DMG Warmth & TrackWarmth (not out yet)

[billinder33]

I really like the functions and quality of DMG plugins, but the UIs really bother me. I definitely prefer modern interfaces over skeuomorphic analog designs, but I find the dark print against deep black backgrounds very hard to look at over time. Nitpicking I know.

The tools remind me of the new Brainworx plugins where I recognize that they're really good, but typically find there's a better plugin for any given purpose. And then there's the premium pricing. I respect the company and tools they produce, but the products are just not for me.

So far as a new saturation plugin goes, is there a market need for another one of these? Do I need a perfectly modeled germanium diode 1N34A on a track that's buried in a 48 channel mix? Can it really beat True Iron for sound, or Spectre's ease of use for band-limited saturation? Hard to bring something new to the table with all the quality competition these days, but I hope they release something novel and interesting.

[vitocorleone123]

You found a use for True Iron? Huh. Interesting.

You think Brainworx plugins are really good? Also interesting.

Yes, there’s definitely space for something like this from DMG.

[Calagan]

You found a use for True Iron? Huh. Interesting.

You think Brainworx plugins are really good? Also interesting.

Yes, there’s definitely space for something like this from DMG.

I'm pretty sure TrackWarmth would be great, but to me Silver Bullet or HG-2 are also great plugins and you can buy through Plugin Alliance (not Brainworx, but you know what I mean...).
It depends how TrackWarmth would be implemented. For now it doesn't exist so we can only imagine it.

I'm the same sucker as anybody else, so of course (whatever I said previously) if DMG Audio release TrackWarmth I could be tempted to buy it (even if I've got dozens of saturation plugins). But it's late to enter the game and the market is truly crowded.
And they need to update their plugins and come back to maintenance mode first (IMHO)...

[Morty-C-137]

I'm pretty sure TrackWarmth would be great, but to me Silver Bullet or HG-2 are also great plugins and you can buy through Plugin Alliance.

I like HG-2 and I have both the regular and the MS version. What I mean is: I like the sound. What I hate is the operation where I have to continiously gain stage 3 serperate dials with my mouse whenever I want more/less pentode/diode.

It's a plugin.. why not use that to make it easier than the hardware since we can't operate a plugin with our fingers and both hands..

[Calagan]

I'm pretty sure TrackWarmth would be great, but to me Silver Bullet or HG-2 are also great plugins and you can buy through Plugin Alliance.

I like HG-2 and I have both the regular and the MS version. What I mean is: I like the sound. What I hate is the operation where I have to continiously gain stage 3 serperate dials with my mouse whenever I want more/less pentode/diode.

It's a plugin.. why not use that to make it easier than the hardware since we can't operate a plugin with our fingers and both hands..

yep, completely agree. It's typical Plugin Alliance : when they emulate some hardware, they copy the physical aspect in plugin land, without taking in consideration the fact that a plugin is not like a hardware gear (we don't use 2 mouses, we can fold L/R panel if stereo linked, we don't need so much space for screws or wood panels... etc.)
The worst PA plugin regarding this aspect is Lisa. It sounds good but it's an absurd GUI and the result is it's so difficult to use I neve use it (and the CPU use is huge)...

But TrackComp has sometimes the opposite problem : I find most models very easy to set, with this "proud to be digital GUI", but the LA2A to me is more difficult to set than the competition with their "like the hardware" GUI. The UAD (for exemple) is basically two knobs : compression and gain compensation (and few little adds, like mix knob or frequency sensibility). So It makes sense to reproduce the hardware because there's not much to tweak.
In TrackComp the LA2A is too complex, with the input gain, the threshold, the attack and release (I'm never satisfied with my attack/release settings) and doesn't reproduce the vibe of the original hardware when tweaking. Even if it sounds good, I rarely use it because of that...

[billinder33]

You found a use for True Iron? Huh. Interesting.

Yes. I like it because it's more 'fuzzy' than 'gritty' (PA's BBs) IMO. Great for broadband saturation on summing busses. Use a stereo splitter on a buss, load an instance into each side, and dial in different saturations. Pure magic.

You think Brainworx plugins are really good? Also interesting.

Yes, I think BX plugins are 'good'. Well made. I could make great mixes/masters with them. But they are not 'elite'. I feel the same way about DMG. I would actually put DMG a cut above BX in terms of features. A cut below in UI aesthetic.

But there's no DMG plugin that I use over some other plugin for most use cases. There are rare occasions where I prefer Limitless over Pro-L because it has this 'smeary' sound that just works amazing on some things, but those are mostly edge cases. All my other DMG plugins mostly collect dust.

[billinder33]

Duple

[nilhartman]

I'm sure Dave will go back to the wonderful DMG plugins sooner than later now that Serum 2 is out.

[Kaboom75]

I hope its got a massive spice modeled neve transformer. Would be great if Dave added some saturations to Fab Filter Saturn that thing should be modular and open to third parties.

[hey212]

This whole interview is brilliant, but he also talks about Warmth about 54 minutes in.

[solvni_music]

thx for compassion and equilibrium...best plugins ever

[Seaside Music]

dave is great and his stuff sounds fantastic. But I can't look at those interfaces and accomplish anything. i'm not ashamed to admit that I'm in senior years now and my eyes just can't stand that. I like clean interfaces that can be resized where I want them to be. and yes TrackComp resizes just fine, but too many dark elements.

and I also agree with Calagan above. LA2A is great because of its simplicity. TrackComp just makes it hard for me as well. I have hardware and UAD that covers my LA2 needs just fine.

and one more old man rant! I'm over saturation plugins. done, finis, fork it, sayonara, au revoir, adios.

[wintoid]

dave is great and his stuff sounds fantastic. But I can't look at those interfaces and accomplish anything. i'm not ashamed to admit that I'm in senior years now and my eyes just can't stand that. I like clean interfaces that can be resized where I want them to be. and yes TrackComp resizes just fine, but too many dark elements.

Compassion doesn't resize at all, and that makes it completely unusable for me, for similar reasons.

[billinder33]

This whole interview is brilliant, but he also talks about Warmth about 54 minutes in.

Great interview, really smart guy. Did great work on Serum2. I hope he brings over some of Serum's UI aesthetics to DMGs platform.

[jtsterays]

dave is great and his stuff sounds fantastic. But I can't look at those interfaces and accomplish anything. i'm not ashamed to admit that I'm in senior years now and my eyes just can't stand that. I like clean interfaces that can be resized where I want them to be. and yes TrackComp resizes just fine, but too many dark elements.

and I also agree with Calagan above. LA2A is great because of its simplicity. TrackComp just makes it hard for me as well. I have hardware and UAD that covers my LA2 needs just fine.

and one more old man rant! I'm over saturation plugins. done, finis, fork it, sayonara, au revoir, adios.

Tweak the LA2A to your liking and save it at default state (built in), then you will never have to tweak it ever again. Just threshold and makeup.