ALA-101 Hybridization (copy protection updated!)

[pekbro]

Still not really working for me, kind of losing interest, tho they are working hard to fix the problems some are having.

might give the latest build 275 a shot. now running as expected on a win 11 pro system.

gotta give the dev props for a -very- well designed layout and sounding rather special here on "organic acoustic based" tracks.

Thx I’ll check on it.

-cheers

[pekbro]

Nope same ctd, wont even run in some cases and is disabled by the DAW.

[bmanic]

Yeah I'm pretty sure he doesn't have a proper windows system to directly test with and possibly is vibe coding the whole thing and thus lacking the experience in debugging stuff. At least that's the vibe I'm getting (I could be completely wrong though!).

But yeah, whatever the case is, hope he gets it sorted out. The UI and concept is fantastic as it is. Stability should now be the top priority for sure.

[Uncle E]

I'm now able to duplicate a lot of what ALA-101 is doing by using a combination of Ampex and Pultec. However, I'm not able to duplicate bmanic's setting screenshot, the UAD tapes simply won't saturate as hard as that.

[pekbro]

The thing that affects my confidence the most is that it worked before. Used a lot of cpu at times, but it worked. The DRM thing spawned some change that broke it, to me that doesn't make a lot of sense. I commend him for his apparent commitment, hard work and candor (from what I saw) in the forums, for now at least, I'm not likely to keep messing around with it.

*Ooo, I think it just killed Atlas 2 somehow as well by crashing it.
Doh, nvm it just deleted some defaults.

[Igelhaft]

and possibly is vibe coding the whole thing and thus lacking the experience in debugging stuff

Quote from the auto-translated youtube intro for the plugin: "I was also in a hurry to release it because there was AI- truth is, AI is a piece of crap that can only recheck the code that you write... the AI is so crap that there is no way the AI will create a plugin for us."

I read that as, probably not vibe-coded. I think he may be a self-taught, non-professional programmer, though. No sure if there is a team or not.

[sonidomolino]

fyi: official release
https://gearspace.com/board/showpost.ph ... tcount=491

maybe not for everyone/any genre, but i find this works well to add just the right amount of "bulk/presence" to organic/acoustic ensemble tracks.

[Hettoblaster]

Can this also go into lovely distortion, like Brut can? Or is Ala 101 best at saturation / subtle sweeting / betterising ?

[Funky40]

Or is Ala 101 best at saturation /

There is no best. It`s sound material, context and goal sensitiv, no ?

.....like Brut can?

hmm, i just had a search and a online look. sounds lovely !
No, ALA-101 is IMO not a replacement for that.

The 101 can act in its own way and regard nicely as a saturator. I do that and use it as a drive.
Brut sounds (to me) -from what i just gathered- like top notch germanium diode based circuitry stuff.

The ALA-101 is the only plugin i`ve stumbled across so far which can do the typical Tube "ringing" as good as real (Good) Tubes can do on precussive material. It can make percussive highs sparkle out in lovely ways, and it can make for example a kickdrum "thump".
Germanium devices can do that too, but different.

From the online vids, i would guess that brut sounds nicer on havier driving than ALA, and ALA-101 nicer on the "ringing" aspect. Nicer sparkling out on highs, a nicer "thump" on low end heavy percussive stuff....just guessworking !

Brut has a feedback control which alone lifts it already into lther territorys



for reference reasons: (just the ones i just listened to)

[Hettoblaster]

Thanks Funky.
My question was a bit explained badly.
I read about both plugs 2 days ago and what I basically meant to ask was:
"Is ALA 101 also able to go into wild distortion?"

I realize they are not the same. But still don't know if the ALA can also distort in a pleasant way.
(maybe because of the NAM tech, it's just not possible, for example)

Haven't tried them, am going to, but I'm actually installing a new computer and decided to put less plugs on it, and there I am, looking at more new ones.
Both sound great and workflow is appealing. Neither are cheap. But I think using a combo of the 2 would be amazing.
I now know I like 'simple' plugins for specific tasks better than 1 plugin that can do a 1000 things.
So might swap some out.
Cheers

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hmm, i just had a search and a online look. sounds lovely !
No, ALA-101 is IMO not a replacement for that.

The 101 can act in its own way and regard nicely as a saturator. I do that and use it as a drive.
Brut sounds (to me) -from what i just gathered- like top notch germanium diode based circuitry stuff.

The ALA-101 is the only plugin i`ve stumbled across so far which can do the typical Tube "ringing" as good as real (Good) Tubes can do on precussive material. It can make percussive highs sparkle out in lovely ways, and it can make for example a kickdrum "thump".
Germanium devices can do that too, but different.

From the online vids, i would guess that brut sounds nicer on havier driving than ALA, and ALA-101 nicer on the "ringing" aspect. Nicer sparkling out on highs, a nicer "thump" on low end heavy percussive stuff....just guessworking !

Brut has a feedback control which alone lifts it already into lther territorys

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[Funky40]

"Is ALA 101 also able to go into wild distortion?"

i had a feel that you meant that.

I do take ALA-101 into haevier distortion. I mean it has a own Drive control. And we can crank it at other corners too But "wild distortion" ?
I would guess this is asking for something different,....something specifically made for beeing harsh and brutal.


Still checking waters myself vs. some things.
i search for signal chains when it comes to ride with haevily driven sounds . And that vs. different signals one by one.

[bmanic]

Not really. It wasn't designed to go cleanly (pun not intended) into sweet sweet silly distortion. ALA-101 is a sweetener mojo thing that brings subtle goodies. It's actually one of the best I've yet to encounter in the plugin domain.

ALA-101 does have a clipper module though, which obviously can go into silly soft and hard clipping territory but that's outside the intended scope of the plugin. This is more of a sweetener thing and the clipper is there for utility purposes and for gentle harmonic soft saturation, bringing a lot of control over the asymmetry of the clipping.

If you are looking for a plugin to destroy signals in a creative and pleasing way, ALA-101 is not the plugin for that.

[Hettoblaster]

Thanks

[Funky40]

If you are looking for a plugin to destroy signals in a creative and pleasing way, ALA-101 is not the plugin for that.

yes, that`s what i meant to say.

I just think to complicated.
Also, since i run whole plugin chains.

[Hettoblaster]

Yeah, that's what I assumed too. But good to know for sure (like I said I only heard about it 2 days ago)