EQ · RESONANCE SUPPRESSOR · 20
Still Calm
Smooths harshness, boxiness and ringing only while they stick out.
Also in the Vocal bundle
What it does
Still Calm listens across 48 bands, and the moment one frequency stands out above its neighbours, it pulls just that frequency down by as much as it sticks out. When the singer moves or the note changes, the cut moves or lets go — no static EQ dulling everything else.
Drag the six dots on the curve to make it work harder in one region, and drag the Low and High edges to limit where it works. IIR only, so it's safe on live mics and in-ears.
Key features
- 48 detector bands driving 48 dynamic cuts, 20 Hz–20 kHz
- Sensitivity curve with 6 draggable points; Low / High range
- Sharpness, Selectivity, Transient pass, Attack, Release
- Stereo / Mid / Side, Delta, sidechain and Mix
Quick start
- Insert on a vocal, acoustic, overheads or the mix bus.
- Pick a preset — Vocal harshness, Vocal boxiness, Cymbals…
- Raise Depth until harsh moments soften; watch the gold cut.
- Turn on Delta for a moment to hear exactly what it removes.
Controls
| Control | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Depth | 0 to 24 dB | The most any band can be cut. |
| Sensitivity | 0–100% | How small a bump it reacts to. |
| Selectivity | 0–100% | High = only sharp peaks; low = broader bumps too. |
| Sharpness | 0–100% | Width of each cut. |
| Attack / Release | 0.5–50 ms / 10–500 ms | How fast cuts arrive and let go. |
| Transients | 0–100% | Lets attacks and consonants through first. |
| Low / High | 20 Hz–2 kHz / 1–20 kHz | Range it works in. |
| Mode / Delta / Mix | Stereo, Mid, Side / on-off / 0–100% | Where it works, what you hear, how much. |
FACTORY PRESETS
Vocal harshness · Vocal boxiness · Pastor / lapel mic · Acoustic guitar · Cymbals and hi-hats · Electric guitar fizz · Choir mics · Mix bus, smooth
GOOD TO KNOW
Tested: smooth pink noise changes by less than 0.1 dB in any band, while a ringing tone 12 dB above its neighbours is cut by 6 dB. Processed plus Delta equals the input exactly.