KVR Audio

munchkin · Post by **munchkin** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:39 pm

As a UAD-1 owner who really loves the plugins I don't understand why anyone would pay £1,150 to upgrade to a QUAD when you can build your own top of the range PC for less money. For about £800 you can buy an i7 laptop with 8gb ram.

While some of the plugins for UAD-2 are very desirable I find that there are more and more native plugins that suit what I need. So what if some plugin sounds exactly like the hardware - does this plugin really suit the mix?

Instead of gear lust I find that taking more time over the mix and learning how to get the most out of the plugins I've already got has helped me create much better mixes. Years ago producers created great mixes with limited gear - now everyone is trying to emulate that sound by buying plugin after plugin. Too many tools just create confusion and reduce the time taken to learn how to get the most out of what you've already got.

narz3000 · Post by **narz3000** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:42 pm

munchkin wrote:Instead of gear lust I find that taking more time over the mix and learning how to get the most out of the plugins I've already got has helped me create much better mixes. Years ago producers created great mixes with limited gear - now everyone is trying to emulate that sound by buying plugin after plugin. Too many tools just create confusion and reduce the time taken to learn how to get the most out of what you've already got.

I'm starting to develop this philosophy myself.

punkrockdude · Post by **punkrockdude** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:24 pm

I do not know if it really sounds like the original but the program "Compressor" in Line6 Pod Farm 2.5 sounds really good. I prefer it over Waves' CLA 2A and IK Multimedia's White. Regards.

The Noodlist · Post by **The Noodlist** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:55 pm

narz3000 wrote:
munchkin wrote:Instead of gear lust I find that taking more time over the mix and learning how to get the most out of the plugins I've already got has helped me create much better mixes. Years ago producers created great mixes with limited gear - now everyone is trying to emulate that sound by buying plugin after plugin. Too many tools just create confusion and reduce the time taken to learn how to get the most out of what you've already got.
I'm starting to develop this philosophy myself.

Spot on, there's no magic plugin, it took me a while to find that out. I was spending more time trying demos and free VST's, hoping to improve my mixing, when I really needed to focus on learning the basics.

I've been hoping for better mixes through VST choices, when really, deep down inside, I should be limiting myself to a few choices and try to learn from those. Learn what they do, how they work, and be able to get some sort of fundamental strategy in place. Like they say "blaming the tools" for poor skills.

The wealth of information the internet is vast, gone are the days of having to buy magazines.

One thing hit it home me, was a young lad on YouTube. He was using free and stock plugins, his music sounded very professional to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cImU0BL7f0c

Anyway, that's off my chest, I'll have brew.

sidrat · Post by **sidrat** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:23 am

filterfilter wrote:UAD Transient Designer - SPL Transient Designer!

And I'd ditch them both for Elysia Nvelope

The Noodlist · Post by **The Noodlist** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:31 pm

A fully featured limiter.
Alternative skin.
LVC-Audio modules FETPress and OptoPress

Trancit · Post by **Trancit** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:43 pm

What skin is that (and where to get it from) ???

The Noodlist · Post by **The Noodlist** » Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:49 pm

Trancit wrote:What skin is that (and where to get it from) ???

It might have been here here.
I think the skin is called CMerry_L6_skin.res.

Hope this helps.

badass_billy · Post by **badass_billy** » Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:54 pm

narz3000 wrote:There is nothing that compares to the UAD Fasto. It's a gas guzzler though.

SKnote Disto
Kush's UBK-1
PSP MixSaturator
Soundtoys Decapitator
Acustica Crimson

narz3000 wrote: And as far as I know there is no emulation of the Harrison EQ, unless otherwise mentioned.

They make their own EQs plugin, btw:
https://harrisonconsoles.com/site/ava-plugins.html

One of the guys from Harrison mentioned here on KVR that their EQs are very API-inspired, so ....

https://www.waves.com/plugins/api-550?f ... gJ4dPD_BwE

digitalboytn · Post by **digitalboytn** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:15 am

munchkin wrote: Instead of gear lust I find that taking more time over the mix and learning how to get the most out of the plugins I've already got has helped me create much better mixes. Years ago producers created great mixes with limited gear - now everyone is trying to emulate that sound by buying plugin after plugin. Too many tools just create confusion and reduce the time taken to learn how to get the most out of what you've already got.

Absolutely spot on comments munchkin...

badass_billy · Post by **badass_billy** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:14 pm

digitalboytn wrote:
munchkin wrote: Instead of gear lust I find that taking more time over the mix and learning how to get the most out of the plugins I've already got has helped me create much better mixes. Years ago producers created great mixes with limited gear - now everyone is trying to emulate that sound by buying plugin after plugin. Too many tools just create confusion and reduce the time taken to learn how to get the most out of what you've already got.

Absolutely spot on comments munchkin...

Interesting take.

The way I look at it, I always make great mixes because I'm just good like that. I'm like a giant bag of awesome.

But when I have great-sounding toys, I'm awesome on top of awesome. Seriously, I get tired of having to rely on my awesomeness all the time. I need toys. Great sounding toys. Give me more toys. More awesome. Gimme' gimme' gimme'.

The Noodlist · Post by **The Noodlist** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:57 pm

Dead Duck Free Effects Bundle
EQ1A
Klanghelm
Signaldust
PTEq-X
SonEQ
Xhip Effects
Antress
T-Chain Modules

Lets make a List of native plugins that replace UAD...