LOUDER THAN LIFTOFF Silver Bullet mk2

[DCrown]

Even louder than L2?

[Dr.Gunjah]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge bmanic. It's quite sad that this deep plugin is kinda ruinded by the usabilty. The missing input control is only one issue. It also bugs me that no values are shown and there's no way to fine tune the knobs.

[holmer]

Where do I start?
What's the magic preset?

[El°HYM]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge bmanic. It's quite sad that this deep plugin is kinda ruinded by the usabilty. The missing input control is only one issue. It also bugs me that no values are shown and there's no way to fine tune the knobs.

Knowledge is King.

Where do I start?
What's the magic preset?

3 is the Magic Number.

[kmonkey]

If you use your DAW to save the preset, then the serial number is saved with the preset.. at least this is true for Reaper so I assume it works for other DAWs as well. Also if you use the "pink mode" for the EQ (CTRL Click the EQ on/off button) make sure you add your own DC offset filter afterwards as it can get pretty nasty and down right dangerous for monitors if your listening levels are high!

Hey, Reaper fan here. I assume I am not the only one. So post Reaper presets, please. Don't be so shy we love your stuff

Another question about the DC issue you mentioned: what do you use for the DC offset filter after the Silverbullet? Some Reaper JSFX filter possibly? Can you share a name?

[kmonkey]

Where do I start?
What's the magic preset?

Load the plugin, turn backface (click silver bullet text on the gui), and start experimenting with serial numbers. Some of them are subtle ( to me), and some of them can sound really really nice.

Also check this post: viewtopic.php?p=8957693#p8957693

[kidslow]

If you use your DAW to save the preset

Reaper presets, please. Don't be so shy we love your stuff

Yes please.

[ChanceB]

I just discovered something fun. I noticed that Silver Bullet adds a bunch of noise in the high end way down around -115 db when looking at it in the spectrum analyzer,so I thought I’d add some upward compression to listen to it and discovered what the dynarealism is.It’s a bunch of circuit noises,it’s interesting and you can hear the difference when changing the serial number on the back. Fun stuff

[EfreetiSultan]

Oh I love noise! He old fashion movie star!

[concealed identity]

As interesting as it is, I think it's a bit of a risky move for the developers to assign every user a different default serial number, if it changes the sound as much as people say. It seems like that would lead to a lot of varying opinions out there, e.g. someone saying it's good for certain uses but others having different experiences due to the difference in sound.

Also, I know you can change the default serial number, but since it's tied to your account it would be cool to be able to change that permanently, across installations. Looking forward to experimenting with this, though.

[vitocorleone123]

As interesting as it is, I think it's a bit of a risky move for the developers to assign every user a different default serial number, if it changes the sound as much as people say. It seems like that would lead to a lot of varying opinions out there, e.g. someone saying it's good for certain uses but others having different experiences due to the difference in sound.

Also, I know you can change the default serial number, but since it's tied to your account it would be cool to be able to change that permanently, across installations. Looking forward to experimenting with this, though.

It’s more like analog gear. People manage just fine overall using analog gear for the past decades.

[concealed identity]

As interesting as it is, I think it's a bit of a risky move for the developers to assign every user a different default serial number, if it changes the sound as much as people say. It seems like that would lead to a lot of varying opinions out there, e.g. someone saying it's good for certain uses but others having different experiences due to the difference in sound.

Also, I know you can change the default serial number, but since it's tied to your account it would be cool to be able to change that permanently, across installations. Looking forward to experimenting with this, though.

It’s more like analog gear. People manage just fine overall using analog gear for the past decades.

Yeah I just mean in the context of people talking about it online. But I might be misunderstanding people's impressions and overestimating the amount of variance between the different serial numbers- I still have to try it out myself.

[kmonkey]

As interesting as it is, I think it's a bit of a risky move for the developers to assign every user a different default serial number, if it changes the sound as much as people say. It seems like that would lead to a lot of varying opinions out there, e.g. someone saying it's good for certain uses but others having different experiences due to the difference in sound.

Also, I know you can change the default serial number, but since it's tied to your account it would be cool to be able to change that permanently, across installations. Looking forward to experimenting with this, though.

You are thinking way too much about the "risky" factor of it. It is not as if this plugin will force you to slip.

1. The fact that the user can share serial numbers between them ensures that they can have consistent (absolutely the same) sound between the plugins.
2. The changes are all subtle in the way 98% of users won't even hear changes. Those like bmanic or mastering engineers are an extreme minority.
3. My speculation is that at least half of the SB users don't even use or know about the serial number feature because fo the fact it doesn't sound as drastic as it sounds on paper. It is not some sort of a hidden feature that you even need to know about in order to operate and get the best from the SB plugin itself.

[concealed identity]

Yeah that makes sense. I've just noticed quite a varied set of opinions online about what people like to use it for and what they don't like to use it for. This makes sense when you consider that some people are using it to distort an 808 kick while others are putting it on the master for warmth while others are using it to glue a drum bus together while others are using it to add dynamics to a breakbeat. But since I've noticed some people disagreeing on whether or not it works well for the same task, I wondered aloud if that might be due to nature of the plugin itself. I bet you're right about most users not messing with the serial number. I knew about it only because I read the manual and I still totally forgot to try it every time I've used it. I just wonder if not knowing that has influenced any talk about it.

[vitocorleone123]

With an analog saturation/distortion box (I have an Elysia Karacter Qube), you aren’t limited to one function or one specialized use. I distort kicks with some FET shred mode and then also use it subtle on the master in mid side mode (it works amazingly well to help songs made with plugins get that “pro” sound of width without using any imaging plugins).

Plugins are similar, though tend to be marketed more for one use or another.