Brian Walton

I probably own half the catalog. Amek 9099 is the one I'd get (on sale). It handles a lot of mixing functionality in a single well thought out interface.

A good engineer (along with a good band performance) certainly doesn't "need" anything other than the Total Bundle to make a good mix. (no ilok) People look for alternatives given the fact they are priced above the vast majority and they have excellent UIs. For a fraction of the buy in there, ToneBoosters offers an awful lot, as does Melda (the recent Anniversary bundle sale would have been the time)

I'd like to know also, but there are other devs that simply have the email as part of the process to help mitigate sharing of license files (audiority, acon, scaler 2, even Melda has the popup with your name and address during auth - and all these seem to be offline compatible) As for a delay, there can be a few reasons for this. Guess the only way to test is install on a 5th completely offline machine and then bring it back online to make sure one doesn't get revoked or similar.

Anyone saying they need something more powerful than that thing is kidding themselves. It is really just a question of the interface and how to get to and interact with the features. I prefer to click and drag to activate a band, but melda defaults to double click to activate it. (so I tend to create a preset where bands are already active so I can work the way I like. If the workflow works for you it is on the same playing field as the other big hitters in dynamicEQs.

It is good to have some experienced opinions weigh in, but I will say there is a pretty slippery slope with this kind of thing as it relates to your own spending and needs. There are plenty of EQs on the market that a far more powerful in terms of tonal shaping and features than what most of the "classic" albums were recorded with. Tools at this level as so far beyond adequate or good enough if one has the skills of a more experienced engineer. We get into a trap of thinking the tool is our limitation when the reality is that isn't the case once you have a few good tools. More often than not the things that actually matter on this tier is the workflow and ease of use to get the results you want. Blindly listening back to a mix I did, I wouldn't be able to tell which EQ I used a year down the road, and another more experienced engineer isn't going to know either. When I say the Kirchhoff sounds better than some alternatives, it has more to do with pushing bands pretty far (farther adjustments than most should be doing on a source) and things still sounding natural. If someone properly recorded a source the engineer shouldn't be making 20db boosts to the top end, etc. Did you grab the currently free Melda Dynamic EQ that is currently free (normally $75). That thing is in this same playing field. And free updates for life and unlimited computer installs (for machines you own). I don't like having to double click to create a node but the feature set and quality is also crazy. Also the little areas button gives you options (here it is selected for vocals which gives you some visual reference on frequencies that can relate to the way we interpret some sound on a source. This is super helpful, IMO as you take mixing to the next level). And they have built in things for multiple instruments, etc.

I've always thought he was well regarded. He is pretty much genius level. Never had to use support. His limiter was top tier for years at the price point. The EQ4 has an unending demo period download it and see what you think. It simply has a pop up everytime you run it that says demo. No white noise or silence...who else does that other than Reaper?

Yep, I was using it as a primary go to above many others as the features, interface and license are great. But after I did an a/b of the sound when pushing filters a bit it was hard not to want to use the Kirchoff instead. I don't even care that much about the crazy settings it can do.

Ive owned it since the day of PA release. Best sounding in the box EQ I've heard. Negative from me is I think ToneboosterEQ4 looks better. I don't like how small everything is on the Kirchoff. The deep feature set and good sound is why people rave about it. If you own Fabfilter no need to buy it. If you are looking at Fab, then it is worth checking out as an alternative to see which suits you better. I'd pick Fab for the interface but it also never will be as cheap as the PA EQ is going to get. I subscribed to forever 29 to get it.

Odd they marked the new mastering comp that low.

Own V1 but haven't used it beyond tested. Was turned off when I had to contact support to install on another machine. Scaler 2 on the other hand gets tons of use

I use it all the time but it can be had for free when they do no min vouchers sometimes I'm sure the new AI ones would preserve more of the top end

Each version of Amplituble seems to install everything they have released at that point. It then just communicates to the mothership how much white noise it wants to play periodically until you get so fed up you buy it to make it stop.

1 and 4 are excessive and unreasonable for something that costs that much. Never used them but I'd keep everything active on the security front and ask the dev before purchasing if there is a money back guarantee if it fails to install while using basic security measures.

Posting not a deal thread in the deals section is going to get an all bets are off response. ? I do agree they feel very separate and many of us argued Larry's forum should not be buried under the coffee house. I think there are less traffic areas that are for discussion related to vendors and non deals though.

Before I brick my beloved pedal, did the firmware updates work?

Melda needs to do the same with their analyzer and eqs.

You can simply back up your downloads. One download could be installed on multiple machines, just don't treat each computer you own (or will own) as a new download and it is pretty reasonable to expect those 10 downloads lasting as long as you would even use them. Amp sim tech is far beyond what it was. And I personally don't expect these to have a long shelf life for anything other than calling back up a mix to get the sound you created at the time. Unlikely people are really going to want to use this in 5-10 years.

Haven't used smart limit but the other sonible plugins I do have are quite CPU hungry. Melda does have fully functional demos.

Messed around with it today. No way this doesn't take home the developer challenge prize.

Those wondering how you already have it. This one was also a free with any purchase at Plugin Boutique in 2021 for a month.

Nope, and considering it is the only one at full price, there is less than zero interest in trying it. Also ToneX is making all these amp sim VSTs obsolete for me.

Very interesting. Msaturator is cool but as that post also indicates not actually a limiter so a rebranding makes sense.

Are you using MCompresor for this, I don't remember seeing a dedicated limiter in the free bundle? They also have LimiterMB for even more control.

It probably isn't sexy enough to make it to a mastering forum. This is one of my go to limiters on individual tracks as it can be pretty transparent and quite CPU friendly. I try to stay out of the loudness war a lot of the time, so it isn't like I use one on everything as some might but even if one did Id imagine the CPU usage and sound quality would make it a viable option. I think I got this one as part of the essential bundle and use it as much or more than any other limiter I have.

Morley dirt wah was the first pedal I ever bought. Sounded awful sold it for a significant loss and felt like I was ripping the buyer off. Why IKM would think replicating that in even lower fidelity and charge for it, is beyond me and annoyingly this will show up in you don't own it views in future updates.