KVR Audio

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Mon Jun 29, 2026 4:03 pm

BlitBit wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2026 3:41 pm
SMH wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2026 3:11 pm
Seafire Mk2 wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2026 4:38 am Too many ads on that site
Ads are off!! https://www.admiralquality.com/by-popular-demand/
Oh, my... This blog post alone is enough for me to never buy anything from them.

They basically shift the blame for the ads on Google, when in fact they have made their website a big billboard for Google to inject whatever content Google wants, without AQ even being able to know what is displayed to each visitor. But of course they have nothing to do with it, except for taking the money which is the only reason these "scammy looking" ads had to stay up so long.

Fortunately, these ads had only been "scammy looking". For a moment I thought they would in fact be scammy because they can have actual consequences when you click on them.

And the "100% bug free" stance is obviously bull$#!t as every serious developer knows.

Unprofessional on every level, IMO. No surprise they are banned and have to resort to use proxies to communicate here now.

It’s not poor little AQ’s fault. Blame Google! Mike’s just a victim of the megacorporate industry that forced this unhelpful bloat on his website!

kujoi · Post by **kujoi** » Mon Jun 29, 2026 10:25 pm

D16 GODFAZER wipes the floor with this thing, especially env.followed

SMH · Post by **SMH** » Tue Jun 30, 2026 4:36 pm

kujoi wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2026 10:25 pm D16 GODFAZER wipes the floor with this thing, especially env.followed

Tried it but I feel like I can get way more kinds of different sounds with Stunningphaser. This one sounds kind of bland and normal and not so good at oldskool sounds. And it doesn't have as many sound shaping features but it's 7 X the price!!

dieterlaser · Post by **dieterlaser** » Tue Jun 30, 2026 7:24 pm

For me it's Instant Phaser MKII, that made me stop looking

D16 has good stuff, but some of them plugins, Godfazer being one of them, are missing the magic

Antresol on the other hand, I like. But it's a Flanger

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Tue Jun 30, 2026 11:13 pm

I love all phasers. Particularly true models of real hardware.
Eventide Instant Phaser MKII is at the top of my list.

I understand Andy Cytomic is working on a circuit modeled Phase 90. I can't wait for 2037 when it's finally available!

There are a few decent Phase 90 models out there, like Audiority and FazerTone (both are FREE!)
But none of them quite deliver that "reality turning inside out" sound of the real thing. I have high hopes for Andy's though.

Minimal Audio Ripple Phaser also deserved a shout. It's not modeled on hardware, but it can do some amazing things hardware can't.

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Tue Jun 30, 2026 11:28 pm

2037 lol I’ll start saving up.

kujoi · Post by **kujoi** » Tue Jun 30, 2026 11:45 pm

D16 GODFAZER does need at the very least an env follower on wet/dry to deliver otherwise it sounds dead, BITWIG is da bomb for this as it really makes it live and sound(pun intended) ^^

dieterlaser · Post by **dieterlaser** » Tue Jun 30, 2026 11:57 pm

if I survive another 5 months of Softube ads, I'll get this one for free

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Tue Jun 30, 2026 11:59 pm

Nice free one here:

https://niviem.net/products/

dieterlaser · Post by **dieterlaser** » Wed Jul 01, 2026 12:04 am

this one doesn't sound too bad either

https://endoftheworldplugins.com/downlo ... ck-phaser/

plexuss · Post by **plexuss** » Wed Jul 01, 2026 5:10 am

jamcat wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2026 7:10 pm “Apple, Steinberg and the rest of the megacorporate industry that forced this unhelpful bloat on everyone.” Another unserious statement from an unserious person.

Coder friends of mine all agree modern software is bloated, complexified and enshitified almost beyond believe. I know I sense it as a software user. It is in fact tied to a failure to provide quality by corporate leadership who are more focused on getting weathy than making good products. Mike is right, IMHO.

Medenka · Post by **Medenka** » Wed Jul 01, 2026 5:23 am

If someone can't (read: doesn't want to) use VST2, that is his problem!

There is nothing 'modern' in VST3, compared to VST2.

Medenka · Post by **Medenka** » Wed Jul 01, 2026 5:28 am

plexuss wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2026 5:10 am
jamcat wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2026 7:10 pm “Apple, Steinberg and the rest of the megacorporate industry that forced this unhelpful bloat on everyone.” Another unserious statement from an unserious person.
Coder friends of mine all agree modern software is bloated, complexified and enshitified almost beyond believe. I know I sense it as a software user. It is in fact tied to a failure to provide quality by corporate leadership who are more focused on getting weathy than making good products. Mike is right, IMHO.

Especially the UIs, where the video (graphic) side of a plugin is sometimes more taxing on the computer than the audio side. Or just impossible to use with an older/lower specced computer. Example: I used to be able to run older versions of Massive X on mine (pre 1.5), but not the newer ones, one instance maxes out the CPU just because of the UI.

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Wed Jul 01, 2026 5:32 am

I bought this in 2018...

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Wed Jul 01, 2026 10:23 am

jamcat wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 11:13 pm
I understand Andy Cytomic is working on a circuit modeled Phase 90. I can't wait for 2037 when it's finally available!

Stunning phaser 1.01