cclarry 13,497 Posted February 24 Analog Obsession released the Rare “BPB Edition” passive equalizer plugin with a new oversampling feature and macOS Big Sur compatibility. Rare is a passive equalizer plugin inspired by the classic Pultec hardware. Unlike the hardware, though, Analog Obsession’s design features an optional pre-EQ gain stage. Download here https://www.patreon.com/posts/34323244 All Analog Obsession Plugins are FREE https://www.patreon.com/analogobsession 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleStudios 26 Posted February 24 Have hi plugins been deemed safe to install. I recall about a year ago his original site was attacked. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TracingArcs 199 Posted February 24 I believe all is ok now. I have d/loaded a number of plugins over the last 6 months with no issue. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruno de Souza Lino 290 Posted February 24 I hope Tunca fixed the annoying bug he calls it a feature. In some of his plugins, adding more gain automatically reduces the output by the same amount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane_B. 217 Posted February 24 I was clicking around on different things in the link and saw an article that caught my eye. It was a link to SOS about how hot your signal should be going in to a vintage passive EQ VST. 10,000 paragraphs later they finally tell you it's -10dB at the very end. Just thought I'd save you all the trouble of reading it in case you saw it. 😁 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mibby 1,191 Posted February 24 3 minutes ago, Shane_B. said: It was a link to SOS about how hot your signal should be going in to a vintage passive EQ VST. 10,000 paragraphs later they finally tell you it's -10dB at the very end. Wouldn't that depend entirely on how the dev programmed it? i.e. I believe the analog "sweet spot" for Waves plugins in -16 or -18dB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane_B. 217 Posted February 24 3 minutes ago, mibby said: Wouldn't that depend entirely on how the dev programmed it? i.e. I believe the analog "sweet spot" for Waves plugins in -16 or -18dB. I'm sure you are right. They will peak higher but I try to have all my tracks hover at -20dB rms. I started using external hardware and it's easy to get your signals too hot so I try to keep them low. I'm more than happy with the analog EQ's that came with the Fat Channel in Studio One. Plus I also have a collection by Nomad Factory but I never use it. I can't hear any difference between those and other's I've demo'd when used in a mix. Same with the various Softube compressors. I bought those too then Studio One included their versions with their Fat Channel and I can't hear any difference at all in the mix. If I A/B them and critically listen then yeah, maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cclarry 13,497 Posted February 24 -18 dB FS is considered the "Sweet Spot" for most Hardware and Plugins (since the Plugins emulate the hardware). Peaking can go as high as -6 dB FS, which is pretty hot, but you want RMS to stay at about -16 to -18 as you stated... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane_B. 217 Posted February 24 Here's exactly what they said. "This table compares the distortion behaviour of popular Pultec EQ plug‑ins, based on an average input signal of -10dB, and the low shelf boost set at 5 (halfway). The higher the ranking, the more 'mojo'." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aidan o driscoll 431 Posted February 24 2 hours ago, LittleStudios said: Have hi plugins been deemed safe to install. I recall about a year ago his original site was attacked. yeah .. With chrome I just went to the Patreon link and tried click to download .. got unsafe message on all of them that I tried. But to download I would have to intervene and tell it go ahead anyway. So that Q remains .. is it safe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mibby 1,191 Posted February 24 (edited) What is that site you can drop a file onto and see all of the virus engine results? I have it bookmarked but can't find it ATM... Edited February 24 by mibby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimK 6 Posted February 25 11 hours ago, mibby said: What is that site you can drop a file onto and see all of the virus engine results? I have it bookmarked but can't find it ATM... https://www.virustotal.com/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane_B. 217 Posted February 25 11 hours ago, JimK said: https://www.virustotal.com/ I also use https://vms.drweb.com/scan_file/ I get a lot of false hits on Virus Total, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it has caused me to double check everything. If I get a hit on both of those sites then I won't run a file. I got a hit on the Brave secure web browser installation file today on one of the scanners on Virus Total but got 0 on Dr. Web. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimK 6 Posted February 25 1 hour ago, Shane_B. said: I also use https://vms.drweb.com/scan_file/ I get a lot of false hits on Virus Total, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it has caused me to double check everything. If I get a hit on both of those sites then I won't run a file. I got a hit on the Brave secure web browser installation file today on one of the scanners on Virus Total but got 0 on Dr. Web. Cool, I'll check that out, thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
