As I’ve spent a bit of time with Soothe, however, I’ve developed more of an understanding of, and appreciation for, just what a useful tool it can be.įinnish company Oeksound say that Soothe started out as a vocal processing tool, and describe it as a “dynamic resonance suppressor for mid and high frequencies”.
On both occasions, though, I didn’t really understand what it was doing! I didn’t have to change any of the parameters, and although I enjoyed the results, I do like to know what it is that something is contributing, so that I don’t become reliant on a mysterious tool - even if that tool does make mixing a bit easier. I liked what it did when I threw it on a vocal that was sounding a bit harsh, and I was also amazed at what it did to some nasty-sounding cymbals on a drum kit I was mixing.
When I first started using the Soothe plug-in, I’ll admit to having mixed feelings.