Thoughts on CS-Strip87 from eaReckon

[miro pajic]

Sounds great to me I will surely demo new plugins from you and also give an updated version of the analog series a try.

Cheers
Miro

[audiobot202]

miro pajic:

It is not a problem, really, and I sincerely appreciate your feedback.

Those who love them usually appreciate how "smooth" these plugins are.
Some may not like them for the exact same reason.
They are obviously more usefull as everyday mixing tools than as creative effects (except SD-GATE87 probably).
Most users are currently engineers/producers working either on "soft" acoustic instruments or pure electronic materials (hip-hop / electro).

It's probably easier to get a unanimous positive feedback about something like EAReverb because almost everybody may potentially need a reverb which sounds very natural (even if a lot of users may also need a shimmering/lush reverb tale from another reverb plugin).

Maybe you will like the next eaReckon thing
I don't know when it will be available but it will be a very different beast!
However, I still have to update the ANALOG87 Series, EAReverb and BloXpander before I can finalize this thing...

Thanks again for your feedback!
All the best,
Philippe

This Strip does indeed shine on acoustic material. It treats the signal gently. I would also imagine that it is useful for ambient material where destroying the signal is NOT an option. Seems like a good all around plugin really and the algorithms make it safe rather than aggressive.

[xybre]

Yes, true but I remember even having a hard time dialing in the desired amount/finding a sweet spot.

...

I also remember that using/turning the knobs was somewhat weird. Didn't like the behaviour (and honestly, I'm not a very picky person when it comes to that!). I think they were very sensitive and hard to "control".

I felt the exact same way! It was driving me nuts, I thought I was losing my mind. I *wanted* to like it, it just wasn't doing it for me, and I couldn't figure out why. Still can't!

I'm curious what you think of the Arts Acoustic CL-1 compressor, that's the one that clicked me with immediately. The Glue, Major Tom, and CP2V were all good too, for different reasons.

[jens]

Eh? I'm pretty sure each of those companies is totally different and not made by the same guy. If you look at the "about" pages it tells you that.

[audiobot202]

Yes, true but I remember even having a hard time dialing in the desired amount/finding a sweet spot.

...

I also remember that using/turning the knobs was somewhat weird. Didn't like the behaviour (and honestly, I'm not a very picky person when it comes to that!). I think they were very sensitive and hard to "control".

I felt the exact same way! It was driving me nuts, I thought I was losing my mind. I *wanted* to like it, it just wasn't doing it for me, and I couldn't figure out why. Still can't!

I'm curious what you think of the Arts Acoustic CL-1 compressor, that's the one that clicked me with immediately. The Glue, Major Tom, and CP2V were all good too, for different reasons.

I demoed it ages ago, but don't remember much. Maybe I'll give it another go...it's just very expensive to consider.

[xybre]

Yes, true but I remember even having a hard time dialing in the desired amount/finding a sweet spot.

...

I also remember that using/turning the knobs was somewhat weird. Didn't like the behaviour (and honestly, I'm not a very picky person when it comes to that!). I think they were very sensitive and hard to "control".

I felt the exact same way! It was driving me nuts, I thought I was losing my mind. I *wanted* to like it, it just wasn't doing it for me, and I couldn't figure out why. Still can't!

I'm curious what you think of the Arts Acoustic CL-1 compressor, that's the one that clicked me with immediately. The Glue, Major Tom, and CP2V were all good too, for different reasons.

I demoed it ages ago, but don't remember much. Maybe I'll give it another go...it's just very expensive to consider.

The CLMS-1 does mid/side or l/r, parallel compression, internal and external m/s sidechain with high and lowpass filters.

Price-wise that trio of compressors seems about on par with other such capable plugins.

de la Mancha's Bathtub does all that too, for a 10th of the price though

[audiobot202]

Yes, true but I remember even having a hard time dialing in the desired amount/finding a sweet spot.

...

I also remember that using/turning the knobs was somewhat weird. Didn't like the behaviour (and honestly, I'm not a very picky person when it comes to that!). I think they were very sensitive and hard to "control".

I felt the exact same way! It was driving me nuts, I thought I was losing my mind. I *wanted* to like it, it just wasn't doing it for me, and I couldn't figure out why. Still can't!

I'm curious what you think of the Arts Acoustic CL-1 compressor, that's the one that clicked me with immediately. The Glue, Major Tom, and CP2V were all good too, for different reasons.

I demoed it ages ago, but don't remember much. Maybe I'll give it another go...it's just very expensive to consider.

The CLMS-1 does mid/side or l/r, parallel compression, internal and external m/s sidechain with high and lowpass filters.

