What plugin 2 turn a sleeping pill into a warrior?

[DCrown]

for me the harmonic angle is what does it most consistently. saturation that's tied to the input envelope so it actually breathes with the transients rather than sitting statically on the signal. tape and transformer characters do this naturally because the nonlinearity is program-dependent. a lot of "saturation" plugins are just static waveshapers that add the same amount of grit regardless of dynamics, which is why they make things feel louder without actually adding energy.

RBass is interesting because it's doing something similar but in the low end specifically. generating harmonics below the fundamental so smaller speakers can feel the weight. it's not "adding energy" exactly, it's making existing energy more perceptible across more playback systems.

zerocrossing's point about using saturation to carve space is real though. shelving out some of the competing low mids before you add harmonics back in is a workflow that holds up.

RBass can be a main tool to make electric bass cut through in a mix for me. It is not about low end 60-100 Hz, but the frequencies 200hz+.(low mids).
I would use RBass on a parallel track there sometimes and voila! you can also hear the bass on small speakers or smartphones.
First I dip around that boomy 200 Hz area and then RBass, if I used an eq too just boost it would make it sound boomy

[DCrown]

You are a funny guy DCrown. I own Omni Channel. It's a good plugin.

There was of course some irony in my post, every one should use what works best for him.
I am a Waves guy, Waves Horizon was my best purchase ever, I use the plugins for a long time,
that's why when UAD went native, I didn't care a lot, I had most of their plugins already by Waves.
Is a Waves 1176 emu better or worse or (less) closer to the real thing than other emus? I don't care, Waves works for me.

I demoed every LA2a and opto comp emu just to find out that opto mode of Renaissance Comp s the best choice for me. Whoever developed the Renaissance plugins, he or they did a very good job.

WAVES RComp was released in early 2000!!!

[kernaudioio]

dcrown that parallel approach on bass at 200hz+ makes a lot of sense. most people think of RBass as strictly a sub tool but you're right that the octave up from the fundamental is where bass actually cuts through on small speakers. the boomy dip first is key, otherwise you're just reinforcing the problem frequencies before you add harmonics on top of them. clean the mud out, then let RBass put back what the transducer can actually reproduce.

[heyheycnv]

Fuse VPRE-562A makes tracks jump out front very nicely.

So does Korneff Sitral.

[HAL76]

[martinjuenke]

As someone mentioned This Plugin already?
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[simon.a.billington]

for me the harmonic angle is what does it most consistently. saturation that's tied to the input envelope so it actually breathes with the transients rather than sitting statically on the signal. tape and transformer characters do this naturally because the nonlinearity is program-dependent. a lot of "saturation" plugins are just static waveshapers that add the same amount of grit regardless of dynamics, which is why they make things feel louder without actually adding energy.

RBass is interesting because it's doing something similar but in the low end specifically. generating harmonics below the fundamental so smaller speakers can feel the weight. it's not "adding energy" exactly, it's making existing energy more perceptible across more playback systems.

zerocrossing's point about using saturation to carve space is real though. shelving out some of the competing low mids before you add harmonics back in is a workflow that holds up.

RBass can be a main tool to make electric bass cut through in a mix for me. It is not about low end 60-100 Hz, but the frequencies 200hz+.(low mids).
I would use RBass on a parallel track there sometimes and voila! you can also hear the bass on small speakers or smartphones.
First I dip around that boomy 200 Hz area and then RBass, if I used an eq too just boost it would make it sound boomy

Damn. I was going to say pretty much the same thing, but you bet me to it.

[DCrown]

for me the harmonic angle is what does it most consistently. saturation that's tied to the input envelope so it actually breathes with the transients rather than sitting statically on the signal. tape and transformer characters do this naturally because the nonlinearity is program-dependent. a lot of "saturation" plugins are just static waveshapers that add the same amount of grit regardless of dynamics, which is why they make things feel louder without actually adding energy.

RBass is interesting because it's doing something similar but in the low end specifically. generating harmonics below the fundamental so smaller speakers can feel the weight. it's not "adding energy" exactly, it's making existing energy more perceptible across more playback systems.

zerocrossing's point about using saturation to carve space is real though. shelving out some of the competing low mids before you add harmonics back in is a workflow that holds up.

RBass can be a main tool to make electric bass cut through in a mix for me. It is not about low end 60-100 Hz, but the frequencies 200hz+.(low mids).
I would use RBass on a parallel track there sometimes and voila! you can also hear the bass on small speakers or smartphones.
First I dip around that boomy 200 Hz area and then RBass, if I used an eq too just boost it would make it sound boomy

Damn. I was going to say pretty much the same thing, but you bet me to it.

Imagine it is USD 39 only !!!!
They could offer it for 200 and it would be worth it.
I remember a thread about RBass alternatives, I demoed all suggested plugins, no one comes even close to RBass, the worst was some PA plugin called Mint or something similar.
It took me quite a lot of time to make a real electric bass sit well in a mix, RBass only!

[Zeisner]

RBass can be a main tool to make electric bass cut through in a mix for me.

You might find this interesting:

https://www.deniseaudio.com/blog-posts/ ... o-examples

It's easy to replicate with other plugins.

[billinder33]

Minimal Audio Rift works amazing on bass. Obviously you need to dial it back quite a bit on a real electric bass track.

In fact, it can push pretty much any track right into your face. Either subtly or in el destructo mode, as per your individual requirements.

[DCrown]

RBass can be a main tool to make electric bass cut through in a mix for me.

You might find this interesting:

https://www.deniseaudio.com/blog-posts/ ... o-examples

It's easy to replicate with other plugins.

Thanks for your recommendation,
but never change a winning team!

[Sakke80]

Germanium Compressor @Softube

[Zeisner]

Thanks for your recommendation,
but never change a winning team!

You don't have to replace RBass. But you could experiment with creating alternative versions.

[Igro]

Softube Empirical Labs Mike-E does this very well on a Bus channel. Very different flavor from the other suspects (SSL, Neve and, surprisingly, Distressor).

[DCrown]

what about PSP?