[LAU] About some plug-in quality

[Arda Eden]

Wow,
Really great. I tried it with ardour on a drum sample.
Thanks Joe.

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Arda Eden <ardaeden at gmail.com> wrote:

> Happy to hear sameway i think.
> By the way,
> I've never heard about this SCn. I'm compiling it right now.
> thanks
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:20 PM, Joe Hartley <jh at brainiac.com> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:56:03 +0200
> > "Arda Eden" <ardaeden at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > When it was with windows  i tried too many high quality VST plug-ins
> > like
> > > URS, McDSP and etc.
> > > These plug-ins engaged that they simulated some analog systems like
> > SSL,
> > > Neve and others.
> > > I wonder,
> > > 1) Is that really true ? Can they really do it ? if they can how far
> > can
> > > they ?
> >
> > I'm skeptical that a plugin, no matter how good, can really model a
> > piece
> > of vintage gear.  As an example, Universal Audio has a plugin that
> > models
> > their famous LA3A compressor.  This is a piece of gear that has an
> > almost
> > mythic standing in the world of analog audio processing, and not without
> > reason.  I've seen them in use, and it really was a nice compressor.
> >  But
> > can you get that buttery compression goodness replicated in a digital
> > mode?
> > I tend to think not.  I believe there's a lot of subtle stuff happening
> > in
> > the analog compressor that just isn't going to make it into a digital
> > model.
> > That said, UA's plugin might be very, very good, but is it $149 good?
> >  It
> > isn't likely to be for me.
> >
> > > 2) They are really expensive software. Is that because they are paying
> > to
> > > the consumers of the analog products for the algorithms of their
> > system's
> > > simulation ?
> >
> > More likely they're paying to license the use of the original product's
> > name and add an aura of authenticity.  If you've ever looked at a Line 6
> > modeling guitar amp, they'll have names like "Brit" to refer to a model
> > of
> > a Vox amp.  I imagine some lawyer would get rather testy if they came
> > right
> > out and labelled the model as "Vox".
> >
> > > 3) What about the LADSPA plug-ins like CAPS, TAPS ? They really work
> > great i
> > > guess. At least they satisfy my needs. Especially with TAPS reverb i
> > liked
> > > it very much.
> >
> > I've been really happy with the assortment of LADSPA plugins available.
> > The SCn compressors are very nice, and I can't see myself getting $149
> > worth of value out of an official L3A3 compressor plugin.
> >
> > That's my take, anyway.
> >
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>
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> Arda EDEN
> Cumhuriyet University
> Faculty of Fine Arts
> Department of Music Technology
>



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Arda EDEN
Cumhuriyet University
Faculty of Fine Arts
Department of Music Technology
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