KVR Audio

geekboy · Post by **geekboy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:06 pm

I bought this and like it. It's very easy to dial-in a pleasing sound. Plus, at the Tritone forum, you can download extra impulses from interesting equipment.

Tren · Post by **Tren** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:36 pm

I'm at work at the mo gonna try the demo when I get home - out of interest what's the latency like on this one, how many samples?

Ta

MickGael · Post by **MickGael** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:31 pm

Btw, Sal did get back to me this morning (I'm up and running now).

I also let him know about the confusing content on the URL outlined above - I think they'll fix it.

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:38 pm

Kingston wrote:
bduffy wrote:How's your sound-cooker coming along, btw, Kingston?
The stew is hot and spices a plenty. I just need to decide on the taster plate size.

"GRANDE"!

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:45 pm

MickGael wrote:Btw, Sal did get back to me this morning (I'm up and running now).

I also let him know about the confusing content on the URL outlined above - I think they fix it.

That's good to know...only 8 hrs till payday...

Frippertronix · Post by **Frippertronix** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:12 pm

I tried it and I like but I already have ValveTone which does a similar thing, though it has less curves. The "warming" is the standard TriTone happiness that you can also hear in HydraTone, IMO.

I'm pleased as punch that they released the 96 version of VT, but boy the latency is a killer on this one. Can only be used in real time with pads and slow strings and such.

Frippertronix · Post by **Frippertronix** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:15 pm

Kingston: you might know this---what is actually achieved by sampling equipmet for IR convo? Just a frequency filtration signature?

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:17 pm

Yes. You get just the frequency response. You need dynamic convolution to get more.

Cheers!
bManic

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:19 pm

Frippertronix wrote:I tried it and I like but I already have ValveTone which does a similar thing, though it has less curves. The "warming" is the standard TriTone happiness that you can also hear in HydraTone, IMO.

I'm pleased as punch that they released the 96 version of VT, but boy the latency is a killer on this one. Can only be used in real time with pads and slow strings and such.

I recall Valvetone being more of a saturation thing, no? And that's how Kingtson felt about Colortone too - I guess the real advantage is that there are more models for the Colortone and that you don't have to fiddle with an EQ. Probably explains its appeal to me; I don't trust myself to approximate an SSL sound with an EQ. But I was experimenting yesterday, and you can of course get similar results with the Hydratone; but I was often peaking out the signal too.

I keep thinking, "well, maybe I should get Hydratone instead", but at the price and convenience, I'm tempted to stay with Colortone. I like just being able to throw it on a bus and go!

feyshay · Post by **feyshay** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:31 pm

bduffy wrote:
Frippertronix wrote:
I keep thinking, "well, maybe I should get Hydratone instead", but at the price and convenience, I'm tempted to stay with Colortone. I like just being able to throw it on a bus and go!

My thoughts exactly. I don't need another equalizer and Neon by PSP is looking much more appealing right now.

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:34 pm

feyshay wrote:
bduffy wrote: I keep thinking, "well, maybe I should get Hydratone instead", but at the price and convenience, I'm tempted to stay with Colortone. I like just being able to throw it on a bus and go!
My thoughts exactly. I don't need another equalizer and Neon by PSP is looking much more appealing right now.

"PSP Neon"? WTH is that?

EDIT: Forget it, I just went to their site. Whoa! When did this come out??

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:05 pm

I've been messing with the demo for PSP Neon, and wow, this is another fine EQ. WARNING: the latency is off the charts in LinearPhase mode; but you can turn it off and play in wonderful phase mode. The CPU seems minimal in phase mode. Nice controls too, smooth response!

Damn you, feyshay!

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:36 pm

I wasn't that impressed by it. PLPar free 3 band EQ sounds better to my ears. Both in linear phase and in minimum phase modes. It eats more CPU too though. Even Posihfopit sounds better to my ears than the PSP Neon but as both are relatively high quality (low aliasing or other artefacts) it all comes down to taste.

Still pending on Colortone Pro. I've gotten some pretty impressive results on certain material that I have not been able to duplicate any other way.

Cheers!
bManic

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:42 pm

bmanic wrote:I wasn't that impressed by it. PLPar free 3 band EQ sounds better to my ears. Both in linear phase and in minimum phase modes. It eats more CPU too though. Even Posihfopit sounds better to my ears than the PSP Neon but as both are relatively high quality (low aliasing or other artefacts) it all comes down to taste.

Still pending on Colortone Pro. I've gotten some pretty impressive results on certain material that I have not been able to duplicate any other way.

Cheers!
bManic

Yeah, I mean, it should be technically impossible to reproduce some of these things, because they're sampled from the actual gear, right?

I kinda like the PSP EQ, but you're right: there are already some great options out there. But any smooth EQ along those lines always impresses me.

feyshay · Post by **feyshay** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:44 pm

Bmanic. Were you trying the HR version at the higher sample rates? Do you think it is the lack of color that makes it a little bland? It's supposed to be that way, no?

Colortone Pro for Windows is out