catalog-import-merge: sonible (new=0 discontinued=0 updated=18)

.changeset/import-sonible.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+"catalog": patch
+---
+
+Refresh sonible: 0 new, 0 discontinued, 18 updated.
+
+Refreshed the 18 sonible plug-ins the site still publishes, adding
+current feature copy, specification rows, tutorial links and category
+tags. Four entries the refresh did not see (d:16, d:24, pure:comp and
+pure:verb) still answer on their own pages, so they were left live as
+retirement candidates rather than retired.

data/software/sonible-entropyeq.yaml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ primaryCategory: equalizer
 categories:
   - plugin
   - effect
+  - transient-shaper
 formats:
   - au
   - vst2
@@ -17,32 +18,31 @@ url: https://www.sonible.com/entropyeq/
 prices:
   - amount: 99
     currency: USD
-description: The new dimension of EQing simplifies the post-production of
-  harmonic and noise components of audio recordings, freely adjustable and
-  within seconds.
+description: The new dimension of EQing simplifies the post-production of harmonic and noise components of audio recordings, freely adjustable and within seconds.
 details: |-
-  entropy:EQ+ simplifies the editing process for the impact noise of drums, guitars and other plucking instruments, and introduces you to a whole new world of postproduction creativity. It offers frequency-selective transient manipulation, letting you manipulate sound anatomy with surgical precision and improve the intelligibility of speech.
+  The entropy:EQ+ simplifies the editing process for the impact noise of drums, guitars and other plucking instruments, and introduces you to a whole new world of postproduction creativity. It offers frequency-selective transient manipulation, setting transients against harmony.
 
-  Controlling the attack: by detecting different sound components of an audio track, entropy:EQ+ makes it possible to isolate single drums within a set or percussion group. In this way you can, for instance, refine the rim click or the solo on the toms. The sophisticated algorithm recognizes even the slightest attack sound. The plug-in equips you with the tools to manipulate select frequency ranges in isolation from each other.
+  By detecting different sound components of an audio track, entropy:EQ+ makes it possible to isolate single drums within a set or percussion group. In this way you can, for instance, refine the rim click or the solo on the toms. The sophisticated algorithm recognizes even the slightest attack sound. The smart plug-in equips you with the tools to manipulate select frequencies ranges in isolation from each other.
 
-  Articulation: from the original track of a TV report to the whispered finale to your new song, entropy:EQ+ takes care that every word stands out clearly and intelligibly in your mix. This is achieved by amplifying noisy consonant sounds, thus ensuring optimal intelligibility of speech. The plug-in assists you simply and easily by accentuating the inharmonic components of speech.
+  From the original track of a TV report to the whispered finale to your new song, the entropy:EQ+ takes care that every word stands out clearly and intelligibly in your mix. This is achieved by amplifying noisy consonant sounds, thus ensuring optimal intelligibility of speech. The plug-in assists you simply and easily by accentuating the inharmonic components of speech.
 
-  Transient design: sometimes a recording thrives on the groove produced by the string instruments, whether the plectrum-sound of an electric guitar or the rhythmic plucking of a violin string. At other times the very same impact noises ruin the harmonic sound of a recording. In both cases, entropy:EQ+ equips you with a comfortable solution by allowing you to tone down or amp up the rhythmic attack.
+  Sometimes, a recording thrives on the groove produced by the string instruments, whether the plectrum-sound of an electric guitar or the rhythmic plucking of a violin string. At the other times, the very same impact noises ruin the harmonic sound of a recording. In both cases, entropy:EQ+ equips you with a comfortable solution by allowing you to tone down or amp up the rhythmic attack.
+
+  A blind:flug mode lets you focus on your ears, and the fully adaptable algorithm supports frequency dependent modifications.
 specs: |-
-  - Frequency-selective transient and tonal balance control
-  - Frequency dependent modifications
-  - blind:flug mode to focus on your ears
-  - Fully adaptable algorithm
+  - Frequency-selective transients/tonal balance
+  - Manipulate sound anatomy with surgical precision
+  - Improved intelligibility of speech
   - Plug-in formats (Mac): AU, VST2 (Universal Binary), AAX
   - Plug-in formats (Windows): VST2 (32/64 bit), VST3, AAX
-  - Supported sample rates: 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz
+  - Supported samplerates: 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz
   - Authorization: machine-based or iLok
   - Latest version: 1.0.6
   - Apple Silicon support: native (except AAX)
   - System requirements (PC): Windows 7+
   - System requirements (Mac): OS X 10.7
   - RAM: at least 4 GB (recommended)
-  - CPU: at least Intel DualCore i5 (recommended), M1
+  - CPU: at least intel DualCore i5 (recommended), M1
 versions:
   - name: 1.0.6
 links:
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ links:
   - url: https://www.sonible.com/support/plugins/
     type: support
     title: sonible plug-in support
+  - url: https://help.sonible.com
+    type: resource
+    title: Support
 videos:
   - videoId: 4IUErRMuejo
     title: Demo

