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Using Sonnox Soften

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To use this plugin, you must open it as an audio effect in your DAW (recording software). Any audio you then put “through” the plugin is affected by it.

Using the Sonnox Soften plugin in your DAW

In this guide, we've used Ableton Live Lite and GarageBand, the DAWs used to open Sonnox Soften. However, most of the steps are the same in other DAWs.

For information on opening plugins in other DAWs see Sonnox's support article here:

How to load Sonnox plugins in your DAW 

Using the Sonnox Soften plugin in Ableton Live Lite

  1. Open Ableton Live Lite (or any DAW) from your applications folder.

    Ableton_Live_Lite_Application_icon.png

  2. Select a MIDI or Audio track with data on it.

  3. Go to Plug-Ins in the Browser on the left-hand side of Live.

    Ableton_Plug-Ins_menu.png

  4. Expand the Sonnox folder

    Ableton_Live_Sonnox_folder.png

  5. Double click Sonnox Soften.

    Ableton_Live_Sonnox_Soften.png

    Ableton adds the plugin to the select track.

  6. Play audio in your DAW and as you tweak the settings in the plugin you've just opened you should hear the difference in the sound.

Using the Sonnox Soften plugin in GarageBand

  1. Open GarageBand from your applications folder:

    Garageband_icon.png

  2. Select a MIDI or Audio track with data on it.

  3. Expand the Plug-Ins section at the bottom of the screen:

    GarageBand_Plugins.png

  4. Click the Plugin drop down and go to Audio Units > Sonnox > Soften:

    GarageBand_Open_Soften.png

    Soften will now open in GarageBand.

  5. Play audio in your DAW and as you tweak the settings in the plugin you've just opened you should hear the difference in the sound.

How to use Sonnox Soften

The following video teaches you how to use the Sonnox Soften plugin:

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