Developer Eventide has made its Split Essentials DeBoom and Sheen Machine free for a limited time.
Eventide Split Essentials plugins benefit from the proprietary Structural Split technology that powers premium plugins like SplitEQ and Physion.
It’s worth noting that those premium plugins are currently available for $99 rather than $179 (at the time of writing).
The free Split Essentials giveaway includes DeBoom and Sheen Machine. Both plugins usually cost $49 but are available to download for free until the promotion ends on December 31, 2024.
You’ll need an Eventide account and a valid iLok username to activate the free licenses.
Unused licenses will expire on January 31, 2024, and cannot be reinstated.
Eventide’s tagline for DeBoom sums it up: More thud, less mud!
DeBoom is a simple one-knob plugin that removes low-frequency mud without losing the impact. The plugin aims to solve common low-end problems more efficiently than the average traditional EQ.
Traditional EQ plugins often leave unwanted side effects when correcting common issues. DeBoom’s Structural Split technology analyzes the incoming audio and separates its components into transient and tonal elements.
The separation allows DeBoom to apply custom EQ curves to the tonal elements to remove muddiness and shape/tighten the low end without sacrificing pleasing characteristics.
One-knob plugins are great when they work well, and DeBoom is one of those plugins that might provide a quick and effective fix for issues that could otherwise become quite annoying.
If you like easy-to-use plugins that get fast results, check out OctoWah Stew from Raccoon Audio.
Sheen Machine is another one-knob plugin that utilizes the same Structural Split technology.
In this case, the plugin adds high-end tonal sheen without any residual harshness or sibilance. Splitting the tonal and transient layers and applying custom EQ curves to each provides finer control over high-frequency shaping.
You can create a bright, airy quality that lets vocals, synths, or anything else shine through a mix without boosting transients at the same time.
Sheen Machine is a very handy plugin if you want a quick way to add clarity, space, or brightness to a dull and lifeless high-end.
Eventide develops some great plugins, but they don’t appear on freebie lists as often as some others, so it’s lovely to see this Split Essentials promotion.
DeBoom and Sheen Machin make a powerful combination with minimal effort.
Both plugins are available in 64-bit AU, VST2, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS (10.14 and higher) and Windows (10 and higher).
Download: Eventide Split Essentials -De Boom & Sheen Machine (FREE until January 31st – Eventide account and a valid iLok username required)
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15 Comments
Dexter U.S.
onI struggle to put these in a category I am leaning towards filters. Doing a little research on them they are famous for the h910 going way back before vst’s so it is worth getting involved with their system just for that reason..
Michael in South Korea
onI agree… great brand name. These seem to be simple one knob versions of their Split Eq.
I’ll get ’em, just for that.
Baby Audio’s Warp, also 🕺
Easy
onIn check out you need paypal or other payment if you are living outside USA. It might take 0.01 € or maybe it’s just temporarily there. But there’s no risk to accidentaly lose any full price.
I tried to put only email and other info put there’s no option to skip list of states. I tried to choose some random state but then you have to also know the postal code because it recognizes if it’s wrong.
Dee
onFrom the UK here. No PayPal or card needed so don’t click those icons. (Says it’s free, no payment required on checkout screen) Enter random or real address, up to you. (Use real email address to get the licence key) Scroll down to bottom and click blue checkout button.
Gery Zenz
onfrom Austria here, no paypal needed!
Rave Sbor
on“Unused licenses will expire on January 31, 2024”
What?
Gery Zenz
onyou must activate the license before January 31st, because the plugins will no longer be free
Ferenc Mosolyhozó
onAloha!
After the free checkout they give licenses need to be redeemed on your Eventide’s account. After that process they will reposit the licenses on ilok. Unused licenses mean licenses not converted to ilok serial number and not reposited to ilok.
PureFire
onThanks James, BPB & Eventide, these two great plugins are very much appreciated, will help add more clarity in the mix 🙂💛
I got the email with my license keys from “Eventide Store”
I logged into my account at Eventide’s website:
eventideaudio.com
Copied the plugin License Key’s one at a time from the email, and pasted the keys to:
eventideaudio.com / My Account / Register Products – “Register New Plug-In” (on the right side of webpage):
Downloaded & installed both plugins:
DeBoom
eventideaudio.com/downloads/?product=DeBoom
Sheen Machine
eventideaudio.com/downloads/?product=Sheen+Machine
(Eventide plugin “uninstallers” are stored in Applications folder / Eventide)
Opened DAW (new project session for new plugins), iLok app automatically opens, logged into iLok account (had to login twice for each plugin to activate both licenses to machine), all working perfectly 🙏
Lucas
onNice to see the unfortunate iLOK-necessary alert near the top of the article. Thanks. :)
Artem
onTell me who introduced it into iLok, iLok provides 2 activations for one product?
Bob
onThey show 2 activations here.
Artem
onMany Thanks!)
Sascha
onwas für ne Grütze, ich habe Plugins von Eventide und auch einen Account, habe mich eingeloggt aber die Abwicklung funktioniert im Shop nicht, muss alles noch mal einzeln eintragen, Eventide totaler Scheiß! was soll das???
Olaf Tryggvasson
onThanks a lot! It looks like I could use both of them on drums, with problems that I have right now, on a couple of tracks.
I’m never pleased with how the kick sounds after I remove some 40 Hz or lower rumble – it’s a combination of the subs and the actual frequency area – and I also want to brighten up another drum track without increasing the already plasticky/clicky transients. I guess I could do with with a high shelf combined with a transient shaper, but it always seems artificial to me to resort to things like that – they never occur to me organically. I guess I want everything to be solved by compression, eq, and a good balance. On the other hand clamping down on the transients with compression would kill my hi-hats – I always compress the drum bus, not the individual parts – just too much hassle. Nevermind. The point is I’m actually looking forward to giving these a try.