data/software/sonible-primevocal.yaml

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ categories:
   - plugin
   - de-reverb
   - multi-effect
+  - standalone
+  - effect
+  - restoration
+  - noise-reduction
+  - de-esser
 formats:
   - standalone
   - vst3
@@ -17,35 +22,32 @@ url: https://www.sonible.com/primevocal/
 prices:
   - amount: 179
     currency: USD
-description: prime:vocal will transform vocals recorded under less-than-ideal
-  circumstances into commercial-standard audio ready for mixing.
+description: prime:vocal will transform vocals recorded under less-than-ideal circumstances into commercial-standard audio ready for mixing.
 details: |-
   prime:vocal lets you achieve world-class studio-quality vocals, regardless of your recording environment. Available as standalone software and ARA plug-in (Beta), prime:vocal is packed with features that will transform demo sketches or vocals recorded under less-than-ideal circumstances into commercial-standard audio ready for mixing.
 
-  Your voice, front and center without compromising: with prime:vocal you can make vocal recordings sound as if they were recorded and treated in a professional studio. Based on years of experience in artificial intelligence and making trained audio processors, prime:vocal has been specifically developed to work with vocal audio.
+  With prime:vocal you can make vocal recordings sound as if they were recorded and treated in a professional studio. Based on sonible's years of experience in artificial intelligence and making trained audio processors, prime:vocal has been specifically developed to work with vocal audio.
 
-  Industry-leading technology for natural sounding vocals, without the noise: spare yourself the hassle of having to use a variety of different tools to prepare a vocal track for mixing. prime:vocal easily removes artifacts such as buzzing, mechanical noise and reverberant reflections, as well as overemphasized sibilants and plosives. With prime:vocal's AI-powered processing, the clean-up and enhancing happen in one tool, giving you studio-quality vocal audio.
+  Spare yourself the hassle of having to use a variety of different tools to prepare a vocal track for mixing. prime:vocal easily removes artifacts such as buzzing, mechanical noise and reverberant reflections, as well as overemphasized sibilants and plosives. With prime:vocal's AI-powered processing, the result is the best clean-up and enhancing you'll get in one tool. Giving you studio-quality vocal audio, every time.
 
-  A professional sound lies in the details: when your creativity demands action but time and space are less-than-ideal, you can still achieve the highest standards with your vocal tracks thanks to the features of prime:vocal. This tool for enhancing any vocal recording also optimizes dynamics, average loudness as well as spectral balance, and you can choose to tailor the strength of each process to match what's in your head.
+  When your creativity demands action but time and space are less-than-ideal, you can still achieve the highest standards with your vocal tracks thanks to the features of prime:vocal. Your new go-to tool for enhancing any vocal recording also optimizes dynamics, average loudness as well as spectral balance, and you can choose to tailor the strength of each process to match what's in your head.
 
