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Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
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This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
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Key Features
Newfangled Punctuate is a spectral transient shaper plug-in that uses the Mel scale to mimic the response of human hearing. Using intelligent algorithms, Punctuate can control the transient response of 26 critical bands within humans with four simple controls. Each of the frequency bands can be individually or group solo'd as well as being able to change their centre frequency to create your own customised response, tailored to your music and sound source. Simply draw in your response with the click and drag of your mouse and enhance or soften the transient of each of the 26 frequency bands individually.
Using a linear-phase response, Punctuate ensures perfect signal reconstruction with zero interference between joining bands above or below the targetted frequency band. For complete control over your transient shaping, Punctuate comes with a comprehensive set of meters including RMS, Peak Hold and of course your threshold to visually indicate how hard your shaping is hitting the limit. Punctuate offers the ability for parallel processing inside the plug-in with the inclusion of a mix knob to dial in the perfect amount of shaping for your sounds.
The ultimate tool for modern mixing engineers and producers, Punctuate allows you to emphasise either the attack or sustain of a sound source to reshape the tone and character of their sound. Where traditional transient shapers target the entire frequency spectrum at once, Punctuate delivers a new experience, allowing you to shape specific bands within the most sensitive parts in human hearing meaning you can turn the sustain of a kick drum's low end up without affecting the attack in the upper range or pull hi-hat bleed out of a snare mic by only affecting the upper treble section even being able to add dynamic back into an overcompressed full mix. Level-up your mixing with Punctuate.
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The theory behind Punctuate is based on the Mel scale definition of how human hearing is perceived. We can only detect a tone clearly if it's a certain distance from another tone playing at the same time and in the Mel scale, each band is equally spaced from all others to mimic human hearing. Using this principle, Punctuate allows you to control frequencies with a much more subtle, transparent and natural effect than traditional transient shapers.
Most graphic EQ's use IIR (infinite impulse response) or analog-style filters to produce a change in frequencies. Because of this, there are limitations in their functionality in that the bands are not adjustable and when set flat, the non-linearity of the frequencies will mean that the sound isn't flat, imparting a small amount of tonal shaping to your sound. Additionally, each movement in the frequency will result in a change in the frequencies nearby both above and below. Punctuate makes use of an FIR (finite impulse response) filter that ensures that what frequency you adjust will have no effect on the ones around it and will remain flat when adjusting the transient.
Each of the 26 frequency bands is spread based on the critical bands within the inner ear, making each Punctuate the most natural and transparent transient shaper available on the market. Additionally, where most transient shapers simply give you a global shaping tool, Punctuate allows you to target specific frequencies where your signal needs the most, allowing you to emphasize and increase transients in certain regions whilst suppressing them in others. The ideal solution for mixing and mastering engineers, you can take control over the transient shaping of any instrument, group or mix with the finest amount of detail, ensuring that you don't affect the areas of your signal that don't require it.
