Acustica Deal of The Week - Cream 2

[cclarry]

Acustica Audio - Deal of the Week - Cream2, only €49 Add some vintage analog tone to your mixes!

Save 75% OFF until May 22!

https://www.acustica-audio.com/store/products/cream

Edited May 16, 2022 by cclarry

[abacab]

I got that for free last year from the Focusrite Plug-in Collective.

It's uninstalled now because I found it too cumbersome/fiddly to dial in the settings in the GUI... it looks cool though!

[abacab]

Acustica Audio Cream review

Music Radar, July 12, 2018 (old version)

https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/acustica-audio-cream

[Brian Walton]

1 hour ago, abacab said:

I got that for free last year from the Focusrite Plug-in Collective.

It's uninstalled now because I found it too cumbersome/fiddly to dial in the settings in the GUI... it looks cool though!

I think this thing sounds great.

My main complaints are CPU usage and Size (it is about 2 GB for a plugin if my memory serves me).

I'd agree some of the controls are a bit fiddly (turning modules on/off) then controlling dials that change based on the setting.  My PC is only powerful enough to run it on the master or during mastering, but it does get some use as it does impart some amazing flavor.

[abacab]

I think the 2 GB is related to the use of convolution. Don't really have much desire to use plugins that need that much space, although I made an exception for the Waves IR Convolution Reverb.

Also I did notice quite a bit of lag whenever I changed a setting. I have a few other channel strip emulations that do just fine, so I gave up on this one.