How Does It Work?
Platinum Notes is a one-click application.
Add your original files
to the Analyze and Process Songs window and click Start Processing. Platinum
Notes analyzes your files and automatically applies premium-quality filters.
How Do You Use Platinum Notes?
- Add your original files into the Analyze and Process window.
- Click on Start Processing.
- After the file is loaded, Platinum Notes will run several filters. For each file, it will analyze your entire song and find areas for improvement.
Steps Taken by Platinum Notes
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Platinum Notes detects the volume of each song to see if it needs
adjustment. The best average volume for a song is -13 decibels.
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In order for your music to sound perfect, it has to be on-key. Many songs are detuned at some point in the recording process.
Platinum Notes detects the pitch of your song to see if it needs adjustment.
Platinum Notes detects all clipped peaks which occur when a song is recorded too loud.
After the three analysis steps are complete, the improvement process begins.
Below is the original sound wave with clipped peaks circled:
And here is the wave after Platinum Notes processing:
Clipped peaks distort your music and make it sound harsh. By restoring missing
waves, Platinum Notes makes the music sound smooth, even at loud volumes.
Platinum Notes adjusts the song to be on-key.
For DJs, this is a valuable adjustment because it enables perfect harmonic mixing.
If the DJ plays two songs in the same key, and both songs have the same pitch, they
will fit perfectly together.
Below is an example of a detuned song:
In the above example, melodies and vocals don't fall on any particular note.
Platinum Notes adjusts the pitch to the closest key. Now the song plays in
the F key instead of being between E and F:
Your song plays on-key after processing. Song tempos (beats
per minute) remain the same.
Dynamics describe the difference between the loud and the quiet parts
of your music. Songs with "good dynamics" have an audible difference between
loud and quiet parts.
Platinum Notes will automatically adjust your dynamics
to keep your loud parts loud and quiet parts quiet.
Here is the sound wave illustrating bad dynamics:
Here is the Platinum Notes "Dynamics fix":
When the beat kicks in, it should sound loud compared to the quiet breakdown.
This creates a rush of excitement and energy on the dance floor.
Platinum Notes uses premium-quality iZotope multi-band compressors and expanders
to create perfect dynamics.
After your song is healed, Platinum Notes sets the final average
volume at -13 decibels. Your new song will have the same average volume as
the rest of your music collection which means -- no more reaching for the volume knob!
Benefits of Writing New Files
After processing, Platinum Notes creates new files. Your original files are
never overwritten.
To write new files, we licensed the MP3 encoding patent directly from Fraunhofer
Institute and Thomson Multimedia. Platinum Notes stores results in 320
Kbit MP3 or uncompressed WAV files.
Compare the Sound Waves
Below is the original sound wave before processing. It has clipped peaks, detuned
pitch and -9.5 decibel average volume:
Below is the Platinum Notes final fix, without clipped peaks. It has perfect pitch and -13
average volume:
Platinum Notes is easy to use because the entire process is fully automated.
Summary of Platinum Notes
Platinum Notes can analyze and process hundreds of files with the click of a button.
To get started, simply add your favorite music to the Analyze and Process window.
Click Start Processing and Platinum Notes will generate new files for you.
From Ibiza to your living room, you music will sound perfect regardless of where
you play it.
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