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Post by ragan on Dec 28, 2023 14:58:53 GMT -6
Oh yeah, I like the UAD Distressor too.
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Post by deif on Dec 28, 2023 21:08:16 GMT -6
Well, I am weak it seems. I had a $25 coupon and with the 2 for 99 deal I went ahead and got the SC and Massive Passive. for $74. Then they sent another coupon so I picked up the Fairchild for $14. If they sent me another coupon I’d probably buy something else. Sigh. Anyhow I see Helios is marked down to $29. If that were Native, yeah I’d be getting that too. Cheers, Geoff I predict the Helios is going to be the next one to go Native next month. They’ve put it on sale multiple times in the last few weeks.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Dec 28, 2023 22:12:37 GMT -6
I really want one of these plug-ins to be the ticket for me and my small, super dead room. I really did not get along with the sonics of Ocean Way, but that was years ago now. A lot of people feel this way about OW, Ragan. It's a tweaker plug and somewhat difficult to operate: certainly a learning curve to it. I've found many uses for it over the years and still use it on every mix. I think it's the best plugin availible honestly. Not paid to say that either.
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Post by drumsound on Dec 28, 2023 22:33:46 GMT -6
if you don't have a real Distressor, the plugin is pretty worthwhile (IMO). the DBX 160 I use quite often as well (and it won't need to be recapped). both are DSP or Native Oh yeah, I like the UAD Distressor too. Add me to that list. I really want one of these plug-ins to be the ticket for me and my small, super dead room. I really did not get along with the sonics of Ocean Way, but that was years ago now. A lot of people feel this way about OW, Ragan. It's a tweaker plug and somewhat difficult to operate: certainly a learning curve to it. I've found many uses for it over the years and still use it on every mix. I think it's the best plugin availible honestly. Not paid to say that either. I'm intrigued by you saying this. I have found OW to be pretty cool on some things, but would like to know what cool discoveries you made, because I know I've only cracked the surface.
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 28, 2023 23:44:02 GMT -6
Well, I am weak it seems. I had a $25 coupon and with the 2 for 99 deal I went ahead and got the SC and Massive Passive. for $74. Then they sent another coupon so I picked up the Fairchild for $14. If they sent me another coupon I’d probably buy something else. Sigh. Anyhow I see Helios is marked down to $29. If that were Native, yeah I’d be getting that too. Cheers, Geoff I predict the Helios is going to be the next one to go Native next month. They’ve put it on sale multiple times in the last few weeks. But, Every plug UA makes has been on sale multiple times recently: we’ll see !
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Post by doubledog on Dec 29, 2023 9:15:10 GMT -6
I really want one of these plug-ins to be the ticket for me and my small, super dead room. I really did not get along with the sonics of Ocean Way, but that was years ago now. A lot of people feel this way about OW, Ragan. It's a tweaker plug and somewhat difficult to operate: certainly a learning curve to it. I've found many uses for it over the years and still use it on every mix. I think it's the best plugin availible honestly. Not paid to say that either. I agree about OW and I'm sure Sound City will be similar. I already see a bunch of umm... "new users"... proclaiming it sounds terrible on FB, etc. Of course they just slapped it on and chose a preset. Sorry, these plugins don't work like that. if you don't understand how they work, then don't get them until you do! (and not implying any of you here don't already know that...). The point is they are much more complex plugins. If you use them in "reverb" mode, it will require some tweaking to get a sound, but it's the "room" sound that may or may not work well with your close-mic'd sound (assuming you mic'd a track initially). So YMMV. But if you are trying to re-mic a track that has already been mic'd, then I think it's even less likely that you get the same results - in fact, w/o a lot of tweaking you might just get a phasey mess (initially). I see the re-mic as potentially working the best with DI'd tracks (since they will then go through the mic'd simulation of the plugin and get the room sound). not saying you can't re-mic a track that was initially close mic'd, but it might be a lot more work to get the sound you want. And I suspect most of the people saying these plugins suck have not taken the time to really learn how to use the plugin properly (or flat out just don't get it).
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Post by antbar on Dec 29, 2023 13:51:21 GMT -6
Apologies if this has been covered here or in another thread, but how does the Capitol Chambers plug compare to the Sound City plug? I've already been bitten by the "Must have UA plugs all the time" bug. I'm so far using the SC plug in subtle ways... and it's really nice for such. Like so many of us, my mind is full of UA hype, but I'd love to get feedback from actual human users of both the SC and CC plugs. I am at the point where the "Do I need ANOTHER reverb?" is my morning mantra...
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 29, 2023 14:04:05 GMT -6
Ah, they are both reverbs, then everything else is different ! The reverbs differ as they are different spaces and you can tweak them very differently. Personally, as SC is different , I’d turn your argument on its head and ask yourself, why shouldn’t you buy SC and at 2/99, it’s very good value
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antbar
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Post by antbar on Dec 29, 2023 14:37:58 GMT -6
Ah, they are both reverbs, then everything else is different ! The reverbs differ as they are different spaces and you can tweak them very differently. Personally, as SC is different , I’d turn your argument on its head and ask yourself, why shouldn’t you buy SC and at 2/99, it’s very good value Main reason I wouldn't buy SC is cos I already own it! And I've got a $25 coupon, so it's 2/$75 at this point. But I'm wary of the eternal quest for next/more/next etc. Maybe especially with reverbs. To re-boil my question, is the CC a "must have" for those here that have it?
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 29, 2023 14:47:14 GMT -6
I had CC before and would say no not must have, but it has a very special sound the Al default setting was lovely.
If you can get it cheaply, I would.
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Post by drumsound on Dec 29, 2023 20:38:31 GMT -6
Apologies if this has been covered here or in another thread, but how does the Capitol Chambers plug compare to the Sound City plug? I've already been bitten by the "Must have UA plugs all the time" bug. I'm so far using the SC plug in subtle ways... and it's really nice for such. Like so many of us, my mind is full of UA hype, but I'd love to get feedback from actual human users of both the SC and CC plugs. I am at the point where the "Do I need ANOTHER reverb?" is my morning mantra... I don't have Sound City, but I have both Capital and Ocean Way. Capital is a bigger, more obvious reverb vibe, and OW just puts some air around the sound, as it sounds like rooms where you'd put instruments, people and amps. You wouldn't generally want to set up in the Capital chambers if that makes sense.
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