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Post by viciousbliss on Feb 9, 2018 9:43:33 GMT -6
gumroad.com/pasttofuturereverbsgumroad.com/pasttofuturesamplesI decided to give these guys a try the other day since stuff is so cheap. Got the AMS RMX16 and Taj Mahal preset from the Quantec Room Simulator. Must say that these sound better for my stuff than anything else I've used. Smokes the Tsar-1, which I had recently started using again. Note that I'm importing these into Altiverb and using its modulation. The AMS is significantly better than Nomad's 80s Spaces and the ones that come with Altiverb. Everything was created using BASF or Studer tape through a Neve console it seems. For $40 you can buy their Black Friday bundle which has: Lexicon Model 200 *AKG BX-20 Spring Reverb *Post Futuristic Reverberations *EMT 244 *Ecoplate *Holy Grail Reverb *Lexicon 480 *Fender Deluxe Spring Reverb *Lexicon 300 *Lexicon PCM 60 *EMT 140 Bonus; *Tape Tr-808 *80's synths *Analog Conga Only the newest stuff like the AMS, Quantec, and BX-10 appear not to be in the bundle. That Taj Mahal from the Quantec is like nothing else I've ever used. U-he's free Protoverb is sorta similar. These verbs are among the easiest I've ever worked with. Blend easy as advertised. Clear, smooth, big, yet a lot of exciting highs and energy. Makes the Tsar sound dull by comparison. Not sure what I'm getting next. Leaning toward getting the rest of the Quantec library and getting the black friday bundle a little later.
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Post by mhbunch on Feb 9, 2018 19:40:15 GMT -6
I use their stuff on every session. It’s the real deal.
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Post by noah shain on Feb 9, 2018 23:14:53 GMT -6
So how do you use these?
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Post by mhbunch on Feb 9, 2018 23:56:31 GMT -6
I love the drum samples. I understand some of them might be too effected for some people, but they are so unique. I find the flavors for snare and kick to be right up my alley. Their 70s California and American kits are my fav. They have crazy vinyl noise so not universal but for hip hop/modern indie are killer. I also love the 808, very versatile. Being able to switch between tape formulas and tuning is sweet. My secret weapon for 80s vibes is their vhs juno - SO COOL!!
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Post by mhbunch on Feb 10, 2018 0:17:14 GMT -6
Just realized this thread was dedicated to the impulse responses- oops! But I only have experience with the plate reverb. Really huge, deep, thick. I find myself reaching for others first but sometimes it does the trick. Using in Logics verb.
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Post by c0rtland on Feb 12, 2018 22:48:42 GMT -6
I downloaded some ir's from them because I was just so curious. Keep hearing them being brought up.
I got bx10 bx20 and emt140v2
Super easy to use. In logic, just opened space designer and chose the files I wanted to use. Done.
Didn't mess around long but they definitely sound very different than a Valhalla or st little plate. They sound less digital. More real. More tangible and not so linear? Truth will come when I'm mixing with them but I am enjoying what they have to offer so far. And for the entry price it's a no brainer.
This is my first exposure to convolution reverb.
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Post by c0rtland on Feb 12, 2018 22:51:41 GMT -6
Ir's are just sound files that are read by a convolution plugin. You load the ir file (a .wav) into altiverb or space designer or any convolution reverb and off you go. |
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Post by donr on Feb 12, 2018 23:13:00 GMT -6
Third party amp cabinet IR's are great too. Same with swapping cabs from different Kemper profiles. The cabs can be swapped independently from the rest of the profile, 'tho I suspect if you like the sound of the cab part of a profile, it may carry a bit more of the original amp profile with it, since the distinction is in software.
Software and software generated stuff has gotten to the point where my first thought is not to find an amplifier to mic for a task.
Only if recording a band whose sonics were unique would I want to use their equipment and mic it. For myself, I could create what ever guitar amp sonics I want within the realm of Kemper/positivegrid, etc.
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Post by viciousbliss on Feb 13, 2018 11:09:00 GMT -6
I ended up turning off the mod speed and mod depth in Altiverb. Don't think it needs the extra modulation. There was one instance where I liked Little Plate better, but I haven't acquired the EMT140 or Ecoplate IRs yet. I did get the rest of the Quantec and there's definitely some useful stuff in there. I wish there was some more variation in the AMX IRs. Maybe that's how the original presets are, where rooms, plates, etc all have pretty much the same length.
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Post by noah shain on Feb 13, 2018 23:06:07 GMT -6
Ir's are just sound files that are read by a convolution plugin. You load the ir file (a .wav) into altiverb or space designer or any convolution reverb and off you go. Ahhhhh...how embarrassing that I don’t know that. Well now I do... And....cut. |
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Post by c0rtland on Feb 13, 2018 23:08:37 GMT -6
Ir's are just sound files that are read by a convolution plugin. You load the ir file (a .wav) into altiverb or space designer or any convolution reverb and off you go. Ahhhhh...how embarrassing that I don’t know that. Well now I do... And....cut. I didn't know either. Until I did. And now we both do.  |
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Post by viciousbliss on Feb 15, 2018 12:58:11 GMT -6
They just released an Analog Pack for $29 including:
Hammond B3
AKG BX-10
AKG BX-20
EMT 140 Vol 1
EMT 140 Vol 2
Ecoplate
Fender Spring
I've gotten some great results using the BX-10, B3, and EMT 140 Vol 1 so far. These things can really transform a mix. The Cathedral setting on the Quantec is also really unique. When I took out Tsar-1 and replaced it with one of these IRs, it was like night and day almost. These analog reverbs have been a lot more useful for me than the AMX-RMX. What I like about the B3 and BX-10 is that they don't have this horrible spring sound I've heard in other plugins or the Altiverb spring IRs. Pasttofuture's quality is far above the quality of the gear section in Altiverb 7. There's some overlap with this bundle and the BLKFRI one, but it's still cheaper than buying things separately.
Sometimes I'm adding the Altiverb depth and speed modulation, sometimes not. I also started experimenting with this Abbey Road reverb trick where you cut the highs down to 10k and cut lows below 600hz. Always seems to yield a good result if I tweak the numbers a little.
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Post by stormymondays on Feb 15, 2018 16:37:05 GMT -6
I already have more reverbs than I need, but the pack was too good to pass up!
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Post by viciousbliss on Feb 15, 2018 21:37:38 GMT -6
I wonder how much a difference running these things through 2" tape and a Neve console is making. The results just seem a lot better than using any of the algorithmic or convo plugins I've used before. Would tacking on Phoenix and something like Tapedesk, VCC, or NLS yield some similar result? The price is low enough that you're not gambling much money on these IRs.
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