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It is true that the curve stealing feature was'nt even added till late in the game ; long after Voxegno curve eq had it . The advert slogan about visual mastering got under allot of peoples skin and some never got around that ; There are some intense haters of HB for sure; Kind of scary how they get so riled up about a piece of softwares that sets you back a B franklin.
If you listen to the two guys behind it , they are both knowledgable and very conservative in what they usually advise ( in fact , they have many parallel recomendations to those you might hear around here ) .
The "auto" algo's are very hit and miss ; but when they do hit , you can learn a bit about masking and critical bands. ...; Most pro's are proficient with this and can get it done faster and more often accurately plus a much higher percentage of the time than an algo .
The first and foremost thing M.E.'s would do in the old days was adjust the final spectral balance. The volume maximization did'nt become the monster it is now until digital .
The Ideal of taking an overall , full track FFT spectral view is'nt radical , and like most tools , it's up to the user to apply it wisely. You have to be aware of things like song sections or songs that start low and slow and then accelerando and get louder.
applying a generalized filter to the whole track can end up just being a dynamic eq that only reduces gain on the peak sections....A motivated and experienced M.E. can do a whole lot more than that .
Overall I find it to be pretty usefull in a forensic sort of way to help me keep track of what works and why , But I let the flaps on the side of my big cabeza make the call in the end .
Cheers
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