Brian Walton

From what I understand the J console basically has the option to switch between the E/G and thus the "J" style is either of those two. On an emulation like this I'm not sure where the E/G stands related to a 4K console as many would argue the capacitorless 9K series console EQ section is going to sound different than the 4K. So my guess is it is really the E and G curves as they related to the 9K. Thus J is really E/G as it relates to 9K

Maybe from people with more software emulation creation experience? that being said, yes, plenty of reports that this one is in fact top notch. But as a general rule hardware and software experts are virtually always different people.

A number of people say it is the best sounding version on the market. In terms of features, the switchable J/E/G EQ curves is a nice touch. The GUI is arguably among the best looking....but it isn't resizable and that is a turn off. And depending on your perspective the iLok requirement may be a step down from say the PA model. Not to mention no mix knob on the Compressor is a step back, IMO (even if it isn't true to the original). Though I gave this some thought last time the deal came up, now that I have the PA Amek Console (yeah obviously not an SSL), but does kill the GAS for something like this, as frankly it is more feature rich.

What did you try to buy? I wouldn't expect it to work on gig performer as an example as it isn't a plugin.

I don't know the details but I've always been under the impression that prior state was independent developers basically using the MELDA platform/licensing code to build out plugins that were not developed by Melda and they likely paid a licensing fee for this setup. Kind of like making an instrument on the MSoundFactory Platform and then selling that. According to the update above, the relationship might have changed to more of an ownership thing.

FYI the basics of this is covered in the FAQ on the website: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/support.html

When I started on my PA journey I setup two accounts becuase I figured I might need one computer for a live guitar rig that would then plugin to a computer for mixing/mastering. Ultimatly, after figuring out how the seats actually work with PA, I also came to the conclusion that One met the most sense in practice.

Neural Q was a game changer for CPU consumption, not sure about the rest. ?

I think of it as Front DAW (without the filter option) plus some tools to even out a performance. For a quick tool it is pretty decent for things like voice over work. There are more fully controlable and feature rich options on the market, but for simple quick fixes - I'd say it is usable.

Yeah, sorry my post was a joke about the translation, as it seems like there isn't a free option yet as far as I could tell. I already got it from PB a little while ago and with the unlimited installs on a computer you own awesome authorization method, it isn't like I need another one. But if the deal does happen, I'd love to tell friends to grab it.

Does "free" in english translate to $78 USD in German?

Then perhaps it is time to move on to other things in life. If you don't enjoy creating it then find something else. I used to carry a guitar around with me everywhere now I rarely have time to touch them as work and other hobbies took over.

This. It has never been easier to share music, but the only one that matters is the creator. Seasons of life change, if you don't enjoy it right now you can always take a break and the passion may return one day.

Melda seems pretty reasonable too.

It does have some drawbacks without question. But once you become addicted to PA it feels like the convince out weighs some of the limitations. At this point I would NOT want to be installing about 80 individual plugins! Or individually updating them. Granted it is annoying that it can't even tell you what you already installed, inability to roll back (yes we did see some bugs in the last update for a few plugins), and the cleanup of plugins is unfortunate as there isn't a system lead uninstall process. The new installation manager seems really infrequent for PA from what I remember, this isn't like WAVES.

They have been around for a little bit. The coming soon stuff looks like updated UI and new offerings. I know I grabbed a couple free instruments they have before and seemed like good little noise/pad makers for ambient kind of stuff. Haven't tried this one yet. You can check the "free" tab to see other plugins they did release already.

I appreciate all those things, but these are legit plugins that people actually use (and pay for). While I use the Mid Side version of Black Box, it is legitiamly one of the best saturation plugins available in the box. Mastering Comp is among the best on the market - it is the same one from UAD, just isn't tied to hardware - https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/mastering/shadow-hills-mastering-compressor.html The channel strip is top notch and Master Desk is pretty sweet.

Yeah, that was the only one I didn't have (already had Class A), but planned to grab it for $15 at some point. The main question here is if we are getting a nice hand out to only get a grim future. We knew how PA operates, we don't exactly know how this conglomerate operates long term.

I've only used Wacom tablets (I've owned 4 different models - and duplicates of some of those models) but I've also heard good things about Huion and would absolutely consider them if I needed something and Wacom wasn't having a really nice sale at the time. Wacom changing the PEN that is compatible with the tablets on what seems like every release is really annoying given the cost of replacement. This becomes problematic years down the road trying to get support for a perfectly good working slate that is otherwise a fancy doorstop.

In my day job, I've deployed hundreds of computers and while some MACs will last a long time, I've seen plenty that don't even with care. If the battery in that machine lasts 5-7 years you will be doing well and depending on the MAC you have even the battery replacement likely isn't self servicable.

If they are all $30 all the time, I certainly wouldn't have many as many purchases as I have. As someone that owns over 75 all but maybe 5 I paid less than $30 for. And $30 all the time devalues the perception of value one is getting. If this really worked, Toneboosters who basically has that model today would be swimming in piles of money. And they certainly have plugins that are just as good if not better than PA in many instances and are more efficient. At this point, I'd be fine with that model since just about everything I'd be looking at getting is going to be new with a couple exceptions. And yes, I'm thinking about the subscribe on and off again model here. I think it is good they are using a few different models here. This one apeals to the die hards that have more plugins than they can possibly use and have practically exhausted the loyalty voucher program. The normal monthly vouchers are a gold mine for those still building out the collection, and the mega bundle appeals to those that don't mind the sub model with voucher that will get you a very limited set of plugins to own.

I dropped Apple after my Apple IIc computer and haven't looked back. I don't base my computer purchasing decisions around some poorly coded plugin I got for free. ? Seriously though, I can't mentally or financially deal with a company that basically requires you to buy new software and hardware each time you want to upgrade your computer. I have really old Windows machines that are running the latest version of Win 10 and using hardware and drivers that haven't needed an update in over 8 years.

I'm not seeing anything. And the min system requirements on the website are surprisingly low based on the performance I'm seeing.

That was taken on an old Windows 10 dual core machine with 16 gigs for ram and a dedicated GPU machine. That said, in my vast collection of plugins, that is the highest number I've ever seen. PA Amek 9099 console runs at 3 percent with all the modules activated for perspective, and while that doesn't hold a candle to my AA or IKM stuff, that is a whole lot of audio manipulation tools in 3% compared to this 2 band EQ with a drive section running at about 40% I also ran it on a 5 year old i5 laptop with 16 gigs of ram and it was moving between 50-60% CPU usage. While I'm not using a really powerful machine here I'd tend to call it unacceptable for practical use in the context of a project. And we are talking about a single plugin in the chain (but with latency settings just low enough that I can run a live guitar.

high probability this one is getting banned from my current machine, even though it sounds quite good in a quick test.