cclarry Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) On sale right now for 109 Euros...cheaper if you have an Acustica Customer Discount code...BUY IT! I just pulled the Demo on this and HOLY MOLY! IMO, it's THE BEST I've ever heard!!! Yes it's a bit CPU heavy, and the GUI is bit unintuitive, but I've never, ever, heard a better Tape Simulation ITB, the Console EQ's are great, and the compressors are very nice....it's actually 21 Tape Emulations, 3 Consoles, and 2 Compressors, and ALL can be used separately or in a Channel Rack, and it's a STEAL at this pricehttps://www.acustica-audio.com/store/products/taupe Edited April 15, 2020 by cclarry 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) posted here- part of the #mixfromhome special Edited April 15, 2020 by Hidden Symmetry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hidden Symmetry said: posted here- part of the #mixfromhome special Yep...I know...I was just basically giving my personal review, HS, and a plug for the sale.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Ah, I see. BTW the Coffee bundle is coming tomorrow, they sent an extra 10% coupon you can use with your other personal coupon, plus it will have an intro offer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Downloading the demo....that Aquarius installer is awfully slow (or they're getting slammed at their end). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mesh said: Downloading the demo....that Aquarius installer is awfully slow (or they're getting slammed at their end). It's a pretty big file Mesh...I bought it this morning and COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT ALL! I put myself in BIG trouble...but WOW!!! I'll figure something out...LOL My justification was that it would push my Discount Coupons up....to what I don't know, but I only get 15% right now...don't know what the next level is...but this purchased pushed my spending total to the next level... Total price was $105. SUPER DUPER WORTH IT! I've bought (and sold) a LOT of plugins...this one takes the cake IMO! I had heard it was good...I just didn't realize HOW GOOD! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 I REALLY should have never downloaded the Demo....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibby Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, cclarry said: ...but WOW!!! I'll figure something out...LOL That number one hit should take care of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, cclarry said: I REALLY should have never downloaded the Demo....LOL I never should have read this thread. I bought it last night! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 14 hours ago, Hidden Symmetry said: Ah, I see. BTW the Coffee bundle is coming tomorrow, they sent an extra 10% coupon you can use with your other personal coupon, plus it will have an intro offer. I still haven't received a coupon for this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 3 hours ago, cclarry said: It's a pretty big file Mesh...I bought it this morning and COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT ALL! I put myself in BIG trouble...but WOW!!! I'll figure something out...LOL My justification was that it would push my Discount Coupons up....to what I don't know, but I only get 15% right now...don't know what the next level is...but this purchased pushed my spending total to the next level... Total price was $105. SUPER DUPER WORTH IT! I've bought (and sold) a LOT of plugins...this one takes the cake IMO! I had heard it was good...I just didn't realize HOW GOOD! You really bought it? Lol Haven't gotten my Coffee Bundle coupon either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 53 minutes ago, Carlos said: You really bought it? Lol Haven't gotten my Coffee Bundle coupon either. Yep...I shouldn't have...but I did...couldn't "not" buy it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 4 hours ago, cclarry said: Yep...I shouldn't have...but I did...couldn't "not" buy it... Aw that part sounded so sweet. Glad you found something you love, I mean, since we are all behind close doors. I don't think I have ever read you giving high praise to a plugin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Carlos said: Aw that part sounded so sweet. Glad you found something you love, I mean, since we are all behind close doors. I don't think I have ever read you giving high praise to a plugin It's rare...that's for sure...and most of the time, even if I like something, I tell myself... I have lot's of those, and really can't afford it, to talk myself out of it. Not this time. I was seriously VERY impressed! I really like the IK Tape sims...but this is WAY beyond those! I did a lot of A/B'ing with my tape sims...no comparison IMO! