Newfangled Audio have released Articulate, available at the intro price of $29.00, increasing to $69.00 after the promotion.
Take control of your mix with Articulate, the next generation envelope shaper that makes fixing dynamics as simple as using an EQ. More than a transient shaper, Articulate separates your audio into four bands: Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release. By dialing in the desired level on the corresponding fader, you can instantly add Smack, Punch, Body, and Air to any source.
Articulate’s versatile input detector lets you shape your envelope based on the original audio or sidechain signals. Sidechain detection is perfect for making space in crowded mixes—duck synths, bass, or effects precisely when your kick or vocal hits.
Adjust the Separation control to fine-tune Articulate’s envelope response. Slide towards Smooth for natural, transparent shaping, or shift to Focused for precise, aggressive transient control—ideal for impactful drums, sharp plucks, or tight vocals.
From the people who brought you the acclaimed Elevate Mastering Limiter, Articulate’s built-in peak limiter effortlessly prevents unwanted clipping and preserves headroom, giving your transients room to breathe—even at extreme settings.
Shape one sound with another. Articulate’s Sidechain mode ducks transients and reshapes envelopes based on an external input—tighten bass with a kick, clean up reverb tails, or add groove without crushing dynamics. A smarter way to control the mix.
Articulate combines two areas of research that are very close to our hearts here at Newfangled Audio. We’ve spent 10 years researching the best ways to measure the amplitude envelope of an audio signal. One might think it’s a trivial problem, but getting a very accurate measure that is both fast and stable is quite difficult. With this highly accurate envelope detector in hand we applied a good measure of psychoacoustic understanding to separate the audio signal into elements that are important to how we, as humans, experience sound. This research is ongoing, but we were so pleased with the results of these experiments we wanted to share this product now.
Features include:
- Independent Envelope Shaping: Precision over ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, and RELEASE stages for ultimate transient definition
- Sidechain Detection: Use external audio sources to shape transients and envelopes dynamically—resolve mix clashes, enhance separation, and clean low-end buildup effortlessly
- Separation Control: Adjust from smooth shaping to aggressive transient enhancement.
- Solo & Mute Per Envelope Stage: Instantly isolate parts of your envelope, fine-tune details that matter without affecting the rest
- Professional Peak Limiter: Integrated peak limiting, for artifact-free control
- Fully resizable UI!
- Color Schemes: Don’t like the look of it, change it
- 70+ Presets
- Full Preset Librarian with Categories, Tags, Descriptions, UNDO, and A/B Comparison
Watch the overview video HERE.
Articulate is available to PC and Mac users (VSt2, VSt3, AU and AAX).
For more information on Articulate and to compare prices, click here:
NOTE: Some of the links you click on may be affiliated. Clicking and purchasing using these links helps support and fund The Beat Community. Thanks for your support.
