The new macOS and Windows plugin pairs automated resonance detection with manual control, spanning a zero-sample-latency live mode and higher-resolution studio modes.

CodWaves has released Quance, a resonance-suppression plugin for mono and stereo tracks that is designed to identify and reduce harsh spectral peaks in real time. Its most consequential workflow distinction is a five-grade processing system that lets users trade latency for analysis resolution: CodWaves lists Live Zero at zero reported samples of latency, rising through Live Light, Live Normal and Studio Pro to roughly 171 ms in Studio Ultra.

That range could make the processor applicable to latency-sensitive tracking, monitoring, streaming and stage paths as well as mix and mastering work, provided engineers select the appropriate grade for the session. CodWaves says Live Zero uses a 48-band minimum-phase filter bank rather than FFT processing, while Studio Pro and Studio Ultra use a three-band multi-resolution engine. The company lists host-reported latency of about 21 ms for Live Light, 43 ms for Live Normal and 85 ms for Studio Pro.

Quance’s Learn function analyses incoming material for stable prominent resonances, then creates focus points and narrows its detection range, according to CodWaves. A single click begins an open-ended analysis pass, while a double-click runs an eight-second pass. Users can also place up to eight focus points and four detection ranges manually, giving the automated process a way to be constrained around known problem areas.

The plugin includes Tone Protect and Transient Protect controls, which CodWaves says respectively track tonal material including fundamentals, overtones and vocal formants, and ease reduction around detected attacks. Six source-oriented modes—Default, Vocal, Instrument, Drums, Mix and Hard—adjust detection and protection behavior while retaining the user’s control settings. Those features are intended to reduce harshness without unnecessarily suppressing musical body or attack, though the supplied materials provide no independent listening tests or performance benchmarks to assess that result.

For mix-space work, Quance also offers sidechain unmasking and Linked, Dual, Mid-Side and M-S Link stereo modes. CodWaves describes sidechain unmasking as frequency-selective reduction on the inserted track in response to an external source, such as using a lead vocal to make space in a guitar bus rather than applying broad level ducking.

CodWaves lists Quance at a €49.99 launch price, reduced from €79.99, through November 30, 2026. It is offered as a one-time purchase with a seven-day trial and 14-day money-back guarantee. The company lists VST3 and AAX support for 64-bit Windows 10 or later, plus VST3, AU and AAX for macOS 10.15 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon systems.

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CodWaves Debuts New Quance Resonance Suppressor Plugin – ProSoundWeb

Quance Resonance Suppressor Plugin · Smart Resonance Control