-  Record your vocals on-the-go and make them shine: whether you are in a rehearsal room, a hotel room or in your apartment, record your vocals on-the-go and then run them through prime:vocal before starting to mix.
+  Whether you are in a rehearsal room, a hotel room or in your apartment, record your vocals on-the-go and then run them through prime:vocal before starting to mix. You'll be amazed by the difference working with such a brilliant base makes.
 specs: |-
-  - AI technology trained especially for vocals
+  - AI-technology trained especially for vocals
   - Easy vocal clean-up, noise and room reduction
   - Enhances spectral balance and dynamics in seconds
-  - AI-powered de-essing and removal of plosive sounds
-  - Optimizes dynamics, average loudness and spectral balance, with per-process strength control
-  - Section-by-section playback while the analysis runs in the background
-  - Software formats: standalone application, ARA VST3 (Beta), ARA AU (Beta)
-  - Supported sample rates: 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz
-  - Authorization: machine-based or iLok (dongle and cloud)
-  - Latest version: 1.0.3
-  - Apple Silicon support: native
-  - System requirements (PC): min. Windows 10 (64 bit)
-  - System requirements (Mac): macOS 11+
+  - Available as standalone software and ARA plug-in (Beta)
+  - PC: min. Windows 10 (64 bit)
+  - Mac: MacOS 11+
   - RAM: min. 16GB
   - GPU: OpenGL Version 3.2+
   - CPU: Intel Core (i5), Apple Silicon
+  - Formats: Standalone application, ARA VST3 (Beta), ARA AU (Beta)
+  - Supported sample rate: 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz
+  - Authorization: machine-based or iLok (dongle and cloud)
+  - Latest version: 1.0.3
+  - Apple Silicon support: native
 versions:
   - name: 1.0.3
 links:

data/software/sonible-proximityeq.yaml

@@ -18,19 +18,15 @@ url: https://www.sonible.com/proximityeq/
 prices:
   - amount: 99
     currency: USD
-description: The eq plug-in that repositions audio sources in post-production.
-  Whether music or speech, proximity:EQ+ lets you edit sound spaces as never
-  before.
+description: The eq plug-in that repositions audio sources in post-production. Whether music or speech, proximity:EQ+ lets you edit sound spaces as never before.
 details: |-
-  The eq plug-in that repositions audio sources in post-production. Whether music or speech, proximity:EQ+ lets you edit sound spaces as never before. The plug-in lets you amplify or silence certain parts of your room acoustics, depending on your vision of the perfect sound in postproduction.
+  The proximity:EQ+ plug-in lets you amplify or silence certain parts of your room acoustics, depending on your vision of the perfect sound in postproduction.
 
-  Closer to the source: often enough when interviewing, the recording microphone got placed too far from the source, or the grand piano turns out muddy because too much reverb was recorded. In these situations, proximity:EQ+ lets you draw the voice significantly closer and give the muddy piano a crisper sound in postproduction. Lowering the spatial components increases the direct sound, putting the sound source front and center. Frequency-selective dereverberation allows you to precisely separate direct from indirect components of the signal.
+  Often enough when interviewing, the recording microphone got placed too far from the source. Or the grand piano turns out muddy because too much reverb was recorded. In these situations, proximity:EQ+ lets you draw the voice significantly closer and give the muddy piano a crisper sound in postproduction. Lowering the spatial components increases the direct sound, putting the sound source front and center. Frequency-selective dereverberation allows you to precisely separate direct from indirect components of the signal.
 
-  Add space to the mix: it is also possible that the microphones ended up getting too close to the sound source, leaving the mix without spaciousness. proximity:EQ+ seamlessly distances the sound source without affecting its original character, which makes the entire mix more transparent and opens new ways of creating sonic depth. By adapting the proximity feature, you can emphasize the natural spaciousness of the recording and freely adjust the distance from the sound source, or automatically create an acoustic fade-out, an atmospheric ambience effect particularly convenient for the post-production of films.
+  Of course it is also possible that the microphones ended up getting too close to the sound source. Your mix then lacks spaciousness. proximity:EQ+ seamlessly distances the sound source without affecting its original character. This makes your entire mix more transparent and opens new ways of creating sonic depth. By adapting the proximity-feature, you can emphasize the natural spaciousness of the recording and thus freely adjust the distance from the sound source. You can also automatically create an acoustic fade-out, an atmospheric ambience effect particularly convenient for the post-production of films.
 
