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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 5, 2013 6:41:56 GMT -6
Used these pretty extensively last night again and man - they are really pretty impressive. Loving the Emphasis knob on the LA2's that allows you to bypass low end compression. The "original" LA2 really adds an audible thickness to a signal.
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Post by joey808 on Aug 5, 2013 11:02:08 GMT -6
Great set of tools!
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Post by Ward on Aug 5, 2013 19:49:39 GMT -6
They are very good plugs, and come close to approximating the real thing. While no plug-in comp has yet to nail the LA2A and 1176 real-life experience, certainly the UAD variety are as good as the Waves ones. Maybe in another 10 years, we won't be able to tell the difference, if they continue to advance the way they have the past 10 years.
The added bonus of the plugins is that they are also a great sales-pitch for buying the real thing. I remember, years ago, disliking LA3As because of their "grind"... after experimenting with the CL3A plugin, I realized I should give one another go. So I bought one off the late Jim Bentley and have finally "got" it.
So cheers for the UAD collection, if even for other reasons!
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 5, 2013 19:52:30 GMT -6
I think the MkII versions slay the CLA versions...and I thought the CLA versions were very usable. Just seems to me that they finally got the "grab" right with these...and they actually change the tone too - that LA2 really adds some weight.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Aug 5, 2013 21:07:22 GMT -6
The LA2 IMO is the closest software comp yet to the hardware experience as it has an effective eq thing it does just like real hardware. A quality hardware comp makes a signal sound better just by running it through. This plugin does that and it's very tweak-able to get the right dynamic. I love the new UAD models for instance count.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 5, 2013 21:31:02 GMT -6
I use the LA2 automatically on every vocal,as if it's hardware. I print with it sparingly, and add more if I need to later. I have almost every Waves plug you can name, the original 1176 and LA2A UAD plugs were already a little better than the Waves versions, but the new LA2 upgrade just slays the Waves stuff. It's so good, it's a must have IMO. UAdDs EMT 140 and Ampex tape sim are in the same league to me. I've never taken to the 1176's though, maybe I'm using them wrong, but I doubt it. This vocal has the LA2 all over it, lead vocal, background, 4 harmony vocals: soundcloud.com/martin-john-butler/the-prayer-of-love-peace-and |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 12:59:09 GMT -6
Still loving my waves ones.
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2013 14:29:04 GMT -6
I use the LA2 automatically on every vocal,as if it's hardware. I print with it sparingly, SNIP How do you "print" with a plug-in? That statement, by it's very nature, implies that you can go into your DAW and your input signal will pass through the plugin as if it were hardware before printing to disk. This puzzles me greatly. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 6, 2013 17:19:29 GMT -6
Apollo
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 6, 2013 17:20:09 GMT -6
In Cubase, you can put plugs on the input channel and record to disk...just limited by your buffer latency...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 18:13:04 GMT -6
In Cubase, you can put plugs on the input channel and record to disk...just limited by your buffer latency... This is how I do it. |
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2013 20:25:18 GMT -6
I don't think that's applicable in Pro Tools.
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Post by joey808 on Aug 6, 2013 20:49:29 GMT -6
Yup, not with uad plugs.
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Post by LesC on Aug 6, 2013 20:59:53 GMT -6
Apollo or any UAD2 card. I don't normally print with plugins though, just a touch of hardware compression on the way in. Using Cubase here also.
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