DOVE | The dynamic resonance suppressor and de-harsher plugin

Dove

Dove features a potent Dynamic Harmonics Compressor / Suppressor and a De-Harsher in a single plugin that will refine you mix with astounding precision. Equipped with sophisticated spectral processing, Dove adeptly controls harmonic content, ensuring that every sound element is precisely positioned within the audio landscape. Available in VST2, VST3, AU and AAX formats for use with all major DAW software such as Pro Tools, Logic, Live, Cubase, etc.

Dove is an advanced audio processor that simplifies complex adjustments, making them quick and accessible, regardless of your expertise. Inspired by the brain's natural ability to adapt to audio environments, Dove utilizes sophisticated spectral processing to precisely manage each element within your mix, ensuring optimal placement and balance.

With Dove, you can refine your audio with unmatched precision, adjusting dynamic EQ bands down to 1/256 octave. This tool effectively eliminates overpowering tones, muddy bass, cluttered mids, and harsh highs, transforming your mix or recording effortlessly and efficiently.

Product Genesis: The Birth Of A New Approach

Our approach is to provide not just a tool exclusively dedicated to problem correction or fixing but a tool that can be used creatively. This is why we decided to handle the dynamic part through processing based on some of the most famous hardware dedicated to dynamic compression, for example, some FET and VCA machines used in all recording studios, but also to manage the same intervention curve of the sidechain with an analog emulation of a hardware equalizer. The idea behind Dove is to have an instrument that is extremely musical in the way the intervention is applied and even fun in the way it operates. Most importantly, it manages the harmonics of an audio track's spectrum in what we hope can be perceived as the most innovative way possible, somewhat like compressing using a compressor. Unlike spectral methods for managing this compression, we are leveraging techniques used in our most famous products, which are considered among the best in the audio landscape for the perceived audio quality.

What You Get

Dove is an Acqua plugin suite that includes a total of 6 different plugins, consisting of:

• Dove (standard version with 3D GUI)
• Dove Flat (standard version with Flat GUI)
• Dove LP (Linear phase EQ version with 3D GUI)
• Dove LP Flat (Linear phase EQ version with Flat GUI)
• Dove ZL* (Zero Latency version with 3D GUI)
• Dove Flat ZL* (Zero Latency version with Flat GUI)

Details

Dove includes two different GUI to choose from:

- DOVE: The plugin version based on a 3D ‘Acustica’s classic-style’ GUI.
- DOVE ‘Flat’: The plugin version based on a 2D ‘modern-style’ GUI.

If you are an ‘analogue-lover’, you can work with Acustica’s classic style interface;

if you want to experience something never seen before here, choose the 2D modern interface (Dove flat).

Dove GUI

Dove 'Flat' GUI

Dove (Flat or 3D GUI) is also available in two different options related to the functionality of the linear phase filter:

- DOVE: equipped with a linear phase activation button and a Blend control capable of mixing from the linear phase filter, mixed, to the minimum phase filter.

- DOVE LP: The plugin version lacks the Phase button (which is active by default) but has only the blend control, which allows the linear phase filter to be mixed with the minimum phase filter.

Each plug-in included in the Dove suite except for the LP versions comes in a “Standard” version and an alternative “ZL*” version, which operates at *zero latency and is thus suitable for use when tracking, at the cost of extra processing resources.

NOTE: Choose the GUI you prefer at the outset. The plugin will not automatically replicate the settings if you change the GUI at work started.

Key Features

Two different plugins to choose from (‘Dove flat’ and ‘Dove 3D’).
Blend control from Linear phase filter to Minimum phase filter.
De-Harshing functionality.
Powerful range control acting over the entire frequency spectrum.
Graphical visualization of the audio spectrum and interactive EQ display.
Nine Reduction Style to choose from.
Three different Resolution modes.
High quality oversampling, up to 8x.
Listening modes (Δ, LR, M, S).
Resizable and responsive GUI.
Factory Presets available.

Dove | Demo

What's new?

-Starting with the Commercial A040 and Trial A002 releases, we are excited to introduce new standalone plugins to the DOVE suite, along with resolving some minor issues, including adjustments to the Midside mode.

Added Plugin List:

Dove MT (3D - Flat): This version of DOVE employs multithreading to decrease resource consumption. It efficiently distributes computational loads across multiple CPU cores or disguises the plugin's CPU usage on the core where it's activated, functioning similarly to an audio gridder. This development substantially boosts computer performance by preventing the single-core saturation problem seen in previous iterations.

These enhancements are part of our ongoing effort to improve user experience and system efficiency in the DOVE suite.

Fire The Dove

Fire The Dove (Commercial A003 - Trial A002 releases) is now available!

Two new standalone plugins named Fire The Dove* and Fire The Dove MT* have been added to the DOVE suite, available in Aquarius as separate installers.

These plugins seamlessly integrate the powerful features of DOVE into simplified tools, offering the same functionalities with fewer controls and an incredibly intuitive workflow. Experience impressive ease of use and efficiency with these tools of unparalleled caliber.

*Fire The Dove & Fire The Dove MT are part of the DOVE suite and are free updates for current DOVE owners.