Absolutely LOVE the softube one and use it a lot. My buddy's head turned after the first time I used it on a project. He said I did something different and it was good.
Love softube and their plugs! 

LANEY


Absolutely LOVE the softube one and use it a lot. My buddy's head turned after the first time I used it on a project. He said I did something different and it was good.
Love softube and their plugs! 

I do have to agree...


I was OVERJOYED to get the Mix Bundle when it was on sale....that was a STEAL.
Softube has GREAT plugins...

Count me as being among the Softube fans.  But IMHO their best work to date has been the plugs they did for Native Instruments:  the Vintage compressors and the Premium Tube series.  Those things are amazingly good, particularly the comps.  Don't let the Guitar Rig requirement dissuade you from trying the Vintage line -- they're well worth the extra bit of work to set up. 
 
Back on topic:  I'll be demoing the new Slate compressor as soon as I can, but as with anything, it'll have to give me something I need and can't get elsewhere for me to buy it.  That turns out to be true of very few plugins, in my experience. 
 
Anyway, these are good times for ITB music production -- the way things are going with HW power and advances in modeling, pretty soon nobody will be able to tell which recordings were done with studio-quality desks and outboard gear, and which were done by hobbyists on their computers.  At least, that's my theory.  Time will tell.
 
Cheers,
Eddie

I simply avoid demoing Softube because I'm 99% sure I won't want to be w/o them. Simple as that. :)

Incidentally, I thought the newest line of plug-ins they did for NI did not require Guitar Rig. Which would work better for me. I tried getting used to it for the Solid Mix plug-ins, but it's always a pain. I hate having absolutely no visual cue of what's where - EQ, a comp, both. Plus this means that the GUI for each plug-in is a bit too small for my tastes. I really wish NI come to their senses and give us an option to use their plug-ins outside of Guitar Rig - like IK does w/ T-Racks.

Rain

Incidentally, I thought the newest line of plug-ins they did for NI did not require Guitar Rig. 

Correct on the newer Premium Tube series.  It's the older Vintage comps that need the GR shell, and while it would be nice to be rid of that, the sound of these plugs makes it a small price to pay.  Free demo available, for those interested.


Cheers,
Eddie

I'm going to pass on these.......Slate has alot of my $ already this year

Gaffpro


I'm going to pass on these.......Slate has alot of my $ already this year

I still have a $50.00 voucher from previous Slate purchases.
I may use on this if I decide it's worth $150.00.
Either that or wait until Black Friday, that's coming soon enough.