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Ultrasonic

Tokyo Dawn Labs

Where to get itAvailable from Tokyo Dawn Labstokyodawn.net

Ultrasonic is a lowpass filter designed to control ultrasonic content in oversampled recording and processing chains, preventing ultrasonics from entering nonlinear systems like limiters, distortion devices, and compressors. By reducing the bandwidth of signals before they hit these devices, it lowers intermodulation distortion—a largely non-harmonic type that creates new partials at the sum and difference of original frequencies. The plugin combines traditional filter controls with exotic features like a Dynamic Ultrasonic Gate, Nyquist Zero enforcement, and a Bat Mode frequency shifter for audible monitoring.

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Key Features

01Lowpass filter with cutoff frequency from ultrasonic range downward
02Slope control from 24 dB/Oct to nearly 600 dB/oct, with Nyquist Zero option for infinite attenuation at Nyquist
03Dynamic Ultrasonic Gate that auto-bypasses filtering when ultrasonics drop below threshold
04Ultrasonic Dither mode adds high-frequency noise beyond cutoff to reduce ultrasonic side effects
05Bat Mode frequency shifter converts 15–30 kHz range down to 0–15 kHz for audible monitoring and tuning
06Precise ultrasonic frequency analyzer with Flat and 3dB/oct tilt modes, Raw and 1/12 oct and 1/3 oct smoothing options
07Mix control for wet/dry blending and Bypass All function to A/B filter impact across whole mixes
08Freely resizable user interface with fullscreen mode

Things to Try

  • 01Enable Bat Mode to shift ultrasonics into the audible range (15–30 kHz down to 0–15 kHz) for easier cutoff frequency adjustment by ear
  • 02Activate the Dynamic Ultrasonic Gate to automatically bypass filtering when ultrasonic levels are very low, reducing unnecessary processing
  • 03Use HF Dither as an alternative to filtering by adding high-frequency noise beyond the cutoff frequency to drown out ultrasonics
  • 04Set Nyquist Zero to enforce infinite attenuation at Nyquist for a steeper spectral effect similar to 'Nyquist cramped' low pass filters

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