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, cclarry said: It's rare...that's for sure...and most of the time, even if I like something, I tell myself... I have lot's of those, and really can't afford it, to talk myself out of it. Not this time. I was seriously VERY impressed! I really like the IK Tape sims...but this is WAY beyond those! I did a lot of A/B'ing with my tape sims...no comparison IMO! I can see that smile on your face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensconced Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 22 hours ago, cclarry said: On sale right now for 109 Euros...cheaper if you have an Acustica Customer Discount code...BUY IT! I just pulled the Demo on this and HOLY MOLY! IMO, it's THE BEST I've ever heard!!! Yes it's a bit CPU heavy, and the GUI is bit unintuitive, but I've never, ever, heard a better Tape Simulation ITB, I have always heard good things about this. Can you compare to IK's Tape machines? And CPU, compared to IK's Tape machines? and this Aquarius thingy, is it required?, if so is it very intrusive? I really shouldn't even be thinking about this with the exchange rate the way it is, it will cost 190 - 200AUD, but like I say I have heard good things about this in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, ensconced said: I have always heard good things about this. Can you compare to IK's Tape machines? And CPU, compared to IK's Tape machines? and this Aquarius thingy, is it required?, if so is it very intrusive? I really shouldn't even be thinking about this with the exchange rate the way it is, it will cost 190 - 200AUD, but like I say I have heard good things about this in the past. It is FAR better than the IK Tape Machines IMO. I all 4 of them...and it's far better. That was part of my A/B comparison test. It's heavier on the CPU, but usable. The interface is not very intuitive out of the gate, but once you get the gist of what's going on, it's a really nice (visually) interface. Aquarius is very easy to use. It takes some getting use to, but very unintrusive. At the BARE MINIMUM, get Aquarius to get the FREE ones! You won't regret it. They are better than most paid Plugins...seriously! Edited April 16, 2020 by cclarry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 WARING: This may be hazardous to your wallet! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Lars I have a toe in the acustica waters. A user really has to get past a learning curve on those interfaces. I'll agree that there is a slight advantage in a three dimensional quality they can give to a sound, if you figure them out. I only have purple and gold, but I've tried a few others. Not taupe. On the downside, in my experience anyway, acustica plugins are more buggy. They don't always play nice. And there's that inherent lag between moving a gui knob, and hearing a result, because of how they have done their modelling. Do you have softube tape? I use that a lot, I'd be interested in a comparison. More downside? Ok, if you have a support issue, they seem to operate on something like a helpdesk ticket system which, at least a few years ago, was not very well run. If you have a nice fast computer, I don't think the extra CPU hit is going to be noticed. To be fair, I don't own their latest offerings . . . but there might be a reason for that. Perhaps later iterations have solved some of those downsides. Meanwhile I will dutifully download the taupe demo tonight. What the Hades. Thanks, Larry! By the way they are going to run out of colors soon. Edited April 16, 2020 by emeraldsoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 hours ago, emeraldsoul said: Lars I have a toe in the acustica waters. A user really has to get past a learning curve on those interfaces. I'll agree that there is a slight advantage in a three dimensional quality they can give to a sound, if you figure them out. I only have purple and gold, but I've tried a few others. Not taupe. On the downside, in my experience anyway, acustica plugins are more buggy. They don't always play nice. And there's that inherent lag between moving a gui knob, and hearing a result, because of how they have done their modelling. Do you have softube tape? I use that a lot, I'd be interested in a comparison. More downside? Ok, if you have a support issue, they seem to operate on something like a helpdesk ticket system which, at least a few years ago, was not very well run. If you have a nice fast computer, I don't think the extra CPU hit is going to be noticed. To be fair, I don't own their latest offerings . . . but there might be a reason for that. Perhaps later iterations have solved some of those downsides. Meanwhile I will dutifully download the taupe demo tonight. What the Hades. Thanks, Larry! By the way they are going to run out of colors soon. Yeah their support is one of the downsides to Acustica. Lag is not an issues in the latest core updates for me, now it’s finally possible to sweep the EQs. I’m a huge Acustica fan but funnily Taupe was never a big hit with me, didn’t have that option to drive it as well as IK tapes and I like all the options in the IK ones (IK tapes are a mix of algo and dynamic sampling so best of both). Larry has inspired me to A/B them again though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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