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W.A Production - Helper Transients 2 Plugin Giveaway! [until 11/15/22]
https://plugincoupons.gumroad.com/l/helpertransients2
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On 10/12/2022 at 8:29 PM, Brian Walton said:
Ahh you are correct. While I'm a fan of the digital v3 as an eq plugin. Forgot about the tiny pan knob.
I'd argue it is a whole lot clunkier to use when you are working on a mix for placement and takes up more CPU.
If this is the EQ you use on every track and you don't put anything that inadvertently puts more stereo info after it, it is an alternative and also usually more expensive unless you got it for free or part of the soundwide bundle .
The point isn't that the pan knob is the only plugin capable of the technique. It seems to be the only one clean and purpose driven for it. You could pin 20 of them on your screen and actually create the stereo mix. Digital V3 you might be able to do a folk duo mix.
I stumbled across someone recommending this as an alternative which looks pretty interesting too.
It's made by TBProAudio who make some decent plugins as well and seems to cover the same, but also be a bit more comprehensive and it's only €12 not on sale. I had pretty much decided I'd buy the Boz version, but now I'm thinking this could be a worthy contender. Simple to use still, but also has more features and functionality.
ST1V2 - Stereo signal control
- ST1 is a simple tool that lets you control the width and the panorama of a stereo audio signal. It includes a mono-to-stereo function, a stereo field enhancer, a rich panning knob that includes spectral panning, and a bass-focus feature. The phase and correlation meter visually monitors the panning position and stereo width.
https://www.tbproaudio.de/products/st1
Have you ever compared this one Brian?
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8 hours ago, telecode 101 said:
Interesting post. I listened to the Echos demos and really like the sound. I had a ton of other echo plugins in my collection. Mostly from IKM. Still debating. I am also a little antsy as I suspect the new volume collection should be coming out -- and this might be in it.
I'm thinking this will be in the next Softube Volume too, which wouldn't be so bad if they reduced the price based on the plugins you already bought..
I know it's only $15 but I decided to sit this one out. I have quite a few tape delays and after testing this, it does sound good and does have a nice sounding self oscillation. But with Valhalla Delay I was able to get pretty damn close to the sound.
The other tape delays all sound good too, they just all have their own flavour. Valhalla just had the closest sound and self oscillation, along with lower in CPU.
This one is still good though, but I may end up buying the next Softube Volume when it's released.
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6 hours ago, mibby said:
To be clear, GainMatch does this too and is very user friendly.
Oh I didn't know that! I've only ever seen it pitched as gain matching, not bypassing sections of plugin chains. Will have to check it out ?
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5 minutes ago, Zo said:
Thks JOHN ...
@MusicMan the LE version is crap imho the real amp to have is the 800 , at least if you want jazzy to crunch like me , for a metal the LE is ok ....
I like metal/heavier as well, which is what I was mainly aiming/hoping for with the LE as I'm well covered across my other amp sims for smooth tones, or a little backed off on the gain. The PA I liked all round though, as it seemed to handle between both of those spectrums well.
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48 minutes ago, locrian said:
Actually, that's exactly why I bought it. I regularly use all the PSP plugins I have: B-Scanner, HertzRider2, Lotary, and Nexcellence.
They're very easy to use and sound great!
Hertzrider was the plugin I never knew I needed to have! That thing is fun with drums and was very glad I got that one ? I've heard good things about the others you mentioned too. I haven't gotten into their reverbs either yet. I'm sure they're decent as well, it's just I locked in on some other ones first.
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27 minutes ago, mibby said:
MAutoAlign instead of Time Align for all the reasons earlier in this thread. (Disclaimer: I don't own Time Align.)
Now, I'll be the first to admit I'm a Melda fanboy, and MCompare works great for blind testing mixes. But I always found it kind of a pain to set up and analyze at different points in a signal chain to hear the difference that way. Once I finally did figure out how to do that, the next time I wanted to do it, I had to re-learn how to do it. (Maybe it's just me.)
The plugin I reach for hands down for this sort of thing (and many others!) is GainMatch by LetiMix. It's not a part of this sale but is crazy good value at $19. You can catch it on sale for about $10. Totally user friendly and works great!
Some of the gain matching plugins are pretty handy too, but also not quite the same. They just keep the gain the same over the FX stack, so you're not tricked into thinking it's better because it's louder.
Whereas with MCompare as two instances, you can compare between any two points in the FX stack to see how multiple plugins at once are affecting the sound.
I watched the teaser video and it was super easy to set it up to A-B anywhere in the stack ?
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Just now, locrian said:
Just picked up PSP stompFilter for $12 and got UVI Model D for free. Nice.
