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Description
Unleash the power of precision with the Wavesfactory TrackSpacer, a revolutionary EQ plugin designed for those who demand clarity and depth in their mixes. Unlike traditional sidechain compressors, TrackSpacer offers a 32-band EQ that dynamically carves out frequencies from competing tracks, creating an instantaneous space for your primary sound. This advanced process ensures transparency, allowing each element in your mix to shine without compromising the integrity of your audio.
With TrackSpacer, complex automation and frequency management become a relic of the past. This plugin excels in real-time processing, delivering a seamless experience whether you're working on vocals, solos, or any instrument that needs room to breathe. The intuitive interface features a large, centered knob for easy control over the reduction applied, and additional parameters for those who wish to dive deeper into customization.
TrackSpacer's versatility is further enhanced with features like the Pan control, which allows you to decide where the effect should apply within a stereo field, and Mid/Side mode for targeted frequency carving. The Attack/Release settings provide further flexibility, enabling you to tailor the plugin's responsiveness to suit the mood and dynamics of your track.
Key Features:
- 32-band EQ for precise frequency carving
- Real-time, transparent processing
- Intuitive interface with a central knob for easy control
- Pan control for stereo channel customization
- Mid/Side processing capabilities
- Adjustable Attack/Release settings
- Compatible with VST, AU, and AAX formats on both Mac (OSX 10.9 or higher, including Big Sur & Silicon) and Windows (7, 8, or 10)
- Requires a DAW with sidechain functionality
- 64-bit only compatibility
Videos
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Reviews
PROS
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Intelligent 32-band EQ simplifies complex sidechaining tasks
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Ideal for resolving kick and bass frequency conflicts
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Highly effective for making space in vocal tracks
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Endorsed by notable producers like dBridge and Break
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Streamlines dynamic EQ processes, saving time on mixes
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Widely regarded as a must-have tool among producers
CONS
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Initial issues with functionality resolved only after persistence
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Wavesfactory TrackSpacer.
Features and functionality
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Trackspacer dynamically ducks frequencies with sidechain input, using LP and HP cutoffs for precision in creating space without coloring the sound.
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The plugin's mid/side function is praised for its ability to clear up the center of a mix, which is particularly useful for busy arrangements.
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Value and pricing
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Regularly on sale for as low as $29, making it an affordable option compared to higher-end plugins like MSpectralDynamics.
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Comparisons
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Unlike Neutron 4, which can color the sound, Trackspacer offers more transparent results, similar to a multiband compressor but simpler to use.
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Some users prefer TrackSpacer over Soothe2 due to lower CPU usage, making it suitable for sessions with limited processing power or numerous plugin instances.
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Use cases and applications
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Ideal for creating space for vocals in submix busses without manually cutting frequencies, especially useful in fast-paced creative workflows.
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TrackSpacer is effectively used in mid/side mode to slightly dip the mid signal, allowing vocals to sit "inside" the music, particularly beneficial for electronic music styles.
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It's common practice to use TrackSpacer for sidechaining bass to kick, as well as for helping snares cut through guitar layers.
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User experience
Critic Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Based on 6 Reviews and 26 Ratings
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Trackspacer has saved my mixes.
I tend to run into phasing issues a lot in my mixes, but setting Trackspacer to 5/10% seems to instantly solve my problems.
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I got there in the end
I tried the demo of trackspacer a few years ago, and was really happy with what it did, and bought the full version, but it didn't work. The settings were the same as the demo, so I couldn't understand it. Wavesfactory were great and after I reluctantly asked for a refund, they were really cool about it. A few years later and it just bugged me because I was constantly reading others talking about how great it was, so I tried it again, but this time it works the way it's supposed to, and it's such a great tool. It uses an intelligent 32 band EQ to sidechain, so It would take a long time to do what it does with dynamic EQ and just set up 32 individual bands for starters, before you even talk about sidechaining, so for me, it makes dynamic EQ pretty redundant in a lot of instances. This will get used on every track from now on.
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New plug-in
After seeing dBridge and Break mentioning this and explaining how they use it, then seeing a few other producers I like mention it, decided to test it out for myself.
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Artist usage
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At 1:38 he talks about and shows Wavefactory's Trackspacer plugin. He mentions that he just started using it and that it helps him to separate the different frequencies for his sidechain.
Used on "Hymn for the Weekend", as mentioned by A Head Full of Dreams co-producer Rik Simpson in this Sound on Sound article.
