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You will need a free\u00a0<a class=\"external-link-new-window\" title=\"Opens external link in new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iLok.com<\/a>\u00a0account to use our software, even for the the demos &#8211; but you do not necessarily need the iLok 2\u00a0dongle, if your machine has internet access (activation of a system without internet connectivity requires an iLok 2 device). All required software is installed along with our plugins, but we generally recommend downloading the latest versions directly from iLok.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><sub><i>*Please note: the older, first generation (blue) iLok is not supported!<\/i><\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4>Smart dynamics for punch and clarity<\/h4>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Add organic, musical punch and contour\u00a0to your sounds, tracks, stems or mixes with our mastering-grade, intelligent\u00a0<i>impact inductor\u00a0<\/i><b>PUNCH<\/b>. Built on our expertise in source separation, signal statistics, frequency domain processing, and filter design, PUNCH adds anything from\u00a0<i>airy snap<\/i>\u00a0to\u00a0<i>beefy long attack compressor overshoot impact<\/i>\u00a0to\u00a0<i>smooth dynamics contouring<\/i>\u00a0to your audio easily, quickly, and with\u00a0<i>zynaptiq<\/i>\u00a0quality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><b>PUNCH<\/b>\u00a0works equally well for individual sounds and complex material like mixed music, even if excessive dynamics processing was applied that would leave traditional\u00a0<i>transient shapers<\/i>\u00a0nothing to go on, and applies its processing to all sound components separately, with up to more than a hundred bands of\u00a0<i>exquisitely<\/i>\u00a0engineered filtering. 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