.2012 1 266
+149
Not working in FL Studio? Hmm Anyone else?
  Member 20.11.2024 1 20
+51
uninstall your bad FL version !
work in 24.1.2 Build 4349 from sister site
  Member 10.09.2016 129
+35
Eye of newt...wing of bat...and R2R! All hail the weird sisters!
  Member 10.04.2023 1 50
+14
Thanks R2R !!
  Member 13.06.2024 14
+2
This feels like Christmas gift! Thank you R2R and funtime!
  Member 24.07.2021 14
+45
To date I don't know how many PA [Brainworx] plugins have been released and for what use, regarding this is anyone kind enough to give their recommendations as to which plugins are best and necessary?
  Member 22.10.2021 388
+125
SPL BIG KNOB
  Resident 18.09.2010 1144
+315
'S funny, quite simply, 'cus it is!
And the truth shall set you free.
  Resident 26.09.2012 3 1848
+866
it clears up the low end and opens up the mix in a good way . keeper. thanks !
  Resident 29.11.2020 29 3021
+3072
Well, let's see what it is all about :

1. This is PURELY 100% M/S processor, to be more precise, an M/S EQ that 95% of the time only manipulate (read: EQing) the Side channel of a stereo signal. Put a mono track on it, you got absolutely nothing since it doesn't touch the Mid channel at all except for the Pan M knob.

2. Let's start with the biggest knob in the plugin, BIGNESS, the only thing it does is doing a huge high-shelf boost on the side channel, starting from around 100Hz, gradually increasing until 1kHz and straight to end. Just that. A value of 1 on the BIGNESS is around 1.5db boost. 3 is 5db. Typical PA's math as seen with the new MAAG EQ.

3. The RANGE knob adjust the high-shelf frequency starting point and the value said above is true for its default position (5). At full OPEN value, the shelf frequency starting point is down to around 20Hz, that's simply boost the whole Side channel, at minimum HIGH value, it's moving the shelf frequency above the starting 100Hz to 1kHz, so lesser low freq content on the side is boosted.

4. The STAGE knob is just "Q" value for the shelf, you know how it works.

5. the BASS toggle is the low and high bump EQ on the whole signal, 2.5db @ 50Hz + 2db @ 12kHz. It's the same one in SPL Iron.

6. The EXPERT section is just level controls and yeah that PA's Mono Maker ancient minimum phase HPF on the side channel. Use Linear Phase if you ever needed an accurate HPF on the side, minimum phase for effect. Dan Worrall has a good video about Eliptical Filter.

The hardware version of this probably relevant, since it's a simpler, cheaper and space saving alternative to get an M/S processor without the hassle of additional routing and M/S converter but in the digital domain tho...

THIS IS A TOTAL BULLSHIT, it's a glorified side channel high-shelf with fancy brand and GUI.

Cheers.
  Member 31.05.2020 1 455
+426
Spot on analysis, thank you Sir!

I uninstalled this plugin in the meantime.
Keith Don't Go!
  Resident 27.05.2022 37 678
+2350
I'm not convinced it's as bullshit as you and Wytse/Whitesea Studios are having people believe. I think there might some subtle delays of the side signal going on, and i think the stage knob is what's controlling the delay amount. I'm only speculating here, cos it doesn't say in the manual, but that's what i'm hearing.

I think the snake oil boy has made an assumption that it's just a basic boost of the wide signal and he has influenced everyone to think the same way, but there's delays going on imo, which isn't gonna show up in plugin doctor
  Resident 18.03.2013 737
+383
Not that impressed by this, but thank you for enabling us to try it out.

I was given the hardware to review and to be honest, I was not that impressed by the hardware either. It is the first piece of SPL I have had in my studio that I wouldn't be bothered if they took it back. Making a digital version of it seems a bit of a cash-in and a bit pointless frankly.
  Resident 21.11.2013 4 257
+292
Pretty useless on distorted guitar walls :-(

It sounds really good in the walkthrough video on their website, but it only seems to work well on a stereo source, where there are different signals left and right, eg. pop or electronic music.

How do you guys create your guitar walls?
Any hint for a real good space widener Plugin? I need help.

Desper Inc Spatalizer Retro (hardware) seems to do the trick, but it's a very rare hardware box and does not exist in the plugin world.
I know it was a patent, that was bought by Panasonic in the mid 90's. And they put the ICs into consumer electronics, DVD player and boom boxes and stuff like that.
"Our wealth breeds emptiness" - Katatonia
  Resident 29.11.2020 29 3021
+3072
been using CLA technique for years and it works fine. Give it a try maybe you'll like it. It's a simple trick :

1. pan guitars LCR
2. parallel send them all to a bus, add any widener you like, Polyverse Wider is my choice. make sure to widen it 20% more than usual
3. mix it back with all the guitars slowly to taste while making sure no volume drop (phase cancellation).
  Member 23.04.2015 5 619
+530
Or just do it with Korneff Wow Thing, and adjust the dry/wetness.
Come here just to try the software and buy it afterwards.
If I don't like the software I will just DELETE it.
  Resident 21.11.2013 4 257
+292
Thank you guys,
I will try both.
Wow thing seems actually to be something like Desper Spatializer :D
(This place seems to turn out better than gearslutz)
"Our wealth breeds emptiness" - Katatonia
  Member 17.11.2020 1 202
+25
the Comment has been Removed
  Resident 15.09.2011 1 3904
+1575
Wow, this is great! Pair it with Machine Head or VSM-4... mmm can't wait to try. :P Huge thank yous to R2R and funtime!
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