Product Reviews by KVR Members

This is one of my desert-island plugins. I use it on every mono sound in the mix (using a stereo channel). It's not a replacement for reverb, but it gives an immediate sense of width and depth and eliminates my boredom with super-dry mono sources that have no reflections whatsoever.

Even if panning the channel, make it a stereo channel and add Stereo Touch to create a more realistic acoustical space. If you want to add width to a monophonic sound that remains fully mono compatible and doesn't suffer from phase cancellation during mono playback, this is the plugin of your dreams. I use it even when I place the source in a reverb that has its own early reflections.

Note that it changes stereo input to mono before adding width, so it's not appropriate for stereo sources, unless they have phase problems you are trying to correct, which it also excels at.

I cannot live without this plugin. I use it to fix nearly all mid-side, phase cancellation/correlation issues. I would pay for this plugin if I had to.

Transit (version 1) is already obsolete in less than a year. Now it's $29 to stay current and doesn't replace existing instances. Baby Audio, you've got some great products, but I hope you don't treat them all like this. I'm stepping off the Trainsit train.

This plugin was very useful to me for various types of audio tests. I really hope it gets some Apple Silicon tender-loving care, which is to say a new lease on life.

Well... color me impressed. I just got this up and running in Windows 11 on Parallels, so that I could continue working on an old song that uses a plugin no longer supported in Logic on Mac. It works flawlessly and with zero configuration on the windows side other than installing the VST and running the AudioGridder Server. Beyond that, it's an Audio Unit in Logic like any other. The only thing I wish is that it supported VST1 as Vienna Ensemble Pro does or did (VEP is broken in Parallels on ARM chips). There are a lot of legendary ancient plugins lost, but I will still get a ton of use out of VST2s and VST3s that are no longer being maintained. Andreas, I recommend removing the address requirement for PayPal donations. It isn't needed and might dissuade would-be donors.

The AI upgrade is absolutely mind-blowing in version 2.x. A brilliant synth has now become a god synth.

Impressive analog-sounding tub distortion that you can completely customize (sorry no AAX). This thing sounds beautiful. Best tube saturation I've heard in the box.

Hunk of junk. Actually makes a bass sound fake and strangely more dynamic in a weird way. Use a compressor.

I'm not that much into IK's recent offerings, but the Stealth Limiter and Sunset Sound Studio Reverb are notable exceptions. I'm using SSSR a ton lately. It's an efficient workflow with great sounding rooms, plates, and chambers.

I'm surprised how good it sounds as a bus compressor (tested it with a synth+delay and drums). I checked it out in PluginDoctor and noticed there's a high-end roll-off beyond 10k, but it's a really nice sound. Just have to keep in mind that there is EQ happening.