Features

The idea!

• You place SoundCollector on your bus or master out
• Set the default save location and buffer time (this can be set as default each time you add the plugin).
• Set a name and the plugin records and saves automatically the audio it hears.

Once the threshold is exceeded the plugin starts recording, it then fills up the buffer and once it reaches the buffer limit, it saves the audio. After that SoundCollector is constantly recording the signal being passed to it so it becomes a circular recording - filling the buffer over and over.

File management and settings

• At the top of the plugin we can set a Custom save location. This can be set as default in the settings menu.
• Next is the Filename.
  • If you do not set a custom filename then a filename will be created for you by SoundCollector, followed by a date and random id.
  • SoundCollector re-writes the session file each time in the timespace of 24 hours and adds to the filename the date. This means that if you work on a session at a given day, SoundCollector records and saves that audio - if you visit the same session on a later day, SoundCollector adds a new date and saves a new file.
• Next to that it we have the folder location
• Settings can be accessed via the cog wheel.
  • In there you can set the preferred buffer length for recording, 10s, 20s, 30s, 1 minute or auto.
  • The auto buffer length starts recording when the threshold is exceeded and stops when the signal drops below the threshold.
  • Recording threshold allow you to configure when SoundCollector should start and stop recording, the default is -60db.
  • If you set a Default Save Location then the plugin will remember that each time you add it.

File management and settings

Recording and monitoring

• In the center is the status area, indicating if the plugin is recording and when last save was made.
• The mute toggle disables audio recording - nothing is recorded to the buffer if this is on.
• Input level indicates the audio passing through the plugin.
• Below that is the buffer status bar, this fills up when the buffer length is reached.
• And below that is the auto save timer which follows the buffer recording length.
  • The plugin auto saves when the buffer is filled. After the buffer is filled, the plugin will auto save every given time.

Monitoring, status and buffer

Buttons to press

• There is the option to quick save the audio if you want to save the before the buffer is filled or before the auto-save timer is reached.
• Next we have the clear buffer, if you want to control more when the plugin starts recording.
• And as a bonus there is the option to drag the auto-saved audio to a track. This can be useful if you want to resample from a bus, plugin or mains.
• Last we have the buffer drop down selector. There you can set a preferred recording time to the buffer (10s, 20s, 30s, 1m or Auto). This overrides the default buffer recording time in the settings menu.

Auto save, clear buffer, drag to track and buffer length

Usage

• Set it set as the last plugin on your Main output, saved that in my templates so that each time you start a session,just add a filename and don't think about it. SoundCollector records your ideas behind the scenes and saves to your given folder.
• Include it when you are mixing or mastering because you don't have to bounce out your mixes - it's being done in realtime. I can then check my mixes in my Airpods as SoundCollector is constantly recording.
• Drag to audio can be used to re-sample audio from mains (or busses). Click the Clear buffer, start from bar 1 and SoundCollector records - then drag the recorded audio to a track. Useful setting for this is to set the buffer to Auto. Then you can control when the plugin starts and stops recording.

All this glory is available to you for an introductory price of 4.99$ which is the price of a set of AA batteries, a greeting card or a lottery ticked.

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