Precision Compressor / Limiter now available on T-RackS CS + AAX compatibility

[frankz00]

Imagine if the IK plugs used iLok. lol.

I imagine that every day - and before they wen't "CS" and "License Manager", I hoped they go E-Licenser again.

Still do actually, keeps down the noise from the usual suspects that despise IKM no matter what you do.


There, I said it - hate me now!

If that means dongle, I'd be out. No dongle.

All I want is the ability to clear an obsolete authorization without having to call support. I'll never buy an Adobe product after wrassling with support to access software I paid thousands for!

[Emmett_Brown]

Please model the massive passive next. IK is great at modeling tube gear, and I'm getting really close to buying the UAD massive, but it's such a resource hog I'll have to buy a new Uad2 card to use it, so a native version would be great!!! It's an awesome EQ too, definitely different than a convertional parametric, it sounds "alive"

Not to go off-topic, but what's wrong with NI's one?

I tried NI's version of the Massive Passive (NI Passive EQ). It was pretty good, but I got better sounding results overall with the UA version. The UA MP has a warm tube sound by running sound through it with even before you start turning the knobs, and it has a smoother high end. I did like the NI on some stuff though. Overall, I would be interested to see how good IK could do at modeling such a beast as the Massive Passive... I'm really impressed by their latest models like the Buss comp and Precision Comp/Limiter... and IK's guitar sims lately just smoke everyone else, so I think they would be up to the challenge.

[frankz00]

Beyond that, what else do people NEED? Is there room for some amazing EQs? I think there have been a few new ones out there recently that show there is space there... New creative FX? Or even new reverb (though let's not repeat the "mastering reverb" debate, or actually that's a cool debate really so carry on if you must, as T-RackS has a strong mixing context too of course)? Anything else?

Ampeg Scrambler
Dan Armstrong effects

[Compyfox]

Then you will love the Adobe CC Cloud.

[budweiser]

Anyway, I'm not interested in IK making any more SSL compressor emulations, I would like an API2500. They are a popular choice for mastering, are extremely flexible and provide great and robust master compression for 4/4 stuff in particular.

Popular by who?
Personally I don't consider ANY compressor a "mastering" device. It's just another tool for limiting the dynamics, or having a simpler control over audio fluctuations.

I don't know if it's "popular", but the api 2500 on master handles the dynamics like no other compressor do. As a uad user, i compared the recent ik emulations with the uad ones (33609 & ep34) and was more than impressed. +1 for api2500 (and in general some classic gear emulations like re201, la3a, dbx, etc).

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

Well here we go with complaints again...
My 3-DAY, 72-HOUR demo has expired on Precision Comp...

Can anyone confirm if L/R and M/S can be set to linked and un-linked?

Depending on that answer I would submit FR for unlink/link option (regardless of what the real hardware does)

Yes, you can link/unlink. From the manual:

• L=R: links the two channels for stereo operation: all parameters affect the two channels in the same way to maintain a consistent stereo image.

• L/R: click on the L or R icons if you want to dial in specific compression settings for L and R channels independently.

[kylen]

OK good, thanks. I wasn't sure...
Then it looks like to set unlink on the detector (dual mono) you just click one of the L/R buttons (either L or R). To put the detector back into linked mode you hit the L=R button.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

As a bus compressor, thoughts on it vs this?

[yevster]

Beyond that, what else do people NEED? Is there room for some amazing EQs? I think there have been a few new ones out there recently that show there is space there... New creative FX? Or even new reverb (though let's not repeat the "mastering reverb" debate, or actually that's a cool debate really so carry on if you must, as T-RackS has a strong mixing context too of course)? Anything else?

Peter,

My two cents:


* Add a ducking feature to every reverb, so that each reverb can duck while the source signal is playing and release pleasantly when the source signal ends. This trick normally requires an outside compressor with sidechaining (which can be tricky in the VST 2.4 vs. 3 realm, as some DAWs support sidechaining in one, but not the other). If it's built into the reverbs, ducking can be achieved with a single button and zero effort. And if you can implement with the bodacious release curve from White-2A, that would be an epic win.

* Have you seen Manny Maroquin's EQ plugin, where it uses a different EQ curve for different frequencies? How about a hybrid EQ (perhaps as part of the shell) where for each band, one can choose an EQ model from the T-Racks series to apply, yet all with a single interface? So, on a single page, I'd like to be able to filter the sub-bass with British Channel's filter, attenuate the rest of the low end slightly with the pultec EQ, notch down the mud at 300-500 hz with the classic EQ, and boost the brightness above 5k with an exciter you've yet to implement. The key here is you guys providing insight (in form of defaults, not presets) into which EQ is best for which job, so that the best of all worlds could be obtained with almost no effort. Does this make sense? I can define it more concretely, if you'd like.

* Everyone and their mother is modeling Lexicon, even though it's a digital Reverb that Lexicon has itself released in plugin form, but I don't know of any plugin Bricastis. Granted, it's a more recent product whose patents have probably yet to expire, but if you match its sound, that would be wicked.

Just my (protracted) two cents.

[kylen]

As a bus compressor, thoughts on it vs this?
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Demo ran out...your company is not helping you get this stuff out to the masses...many of us are not glued to a DAW for 72 consecutive hours...trying to be polite here...

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

As a bus compressor, thoughts on it vs this?
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Demo ran out...your company is not helping you get this stuff out to the masses...many of us are not glued to a DAW for 72 consecutive hours...trying to be polite here...

I've relayed this concern, as has support. It used to be 48 hours, so there has been a bit of improvement but we still relay this information when people express it.

[heffus]

if that dual rectifier could be remodeled on this new level ..... someday

And the Fender Super Reverb. I'm loving the OR 120. Nice and simple, different flavors just using my guitar volume. I actually really like a lot of IK products but how do you have the audacity to have a 3 day demo? How does that benefit anybody, IK or the prospective customer. Not trying to be rude, just don't understand the reasoning behind it.

[yevster]

IK's definitely screwing the pooch with the 3-day demo (good luck translating that into Italian). There is a clear industry standard of 7-14 days. Look at Waves, Izotope, PSP, McDSP or just about any other competitor. The only way to really evaluate a product is to use it on a project. For those who don't work on audio projects full time, a project may not progress very far in three days.

[djscorb]

I agree

If the 72 hours were non consecutive then it would be more than fair.

Should be fairly easy to implement I would have thought, especially with the CS concept.

Cheers

Scorb

[Aiynzahev]

As a bus compressor, thoughts on it vs this?

The SSL model beats it for versatility, the Neve one is very heavy handed and not too subtle.

Otoh the Neve one has a very cool character but you have to hit it quite lightly if it's on the master bus.

Drum buss is different. But this is too much from memory at this point.