-  Optimal room acoustics: even when a setup is meticulously planned and the microphones perfectly positioned, the acoustics of a given room simply are what they are. The technology of proximity:EQ+ opens possibilities for amending detrimental room modes in post-production while leaving the direct sound entirely untouched.
-
-  The plug-in separates the direct sound and the reverb of a recording. With the help of frequency-selective adjustments, proximity:EQ+ even lets you edit undesired room resonances distinctly from the natural reverb of a recording.
+  Even when you meticulously plan a setup and perfectly position the microphones, the acoustics of a given room simply are what they are. The sophisticated technology of proximity:EQ+ opens entirely new possibilities for amending detrimental room modes in post-production while leaving the direct sound entirely untouched. The plug-in separates the direct sound and the reverb of a recording. With the help of frequency-selective adjustments, proximity:EQ+ even lets you edit undesired room resonances distinctly from the natural reverb of a recording.
 specs: |-
   - Edit natural reverb in a recording
   - Frequency-selective dereverberation
@@ -66,6 +62,9 @@ links:
   - url: https://soundbytesmag.net/review-proximityeq-and-entropyeq-from-sonible/
     type: review
     title: SoundBytes Magazine review
+  - url: https://help.sonible.com
+    type: resource
+    title: Support
 videos:
   - videoId: K3mz7JVEn2Q
     title: Demo

data/software/sonible-pufferfish.yaml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ primaryCategory: saturation
 categories:
   - plugin
   - effect
+  - distortion
 formats:
   - au
   - vst
@@ -21,13 +22,13 @@ prices:
     source: official-website
 description: puffer:fish is a free saturation plug-in designed to experiment and have fun. Make any track sound richer, fuller or more aggressive.
 details: |-
-  This free saturation plug-in combines serious sound quality with a fun interface that invites experimentation. At the center of the plugin are three different sounding pufferfish that react visually as the saturation effect is pushed harder and harder.
+  This free saturation plug-in combines serious sound quality with a fun interface that invites experimentation. At the center of the plugin are three different sounding pufferfish that react visually as you push the saturation effect harder and harder.
 
-  Tinyfin keeps things together when a track already feels good but needs a little more body. It is all about subtle saturation that adds warmth, depth and sonic richness without drawing attention to itself. On a technical level, Tinyfin introduces gentle harmonics that thicken the signal and enhance perceived loudness while staying musical and controlled. It works on vocals, pads, guitars, keys and buses where the goal is cohesion rather than aggression.
+  Tinyfin keeps things together when a track already feels good but needs a little more body. It is all about subtle saturation that adds warmth, depth, and sonic richness without drawing attention to itself. On a technical level, Tinyfin introduces gentle harmonics that thicken the signal and enhance perceived loudness while staying musical and controlled. Tinyfin works beautifully on vocals, pads, guitars, keys, and buses where you want cohesion rather than aggression.
 
-  Spikeskin does not believe in subtlety. It brings bold, edgy energy to the sound, and is designed for moments when clean feels a little too polite, pushing saturation into gritty, expressive distortion. Harmonics stack fast, transients get sharper, and the sound becomes raw, gritty and aggressive. It suits drums that need to hit harder, basses that need to snarl and synths that need to scream.
+  Spikeskin does not believe in subtlety. It brings bold, edgy energy to your sound. Designed for moments when clean feels a little too polite, Spikeskin pushes saturation into gritty, expressive distortion. Harmonics stack fast, transients get sharper, and the sound becomes raw, gritty, and aggressive. Perfect for drums that need to hit harder, basses that need to snarl, synths that need to scream, or any sound that should feel dangerous.
 
-  Twitchgill lives in the space between control and chaos. It starts warm, but the harder it is pushed, the more unpredictable things become. Twitchgill adds harmonics that react dynamically to the input signal, creating movement, grit and edge. At lower settings it can add life and presence, and pushed further the sound begins to twist, buzz and bite back, which makes it a fit for drums, basses, synths, loops and sound design.
+  Twitchgill lives in the space between control and chaos. It starts warm, but the harder you push it, the more unpredictable things become. Twitchgill adds harmonics that react dynamically to the input signal, creating movement, grit, and edge. At lower settings it can add life and presence. Push it further and the sound begins to twist, buzz, and bite back. This character is made for experimentation across drums, basses, synths, loops, and sound design.
 specs: |-
   - Playful saturation with serious sound
   - Three characters for instant tone shaping: Tinyfin (smooth, warm, friendly), Spikeskin (loud, edgy, reactive), Twitchgill (buzzing, textured, unpredictable)