That would be nice to know, if true. Since there's no demo to try, we'll have to rely on the opinion of those that have already purchased. Robert would you say the attack and release issues with Disto-S have been fixed??zeep wrote:I thought in that thread Quinto finetuned the attack / release already.jbarish wrote:Robert Randolph wrote:I own a real distressor, and the font kerning and weight in Disto-S aren't correct at the very least.quintosardo wrote:Looks like somebody has never seen the fonts on a real Distress, here
You're welcome
I'm not sure what your point is here.
You're not the only one, Robert. Posts on GS say the attack and release on Disto-S aren't quite right.
Since there's no demo to try, I guess I'll have to wait until I hear that's been fixed
SKnote release Disto-S - A Distressor, fast and effective.
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A question that i ask myself regarding distressor emus in general:
If i take a allround compressor like u-he Presswerk, DC8C2 etc, what are the features of a distressor (emu) which can't be achieved by the other ones?
Is it just a workflow thing or are there different functions/characteristics?
If i take a allround compressor like u-he Presswerk, DC8C2 etc, what are the features of a distressor (emu) which can't be achieved by the other ones?
Is it just a workflow thing or are there different functions/characteristics?
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- KVRAF
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Please download it again, it was fixed!shroom81 wrote:It's doing something odd on my win7 machine, most of the controls do nothing except for volume and gain. If I dial the mix back from 10 I hear some nasty distorted sine/square wave.
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Anybody with a hw Distressor here?
Really enough of talking of nothing, lets hear some sounds! Then we can run all the tests we want
Really enough of talking of nothing, lets hear some sounds! Then we can run all the tests we want
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Interesting that you feel we're talking of nothing when we're discussing Disto-S.quintosardo wrote:Anybody with a hw Distressor here?
Really enough of talking of nothing, lets hear some sounds! Then we can run all the tests we want
Robert is the only one who's mentioned that he has both Disto-S and a Distressor.
I'd very interested to hear if he says the issues with the attack and release have been fixed.
His initial comparison was not terribly favorable to Disto-S.
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No, I didn't hear of anybody answering to my question "are we comparing it to a hw unit", everything else is just wasting time.
Do you want an answer (if talking to me, of course)? I need to understand the question.
If we want to compare, let's do it! That's where the fun is. But we need to hear it. A forum about audio without a single bit of audio?
Come on, let's talk of something real, let's hear it!
Oh! But are you talikng about the post where Robert talks about the fonts? Now I'm completely lost
Do you want an answer (if talking to me, of course)? I need to understand the question.
If we want to compare, let's do it! That's where the fun is. But we need to hear it. A forum about audio without a single bit of audio?
Come on, let's talk of something real, let's hear it!
Oh! But are you talikng about the post where Robert talks about the fonts? Now I'm completely lost
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- KVRAF
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@jbarish: I hope you’re talking about some comments from another forum, because here, (Robert R) was only talking about the font.
Anyway, IMHO it sounds fantastic, and is a steal at the current price.
Anyway, IMHO it sounds fantastic, and is a steal at the current price.
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jbarish wrote:Robert Randolph wrote:I own a real distressor, and the font kerning and weight in Disto-S aren't correct at the very least.quintosardo wrote:Looks like somebody has never seen the fonts on a real Distress, here
You're welcome
I'm not sure what your point is here.
You're not the only one, Robert. Posts on GS say the attack and release on Disto-S aren't quite right.
Since there's no demo to try, I guess I'll have to wait until I hear that's been fixed
Yes, the timing of that font is really weird, expecially on transient-heavy material - I'm pretty sure that's what Robert was referring to...
"Preamps have literally one job: when you turn up the gain, it gets louder." Jamcat, talking about presmp-emulation plugins.
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KVR is known for comments on GUIs when other skills aren't available for the user in question. 
But, please, not that I doubt anyone's capabilities here. Honestly: I don't.
Just referring to the usual suspects that will show up sooner or later...
But, please, not that I doubt anyone's capabilities here. Honestly: I don't.
Just referring to the usual suspects that will show up sooner or later...
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Yeah, I was talking about the font.
I'm still experimenting with the plugin. I don't want to say anything yet.
I'm not one who particularly values things replicating hardware. I'm mostly curious if Disto-S sounds good on its own.
If you want a near perfect Distressor emulation then FG-Stress is definitely the winner, but I'm not sure that should be the goal.
I'm still experimenting with the plugin. I don't want to say anything yet.
I'm not one who particularly values things replicating hardware. I'm mostly curious if Disto-S sounds good on its own.
If you want a near perfect Distressor emulation then FG-Stress is definitely the winner, but I'm not sure that should be the goal.
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- KVRAF
- 10359 posts since 3 Feb, 2003 from Finland, Espoo
I don't have access to Disto-S, nor am I going to purchase a license just to find out, but past history has shown time and time again that what SKnote things is "spot on emulation" of something is perhaps in the ear of the beholder.
The complete lack of direct hardware vs software comparisons on a multitude of material/sources is another red flag (one that Slate tackled quite nicely I might add).
Having said that, I agree with Robert on this one. It's not at all the most important thing if Disto-S sounds just like a distressor. Does it sound good is the only relevant measure at this point in time.. sadly without any way to demo, I will never know for sure (nor do I really care).
The complete lack of direct hardware vs software comparisons on a multitude of material/sources is another red flag (one that Slate tackled quite nicely I might add).
Having said that, I agree with Robert on this one. It's not at all the most important thing if Disto-S sounds just like a distressor. Does it sound good is the only relevant measure at this point in time.. sadly without any way to demo, I will never know for sure (nor do I really care).
"Wisdom is wisdom, regardless of the idiot who said it." -an idiot
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From SKnote Terms of service:bmanic wrote:Does it sound good is the only relevant measure at this point in time.. sadly without any way to demo, I will never know for sure (nor do I really care).
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