Eventide Physion

What Physion Mk II Is For

Physion Mk II is designed to provide extremely fine control over the dynamics and texture of an audio source by separating what "pops" (the transients) from what "sings" (the tonal part). In music production, this allows, for example, emphasizing the attack of a snare drum without making the sustain aggressive, opening a reverb on the body of a synth while keeping a clean kick, or transforming a complete loop while maintaining astonishing clarity. It is a tool as effective for mixing (cleaning, impact, depth) as for sound design (textures, movement, extreme effects), while remaining fluid to use in a modern workflow.

Main Features

Transient/Tonal Separation: a "two-speed" processing

The core of Physion Mk II relies on a very high-level Transient/Tonal separation, designed to isolate the attack and harmonic content of a signal. You can insert different effects on each stream, then precisely adjust the Transient and Tonal output levels. To go further, the split settings allow refining the separation depending on the material (drums, guitars, vocals, synths, ambiances), opening the door to treatments usually difficult to achieve with a classic multi-effects.

Eventide Multi-effects: from clean mix to creative transformations

Physion Mk II integrates Eventide effects specifically calibrated for transient or tonal content. The idea is not just to stack treatments but to make them more relevant by applying them to the right "type" of audio information. On transients, you can enhance impact, shape dynamics, add rhythmic movement or time effects without muddying the body of the sound. On the tonal stream, you can enrich harmony, widen space, sculpt EQ, or create deep textures while preserving clean attacks.

Mk II New Features: polyphonic pitch shifting, reverse delays, and sidechain

This Mk II version introduces a polyphonic pitch shifting algorithm based on SIFT technology, designed for more musical pitch changes on complex sources (chords, pads, buses, stems). It also adds modernized Reverse Delays, including gating, ping-pong, and "crystals" modes, ideal for creating echoes, transitions, and cinematic depth effects. For mix control, the dedicated sidechain input for dynamics processors allows "pumping" or stabilizing a stream (Transient or Tonal) based on an external signal, useful for kick/bass or vocal/instrumental relationships.

Advanced filters and quick settings without getting lost

Physion Mk II features filters directly derived from SplitEQ for precise and modern shaping. The interface is resizable and includes a scrolling waveform display, speeding up decisions: see, adjust, listen, without "menu diving." To experiment safely, A/B and Undo/Redo functions facilitate idea comparison and allow pushing processing further without losing the original version.

Presets and organization: immediate productivity

With a factory library of over 500 presets, Physion Mk II covers a wide range of uses: adding character, quick corrections, spatialization, radical transformation, and sound design. Categories are designed to quickly find the right starting point, whether working on percussive drums, harmonic instruments, vocals, or ambient textures. Three color schemes (Normal, Dark, and colorblind accessible) complement the comfort- and efficiency-oriented studio approach.

Technical specifications