{"id":98935,"date":"2024-02-26T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=98935"},"modified":"2024-02-26T18:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:34:39","slug":"base-reflex-from-reflex-acoustics-promises-to-add-punch-warmth-and-depth-to-your-low-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/base-reflex-from-reflex-acoustics-promises-to-add-punch-warmth-and-depth-to-your-low-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Base Reflex from Reflex Acoustics promises to add punch, warmth and depth to your low-end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Designed to streamline the process of enhancing lows, Base Relfex offers a comprehensive set of controls to effortlessly tighten and punch up bass.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Akin to Waves Audio’s ‘Lo-Air’, Base Reflex promises to give you quick fixes for tightening the low-end. Surgically doing so can be time-consuming, especially with inexperience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Add punch and enhance your bass with just a few knobs <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Base Reflex from Relex Acoustics offers a low-band compressor, gate, and a saturation effect plugin designed to warm, enhance and tighten low frequencies in a mix. As a result, Base Reflex delivers impact and professional low-end without compromising the EQ balance or overall loudness of the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like all plugins in the developers’ catalogue, the interface design is pretty unique in preserving the dated style of older plugins. Most developers these days opt for minimalist, matte colour-based designs, and while they’re very pretty they tend to start looking very similar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Base Reflex’s interface is nevertheless intuitive, making its powerful feature set all the more accessible. Features include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Low-Band Processor:<\/strong> an adjustable crossover frequency from 50Hz to 300Hz makes for easy targeting of specific frequency ranges within the low-end. The solo function meanwhile provides easy monitoring of the low-band processing.<\/li>
  2. Automatic Compression Threshold:<\/strong> the Compression knob determines the threshold of compression, maintaining optimal dynamics within the signal.<\/li>
  3. Variable Attack and Release:<\/strong> Fine-tune the attack and release times to tailor the dynamic processing and balance transparency with impact.<\/li>
  4. Simple Automatic Gate:<\/strong> a straightforward, automatic gate with an adjustable range (up to 6dB) managing unwanted noise and artefacts.<\/li>
  5. Low-Band Saturation:<\/strong> subtle low-band saturation delivered warmth and bolstering character with automatic gain-staging preserving clarity and definition.<\/li>
  6. Parallel Processing and Mid-Side Processing:<\/strong> dual gain-matched dry\/wet mix controls for dynamics and saturation, as well as mid-side processing with 100% unlinked functionality and a mono option for the low band.<\/li>
  7. Automatic Make-Up Gain:<\/strong> the plugin automatically applies make-up gain to match perceived loudness, ensuring consistency and coherence in the final output.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Pricing and compatibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Base Reflex is available for Windows and Mac in VST3 and AU formats, with AAX support slated for future release. Priced at $25, this new plugin from Reflex Acoustics promises to streamline workflows for producers struggling to elevate their low-end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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