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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/28 12:00:47
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Okay - re-scan your VST's and it seems to be okay.
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pdarg
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/28 12:08:20
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So, who wants to school me in setting this thing up for a side chain:
vocals on one track
acoustic guitar on another
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/28 12:34:33
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Loptec
I don't know if they've worked on the algorithms or anything.. Would be nice to know, actually.
But function-wise the update gives you two new things:
Side chaining and a VST-version (to use outside PC)
I don't think it would be very smart to give it more new features, since it's a emulation of a hardware unit. Better to stay true to the original
Yeah, I was thinking of under the hood tweaks more than functions. Side chaining is a nice addition but not worth an upgrade for me. I'd probabaly just keep using the PC version anyway.
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/28 22:07:16
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Heh Phil,
Its pretty straighforward depending on what you want to sidechain or duck.
Lets say you have a heavy/thick acoustic guitar section that is covering up the vocals when its at its hottest part and you dont want to automate the buss or track because, from then on, you will be adjusting volume envelopes or adjusting offset.
1. Insert the CA2A on your Electric guitar track or buss and leave the setting at default for now.
2. Go to your vocal channel or vocal Buss and click the + icon in the "SENDS" window under the FX bin.
3. Scroll down and click on CA-2A (Input 2) of your offending Guitar buss.
4. Play the section back and the vocal channel will now 'trigger' the CA-2A and start to compress the Guitar Buss. The settings for gain and reduction will control how much as will the Vocal Channel 'SEND' amount. Allthough, I usually leave this at the unity default 0.0db.
Very handy and much more subtle/surgical than other methods of dynamic control ( automation, clip gain, ect. )
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pdarg
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/28 22:09:35
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 Thanks much - I can't wait to try it.
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/29 09:53:40
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I took the plunge. I only paid $39.50 for the original on sale and so another $20 is not too bad. Ordered it using PayPal. Received the receipt and download link almost immediately and then it took about 5 minutes to get the serial number and registration. Not bad.
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/29 15:36:19
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Hey Featherlight - I tried sidechaining with your approach - but my display shows different options. When I hit the + under the FX Bin for the vocal, I only get the options for "Audio FX' "Softsynths" and then "External Insert" and FX Chain" ??
Any thoughts?
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/29 15:38:29
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Oh wait - there it is - never mind.
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/29 20:45:51
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So, How's it sound? Is it the most wonderful thing or another plug in?
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/31 12:10:59
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timidi
So, How's it sound? Is it the most wonderful thing or another plug in?
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/31 12:25:50
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I like the PC2A, especially on vocals.
Do you think that the CA2A has a better sound (i don't need the VST format, and wonder if it is worthy to upgrade).
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/31 12:30:52
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Since it fixes the bugs, I guess I'll pick it up. Would be nice to get a bug fix without having to pay for it.
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/31 12:43:08
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TS
I like the PC2A, especially on vocals.
Do you think that the CA2A has a better sound (i don't need the VST format, and wonder if it is worthy to upgrade).
It sounds even better! I use it mainly on Vocals too + guitar. The upgrade is absolutely worth the 19.99€ 19.99$ even if you just want to use it with Pro Channel.
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/01/31 13:25:48
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Thanks you a lot !
I am going to get it.
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/02/03 18:45:06
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So, no sign of a demo still. Could somebody comment on the CPU usage?
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/02/28 18:03:09
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Re:CA-2A upgrade
2013/02/28 21:01:48
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Finally got it... It doesn't seem radically different but is certainly working well for me on vocals. I haven't tried side-chaining yet but plan to, so the upgrade will be worth it for that. I also want to try using a few instances on a track just for kicks. 
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