Well, reading about your experience with it I am glad you did too Like I said earlier, I really love this module.

I can't believe what it did to the Ivory II samples...it woke that program right up !!

Wow...I just tried running a track of my Taylor 12 string guitar thru the Concrete Limiter and EQ... wow, it makes my 12 string sound like the one on Hotel California !! Awesome !! Wow !! What a difference !!

I didn't need 15 days...about 2 hours was enough for me to know this thing is fantastic !!

Ouch! The Amazon Cloud crash, screwed up my store account, and I need validation..    Going to have to wait till Monday.  Really puts a damper on the instant gratification thing.

Hi djwayne

Dont know if you have already purchased the CL but if not - wait / dont.

I know others here have already referred to them, but about 8 months ago a friend put me on to the toneboosters plugs - see here:-   http://www.toneboosters.com/

I'd *never* heard of them and quite frankly just assumed they were yet  *another*  " bedroom-plugin-with-a-pretty-GUI-but-crappy-sounding "  -  you know what I mean  -  theres literally millions of these on the web.

Anyway - long story short - these plugs are amazing - you can get the whole suite of  18  [ 14 + 4 free ones ]  for only  $85EURO

I realize thats a bit more than  $49US for the CL but its just a total no-brainer.

They sound AWESOME - low cpu loads - great GUI - their developer *knows* what he is doing.

The mastering-grade brickwall limiter plug [ Barricade ]  and  the Gate plug are worth the money by themsleves.

Plus - and this is just ridiculous -  you also get the ReelBus Tape Sim plug also.
 
We A/B'd it to both the Studer and Ampex UAD plugs [ which my studio colleague owns - not me - you probably know my view on UAD ]  and it easily  does  %95 of what the UAD's  do - only time you could tel them apart was when you really pushed the signal, the UAD's were much smoother and sonically nicer / warm / real - but that was *only*  when you really pushed them really really hard and hot - sonething most users will never do or want to do unless you are specifically going for that sound.

Seriously djwayne - buy them - they sound great - are fully VST compliant - are fully standalone - this guy could triple the price and they'd still be a  total no-brainer !!!

Tim

I bought CL after a long wait.  The sale and this thread were the final push.
 
Bought it last night and still no serial number.  Rang Cakewalk, but of course they're closed 'til Monday.  They still managed to take the money, though.
 
Having read of your inital experinces I'm dying to try it.  Will just have to wait.

I have checked my store account, It shows the gate and compressor as it should but no serial number or registration number.  It was supposed to post within 45 minutes of the sale but no luck, I'm guessing everyone went home for the weekend and there's no one there to review the sale. So it's looking like I'll have to wait till Monday. I think I'll survive....

Other VSTs are very useful but nothing is as handy as a PC module or as CPU friendly. Plus they stack up well against any other choices.  

I have too many plugins but I only goto a few for the most part. PC offers ease of use and high quality. Its a major improvement to Sonar. 

One can use any plugin they want but none have the above characteristics. 

   

Djwayne - glad to hear you've picked up the collection of the ProChannel modules. I've been similarly impressed with their impact on the sound. I know it's a tough choice to cough up more cash each time one of these come out. I'd like to relay an additional experience I've had. I scoffed and ignored the Softube Mix Bundle when it was promoted as something to add to the ProChannel because it was off the charts in price, it was like $179 I think and then to make it work you had to pony up for an iLok and then actually always use the iLok if you wanted to use the Softube stuff. So I dismissed it. Then later I saw and heard the Softube Bundle in action and realized what I was missing. It was really hard to get over the hump to make the purchase. Once I did I was thrilled and wowed. I have various options from the Softube bundle stuff in a lot of my tracks and on my buses. Tough purchase, but amazing results. I wouldn't get by without it now.

lawajava


Djwayne - glad to hear you've picked up the collection of the ProChannel modules. I've been similarly impressed with their impact on the sound. I know it's a tough choice to cough up more cash each time one of these come out. I'd like to relay an additional experience I've had. I scoffed and ignored the Softube Mix Bundle when it was promoted as something to add to the ProChannel because it was off the charts in price, it was like $179 I think and then to make it work you had to pony up for an iLok and then actually always use the iLok if you wanted to use the Softube stuff. So I dismissed it. Then later I saw and heard the Softube Bundle in action and realized what I was missing. It was really hard to get over the hump to make the purchase. Once I did I was thrilled and wowed. I have various options from the Softube bundle stuff in a lot of my tracks and on my buses. Tough purchase, but amazing results. I wouldn't get by without it now.

Believe me, I'm working on a very limited budget, so some things are possible, some things aren't...I have to buy on the sales. $179 is out of my reach at this time, after the purchases I already made. $ 269  for plug-ins ?? Not gonna happen.

@djwayne: I fear you are being mislead by the fact that the CL output volume is on full by default.

Do the following:

Turn down the output (right-hand slider) of Concrete Limiter whilst comparing the activated and bypassed audio. Find a point where the volume level is the same activated and deactivated.

Doesn't make quite the same impact anymore, does it? 

JazzSinger


@djwayne: I fear you are being mislead by the fact that the CL output volume is on full by default.

Do the following:

Turn down the output (right-hand slider) of Concrete Limiter whilst comparing the activated and bypassed audio. Find a point where the volume level is the same activated and deactivated.

Doesn't make quite the same impact anymore, does it? 

And that proves what?

John

JazzSinger


@djwayne: I fear you are being mislead by the fact that the CL output volume is on full by default.

Do the following:

Turn down the output (right-hand slider) of Concrete Limiter whilst comparing the activated and bypassed audio. Find a point where the volume level is the same activated and deactivated.

Doesn't make quite the same impact anymore, does it? 

And that proves what?

That's your homework for tonight.

You do know its a limiter right? And if you have a point it would be very nice for you to make it.