oeksound soothe2

soothe2 is the previous version of oeksound’s dynamic resonance suppressor: it analyses the incoming signal for resonances and applies matching reduction automatically. It is for mixing and mastering engineers who want to tame harshness on single tracks, busses or full mixes. It runs as a VST, VST3, AU or AAX plug-in on Windows 7 to 11 and Mac OS X 10.13 to macOS 26.

soothe2 is the previous version

oeksound’s current version is soothe3, and oeksound now lists soothe2 as legacy, with 1.3.3 as its final version. For the newest version, see oeksound soothe3. soothe2 still makes sense if you need VST2 or run Windows 7 or 8.

What does soothe2 do?

soothe2 finds resonances as they happen and reduces only those frequencies, so you do not have to chase them with a static EQ. You choose how much, how sharp and how selective the reduction is.

Key features of the soothe2 plugin

• Soft mode (more transparent and less level-dependent) and hard mode (more reactive and tweakable)
• Depth, sharpness and selectivity controls
• Frequency-dependent attack and release
• Mid/side or left/right processing, with stereo link and stereo balance
• Oversampling and time resolution, with separate offline rendering settings
• External sidechain input with sidechain listen
• Frequency and reduction graph with EQ nodes to focus the processing, plus band listen
• Delta monitoring, A/B comparison, undo/redo and a preset menu with tags and search
• Built-in interactive tutorials

System requirements

• Windows: Windows 7 to 11, 64-bit (no ARM support); VST, VST3 or AAX
• macOS: Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra to macOS 26 Tahoe; native on Apple Silicon, Intel up to macOS 15 Sequoia; VST, VST3, AU or AAX
• Pro Tools: version 11 and up for AAX

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