Re: [LAU] About some plug-in quality

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@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:56:03 +0200
> "Arda Eden" <ardaeden@email-addr-hidden> 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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Arda EDEN
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Faculty of Fine Arts
Department of Music Technology

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