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Improv · Post by **Improv** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:22 am

Which Voxengo product is most like Kjaerhus MPL-1 Pro?

Thanks

Watto · Post by **Watto** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:24 am

Elephant?

K-Slash · Post by **K-Slash** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:37 am

Yeah Elephant : http://www.voxengo.com/product/elephant/.

Improv · Post by **Improv** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:43 am

Watto wrote:Elephant?

Voxengo has so damn many choices, it's easy to get lost. From what I saw, Elephant, Marquis, PolySquasher and maybe Soniformer are possible candidates.

I really like Kjaerhaus stuff, but I thought that I'd finally try Voxengo. Only trouble is, Voxengo gives me option anxiety! GACK!!!

dalor · Post by **dalor** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:32 am

Improv wrote:Which Voxengo product is most like Kjaerhus MPL-1 Pro?
Thanks

Weird question, but i'd say: NONE. There is nothing like "most like" - It's like saying "All Software limiters do all the same job and sound the same", which -they do the job of limiting peaks-, but its the details baby, the details...

Oh and this is my 100 post too! YAY! And a useless one too! YAYAY! Now i really feel like im wasting too much time on KVR

Improv · Post by **Improv** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:51 am

erased.

kaufi · Post by **kaufi** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:48 pm

haven't tried Voxengo but i say Kjaerhus!!

kylen · Post by **kylen** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:55 pm

You need both! Try the demos and you'll see...

Kingston · Post by **Kingston** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:03 pm

They're both different, even if aimed for the same task. Neither is superior to the other in any particular way, and either you get will fulfill all mastering limiter tasks just fine.

The most striking feature differences are the incredible smoothness of MPL-1 that almost sounds like subtle low level compression (very useful!), and the numerous discrete and different sounding limiting modes of Elephant (also featuring the useful clipping mode).

.jon · Post by **.jon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:23 pm

There was a limiter thread some time ago, and I found that I preferred Elephant over anything else, as it did colour the sound. MPL is regarded as very transparent, and that is probably extremely useful in some applications. I'm going for Elephant anyway, as I want to spice up VST sounds in all the processing stages, I'm not after ultra-clean mixes.

Improv · Post by **Improv** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:03 pm

Kingston wrote:They're both different, even if aimed for the same task. Neither is superior to the other in any particular way, and either you get will fulfill all mastering limiter tasks just fine.

That's what I was hoping to hear was the differences that people have found. Of course I'll have my own opinions as well once I compare and contrast the demos. But sometimes others can give a unique perspective that you might not have thought about. IOW, things to think about. Hmmmm...

The most striking feature differences are the incredible smoothness of MPL-1 that almost sounds like subtle low level compression (very useful!), and the numerous discrete and different sounding limiting modes of Elephant (also featuring the useful clipping mode).

Thanks, that's the kind of comment that I want to take into consideration. I was leaning to the MPL-1 anyway because I love there stuff, but then I thought about Voxengo, which also has a good rep and I have never really looked at.

So there ya go!

Kiwburger · Post by **Kiwburger** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:49 pm

Kingston nailed it. I have both and love both on different sources. Elephant is fast, great for drums. MPL-1 is slow but oh so smooth. (Try the maximum lookahead and maximum smoothness). They are totally complementary to each other, and I wouldn't like to have to choose. I would say that Elephant is probably the more conventional limiter. MPL-1 does behave more like a compressor, but it's very good.

Improv · Post by **Improv** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:26 pm

Kiwburger wrote:Kingston nailed it.

Yes indeedy, I believe he did just that!

I have both and love both on different sources. Elephant is fast, great for drums. MPL-1 is slow but oh so smooth.

And cheap enough that the two of them won't break the bank! :wink!:

(Try the maximum lookahead and maximum smoothness). They are totally complementary to each other, and I wouldn't like to have to choose. I would say that Elephant is probably the more conventional limiter. MPL-1 does behave more like a compressor, but it's very good.

Thanks for the tips, I'll try them out.

Cheers

Voxengo and Kjaerhaus Mastering Limiters