Best Drive Plugin
- KVRAF
- 14988 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Oh, and while I'm at it, don't forget Amplitube. Especially the tube bass amp models. Without the cabs they can be great for adding some drive to a track.
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- KVRian
- 1375 posts since 6 May, 2005 from Michigan, USA
The Drop is my first go-to for adding some nice, thickening saturation and putting a little bit of "hair" on a sound. It really is a great "sweetening" plugin on various sources. Sometimes I use it on bass guitar to sort of approximate the filter-based preamps found in some higher-end basses like Wals and Alembics.xiphiuz wrote:Cytomic The Drop: http://www.cytomic.com/drop
Be sure to give it a testdrive. Its just amazing!
I haven't tried pushing Satin really hard for heavy amounts of saturation yet (I've mostly used it for more modest amounts of coloration thus far). Need to play with it more.
For all-out distortion, I generally just pull up something in Amplitube 3.
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- KVRist
- 378 posts since 28 Feb, 2013
I usually turn to D16 (and I used to use SDRR), but the Ableton native saturation/distortion is underrated.zeep wrote:Ableton Saturator and Overdrive.
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- KVRist
- 262 posts since 26 Jan, 2013 from TX
If you do Nebula, CDSM's Vintage Tube libraries are interesting. And, a VST version is available! But wait, there's more! Free VST of one of the tube models! Check it out! And I'll stop yelling now!
Cheers,
Eddie
Cheers,
Eddie
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- KVRist
- 406 posts since 27 Feb, 2014 from France
Nebula is now capable of convincing heavy saturation or it's more on the subbtle side?Eddie TX wrote:If you do Nebula, CDSM's Vintage Tube libraries are interesting. And, a VST version is available! But wait, there's more! Free VST of one of the tube models! Check it out! And I'll stop yelling now!
Cheers,
Eddie
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5201 posts since 6 May, 2002
I don't think Nebula can saturate anywhere as deep as something like the UAD Moog Multimode with its +20db of extra gain.Synthetic Wav wrote:Nebula is now capable of convincing heavy saturation or it's more on the subbtle side?Eddie TX wrote:If you do Nebula, CDSM's Vintage Tube libraries are interesting. And, a VST version is available! But wait, there's more! Free VST of one of the tube models! Check it out! And I'll stop yelling now!
Cheers,
Eddie
Nebula would be good for adding the weight of hardware like using a line amp program after an algorithmic distortion VST.
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- KVRian
- 605 posts since 31 Aug, 2012
electro wrote:I don't think Nebula can saturate anywhere as deep as something like the UAD Moog Multimode with its +20db of extra gain.Synthetic Wav wrote:Nebula is now capable of convincing heavy saturation or it's more on the subbtle side?Eddie TX wrote:If you do Nebula, CDSM's Vintage Tube libraries are interesting. And, a VST version is available! But wait, there's more! Free VST of one of the tube models! Check it out! And I'll stop yelling now!
Cheers,
Eddie
Nebula would be good for adding the weight of hardware like using a line amp program after an algorithmic distortion VST.
Oh try the Culture Vulture the harmonics are more then real , the uad one in comparision sounds like distorted noise i have couple analog filters its useful plugin but Uad cant compare in no any way with Nebula no algo can this thing is unreal !
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- KVRist
- 406 posts since 27 Feb, 2014 from France
the culture vulture do you mean the nebula program?lacandon wrote:electro wrote:I don't think Nebula can saturate anywhere as deep as something like the UAD Moog Multimode with its +20db of extra gain.Synthetic Wav wrote:Nebula is now capable of convincing heavy saturation or it's more on the subbtle side?Eddie TX wrote:If you do Nebula, CDSM's Vintage Tube libraries are interesting. And, a VST version is available! But wait, there's more! Free VST of one of the tube models! Check it out! And I'll stop yelling now!
Cheers,
Eddie
Nebula would be good for adding the weight of hardware like using a line amp program after an algorithmic distortion VST.
Oh try the Culture Vulture the harmonics are more then real , the uad one in comparision sounds like distorted noise i have couple analog filters its useful plugin but Uad cant compare in no any way with Nebula no algo can this thing is unreal !
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- KVRian
- 605 posts since 31 Aug, 2012
Yes,Nebula for saturation,distortion,pre amp and of course eq's is almost the same as the gear if u don't have expensive converter, i only had just problems because of the higher cpu load but in Logic i freeze it very fast and is a bless to use it!Btw i have the Uad Moog too and i use too but more for sound design.Synthetic Wav wrote:the culture vulture do you mean the nebula program?lacandon wrote:electro wrote:I don't think Nebula can saturate anywhere as deep as something like the UAD Moog Multimode with its +20db of extra gain.Synthetic Wav wrote:Nebula is now capable of convincing heavy saturation or it's more on the subbtle side?Eddie TX wrote:If you do Nebula, CDSM's Vintage Tube libraries are interesting. And, a VST version is available! But wait, there's more! Free VST of one of the tube models! Check it out! And I'll stop yelling now!
Cheers,
Eddie
Nebula would be good for adding the weight of hardware like using a line amp program after an algorithmic distortion VST.
Oh try the Culture Vulture the harmonics are more then real , the uad one in comparision sounds like distorted noise i have couple analog filters its useful plugin but Uad cant compare in no any way with Nebula no algo can this thing is unreal !
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- KVRAF
- 1782 posts since 4 Sep, 2011 from England
For synths and bass guitar I really like using Soundtoys Radiator and Filterfreak. Decapitator and Devil-Loc Deluxe for drums.
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- KVRAF
- 2834 posts since 28 Oct, 2007 from michigan
for me, if LIVE native doesn't suit (I totally agree with Aubrey above), I pull out CamelPhat and have a nice day
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