How (Not) To Test Your Plugins

In which I look at various different ways to test your plugins, and a few ways not to as well. Like using "linear analysis" to test a non linearity, or a static sine wave with no dynamics to test dynamics processors...

00:00 Intro
00:49 The Null Test
07:06 Cognitive Bias
13:05 Plugin Doctor
14:11 analysing "box tone"
16:18 testing for EQ cramping
17:58 the biggest Plugin Doctor fail. YOUTUBE AUDIO ENGINEERS NEED TO WATCH THIS!
20:51 how the "linear analysis" test probably works under the hood
22:35 a better way to measure the frequency response of a non linear plugin
24:34 harmonic analysis
31:13 Hammerstein
35:08 aliasing
40:30 measuring phase shift
43:36 "naturally gentler phase shift"
45:59 "why does this EQ cut make my mix louder?"
51:08 comparing limiters
53:26 comparing compressors
59:26 what is "program dependency"?
1:02:22 compressor aliasing
1:05:54 the ABX test
1:09:45 the only test that matters

Music: "Maybe" by Dan Worrall. Bandcamp link:
https://dan-worrall.bandcamp.com/trac...

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