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Post by plinker on Nov 27, 2022 20:16:50 GMT -6
I've been around the boards long enough to notice that some things seem to disappear from discussion faster than of women I've just met.
Example: Waves plugins: - 15 years ago: "can't live without them" - 7 years ago: "Are they really worth the WUP?" - Now: "Any Waves plugins worth buying?"
What other bits of hard/soft gear went from flavor-of-the-day to <crickets>?
I'm thinking there's some summing stuff in the future of this thread 
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Post by bgrotto on Nov 27, 2022 20:26:16 GMT -6
Soundtoys.
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Post by bossanova on Nov 27, 2022 21:34:54 GMT -6
Line 6 Pods.
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Post by the other mark williams on Nov 27, 2022 21:38:04 GMT -6
I remember back in 2010 or so, when the Slate VCC was touted far and wide as The Answer.
I do know a few guys who still use it from time to time, but man, I haven't pulled it up in years at this point.
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Post by copperx on Nov 27, 2022 21:41:59 GMT -6
Y'all might be too young to remember, but URS plugins. What a joke.
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Post by seawell on Nov 27, 2022 21:52:17 GMT -6
I could see sonarworks being a future victim of this....sorry đŹ
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Post by Chad on Nov 27, 2022 22:21:17 GMT -6
Circa 2001: A $99 Studio Projects C1 sounds JUST LIKE my neighborsâ friendâs dogâs U87!!!!!!!
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Post by ericn on Nov 27, 2022 22:24:52 GMT -6
Repeat after me; we as an industry are slaves to fashion and hype.
The U47 is our little black dress, the classics seldom fail.
In my days as a gear pimp there were always these weird cycles, Drawmer 1969âs were hot for a couple of weeks then they werenât for 8 months, then it would be Tube Tech. Some gear, and now plugins ride a wave then disappear, some does something different that wows at first but over time just doesnât cut it.
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Post by RealNoob on Nov 27, 2022 22:27:35 GMT -6
Circa 2001: A $99 Studio Projects C1 sounds JUST LIKE my neighborsâ friendâs dogâs U87!!!!!!! Yasss, the C-1 with my Digi001 |
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Post by damoongo on Nov 27, 2022 22:28:11 GMT -6
"These u47 clones sound just like the real thing, except they have a different tube, and transformer, and capsule, and PSU, and build quality, and... sound."
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Post by plinker on Nov 27, 2022 22:38:18 GMT -6
Gearslutz.com
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Post by the other mark williams on Nov 27, 2022 22:38:22 GMT -6
Remember the mythical "Juice" plugin? They never did release it. |
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Post by plinker on Nov 27, 2022 22:39:09 GMT -6
I could see sonarworks being a future victim of this....sorry đŹ I'm living the dream with that one... |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Nov 27, 2022 22:48:07 GMT -6
Y'all might be too young to remember, but URS plugins. What a joke. Still see many of those when I pull up the old iLok manager. For the time, they had a thing, I think. Of course, I sucked back then at knowing what a thing was! |
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Post by ragan on Nov 27, 2022 22:56:33 GMT -6
I could see sonarworks being a future victim of this....sorry đŹ Still going strong here! Didnât upgrade to whatever itâs called now, but the original thing I find no less useful than I did when I first got it. But, as always, I could be an outlier there. Iâm gonna be a bit of a contrarian on this topic. I kinda think all these tools are dang well good enough, we just have short attention spans and are bad at identifying why our productions donât sound as good as we want them to. âItâs the Indian, not the arrowââŚâitâs a poor craftsman that blames his toolsâ and whatnot. |
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Post by ericn on Nov 27, 2022 22:56:49 GMT -6
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Nov 27, 2022 23:09:49 GMT -6
I could see sonarworks being a future victim of this....sorry đŹ Iâm gonna be a bit of a contrarian on this topic. I kinda think all these tools are dang well good enough, we just have short attention spans and are bad at identifying why our productions donât sound as good as we want them to. âItâs the Indian, not the arrowââŚâitâs a poor craftsman that blames his toolsâ and whatnot. Agree 94%. I'm not sure it's attention span though, it's just "bought this and doesn't sound like this" moments. Edit: I can't say I agree 100% and then disagree 6%. So, changed the metrics. |
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Post by copperx on Nov 27, 2022 23:12:38 GMT -6
âItâs the Indian, not the arrowââŚâitâs a poor craftsman that blames his toolsâ and whatnot. In audio, as in many endeavors, it's neither the indian or the arrow, it's both. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Nov 27, 2022 23:18:58 GMT -6
"These u47 clones sound just like the real thing, except they have a different tube, and transformer, and capsule, and PSU, and build quality, and... sound." I remember the Peluso 47 being highly hyped. Nobody mentions them now. |
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Post by EmRR on Nov 27, 2022 23:22:02 GMT -6
No one's into vintage gear like they were.
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Post by seawell on Nov 27, 2022 23:26:53 GMT -6
Circa 2001: A $99 Studio Projects C1 sounds JUST LIKE my neighborsâ friendâs dogâs U87!!!!!!! I bought one back in the day 𤣠|
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Post by seawell on Nov 27, 2022 23:28:43 GMT -6
Anyone else remember how hyped convolution reverb plug ins were? Waves IR-1 was like $1,150 when it first came out đ¤Ż
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2022 23:30:37 GMT -6
Waves âLoudness and analog vibe!â âCrappy sound and WUP and branded plugins!â âThey knew what they were doing in the 90s. What happened?â SSL native plugins Overpriced joke to cheap to overpriced joke again Plugin Alliance âBetter than wavesâ âThe sales are stupid but some good stuff dirt cheapâ âWhat the fuck is TMT? These strips are dirty.â âWhy is Dirk begging for money online while also posing with sports cars on social media?â âThey have a few gems In the dirtâ Magix Samplitude and Am|munition sounded great but who the hell runs this business? Distressor The sound of 2000s rock and metal then everyone realized the 90s stuff sounded better Rode mics âGood for the priceâ âNot!â Joe Meek âCheapâ âAssâ Izotope Trash On every edm record for a hot sec. Thank god it was discontinued RC-20 On every crappy rap album over the last couple of years McDSP filterbank People talked for years about how a resonant filter was the second coming of Christ Valhalla Vintage Verb âAmazing. I only use Valhalla. Sean is a godâ âValhalla is the Waves of reverb. Tinny, harsh, muddy.â âYou know what man? Waves Reverbs sound better but the Delay is cool đ â Soothe âGodâ âPlasticâ Gulfoss âCoolâ âWtf?  Why so bright? So it took away all the body and just kept the highs?â |
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Post by the other mark williams on Nov 27, 2022 23:32:39 GMT -6
Circa 2001: A $99 Studio Projects C1 sounds JUST LIKE my neighborsâ friendâs dogâs U87!!!!!!! And before that, it was the MXL V67G! MXL never made claims comparing it to a U87, but it was an âitâ mic for about 6 months. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2022 23:42:51 GMT -6
Repeat after me; we as an industry are slaves to fashion and hype. The U47 is our little black dress, the classics seldom fail. In my days as a gear pimp there were always these weird cycles, Drawmer 1969âs were hot for a couple of weeks then they werenât for 8 months, then it would be Tube Tech. Some gear, and now plugins ride a wave then disappear, some does something different that wows at first but over time just doesnât cut it. That Drawmer 1968/1969 was hyped up to no end by Fletcher and yes it sounds big and cool but it only really has that one sound. The old, still made Drawmer live sound vca compressors do more. The 1978 does a ton but flies under the radar. |
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Why so bright? So it took away all the body and just kept the highs?â