Sonnox Toolbox Claro EQ Plug-In

Claro is an equaliser that aids the production process from composition to final mix. Progressively adding deeper insight and precision, Claro maintains focus and accelerates your workflow through three distinct views.

PRODUCE

Streamline Claro into a quick, creative and non-distracting EQ that actively encourages instinctive musical creativity.

TWEAK

Zero in on the Produce result, opening up further correctional possibilities. Access our cleanest, most flexible filters yet which continue to further Sonnox's trademark transparency while the real-time analyser adapts to your moves and helps to visualise resonances.

MIX

All the information you need to understand and assemble your Mix is here. Every track is displayed in context for you to prioritise, explore interactions between different tracks and quickly address frequency collisions in tracks that are competing for space. Make informed musical decisions in a totally unique way. If you want to develop your own unique musical voice, you need to take control.

So, what makes Claro unique?

VIBE FIRST, DETAIL LATER

Build EQ intuition and confidence without interrupting flow - If we mix while creating, even just a little, we can hear what will work musically. If the mix sounds better, we might be inspired to make different musical decisions, as long as we don't break our flow or get stuck down rabbit holes!

Focus on where the energy is and what tonal characteristics you want to achieve rather than whether the EQ curve looks right.

Mid-side EQ is often essential for cleaning up stereo synths and loops. It's just as quick Tone shaping - flip to Width mode to see where the side-channel energy is coming from and tweak it.

Centre the bass, spread the air... but perhaps not on everything.

AUTO GAIN, WHICH ACTUALLY WORKS

Not the auto gain you might be familiar with from other EQs... Claro's auto gain works in a unique way to keep your shaped track at the same loudness, no matter how you shape it.

Why is this useful? EQ for tone, faders for volume; they won't fight each other anymore. Attenuating won't sound boring; boosting won't unbalance your mix and start a loudness race with other tracks.

Give it a try and explore how it influences your other mixing decisions.

SEE WHAT YOU'RE SCULPTING

Sometimes we need to dive into the finer details, to tweak filter resonance, adjust left/right and mid/side width balance, or attenuate resonant areas which contribute to boxiness and harshness.

Claro's adaptive spectrum analyser follows the channel (Left, Right, Mid, Side or Stereo) and the Q of the band you're adjusting to show you what you need to see.

No more boosting and sweeping, Claro identifies resonances and highlights them so you can be in control of how much or little you wish to attenuate those resonances.

MULTITRACK WORKSPACE

Build the skill of refining a mix through many minor tweaks around lead elements.

See all Claro instances across your project; see how their energy interacts and causes one sound to "mask" another, making it harder to hear. Drag & drop
to explore remedial EQ moves across different combinations of tracks.

Yellow areas show where each track interacts with the top EQ slot, potentially making them sounding boomy, muddy, or harsh when heard together.

KEEPING IT CLEAN

Claro features smoother parameter interpolation than ever before, but why is that important? When parameters are automated they can create 'zipper' noise, other audible artefacts and distortion.

WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?

"You know, I'm a complainer. And really, honestly, everything with Claro is really well thought out."

- Adam Hawkins (Twenty One Pilots, Machine Gun Kelly, Yungblud)

"I love the sound and feel of this plugin, and the resonance visual feedback is better than anything else I’ve used"

- Mike Exeter (Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Cradle of Filth)

"I've got really into using this plug-in now, it took a little time but now I feel like I can’t live without it! Mix mode is proving invaluable. It’s amazing!"

- Rhys Fletcher (Beta Tester)

FEATURES

• Claro's EQ is highly flexible, with each of its 26 bands offering:
• A clean, musical-sounding EQ that resembles the well-loved Neve types, their modern derivatives and the SSL G Series, as well as many high-end outboard equalisers.
• Left, Right, Mid, Side, Mono, or Stereo channel processing giving you the capability to correct, widen, narrow, or make space within each track.
• A wide 20hz - 40kHz range. The extended high-frequency range offers a smooth, airy quality - excellent for vocals and mix busses.
• Variable Q, including resonance and overshoot on the cut and shelving filters, respectively, giving you the ability to mimic classic synth filters and hardware EQ curves.
• Variable slopes on all band shapes, up to super-steep (120dB per octave) for surgical work and treating precise audio bands
• Claro's automation is smooth and artefact-free, unlike most premium EQs.

• Auto Gain uniquely keeps your track at the same loudness, no matter the signal content or how you choose to EQ it.

System Requirements

Licensing:

The Toolbox range offers 2 activations for each product licence you buy.

Providing you have an iLok account, each activation will allow you to authorise your Plug-In on one of these devices:

• Machine

• iLok device. iLok2 / iLok3 required with latest drivers

• iLok Cloud. Active internet connection required

For more information about these choices please click here.

Supported Hosts:

Pro Tools AAX

• Pro Tools 11 and above – AAX Native
• Approved Pro Tools CPU, OS and hardware configuration: www.avid.com

Audio Units

• Audio Units (AU) compatible application (Logic, Digital Performer etc.)
• Mac OS X 10.8 or later

VST3

• VST3 compatible application (Cubase, Nuendo, Studio One etc.)
• Mac OS X 10.8 or later
• Windows 7 or later

DSP Comaptibility:

Toolbox plug-ins do not support Avid’s TDM/HDX hardware DSP platform (including Venue, S3L and S6L systems), Waves SoundGrid or Universal Audio's UAD platform.

Sample Rates:

Sonnox Toolbox Claro supports all commmon sample rates.

Download a free Demo of Claro (iLok required)