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Post by bentley on Feb 23, 2021 19:05:34 GMT -6
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Post by nick8801 on Feb 23, 2021 19:31:27 GMT -6
Awesome! I loved my Mike E when I had it. Always regretted selling that one.
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Post by jpanderson80 on Feb 24, 2021 9:11:59 GMT -6
I didn't get along nicely with the Mike-E. It was a long time ago, so it was likely my issue, and not the unit's issue. What am I missing here?
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Post by mcirish on Feb 24, 2021 11:07:52 GMT -6
It's a bit too expensive right now at $200. I have many Softube products but this is a little too specialized to spend that kind of money on. It does look interesting and I saw a demo of it that was fairly impressive. But in the end, I don't think it will improve my mixes enough to warrant the price.
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Post by ab101 on Feb 24, 2021 11:13:16 GMT -6
Empirical Labs has its own software eq that it is selling - I think for about $100. It is really good.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 16:14:17 GMT -6
Dave Derr seems to be following the SSL route and licensing out to everyone.
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Post by jmoose on Feb 24, 2021 17:42:51 GMT -6
Hard for me to get excited. For one thing I have the UAD Distressor in my arsenal which does what I need when I need that.
I've dug Mike E the times I've used 'em. IMO the compressor is like a "distressor lite" or distressor for dummies. Effective and less flexible, but also less "fuck up able" so its hard to ruin something which is largely a good thing!
Truthfully I just don't get the whole modeling preamps w/plugins deal. Seems like it'd have made more sense as UAD unison but maybe that's my bad trip. So all I really see there is a compressor.
Been a while since I've had an encounter with the Lil Q but I remember it as being the best EQ I've ever used that did everything but sound good.
Was always hard to find a place for them. Just too many options, really too easy to dial in some terrible sounds which maybe says more about me then anything else...
Given the flexibility IMO the natural place was 2-mix or mastering... but if I need that kinda precision & options on the 2-mix it probably means I need to keep working on the mix itself. For mastering? I'd rather have a GML or Millennia. Massive Passive? Something a little more instantly gratifying especially given the cost of the analog gear.
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Post by Guitar on Feb 25, 2021 17:37:46 GMT -6
Yeah, I'm on the fence with these. I have Arousor and I'm interested in Big Freq, but this becomes a little redundant maybe.
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 25, 2021 17:38:46 GMT -6
Apparently there is a deal at plug in boutique?
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 25, 2021 17:39:47 GMT -6
Hi DamianL, I have an update on this matter. UK customers can purchase our products from Plugin Boutique. Regarding the new Empirical Labs products with the 30% subscriber club discount in our webshop, that discount will now work at Plugin Boutique as well. Here's the different codes to use at Plugin Boutique: Mike-E Comp - ANALOGHEAVEN1 Lil FrEQ - ANALOGHEAVEN2 Trak Pak - ANALOGHEAVEN3 Complete Collection - ANALOGHEAVEN4 www.pluginboutique.com/meta_products/7375Best, //Andreas“ |
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Post by viciousbliss on Jan 6, 2023 2:44:18 GMT -6
I've been trying out some stuff and this Mike-E from Softube is a really great master bus compressor. It makes the audio smoother, but also more exciting, and is really good at evening out the dynamics. Also seems to balance the mix better by removing some of the rumble. I've been trying it against a lot of stuff. Things like Magenta, DS-1, UAD 670, UAD Distressor, and MDWDRC2. For my rock and metal stuff, it's just better. I have not tried it against Unisum yet. This Mike-E is something else, it does a lot of mix reorganizing in a good way. Definitely not something I've heard anything else do and this one is really flying under the radar. It's very, very versatile and can adapt to some widely different material.
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