Genghis

ohgrant


 I talked myself out of the dbx 160 last night. I was able to get about the same results with the pro channel comps. I have reverbs covered with my powercore plugs but I don't have any delay plug that I really love. I'm going to demo those I think.  

I'm demoing the Time Cube and the Echoplex Tape Delay.  They each have their place... I have a bad feeling I may end up with both by the end of the month.  Echoplex eats a lot more of the DSP, but it has that sound you can't really get from anything else.  Already have the FabFilter delay which is great for strange delay effects, but I like the simplicity and sound of the two UAD models I've been playing with.

Oh, if I have a whole month chances are I'll grab a few. I'm just trying the UAD-2 exclusive plugs for the first time..very nice so far

bapu


It could be said that I have all the VSTs I could ever need.

Jeroen Breebaart
    Isone Pro
    Smash Pro
    Red Phatt Pro
NuGen Audio
    Stereoizer 3
    Mono Filter 4
    Stereo Placer
Izotope
    Ozone 4 & 5
    Alloy
    Nectar
    Complete RX 2
Voxengo
    Elephant
    Voxformer
    Drumformer
    AcuDrums
Camelware Plugins
    Camel Space
    Camel Phat
    Camel Crusher
Stillwell Plugins
    1973
    Vibe-EQ
PSP Plugins
    Entire PSP Suite
Steven Slate Digital
    FG-X Virtual Mastering Plug-In
    VCC - Virtual Console Collection
Nomad Factory
    Integral Studio Pack III
FabFilter
    Pro Bundle( Pro-L, Pro-Q, Pro-C, Pro-G)
ValhallaDSP
    Valhalla Room
    Valhalla UberMod
D.C. Vibes Series
   V.I.P. Bundle
Flux
   Trax
Sonimus - Satson
WAVES Mercury Native (V9)
UAD Plugins
    Mix Essentials (1176SE, CS-1, Real-Verb, Pultec EQP-1A)
    Neve Classic Console Bundle MKII (1073 EQ, 1081 EQ, 33609 Compressor, 88RS Channel Strip)
    VCA-VU
  1176LN  
    Fairchild 670
    LA-2A
    LA-3A
    EMT Plate 140 MKII
    Pultec Pro EQ
    Cambridge EQ
    Helios EQ
    Presicion Matering Bundle (Multiband, EQ, Limiter)
    Precision Buss Compressor
    Precision Enhancer kHz
    Precision Enhancer Hz
    DreamVerb
    Precision De-Esser
    Precision Maximizer
    Roland Bundle (CE-1, Dimension-D, RE-201)
    Moog Filter
    Transient Designer
    Little Labs IBP
    Harrison 32 EQ
    Cooper Time Cube
    SSL G Series Compressor
    SSL E Series Channel Strip
    Fatso Sr/Jr
    EMT 250 Reverb
    Manley Massive Passive EQ
    Trident A-Range Classic Console EQ
    Neve 31102/31002S Classic Console EQ
    EP-34 Tape Echo
    Studer A800
    LittleLabs VOG (Voice of God)
Antares AVOX Evo Vocal Toolkit

That looks quite modest until you list the Waves Mercury bundle the Nomad, Don't Crack stuff and the entire PSP collection...

I think the Jeroen Breebaart stuff could do with updating to the ToneBooster series though...

I looked at this years UAD sale but there's nothing I could justify this time around although the Cambridge is nagging at the back of my mind.

ohgrant

Genghis

ohgrant


 I talked myself out of the dbx 160 last night. I was able to get about the same results with the pro channel comps. I have reverbs covered with my powercore plugs but I don't have any delay plug that I really love. I'm going to demo those I think.  

I'm demoing the Time Cube and the Echoplex Tape Delay.  They each have their place... I have a bad feeling I may end up with both by the end of the month.  Echoplex eats a lot more of the DSP, but it has that sound you can't really get from anything else.  Already have the FabFilter delay which is great for strange delay effects, but I like the simplicity and sound of the two UAD models I've been playing with.

