Cryo Mix vs sonible pure:EQ

Cryo Mix is a browser-based AI mastering service for finished stereo mixes. Users upload a mix, optionally add a reference track, then review and download the mastered version. Plain-language directions to Nova, presets, and advanced settings provide ways to guide the process; a reference can help target tone, loudness, and dynamics while retaining the mix’s character. Before export, analytics show loudness, true peak, dynamics, and tonal balance. Users can preview the full-length result without a credit card and iterate before downloading; each download uses one credit per project. The service offers WAV export and lists input formats including WAV, MP3, FLAC, AIFF, M4A, AAC, and OGG. Its browser workflow runs on Mac, PC, tablet, and mobile, and Cryo Cloud Storage saves masters, versions, and source mixes for access from any device. Pricing starts at $19/mo, with five tracks per month listed. Cryo Mix says users keep ownership of their music and files and that their audio is not used to train AI models. It is aimed at independent artists, producers, content creators, and small labels.

sonible pure:EQ is an AI-powered equalizer plug-in for balancing a track’s spectral distribution. It analyzes an audio signal for weak spots and uses input-specific neural-network profiles to generate a corrective filter curve. Warm, neutral, and bright styles offer different tonal directions, while an adaptive filter can respond to signal changes during a track. Frequency selectors set the lowest and highest points processed. The plug-in supports mono and stereo audio from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz. It runs on Windows and macOS, with VST, VST3, and AAX formats on Windows, and VST, VST3, AU, and AAX on Mac. Listed minimums are 64-bit Windows 10 or macOS 10.13+, an Intel Core i5 or Apple Silicon CPU, and OpenGL 3.2+. Authorization is machine-based or through iLok. The listed single-plug-in plan costs $19 as a one-time purchase; the pricing note says From $39 and a 30-day trial is offered after registration.