Hey folks,
 
There's a new plugin available from Wavesfactory (maker of many sample libraries, not to be confused with the big plugin vendor Waves) called TrackSpacer.  It automatically detects frequencies in a track and applies EQ to another track via sidechain to reduce those frequencies most prominent in the first track, thus making room for both tracks in the mix. 
 
For example, you probably know about the "ducking" technique where you apply compression to a track based on the level of another track.  This is usually done with a sidechain input to a compressor on the target track.  TrackSpacer is similar, but applies EQ instead of compression so that the two tracks don't step on each other.  It's a interesting idea, one that I haven't seen implemented in a plugin before.  Of course, you can do this manually by automating EQ levels, but that's a lot of work.  This plugin applies EQ dynamically, in real time, so it goes much further than just notching out a static EQ band in a track.
 
I haven't tried it yet myself, but I thought some of you plugin junkies might want to give this a look.  :-)
 
http://plugins.wavesfactory.com/
 
Note: no affiliation, just a customer.
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 
Edit: added link 

Thanks, 
Looks like a fun demo to try.

Eddie,

Try to include a link when posting these...it helps!  Thanx!

http://plugins.wavesfactory.com/

Ya must a fixed while I was typing...LOL

Sounds like good old fashioned "ducking" to me...at least the vocal track.  Their libraries are some of the best "bang for buck" ones going.  But not so sure about this plug.

Yorolpal
Think I'm with you on this - I listened to the demos and have to say they didn't sound very good to me - that's a shame in a way as I love their libraries and have got many of them - as you say great bang for the buck.
It would have been nice to support them in their first outing with a plug in - but unfortunately not for me I feel
Nigel

What's this ... passing judgment on a product without demoing it yourself?  What kind of gear addicts are you?  :-)
 
I plan to download the demo and give it a try on my own material.  Nothing to lose but a bit of time, and it has the potential to save lots of time in the future. 
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 
 

It's a kind of spectral ducking, a technique that's been around awhile. Check out Elevayta's Space Boy; I think it's the same type of thing. But last time I looked, it was considerably cheaper than TrackSpacer.

But Space Boy is only 32bit. Gotta be worth more than double the price for 64bit, no?

No.

Perhaps not a bad model: pay by the bit. That way, there could be a financial incentive to not squash the sh!t out of your masters!