Sonalksis TBK3 Über Compressor !

[DaveSonalksis]

Dave: Go watch a movie or sumfin, it's saturday evenin!

Actually I've had a lovely day. My lady and I have been celebrating her birthday!
It's been lovely!

[TotcProductions]

Dave: Go watch a movie or sumfin, it's saturday evenin!

Actually I've had a lovely day. My lady and I have been celebrating her birthday!
It's been lovely!

Happy birthday to the lady!

Peace

[abi]

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Clip with 2xTBK3 on drumbus, first part of song is without TBK3, then at the break they are switched on (it should be quite obvious).

(make sure you listen LOUD to this clip..)

nice piece and really phat drums! i like this!

[JeffSanders]

This is the bomb for drum overheads...beautiful piece of work, guys. Saving up for this one.

[defjamm]

Models non-diagonal volterra kernel elements too. Ought to be a generation closer than anything currently around. >90dB cancellation is the goal... ) until next year.

wow!

[amenbrother]

Sonalksis Rocks my ass..

[DaveSonalksis]

:D

[minx]

Wow this thing can really give kiks and snares some serious smack.I am however finding it a bit tricky to get the right amount of compression it seems to go from subtle to full on very quickly.

[bmanic]

Tell ya what... Help us schedule.

It makes sense (to me at least!) that if we try and do things in the order you (plural) want us to, then we'll be as successful as we can hope to be, right? You've got two items on your list... I'm sure you have some other things you'd like to see.

Well, from a layman's side of things (I know nothing at all about coding) it would seem as the most viable option, to upgrade the DQ/CQ (they do share some code, don't they?) to mk2 status. Or even a v1.5 status by adding an external sidechain. I can't imagine that being that difficult and it would make the plugins extremely powerful. They are one of the few truly "unique" plugins in the Sonalksis range so promoting them as such might be wise.

However, they are also your most complex plugins and can do equally much harm as good in inexperienced hands, which can make it hard to sell them to the masses.

So, from a purely business perspective I'd say:

1) it's smart to upgrade them to mk2 status, IF, it is not too much of burden

2) leave them alone and create something that is easier to sell to the masses (how about an analogue modeled transient designer thingy? You probably have some usable code bits in TBK3 for a full blown transient designer plugin, no?)

Personally I'd love to see mk2 versions of the DQ and CQ as in their current state they are not 'precise' enough for comfortable use in mastering, which is why I haven't bought em, (the sidechain filters could for instance be steeper but an external sidechain would be even more important) but it might not be a good strategy business wise and I'd hate to see Sonalksis go bust!! Another relatively straight forward possibility (remember, I talk in layman terms now as I know nothing about coding!) would be to create a multiband compressor based on the SV-315mk2. I've already done that myself within EnergyXT and can tell you right away that it rocks! Now give that compressor separate mid/side processing per band, easy to control "stereo tilt" and variable linking between channels. Add some pre/post-emphasis EQ bands and you have the most powerful mastering compressor. However, it requires extremely good cross over filter design and AFAIK that ain't very simple.

Cheers!
bManic

[JFN]

From a purely business perspective, I am not totally sure that I agree...



Though, as always, we do take notes on every little thing we get from our users/customers, and this is on the list of things that one day, if the right circumstances for it arises, will be considered.

Cheers,
JFN

[VitaminD]

please consider giving me a free NFR license to TBK3 while you're at it

[steff3]

So, from a purely business perspective I'd say:

1) it's smart to upgrade them to mk2 status, IF, it is not too much of burden

2) leave them alone and create something that is easier to sell to the masses (how about an analogue modeled transient designer thingy? You probably have some usable code bits in TBK3 for a full blown transient designer plugin, no?)

Well, 2) would probably also mean losing come customers, losing future investments of those customers and having some people out there that feel higly emotionalized about that and will never again say one good word about Sonalksis - but express their disappointment .....

besides side chaining also preset management and such is overdue for the dynamic plugs

but a transient designer (that is more like the real thing with release control) would be great anyways.

best

[bduffy]

please consider giving me a free NFR license to TBK3 while you're at it

My sentiments exactly.

Hey, is it just me, or does the TBK3 tend to wipe out the low end a bit? Or is that just the psychoacoustic effect of the drastic compression?

[JFN]

please consider giving me a free NFR license to TBK3 while you're at it

Cheers,
JFN

[bmanic]

From a purely business perspective, I am not totally sure that I agree...

Hehe.. I don't doubt ya. I have no education in business either so everything I say about that can only be taken as it is, a layman's opinion and "gut feeling".

Cheers!
bManic