Product Reviews by KVR Members

I think this is a very fine plugin. I wish I could say it's magic or life-changing but it's not. It is just a good-sounding, versatile emulation of the V72 preamp/compressor. The GUI is variable, the quality can be "low" or "high," the gain is variable with associated "drive" (distortion). It is possible to group all instances of the plugin if desired. It has a well-written manual. I enjoy it and thank Fuse Audio Labs for making it available for free. Although I couldn't find a version number, I believe this to be the latest, complete version.

Chris Johnson's plugins are always effective and unique. Desk is a fine example of his philosophy. The ideas behind the plugins are carefully thought out and are implemented simply but completely. You can tell that from the description he's given here with Desk. Chris does things no one else is doing or does them in a way that is refreshingly different. If you are looking for exciting graphic images of gear for your plugin you won't find it here. Instead you'll find software that uses minimal CPU, sounds good and is reliable.

There is a large range of Airwindows plugins which I have found to be useful in all my work whether I want to keep the sound clean or color it. Desk is another such tool. And Chris is always revisiting/re-working the software searching for improvements and useful features which enhance creativity. If you start here with Desk you will soon add others he has designed to your toolbox.