Why do you like/dislike izotope alloy?
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- KVRAF
- 2750 posts since 2 Feb, 2005 from Raincoast of Grayland
I don't like the price for what it is...and that is a set of mastering tools for peeps like me who otherwise wouldn't be poking their hands in the drawers where the sharp knives are kept without proper supervision. 
perception: the stuff reality is made of.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 42529 posts since 21 Dec, 2005
Very surprising response. Especially since it's supposed to be mixing. Sure you are not talking about ozone? (which I have and love 
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I'll qualify. Recent events have pushed this as a possibility for me. I like the all on one. I don't usually concern myself with transients or exciting but love the idea of comp/eq being in one area (and it's a lovely eq btw)
Am I on crack? Should I be so interested? Inquiring minds want to know!
)I'll qualify. Recent events have pushed this as a possibility for me. I like the all on one. I don't usually concern myself with transients or exciting but love the idea of comp/eq being in one area (and it's a lovely eq btw)
Am I on crack? Should I be so interested? Inquiring minds want to know!
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- KVRian
- 508 posts since 6 Nov, 2009
The only thing I don't like about it is that it hasn't been updated to 64-bit yet. I have large orchestral templates which pretty much means 64-bit is a must for me and I dislike dealing with bit-bridges.
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- KVRAF
- 2750 posts since 2 Feb, 2005 from Raincoast of Grayland
Oh Alloy...why didn't you put that in the title then, where any idiot could see it? Oh, wait...you did. 
Sorry.
In that case ignore me. Other than to say for mixing, I'm all about mixing with as many separate and different pointy tools as me and my DAW can handle. All-in-one can often remove the possibility for happy accidents. Without those unexpected interactions, I'd likely have to focus on the music and arrangement and you know how problematic that can be.
Sorry. In that case ignore me. Other than to say for mixing, I'm all about mixing with as many separate and different pointy tools as me and my DAW can handle. All-in-one can often remove the possibility for happy accidents. Without those unexpected interactions, I'd likely have to focus on the music and arrangement and you know how problematic that can be.
perception: the stuff reality is made of.
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- KVRian
- 705 posts since 23 Jun, 2004
I own Alloy—it's a really good plugin, and high quality. It's one that I do reach for from time to time. It's not as light on the CPU as EZ Mix, for example. The presets are categorized and named much like they are in Ozone, like "tighter bass, less mud" etc., and there are a lot of them if you start with presets.
The only thing I could say, which isn't a big negative, is that the GUI window hogs the focus so when I go back to the DAW I always have to click in the DAW window again.
I bought it when it was introduced and got a really good deal because of being a current customer of their other products. If I were buying it at the regular price today, I probably would pass because I have enough other stuff. But the all-in-one is quite nice.
FWIW, I had bought EZMix 1 when it came out. I think I opened it once. Alloy does get used quite a bit. It is deep yet easy to dial in what you want. With the talk about EZMix 2, I debated on that one since I never used version 1. But audio deluxe had the upgrade at a great price, so I bought that recently. I think it sounds richer too than version 1, and it's much nicer. The only thing is you don't really have the control with it as you do Alloy.
And yes, the EQ is lovely.
Some more reading, particularly comments by Pete Moshay:
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/product- ... alloy.html
The only thing I could say, which isn't a big negative, is that the GUI window hogs the focus so when I go back to the DAW I always have to click in the DAW window again.
I bought it when it was introduced and got a really good deal because of being a current customer of their other products. If I were buying it at the regular price today, I probably would pass because I have enough other stuff. But the all-in-one is quite nice.
FWIW, I had bought EZMix 1 when it came out. I think I opened it once. Alloy does get used quite a bit. It is deep yet easy to dial in what you want. With the talk about EZMix 2, I debated on that one since I never used version 1. But audio deluxe had the upgrade at a great price, so I bought that recently. I think it sounds richer too than version 1, and it's much nicer. The only thing is you don't really have the control with it as you do Alloy.
And yes, the EQ is lovely.
Some more reading, particularly comments by Pete Moshay:
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/product- ... alloy.html
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- KVRer
- 5 posts since 28 Mar, 2012
i quite like it myself ?
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- KVRian
- 667 posts since 27 Jul, 2010
I use one (or even two) instances of Alloy, on almost every track of my mixes.
Wish they'd update it though.. and give it a nice visual makeover (like Ozone 5), and maybe a few more features.
Wish they'd update it though.. and give it a nice visual makeover (like Ozone 5), and maybe a few more features.
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- KVRAF
- 1855 posts since 21 Sep, 2004 from Musician, Recording Engineer, Producer
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- KVRAF
- 2750 posts since 2 Feb, 2005 from Raincoast of Grayland
I'm holding back, only because I tripped over the red flag, fell down the stairs, bumped my head and can't remember the topic name. Again. Have you tried Melda's MAutoDynamicEq? Similar concept, whatever it is, to Alloy. Not that I'd know. 
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