Fuse Audio Labs releases the VCL-4 Vintage Opto Leveler
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 190 posts since 13 Jan, 2018 from Duesseldorf, Germany
Fuse Audio Labs proudly presents the VCL-4 Vintage Opto Leveler plugin.
Available for Mac OS and Windows in AAX, AU, VST2.4 and VST3 in 32 and 64 bits.
ON SALE FOR $39 UNTIL JANUARY 31ST! (REGULAR $59)
About the VCL-4
The VCL-4 is a faithful emulation of the silver face revision of the op amp based successor of THE classic late 60s opto leveler. It provides you with unintrusive to extreme program dependent and musical opto compression. The switchable ratio option makes for a flexible solution over a wide range of source material.
During the modeling process we rebuilt the entire original circuit on strip board, however replacing the original opto-cells that were made up of an LED and an photoresistor with suitable Vactrols. Every part of the circuit including the receiver stage, the side-chain and Vactrol LED driver circuit, the Vactrol itself as well as the push-pull driver stage and the output transformer has been accurately modeled.
Download your fully functional 14-day trial here: https://fuseaudiolabs.de#vcl4
Trials and Plug-in Activation
You can test our plug-ins without any restrictions for 14 days. Simply click the "Activate Trial" button in the plug-in GUI after the installation to start your trial period. To activate your full license you can purchase a product activation key on our website. The activation key will be send to you by email once the payment process has been completed, successfully. Click "Activate plug-in..." in the plug-in GUI or the drop down menu below, enter your email and product activation key and hit the "Activate" button to proceed.
FAQs and Technical Support
An overview of Frequently Asked Questions can be found on our website under the following link
https://fuseaudiolabs.de/#faq
Our tech support can be reached via the following link
https://fuseaudiolabs.de/#support
Best,
Ray | Fuse Audio Labs
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- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
Ex Brainworx / Black Rooster
So I wonder how this differs to BRAs VLA-2A ?
Id be interested but I just bought the Acme Opticom from a user last night, how many la2a clones does a person need
How does this effect BRA if their head of research and development has left
So I wonder how this differs to BRAs VLA-2A ?
Id be interested but I just bought the Acme Opticom from a user last night, how many la2a clones does a person need
How does this effect BRA if their head of research and development has left
Amazon: why not use an alternative
- KVRAF
- 23471 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
Very strange - so BRA is without its sole coder now, who left to found a company whose first product is an emulation of the same hardware BRA already have an emulation for?
"Preamps have literally one job: when you turn up the gain, it gets louder." Jamcat, talking about presmp-emulation plugins.
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 190 posts since 13 Jan, 2018 from Duesseldorf, Germany
Hey there,VariKusBrainZ wrote:Ex Brainworx / Black Rooster
So I wonder how this differs to BRAs VLA-2A ?
Id be interested but I just bought the Acme Opticom from a user last night, how many la2a clones does a person need
How does this effect BRA if their head of research and development has left
please don't worry, I haven't 'left' Black Rooster Audio and I assure you, the company will keep going strong.
Fuse is meant as a side project for my own stuff and as a means to work with other companies besides BRA.
Regarding your question about the plugin: It's based on the LA-4 which is an Op-Amp / Vactrol (LED+photoresistor to be precise) and it definitely sounds different than its predecessors. Just check it out and see if you have any use for it
Best,
Ray
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 190 posts since 13 Jan, 2018 from Duesseldorf, Germany
What makes you think I have left? Please don't worry, I'll continue to deliver for BRA.jens wrote:Very strange - so BRA is without its sole coder now, who left to found a company whose first product is an emulation of the same hardware BRA already have an emulation for?
Best,
Ray
- KVRAF
- 23471 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
*phew*fuseaudiolabs wrote: please don't worry, I haven't 'left' Black Rooster Audio and I assure you, the company will keep going strong.
But then why another LA3A emulation?
"Preamps have literally one job: when you turn up the gain, it gets louder." Jamcat, talking about presmp-emulation plugins.
- KVRAF
- 23471 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
fuseaudiolabs wrote:What makes you think I have left?
so which one is better / more faithful - VLA-3A of VCL-4?
"Preamps have literally one job: when you turn up the gain, it gets louder." Jamcat, talking about presmp-emulation plugins.
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 190 posts since 13 Jan, 2018 from Duesseldorf, Germany
See above, this is an LA-4 emulation, it's a different device.jens wrote:fuseaudiolabs wrote:What makes you think I have left?
so which one is better / more faithful - VLA-3A of VCL-4?
Just check it out and see if you like it
Best,
Ray
- KVRAF
- 23471 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
Ah - my bad - now it starts to make sense - I didn't even know there was another successor...
I will certainly try it.
I will certainly try it.
"Preamps have literally one job: when you turn up the gain, it gets louder." Jamcat, talking about presmp-emulation plugins.
- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
And no suprise added VAT - like Analog Obsession grrrr
Amazon: why not use an alternative
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 190 posts since 13 Jan, 2018 from Duesseldorf, Germany
Hey there,VariKusBrainZ wrote:And no suprise added VAT - like Analog Obsession grrrr
Sorry I have to be a smart ass on that one:
VAT has to be collected if you're selling from the EU, unless you want to get into serious trouble. So it's not our "fault" it's just the law.
The good news is that our prices are calculated in a way that they already include the respective VAT for your country. So the final price is always 39 USD or 35€ (depending on your preferred currency). So you actually don't pay more then someone else just because you're buying from e.g. Sweden.
No offense and I hope this makes sense.
Best,
Ray
- KVRAF
- 23471 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
Which is exactly what he was referring to, I think.fuseaudiolabs wrote:
The good news is that our prices are calculated in a way that they already include the respective VAT for your country.
"Preamps have literally one job: when you turn up the gain, it gets louder." Jamcat, talking about presmp-emulation plugins.
- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
Indeed, I meant the advertised price is what you payjens wrote:Which is exactly what he was referring to, I think.fuseaudiolabs wrote:
The good news is that our prices are calculated in a way that they already include the respective VAT for your country.
Amazon: why not use an alternative
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 190 posts since 13 Jan, 2018 from Duesseldorf, Germany
Gosh, sorry then, I got you all wrongVariKusBrainZ wrote:Indeed, I meant the advertised price is what you payjens wrote:Which is exactly what he was referring to, I think.fuseaudiolabs wrote:
The good news is that our prices are calculated in a way that they already include the respective VAT for your country.
- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
Because of your known plugin development and Gearslutz comments I just dropped the cash without demoing
Amazon: why not use an alternative