Frequency Band Splitters Shootout
Posted: 07 Jan 2016
I've been comparing how the different Rack Extension splitter behave when set to the same setting. To be honest I was surprised at how much they vary.
Here I am running white noise through the splitter with only the high band activated. All devices are set to split at 1kHz on the device controls. Song file is attached as a Reason 8.3 file.
Edit: Added Splex to the GIF (but not the Reason song file). Note that Splex's high band only goes down to 1.6kHz as opposed to 1kHz, so for Splex it isn't a direct like-for-like comparison.
Products in the shop
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/ ... -splitter/
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/4dyne/
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/ ... -splitter/
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/ ... ompressor/
Here are the split types on the various devices. Not to say that one device is better than another, but you may find different setups work better for different uses, mastering compression, multiband effects etc.
Yoko Linkwitz-Riley
User manual: http://www.unfilteredaudio.com/YokoOperationsManual.pdf
4Dyne Perfect (see manual) or Analog (Linkwitz-Riley)
User manual: http://www.flowerau.com/4Dyne-manual.pdf
Elements Splitter sum-to-zero crossovers (couldn't find any more detailed info in the manual)
User manual: http://airraid.ch/pdf/Splitter.pdf
Splex Linkwitz-Riley (12db, 24db or 48db) or BSL – this is a special filter type, constructed with combinations of complementary Bessel filters specifically designed to guarantee that the recombined output signal is in-phase with the input signal.
User manual: http://dlogb.altervista.org/splex/SPLEX ... Manual.pdf
MClass no further details
User manual: http://docs.propellerheads.se/reason83/ ... .38.3.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkwitz–Riley_filter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessel_filter
Here I am running white noise through the splitter with only the high band activated. All devices are set to split at 1kHz on the device controls. Song file is attached as a Reason 8.3 file.
Edit: Added Splex to the GIF (but not the Reason song file). Note that Splex's high band only goes down to 1.6kHz as opposed to 1kHz, so for Splex it isn't a direct like-for-like comparison.
Products in the shop
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/ ... -splitter/
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/4dyne/
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/ ... -splitter/
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/ ... ompressor/
Here are the split types on the various devices. Not to say that one device is better than another, but you may find different setups work better for different uses, mastering compression, multiband effects etc.
Yoko Linkwitz-Riley
User manual: http://www.unfilteredaudio.com/YokoOperationsManual.pdf
4Dyne Perfect (see manual) or Analog (Linkwitz-Riley)
User manual: http://www.flowerau.com/4Dyne-manual.pdf
Elements Splitter sum-to-zero crossovers (couldn't find any more detailed info in the manual)
User manual: http://airraid.ch/pdf/Splitter.pdf
Splex Linkwitz-Riley (12db, 24db or 48db) or BSL – this is a special filter type, constructed with combinations of complementary Bessel filters specifically designed to guarantee that the recombined output signal is in-phase with the input signal.
User manual: http://dlogb.altervista.org/splex/SPLEX ... Manual.pdf
MClass no further details
User manual: http://docs.propellerheads.se/reason83/ ... .38.3.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkwitz–Riley_filter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessel_filter