Price-wise that trio of compressors seems about on par with other such capable plugins.

de la Mancha's Bathtub does all that too, for a 10th of the price though

Demoing CL1 again now...3 compressors..but really a lot of cross functionality. I'd use one more than the others....
Anyway, CL1 bundle is a quality offering. It's like pouring liquid steel onto percussion.
Easy to use....makes drums breathe and just adds some mojo to everything else. I wish it were cheaper....hmmmm....

[PFozz]

For your information, CS-STRIP87 as well as the whole ANALOG87 Series has been updated to v1.1.1.

CS-STRIP87 gets these new things:

- Bypass switch
- Gain Reduction meter
- Gate Openness Meter
- Low and High cut filters can be disabled
- Improved Low and High cut filters (-24dB/oct.)
- "Soft Knee" compression mode
- "Link L/R" option
- Improved CPU usage

The demo version has been updated as well

All the best,
Philippe

[xybre]

For your information, CS-STRIP87 as well as the whole ANALOG87 Series has been updated to v1.1.1.

I see you added the sidechain reference monitor option to SD-COMP87 as well. Kudos for that, it's a big help.

[PFozz]

The monitoring option is useful indeed. Thanks for the suggestion!

I wish I had implemented the "Link LR" before this update as well

All the best,
Philippe

[jam92189]

i bought these last Christmas have to say very good for that clean natural sound i use it all the time on my mixes before any coloration effects like my sknote plugs well worth the price both of the companies. i always prefer to use something that wont distort to clean stuff up than use my colored effects

also the gate in the bundle is impressive very easy to use and sounds alot cleaner than others iv tried

and i love how the limiter doesn't ever really pump or distort i do more old school trash metal and hard rock music so i would rather preserve the transients and dynamic feel than sousage em up
when i need to make things sound nice and thick i just mix to my spripbus and roundtone

[PFozz]

Many thanks for your feedback J.

I'm glad you like the ANALOG87 series.
FYI, an update should be available soon (I hope to release it within 3-4 weeks).
The "tiny font when editing" issue (Windows only) should be resolved and I may improve the cut filters of SD-COMP87 and SD-GATE87 if everyone agree. I would like to use the same -24dB/octave filters as those implemented in CS-STRIP87 and PR-EQUA87.

After that, EAReverb should be updated as well (featuring a new module in the "Workshop").

... and once the 'update everything period' over, I will reveal a new product to come (I cannot tell you more about it right now)

Thanks again.
All the best,
Philippe

[jam92189]

I'm glad you like the ANALOG87 series.
FYI, an update should be available soon (I hope to release it within 3-4 weeks).
The "tiny font when editing" issue (Windows only) should be resolved and I may improve the cut filters of SD-COMP87 and SD-GATE87 if everyone agree. I would like to use the same -24dB/octave filters as those implemented in CS-STRIP87 and PR-EQUA87.

After that, EAReverb should be updated as well (featuring a new module in the "Workshop").

... and once the 'update everything period' over, I will reveal a new product to come (I cannot tell you more about it right now)

Thanks again.
All the best,
Philippe

nice i remember emailing about that a few times good to see its going to be fixed soon cant wait
other than that i don't think i have had any problems its stable and i remember asking about what to expect from the product before buying the entire bundle so as far as use it does exactly what i was expecting

i was planning on buying eareverb in a few months (damn you medical bills) is the new update on that going to add a whole new sound or make its current sound even more custom

[PFozz]

EAReverb will not get any new model in the next update.
However, the following improvements should be available:

- Slightly redesigned GUI.
- Better coherency when changing host's samplerate (from 44.1k to 192k).
- Larger font when editing a label (Windows only)
- New module in the "Workshop": LF Management. This new feature will let you narrow (from full stereo to mono) and adjust level of frequencies below a user defined value (from 20Hz to 1000Hz). This feature has been suggested by a KVR member and I must admit it was a damn good idea. Adjusting LF makes EAReverb sit even better in a mix.

[jam92189]

EAReverb will not get any new model in the next update.
However, the following improvements should be available:

- Slightly redesigned GUI.
- Better coherency when changing host's samplerate (from 44.1k to 192k).
- Larger font when editing a label (Windows only)
- New module in the "Workshop": LF Management. This new feature will let you narrow (from full stereo to mono) and adjust level of frequencies below a user defined value (from 20Hz to 1000Hz). This feature has been suggested by a KVR member and I must admit it was a damn good idea. Adjusting LF makes EAReverb sit even better in a mix.

sounds like a very good update i need to get this reverb i love the tone it has