Oh, if I have a whole month chances are I'll grab a few. I'm just trying the UAD-2 exclusive plugs for the first time..very nice so far

Yeah, if it wasn't for some surprise dental work I'd be demoing a few others as well. 
 
You mentioned compressors... not sure what the discount is on the Fatso, but I really, really like the way it sounds and feels.  They market it as tape saturation, but believe me... it's much more of a modern compressor with some character.  I've been running one with the tranny on for my lead vocal channel and another on my master buss with less saturation(I think I leave the tranny off on that one).  Now, if you don't have at least a Duo, you might not want to get it, as it takes a lot of DSP, but I have a Quad so I grabbed it after demoing it for about an hour.  It does things that I can't get with any other compressor or channel plugin.
 
Another notable compressor is the new 1176 bundle, but I don't know if it's discounted much this month.  I think it still shows the same $149 I paid for it when it first came out.  It's a big improvement over the original 1176 or any of the others I have tried.  (I have the Pro Channel 1176 and the IK version as well.)

Genghis

ohgrant


 I talked myself out of the dbx 160 last night. I was able to get about the same results with the pro channel comps. I have reverbs covered with my powercore plugs but I don't have any delay plug that I really love. I'm going to demo those I think.  

I'm demoing the Time Cube and the Echoplex Tape Delay.  They each have their place... I have a bad feeling I may end up with both by the end of the month.  Echoplex eats a lot more of the DSP, but it has that sound you can't really get from anything else.  Already have the FabFilter delay which is great for strange delay effects, but I like the simplicity and sound of the two UAD models I've been playing with.

Before you drop your dime on the UA delays at least check out SoundToys EchoBoy.  With it and Timeless 2 you'll have basically any delay type sound covered.
 

Jonbouy

I think the Jeroen Breebaart stuff could do with updating to the ToneBooster series though... 

That looks to be a nice set of tools. Everything for ~$107. Not a bad price.

Genghis

ohgrant

Genghis

ohgrant


 I talked myself out of the dbx 160 last night. I was able to get about the same results with the pro channel comps. I have reverbs covered with my powercore plugs but I don't have any delay plug that I really love. I'm going to demo those I think.  

I'm demoing the Time Cube and the Echoplex Tape Delay.  They each have their place... I have a bad feeling I may end up with both by the end of the month.  Echoplex eats a lot more of the DSP, but it has that sound you can't really get from anything else.  Already have the FabFilter delay which is great for strange delay effects, but I like the simplicity and sound of the two UAD models I've been playing with.

Oh, if I have a whole month chances are I'll grab a few. I'm just trying the UAD-2 exclusive plugs for the first time..very nice so far

Yeah, if it wasn't for some surprise dental work I'd be demoing a few others as well. 
 
You mentioned compressors... not sure what the discount is on the Fatso, but I really, really like the way it sounds and feels.  They market it as tape saturation, but believe me... it's much more of a modern compressor with some character.  I've been running one with the tranny on for my lead vocal channel and another on my master buss with less saturation(I think I leave the tranny off on that one).  Now, if you don't have at least a Duo, you might not want to get it, as it takes a lot of DSP, but I have a Quad so I grabbed it after demoing it for about an hour.  It does things that I can't get with any other compressor or channel plugin.
 
Another notable compressor is the new 1176 bundle, but I don't know if it's discounted much this month.  I think it still shows the same $149 I paid for it when it first came out.  It's a big improvement over the original 1176 or any of the others I have tried.  (I have the Pro Channel 1176 and the IK version as well.)

 Thanks,  with a month to deciede, I certainly will give the new 1176 bundle and fatso a try. I only have a solo card now so not sure if I can get much mileage out of the fatso
 
 
 Thanks ole pal, I'll try Echo boy and Timeless 2 out.

G,

With solo, freeze is your friend (on tracks that is).

bapu


G,

With solo, freeze is your friend (on tracks that is).

Yea, glad for that.  Just curious I've tried the Studer and really liked it. Between the Studer and Fatso, what is more mission critical for you?

Studer to be sure....

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