“The guitars have the Soundtoys PanMan to give them some movement, and also some corrective EQ from the Pro–Q 2, and the UAD SSL E Channel strip, which is one of my go–to plug–ins, because it sounds so similar to the original SSL, a desk I was brought up on. There’s also an eBow guitar hook at the end of the song that has the Wavesfactory TrackSpacer plug–in, which side–chains the guitar to the vocal, so it clears the space when the vocal is present.
Two instances of Trackspacer are used on the bass of "Sparkle Mountain", as described in the project breakdown at 1:30.
Tim Hecker is confirmed to use Wavesfactory TrackSpacer, as evidenced by a photo posted on his Instagram account on March 18, 2015, by sunblindstudios with the caption "Today's Chains."
In an Instagram post captioned "Working on a new song !!! ????????????????", Dzeko & Torres are shown using the Wavesfactory TrackSpacer plugin.
In this Tape Notes podcast at 21:40, Wayne Sermon mentions the use of TrackSpacer plugin.
Used for Jimin's lead vocals on "Fake Love", as stated by producer James Reynolds in this August 2018 Sound on Sound interview.
Jimin chorus lead vocal: iZotope Neutron, FabFilter Pro-MB, Empirical Labs Arousor, iZotope Trash 2 & FabFilter Pro-DS, plus sends to Slate VerbSuite Classics, FabFilter Pro-R, Soundtoys EchoBoy, Waves Factory Trackspacer & FabFilter Pro-DS.
“Welcome to my vocal world! BTS like bright, punchy vocals. There is not a lot of room in the mix because there is a lot of stuff going on, so I am not boosting low end on the vocals, because you are not going to hear that. Instead I’m trying to give the vocals more presence. The first thing I have in the chain is Neutron, which is a great EQ, and I love its dynamic mode. I boost high end with the Neutron, and band three is set to 4-6000 Hz, with the dynamic mode pulling down any loud ‘ess’ sounds or anything else too sharp. The Neutron is also tidying up the bottom end. After that is the Pro-MB multiband compressor just reining in a couple of frequencies to control the vocal.
“Next is the Arousor, adding some distortion so the vocal is very spitty and present, with lots of attack. After that there’s another instance of Trash 2 set to multiband, which I am using to give the vocal drive and really making it sit solidly in the mix. You have to know how to use Trash 2, otherwise vocals can get too harsh, but in general it is a very good way of saturating and really thickening a vocal and giving it presence. It does depend on the song, I am not always so full on with a vocal! At the end I have the Pro-DS de-esser just controlling the sibilance. Sometimes I used two instances of it, one at the beginning and one at the end, but the Neutron is already kind of doing a de-essing job.
“There also are many sends on that lead vocal. The first send is going to one of my favourites, the Slate VerbSuite Classics. It’s set to a hall-type reverb with 1.75s decay, and because I set quite high pre-delays it is almost like a slap on the vocal, which puts the vocal in a nice space. The next send is to the Pro-R for a longer, bigger reverb, which works for a chorus. I have cut low end and high end as you don’t want that floating around. The Pro-R is really good for controlling those things. Next is an EchoBoy quarter-note delay, saturated by setting it to ‘Splattered’ under ‘Style’ and that send then goes into the Trackspacer. I have a send from the lead vocal going to Trackspacer, so that whenever the lead vocal is singing the Trackspacer ducks the quarter-note delay out of the way. The Trackspacer is frequency-dependent, so it will duck whatever frequencies are dominant in the vocal, which makes it great for moving stuff out of the way. Then there’s another half-time EchoBoy delay setting, which is being automated for delay shots, and finally another Pro-DS.”
From The Midnight's March 3rd, 2021 Twitch.tv Stream ''Tim is breaking down Neon Medusa'' Tim McEwan of The Midnight talks about how he uses Wavesfactory's TrackSpacer plugin to duck out certain sounds in his mixes like drums for example even though the plugin's primary use is for side-chaining. He uses this plugin on a synth bass he calls on the track ''BASS ROLLING'' from u-he's DIVA synth-vst that was made for the choruses of Neon Medusa that he sends to a bus in his Apple's Logic Pro X project for the song to one of the main synth bass sounds he created from using Xfer Records' Serum.
At 6:27, Stonebank opens up a list of his plugins. Among these plugins is TrackSpacer.
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