Waves Q-Clone !!!

[sufoco001]

Q-Clone is a revolutionary new product that lets you use your outboard hardware equalizer in a completely new way. By capturing the sound of your own gear, Q-Clone allows you to use that sound freely throughout your session, adjusting the sound of each track just as you would if you had dozens of that same hardware equalizer

Q-Clone has two components: Q-Capture, which is used to capture the sound of your hardware, and Q-Clone, which shows you the equalization curve of your hardware and provides other functions. Q-Capture constantly samples the hardware unit’s sound, tracking every twist you make on your gear’s knobs in real time. The calibration feature lets you tune Q-Capture precisely to your unit’s headroom and dB range.

http://www.waves.com/

more one great news!!!

[bmanic]

And I'm just about to spend 3000 euros on a Sintefex FX2000.. I better wait a month or two to check this out.

EDIT: hmm, on second thought it doesn't seem that revolutionary at all actually. I'm sure it simply uses convolution to "capture" that current EQ setting. No dynamic convolution here at all. I think Sintefex is safe, for now.

Cheers!
bManic

[dreammaka]

as usual, too expensive. I can't afford.

[bmanic]

And with voxengo's deconvolver+sir or pristine space you can already do this same thing. Just "convolve" your outboard EQ and save it as a preset in pristine space/sir.

-bManic

[dvdvelde]

Oh waves, we dont want to go back to the analog world, we want digital things. Ok, they want to adress the people with hardware gear, nice. But there are xxxx- tools that do virtually the same. It's not new, it's expensive old trick...
It's another straight matching tool.

Anyway if they did a peak mesurement (i dont know) it wont work at all.... somebody has to test this!

[Innominandum]

You'll get the same EQ curve, but you won't get any of the non-linear effects of your analogue gear. It's only capturing half the picture. You can do this already with Voxengo Deconvolver and SIR.

There is NO WAY that this little plug could replace a Sintefex unit.

[bmanic]

You'll get the same EQ curve, but you won't get any of the non-linear effects of your analogue gear. It's only capturing half the picture. You can do this already with Voxengo Deconvolver and SIR.

There is NO WAY that this little plug could replace a Sintefex unit.

Exactly which is why I'm still getting my FX2000.

[Innominandum]

Exactly which is why I'm still getting my FX2000.

Lucky bastard!!!!!

[[ Lex ]]

EDIT: hmm, on second thought it doesn't seem that revolutionary at all actually. I'm sure it simply uses convolution to "capture" that current EQ setting. No dynamic convolution here at all. I think Sintefex is safe, for now.

It EQ only, and cant even capture reverbs... and its $1000 !!!!

[3*s]

This is a good example of remarketing an existing technology in hopes of making a(nother) fortune. It's really a great idea in the marketing sense. I'm guessing it makes the process of making an eq impulse quick and easy. It's being promoted to old school high end hardware users who don't have much of a clue about convolution, think it's only for reverbs, don't know that you can do the same thing with a $70 plugin, drool at the fact that they can freeze the settings on their $3000 EQs, and have rather deep pockets.

If signal flow is the only difference between this and a standard convolution proccessor, then it's just some simple coding to make something like this if you already have a convolution algorithm. I'd love to see some dev like Voxengo do a $70 plug that does exactly the same thing.

[Alan]

You can do this already with Voxengo Deconvolver and SIR.

Not really,you can't tweak the EQ curve afterward with SIR and you can't capture anything live beforehand while listening to your track either.This plug would be more comparable to Voxengo's Curve EQ or Steinbergs Free Filter or Elementals Firum.I guess we could do pretty much the same thing with Curve EQ or the others by looping our hardware through the track have have it learn the curve then save it,but I'm not sure if hardware latencey plays into it or not though.Also you have to consider that most people who do have an arsenal of High end hardware EQ's(studio's) is more than likely to have a Pro Tools TDM/Accel rig and I'm not aware of any EQ curve stealing plugs on that platform(although there could be one that I'm unaware of).So there you have the dillemma,people who have access to high end hardware now have an EQ stealing plug,but the rest of us have Curve EQ or Firum and no High end hardware(in general).Perhaps Waves should have shipped this thing with an extensive library for the have-nots to justify the price tag.

[Alan]

you can't tweak the EQ curve afterward with SIR and you can't capture anything live beforehand while listening to your track either.

Just downloaded the demo and I'm wrong on the first count(you can't tweak it afterward)and right on the second part.So apparently you are generating IR's and not stealing curves.The included library is rather extensive though with Pultec and Massenburg and other presets,but if youv'e got the hardware,using Voxengo's Curve EQ or Firum in this manner might be a better idea and more flexible.Apart from the presets,I guess the appeal would be using the plug during a mix instantaneously without searching endlessly for specific curves.Ho hum.It still seems way too involved for me.I think I'll just stick to my favorite EQ plugs and call it a day.

[[ Lex ]]

So apparently you are generating IR's and not stealing curves.

A thing to consider is if they do many IRs of the same gear in different db levels. If so, they got something different then running one captured IR of an analog EQ in SIR or Voxengo Prestine Space.

[Alan]

A thing to consider is if they do many IRs of the same gear in different db levels. If so, they got something different then running one captured IR of an analog EQ in SIR or Voxengo Prestine Space.

Well no,you can only capture and use one IR at a time and that's what your stuck with on the track,if it doesn't work after a mix build up you have to either capture another IR of your adjustment,or if your using thier presets,choose another preset.If your using just this on an entire mix,prepare your self for a lot of work.Even if your just using it on a vocal,it's not like tweaking an EQ itself but rather generating all those tweaks or auditioning presets of tweaks.Either way,a lot of time consuming work.

[[ Lex ]]

A thing to consider is if they do many IRs of the same gear in different db levels. If so, they got something different then running one captured IR of an analog EQ in SIR or Voxengo Prestine Space.

Well no,you can only capture and use one IR at a time and that's what your stuck with on the track,if it doesn't work after a mix build up you have to either capture another IR of your adjustment,or if your using thier presets,choose another preset.If your using just this on an entire mix,prepare your self for a lot of work.Even if your just using it on a vocal,it's not like tweaking an EQ itself but rather generating all those tweaks or auditioning presets of tweaks.Either way,a lot of time consuming work.

Ok, thanks for the info.