About

Tonal is the official blog of Goodhertz, Inc.

Here on the blog you’ll find interviews with artists, articles about our research, tips and tricks for getting incredible sounds, and much more.

Henry Goodhertz
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Tonal is a website edited & designed in Los Angeles, California by the staff of Goodhertz, Inc.. Type is set in Messer, an in-development typeface by Inga Plönnigs. Miscellaneous emphases are set in Hobeaux and Covik Sans Mono, both by James Edmondson of OHno Type Co. Code is written in Javascript.

Posts

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    The Story of DC19
    Delay Concept 19 Nov. 20, 2023

    If you’ve ever changed the time control on a delay, you know the thrill of that characteristic sound: an instantaneous warping, the whole sound running up or down. Hard to describe, really, and even harder to control.

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    Loudness, the Next Goodhertz Plugin
    Now looking for beta-testers June 12, 2023

    We’re happy to announce that the next Goodhertz plugin is: Loudness. It’s the (free!) Goodhertz plugin for making things louder — and quieter — with confidence & ease.

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    3.7.5 Release
    A major update to all plugins July 21, 2022

    We’ve updated all Goodhertz plugins to v3.7.5 — a major update from v3.6 including full Apple M1/M2 support, enhanced graphics, higher precision controls in several plugins, and many other improvements & bugfixes. On M1, expect to see 30-40% better performance compared to Rosetta 2!

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    The shape-shifting letters of Tupe
    Is that a variable font in the middle of the Tupe interface? Feb. 15, 2022

    If you’ve tried out Tupe, you may have noticed two large words right in the middle of it: “tube” and “tape.” And when you change the values of the sliders on top of those words, you may also have noticed that the words themselves begin to change shape: the more tube you apply to the sound, the gnarlier the word “tube” gets in the interface; the more tape, the funkier “tape” becomes.

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    How to Use Tupe for Mastering
    How to get the most out of Tupe in a mastering session Sept. 27, 2021 Read more...