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PuigChild Hardware CompressorReviewed By Audion [all]
April 18th, 2024
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows
The gold standard of digital limiting. This has been used on countless professional productions for decades and still offers an unbeatable combination of excellent sound plus ease of use. Recommended as your first limiter to add to your collection.
Read ReviewReviewed By Audion [all]
April 18th, 2024
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows
A flawless dynamics suite which is the gold standard of digital devices. No analog emulation, just exact results delivered easily. The main unique feature is the ability to achieve range compression rather than ratio compression. The main drawback is no adjustable knee.
Read ReviewReviewed By Kvruser2 [all]
May 14th, 2023
Version reviewed: 14.0 on Windows
Drive your sound, dial in deep lo end and sparkling highs, worth every penny of the £29.99 in the sales.
Priceless.
Read ReviewReviewed By eranmadi84 [all]
October 30th, 2022
Version reviewed: V14 on Windows
Clarity vx it's not just a noise vocals reduction suppressor, it's one of the best most effective acapella tools plugin, I'm so happy for the results, in this plugin case waves audio winners, I love you waves audio.
Read ReviewReviewed By RobertSchulz [all]
August 21st, 2022
Version reviewed: 13.0 on Windows
CLA-2A and CLA-3A are very special and one of my favorite compressors. They are not suitable for every sound, but proof their strength when its about to make something more clear (CLA-2A) or thick (CLA-3A), where a standard compressor simply isn't enough.
CLA-2A brings a muddy vocal immediately in front of the mix. Anything you feed into it, in an instant becomes clear and present. But be aware, don't feed already clear sound or sound material with a tendency to having a certain kind of harshyness (for example by hard S's or T's) into it or it will ruin the sound. Tip: Gain-stage/Lower the volume clean before this plugin; the input parameter of CLA-2A could alter the sound in a non-linear way.
CLA-3A is less aggressive and "thickens" more the sound than its sibling the CLA-2A. I use it in cases CLA-2A would be too harsh. Very good and characterful compressor on its own.
Now for my own honest opinion and as fascinated as I am about the CLA-2A and CLA-3A, as double-minded I am about the CLA-76. Despite being the most feature sibling and probably the most popular one of the bundle, the sound of it simply does not convince me 100%.
For generic appliance, I always want to use it more often and every once in a while I give it a try, but the sound isn't there for me and I choose a different compressor of my collection because of better flexibility or sound.
Bluey mode is the way I prefer, clear and present. Blacky mode makes the sounds too muddy and dark for my taste.
If you need the super-fast attack time of down to 50 microseconds(!) and you might want to use some kind of transient shaping, it can be very useful. Other compressors might produce clicks by compressing that fast, but CLA-76 is known to handle it. I like Bluey mode, with ALL or 4:1 Ratio and fast attack times for that purpose. Apply it on some drums and it really excite the sound and make it more punchy.
Also keep in mind that the input gain control can be important for the harmonic distortion and the tone you will get. It usually works best to feed the signal in rather harshly and compensate the output thereafter.
You don't have to share the same opinion about that, but that is just my feeling for it.
I highly recommend you getting them on sale (or even free with the 'purchase 1, get 1 free' sale), if you are interested to acquire a few or all of them, by the way.
Reviewed By RobertSchulz [all]
August 21st, 2022
Version reviewed: 13.0 on Windows
Great EQ-emulation of the 1073. It can give warmth to your tracks very quickly. Many users state that it has some kind of glue effect, which I can totally agree. Even just passing the signal through the plugin without engaging the EQ or Pre-Amp/Drive sections gives a subtle difference.
M/S mode makes it also very versatile for mixing and mastering. I usually use it on the master bus.
Now Waves does not say much about the use of the plugin and how parameters work in conjunction in the corresponding manual (i.e. achieving certain tones of warmth, saturation or transparence). Which I quite found surprising for this plugin.
But I could get a little more information from tutorials, including one in which Andrew Scheps is telling how important the input gain feed into the plugin is for the harmonic distortion, as well as the concept and importance of the 'Link I/O' switch at the bottom of the faders (4:14 in the video):
https://youtu.be/az1z9ZA1CXo?t=254
Other videos I can recommend:
In-depth tutorial about the plugin: https://youtu.be/jqGsZ9rrUPY
Tips by Andrew Scheps: https://youtu.be/ujlOYqBByRw
Reviewed By Boy Wonder [all]
August 2nd, 2022
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows
Waves set out to enter a growing field of harmonizing software by upping their game to the max with Harmony. You can tell they were serious by enlisting over 70 sound designers for presets. I'd say their main competitors in the pitch+delay category are Eventide, Antares, Cubase's Modulator FX, Loomer Shift2, and even themselves. Where Harmony shines, however, is it doesn't look complicated like Eventide's machinery-resembling plugins. And, unlike Modulator FX, it doesn't stop at a 5th. It goes up or down 2 octaves. It's got more taps than Shift2's 5 or Antares' 4. And, unlike Octavox, you can sync the tempo of each tap in regular timing (1/4, 1/8, 1/4D, etc) and not just ms like Octavox. On top of all this, Harmony has extensive modulation of its parameters. You can watch pans, volumes, and notes fly around for days especially since its chord function comes in handy for creating harmonic textures. I didn't try Harmony on vocals, just keys. I was trying to get a lush Noire Particles effect. It's achievable but requires a bit of noodling. Waves got themselves a winner. Not crazy about the brownish colour scheme, but hey, at least it's functional and the price is right.
Read ReviewReviewed By elviecho [all]
May 27th, 2022
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows
I simply love this thing. You may think: "Ok, a vocoder. What's new or surprising about that?"
Yes, it is a vocoder with the ability to lock a scale but it is so much more: harmonizer, autotune-like pitch-shifter, 8-voice synth, multi-effect tool...you can even use it for vocal-to-midi like Dubler.
Ovox is one of those plugins you should test on nearly every kind of sound.
For e.g. it is amazing on drums. Just load it on your drumchannel and go through the many really cool presets. Try the demo, you will not regret it.
Sometimes you can get it on sale for $30, an absolute bargain!
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