MAAT Labs has announced its second-generation FiDef JENtwo professional audio software, the culmination of ‘a seven–year effort to bring a fundamentally new and novel tool for audio enhancement to wider audiences’.
Devised in collaboration with FideliQuest Incorporated, FiDef JENtwo is a 64-bit plug–in that provides a unique psychoacoustic addition to any audio content, including speech, music and effects. ‘FiDef JENtwo enhances and elevates, without altering 1770 Loudness or power spectrum, by acting directly on the listener’s subconscious,’ the company claims.
FiDef JENtwo’s user interface belies its underlying complexity. Grounded firmly in experimentation and analysis, FiDef technology can increase definition and detail, soundstage width and depth and, most importantly, the emotional engagement of the listener.
Jayson Tomlin, inventor of FiDef, worked with the support of a physicist colleague and a doctor of neuroscience, in the creation of the unconventional process. FiDef triggers cerebral activity analogous to how the brain responds to live performances. This is induced by selective subliminal signals injected into the recording that trigger specific brain activity in the listener. The supplemental content is sub-audible as it is masked, being below the level of conscious perception when played at normal volume.
‘FiDef allows listeners to relax and be swept away as though it were the first time hearing their favorite artist,’ Tomlin states. ‘What makes FiDef special is its chameleon–like abilities. Depending on setting, it can produce a range of experiences, from perceived changes in amplitude, spectral balance and soundstage to directed focus on a particular element or aspect – all without any actual changes to the mix.’
The product is available in all current plug–in formats, including cross–platform AAX, VST 2 and 64 bit VST 3, as well as Universal Binary 2 Audio Units for macOS. Perpetual licenses for FiDef JENtwo are available exclusively from MAAT.
