KVR Audio

Amish1590 · Post by **Amish1590** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:45 pm

ValveKult is the Modern Classic British Valve Enhancer plugin. Meticulously crafted using advanced neural networks and a meticulous sampling process from analog hardware, this groundbreaking plugin is set to redefine your sonic landscape.
Immerse your tracks in a world of unparalleled warmth, richness, and harmonics that have made British valves renowned for their distinctive character.

The plugin is available in VST3, AU, and AAX formats.

Price: $39/$79

Features :

1. Authentic sound, Advanced Neural Network Technology.
2. Elevate your mixes effortlessly, pushing sonic boundaries.
3. For audio pros and aspiring producers, the ultimate tool for sonic innovation.
4. Unparalleled warmth, richness, and harmonics redefine your sonic landscape.
5. Faithfully captures the essence of iconic valves with precision and vintage charm.

Here is the link: https://tone-empire.com/shop/valvekult/

TBlake · Post by **TBlake** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:20 pm

their other "AI" plugins have been a joke. This one is no different. They prey on gullible newbs.

soulone82 · Post by **soulone82** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:23 pm

Yes, Tone Empire/Beatskillz is a joke of a company.

hey212 · Post by **hey212** » Sun Jul 02, 2023 10:47 pm

I'm through buying saturation plugins until DMG Warmth comes out, and Tone Empire's track record is not the best, but I will say this one actually sounds pretty damn good.

j wazza · Post by **j wazza** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:52 pm

I liked the tape plugin, tone empire/beatskillz have other good stuff too like vinilystik, samplex, relight, firechild, they're underrated

Robmobius · Post by **Robmobius** » Wed Jul 05, 2023 7:08 pm

I thought this sounded quite cool.

TBlake · Post by **TBlake** » Wed Jul 05, 2023 7:25 pm

there are so many problems with this plugin. these guys are such amateurs this should be freeware!

TIMT · Post by **TIMT** » Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:58 am

Sounds seriously good. Got the official CV model by UAD, Overlouds Sculptube(naff) and i had Decapitator to compare it against and this won for me by a country mile

BUT as per usual, everything else about Tone Empire/Beatskillz plugins is a trainwreck. Auto gain that doesn't function properly, poorly implemented dry/wet, knobs that don't really have any function, no oversampling on this one, but if it had it i guarantee it would crash most DAW's as is often the case with however they approach it.

Its bizarre they've been around now as long as they have and they still have all these issues. How can somebody not come away with the impression that they just don't give a shit??

I'll probably buy it though like i did the Locness as their plugins do sound good, they just need to sort out everything else

VELLTONE MUSIC · Post by **VELLTONE MUSIC** » Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:29 am

soulone82 wrote: Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:23 pm Yes, Tone Empire/Beatskillz is a joke of a company.

Seriously disagree,i have almost all their stuff,can't say everything,but some plugins are top notch - Black Q is one of the most musical eq i've ever use,optored,model 5000 and goliath are nice too and give character and warmth.
The rest are ok and pro usable without to be amazing,imho.
Matter of taste i guess

Cheers

hey212 · Post by **hey212** » Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:19 pm

I think I found the reason for the discrepancy between the sound quality and usability of these plugins. Jatin makes them sound great and the BeatSkillz devs make them crappy to use.

El°HYM · Post by **El°HYM** » Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:17 pm

Might not be perfect but surely also not all that bad. Their Model 5000 and Goliath are really good. Also the new Tape and LVL-01 have their very unique Flavor, few Bugs could be fixed for sure, yet thats nothing which cant be done.

TBlake · Post by **TBlake** » Fri Jul 07, 2023 4:11 am

VELLTONE MUSIC wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:29 am
soulone82 wrote: Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:23 pm Yes, Tone Empire/Beatskillz is a joke of a company.
Seriously disagree,i have almost all their stuff,can't say everything,but some plugins are top notch - Black Q is one of the most musical eq i've ever use,optored,model 5000 and goliath are nice too and give character and warmth.
The rest are ok and pro usable without to be amazing,imho.
Matter of taste i guess
Cheers

Try playing back audio thru their plugins at different sample rates and notice how different they sound. That's the sound of amateur programming. and they won't fix it. most likely because it doesn't matter to them. They'll be onto the next new plug that gullible newbs will shell out for.

kraster · Post by **kraster** » Sun Jul 09, 2023 1:06 am

TBlake wrote: Fri Jul 07, 2023 4:11 am
VELLTONE MUSIC wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:29 am
soulone82 wrote: Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:23 pm Yes, Tone Empire/Beatskillz is a joke of a company.
Seriously disagree,i have almost all their stuff,can't say everything,but some plugins are top notch - Black Q is one of the most musical eq i've ever use,optored,model 5000 and goliath are nice too and give character and warmth.
The rest are ok and pro usable without to be amazing,imho.
Matter of taste i guess
Cheers
Try playing back audio thru their plugins at different sample rates and notice how different they sound. That's the sound of amateur programming. and they won't fix it. most likely because it doesn't matter to them. They'll be onto the next new plug that gullible newbs will shell out for.

Wtf?

The guy behind this latest plugin is one of the best in the business.

He's far from an "amateur".

CrystalWizard · Post by **CrystalWizard** » Sun Jul 09, 2023 2:30 am

hey212 wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:19 pm I think I found the reason for the discrepancy between the sound quality and usability of these plugins. Jatin makes them sound great and the BeatSkillz devs make them crappy to use.

That seems accurate. Most of the praise in the comments are about the sound, the negative is in relation to the functionality. Jatan Chadhury develops some awesome stuff imo, I've never even noticed Tone Empire so i can't comment.

TBlake · Post by **TBlake** » Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:18 am

Jatin is a very good programmer no doubt, but one of the best in the business is a reach at this point. And unfortunately he has allowed his programming to be sullied by Beatskillz/Tone Empire.
Did you even listen to how different the plugin sounds at differing sample rates???

kraster wrote: Sun Jul 09, 2023 1:06 am
TBlake wrote: Fri Jul 07, 2023 4:11 am
VELLTONE MUSIC wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:29 am
soulone82 wrote: Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:23 pm Yes, Tone Empire/Beatskillz is a joke of a company.
Seriously disagree,i have almost all their stuff,can't say everything,but some plugins are top notch - Black Q is one of the most musical eq i've ever use,optored,model 5000 and goliath are nice too and give character and warmth.
The rest are ok and pro usable without to be amazing,imho.
Matter of taste i guess
Cheers
Try playing back audio thru their plugins at different sample rates and notice how different they sound. That's the sound of amateur programming. and they won't fix it. most likely because it doesn't matter to them. They'll be onto the next new plug that gullible newbs will shell out for.
Wtf?

The guy behind this latest plugin is one of the best in the business.

He's far from an "amateur".

Tone Empire released the ValveKult Plugin yesterday,