I've never really considered that one, but it's almost impossible to go wrong with PSP so should be a winner ?
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4 minutes ago, telecode 101 said:
I am sort of deciding between Time Align or MCompare. Tools I don't have in my collection. Well I do have IKM Master match. But..
I have referencing that I prefer (MetricAB) but MCompare is kind of cool in that you can insert it as a send earlier in you FX chain and then place another instance at the end to easily A-B your chain instantly and gain matched. That's kind of different and a nice feature. It also allows blind testing too.
The AGC wasn't great from my tests though. I think I'd only ever set the gain manually.
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2 hours ago, telecode 101 said:
yup. still waiting for that too.
I wonder if they might try and wait until Black Friday sales now...
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On 10/12/2022 at 12:23 AM, Zo said:
Is it any good ?
better that the PA 800 ?
no upgrade from LE to full ? lol
I got the PA version the other day and that sounds better than the LE (Free) version of this, but I actually don't mind the sound of the LE either. Not a bad freebie. For my tastes V3 sounds much better than V2.
I can't comment on Pro, but given it should sound better than LE hopefully, it might be worth a demo.
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25 minutes ago, Nick Blanc said:
Indeed, that is the reason I bought for example DMG Audio Tracklimit. The amount of limiters I have is limitless (pun intended), but workflow and CPU is important. Does it do something I can't achieve with another limiter? No. Does it have the same bazilion functions other limiters have? No. But it sounds great, is very light, very easy to set up and is very much purpose built.
Interesting example.. I actually came very close to saying the exact same thing about that limiter in my reply!!
I can't give DMG points for creativity with the product name, but as a track limiter it's an excellent choice! ?
Works well for busses too and like you mentioned Nick, light on CPU, quick to dial in and sounds good too.
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22 hours ago, Brian Walton said:
Ahh you are correct. While I'm a fan of the digital v3 as an eq plugin. Forgot about the tiny pan knob.
I'd argue it is a whole lot clunkier to use when you are working on a mix for placement and takes up more CPU.
If this is the EQ you use on every track and you don't put anything that inadvertently puts more stereo info after it, it is an alternative and also usually more expensive unless you got it for free or part of the soundwide bundle .
The point isn't that the pan knob is the only plugin capable of the technique. It seems to be the only one clean and purpose driven for it. You could pin 20 of them on your screen and actually create the stereo mix. Digital V3 you might be able to do a folk duo mix.
Thanks Brian, this turned into quite the interesting thread about panning! I get a lot of those points and sometimes something light on CPU and purpose built is worth it for the workflow, even if it can be done with existing tools, especially if it's only $12!
I'm going to demo this one too.
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On 10/12/2022 at 10:06 AM, Lionel said:
Anyone used the Tokyo Dawn Labs stuff? Any good?
They're practically all great. I still think Nova sounds better than Fabfilter ProQ3. Not the sort of thimg to use on all tracks unless you've got a beefy CPU, so ProQ3 still has it's place, but there guys punch well above their price.
The only one that hasn't instantly grabbed me yet is Molotok. The rest I love and just picked up SlickEQ as well. Another great sounding EQ with some nice saturation.
They can be reasonably complex for some of them and even require the manual at times ?
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I'm still waiting for them to do another 70% off sale again like last year so they're back to $49 for the Mu/s ?
Will be interesting to see if they do it for Black Friday sales, or Cyber Monday.
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1 hour ago, Brian Walton said:
I paid $29 for it or so a long time ago. I personally don't care for it based on other things I have.
Good interface (though not resizable) and good features on paper. But never became a tool I used.
Haven't checked CPU usage.
I own most of boz's plugins. This one of the few that I should have passed on.
But this is all time low territory so give it a demo if you don't have a collection of limiters.
Thanks Brian and that's the only thing that is holding me back. I'm just not sure it adds something. I do find that it's good having a few limiters, as some definitely work better than others on different source material. But I do have a selection and many of them have deeper controls.
It's a crazy good price though. I would even be considering it at $29, purely based on what I already have and like. I am giving it a demo though ?
I saw you rated the Boz planner. I've always skimmed over that, but in giving it a read it sounds quite interesting.
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Some great sale items there ?
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3 hours ago, Scott H said:
Very good price for Boz - The Wall.
How does this one rate to some of the other main contenders for limiters? I'm not sure I've ever tried it.
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16 hours ago, abacab said:
If you have the Computer Music "new" Plugin Suite you already have this one.
Thanks for buying issue 306 of Computer Music!
This month we have a special giveaway from W.A. Production called Multibender CM. To download this plugin for free, please do the following…
The full instructions are from p80 of issue 306 of Computer Music.
