KVR Audio

Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:08 am

i've briefly tried the demo over a guitar track, and this thing oozes character. definitely my favorite VST preamp so far.

BlackRooster · Post by **BlackRooster** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:30 am

Burillo wrote: Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:08 am i've briefly tried the demo over a guitar track, and this thing oozes character. definitely my favorite VST preamp so far.

Thank you very much!

D.K Envelope · Post by **D.K Envelope** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:11 pm

is there a discount for allbundle user

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Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:16 pm

actually, that's a good question, i also have all other BRA plugins

Recourt · Post by **Recourt** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:40 pm

I'm really impressed with the sound of this. Here's how I've used it on the mix bus with nice results.
Line input
Keep output at about -14
Level match with input
Hit VU meter between -10 and -5
High bias
Tube 3
Restore highs and mids with treble and mid knobs

escalona · Post by **escalona** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:33 pm

Another full bundle user here. André we need a "complete bundle" special price!

MadDogE134 · Post by **MadDogE134** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:51 pm

yeah it made it to my "try me first" list of preamps pretty fast. don't really like tube B but they are all three different. C is my favorite while A comes in a close second or if i want a 'milder' taste. C sounds a bit more aggressive.(more transient imo) most preamps (saturation) ITB tend to round off transients by nature imo... this one not so much

BlackRooster · Post by **BlackRooster** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:05 am

escalona wrote: Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:33 pm Another full bundle user here. André we need a "complete bundle" special price!

I hear ya, but this plug-in is cheap already. Get in touch via helpdesk (at) blackroosteraudio.com and I'll see what I can do.

Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:20 pm

played with it a little more yesterday, i'm definitely getting it! don't have the funds right now, but hopefully by the time my trial license ends i would

i am really missing clean gain at the output - it's hard to gain stage with this plugin. that said, tried it on a drum bus, and it sounds awesome - reminds me of True Iron in a way, where it doesn't do much (unless you push it), but makes everything bigger and better. it also sounds great when driven!

MadDogE134 · Post by **MadDogE134** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:59 pm

yeah it shines on a drum bus

and when i said saturation 'rounds off transients' i was meaning at least to my ears. i know it physically does not... any saturation usually only adds harmonics off the fundamental... but it plays tricks on the ear (at least my old ears lol) with the additions detracting from the original source. the source kinda gets convoluted if you follow my drift

cheers

plexuss · Post by **plexuss** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:50 pm

MadDogE134 wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:59 pm yeah it shines on a drum bus

and when i said saturation 'rounds off transients' i was meaning at least to my ears. i know it physically does not... any saturation usually only adds harmonics off the fundamental... but it plays tricks on the ear (at least my old ears lol) with the additions detracting from the original source. the source kinda gets convoluted if you follow my drift

Physically speaking distortion is not simply "added" to the signal. More accurately saturation is "embedded" or "integrated" into the audio signal. Distortion will have a complex dynamic (changing over time) interaction with the audio signal. Most distortion tools we have access to impart a static (opposed to dynamic) distortion "profile" and so the dynamic aspect is not as complex as if the profile was dynamic as well as the audio. These intractions cause phase effects to occur which can have a profound effect on the perception of the audio. This is likely why subtle distortion aka saturation may not change the over-all sense of the tone of the audio but other subtle perceptions such as "soundstage", "livliness", "openness" etc. What you describe you hear is consistent with this physical model of the effects of distortion.

BlackRooster · Post by **BlackRooster** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:57 pm

plexuss wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:50 pm
MadDogE134 wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:59 pm yeah it shines on a drum bus

and when i said saturation 'rounds off transients' i was meaning at least to my ears. i know it physically does not... any saturation usually only adds harmonics off the fundamental... but it plays tricks on the ear (at least my old ears lol) with the additions detracting from the original source. the source kinda gets convoluted if you follow my drift
Physically speaking distortion is not simply "added" to the signal. More accurately saturation is "embedded" or "integrated" into the audio signal. Distortion will have a complex dynamic (changing over time) interaction with the audio signal. Most distortion tools we have access to impart a static (opposed to dynamic) distortion "profile" and so the dynamic aspect is not as complex as if the profile was dynamic as well as the audio. These intractions cause phase effects to occur which can have a profound effect on the perception of the audio. This is likely why subtle distortion aka saturation may not change the over-all sense of the tone of the audio but other subtle perceptions such as "soundstage", "livliness", "openness" etc. What you describe you hear is consistent with this physical model of the effects of distortion.

Very well said!

mccy · Post by **mccy** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:24 pm

I was really ready for and convinced not buying this. I was sure I could do the "trick" with other Plugins and I have the whole arsenal of softube and much other. This would be of course another boring digital toy. But... There is no "Trick" it's just a workhorse and I got very nice sounds so fast, that in the end I thought it's not worth spending hours on imitating some settings.
It's simply worth buying it for the workflow and the easy soundfiddling and honestly THIS drive and in first place the output drive is unique to my ears in the software world so far. I'm sure I'm wrong, there must be easy ways to achieve, but I won't be fast at finding them, so take my money. I really like this beast as much as the plateverb from BRA. They're just spot on.

Thanks Andre for the nice and fast communication!

Martin

MadDogE134 · Post by **MadDogE134** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:18 pm

well i was speaking generally and i was not meaning 'adding' harmonics as in static... adding as in turning the thing on lol. the new spikes on a scope that weren't there are what is being added (in layman's terms) but i understand what you are saying... i was just not breaking out the measuring cup and pouring the flour lol like i said it is a trick on the ear imo like psychoacustics... with the extra harmonics... my ear perceives less transient information although the same information is there. i reckon my ear is getting more 'busy' with the additional info flooding in. perception is a funny thing... and the brain is just amazing

anyways... i like the new omnitec. it will get plenty of use

cheers

Hettoblaster · Post by **Hettoblaster** » Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:45 am

Have the demo on a mixbus (techno) and it sounds awesome. Bypassed it convinced i could get the same result with True Iron, SDRR etc which is porblaby true. But, after 30 min bypassed the alternatives and activated Onminitec and decided i'll just have to get it!

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