I knew it was from one of the issues, due to the CM in the name, but wasn't sure which one. I grabbed it anyway, but haven't installed it, or checked if I owned it already ?
You can also get it direct from WAProd too:
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16 hours ago, jude77 said:
Thanks for the link and also the review. It's appreciated!
Welcome Jude ? I was really surprised finding this one and how well it stacked up against some of the paid options. I tend to use a mix of plugins, from free to some of the premium ones. More expensive doesn't always equal better. Sometimes it increases the odds maybe, but still no guarantees.
Hope you enjoy it ?
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5 hours ago, antler said:
I can't get anything like it with a static EQ.
I confess I've not tried to recreate it with dynamic EQs. I'd imagine it'd be fairly difficult though. I understand it to behave like a Dolby NR reversal process, so if there are any specs available, they might be a good insight into what it does - either that, or using something like Plugin Doctor?
I usually put it on the main bus, followed by the Ozone EQ with a very gentle scoop, and then an IK tape machine (one instance is all my computer can handle?) - Dopamine will give it some colour, but I'll still add a tiny bit of EQ after.
Sometimes I think it sounds great after a mixing session. I'll load it up the next day and wonder if I actually saved my work because it sounds so bad ?
I actually tried to open the demo in Plugin Doctor, but I'd need to activate the full demo or buy it and I've been liking keeping them as 10 minute demos so when I'm ready I can do the full trial. For some reason in Plugin Doctor that trial/activation part works differently to in Cubase (quite possibly intentional on their part!).
But I did check it out in Bertrom analyser and the curve in that was pretty basic, just a simple high shelf with the two 361s with one been steeper and also dropping the overall volume down. The 180 rolls off some of the lows as well as boosting the highs.
That may change a little depending on what material is passing through it I guess. It does sound nice though. I recreating a somewhat similar curve in Fabfilter ProdQ3 but I didn't quite sound as good. Maybe some saturation would get it closer.
Once you start adjusting the dry/wet/comp the curves do get a little more complex and I'd say introduce some harmonics. So recreating on a static EQ or dynamic would require A-B matching which would make it easier to just own the plugin!
And Dopamine you literally just turn on, drop the output gain to level match and it's already there, but you can also tweak.
Agreed on those IK tapes! I love them, but even Acustica Audio Taupe is lighter on CPU! ?
That next day test is funny... sometimes I've been producing stuff and getting right into it late at night only to hear it the next day and not be impressed at all ? Luckily not too often, but I've learnt not to get my hopes up the next morning just in case!
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6 hours ago, jackson white said:
ya, had it before some of the others, still efficient for dialing in basics, preferring the PA townhouse for color though
Arturia, OL GEMs and some of BRA, are all great options, still working through them to get a better feel for favorites. this link made the OL LA3A a winner.
LA-3A Compressor SHOOTOUT against 4 PLUG-IN emulations
unfortunately, it's also sent me down the Acustica Audio rabbit hole...
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have yet to try Dopamine on acoustic/organic material, one of those 'magic wands' that's too easy to overcook as noted, but could give it a demo sometime.
I feel somewhat glad to hear that! I do like the Townhouse for a coloured SSL as well and the native SSL for clean G Comp I like too, so I'm pretty well covered with them. I do have quite a few other G comps as well though just for good measure ?
Agreed on Arturia, OL GEMs and BRA. These guys have some great plugins and I'll often reach for something out of them. All 3 are actually quite different in their sound too I'd say. They all sound good, but sonically I'd say they're quite diverese.
I think I may have watched that video before, but I'll check it out again. Out of all the LA-3A compressors I tried, the Overloud was my favourite and considering it can do 2A and 3A is a bonus too.
I do actually rate the Acustica Audio stuff pretty highly and rabbit hole is a good way to describe that! They can be a CPU monster, but in their updated Erin they have boasted great performance gains. I don't own it and haven't given it a demo yet, but might be promising if it works out to be more efficient without sacrificing on sound quality.
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9 hours ago, LAGinz said:
Oddly enough, there’s a hardly ever mentioned IK plug-in contained in Mixbox and earlier versions of Sampletank called “Tone Control”, which has some of the the same characteristics as Inflator.
I own Mixbox and have glossed over that one and barely used Tone Control.
The IK website doesn't go into much detail, although you can target specific EQ bands with it.
"A classic tube tone control that recreates the tone shaping stage found on the best tube amplifiers. The Tone Control effect can deliver incredible presence and warmth to the sound."
It seems very heavy handed, so another one of those plugins where a little goes a long way. I'll have to check this one out a little more too.
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