Hello everyone. I originally posted the following over on Gearslutz, but as I've subsequently discovered this thread (which it's perfect for) I thought people might get some ideas and share some of their own on the topic. I wish I would have found this in the first place...
I've been using URS Saturation on my mixes for a few months now and have found some definite algo preferences for certain sources, and I was wondering if anyone else has their own. I have a gain-compensated setup in Ableton Live I use to blindly compare the different saturation models on each source, and I've found a few choices that pop up over and over again. Keep in mind the music leans toward 90's-ish east-coasty hip hop.
Snare - MotorCity Pre
Hat/Cymbal - JFet Pre
Vocals - MotorCity Pre
I've also found I like the 15ips Tape better than the 30ips on pretty much everything.
As far as the transformer algo's I usually end up with the American Transformer for mid range-heavy sources (like vocals/snare) and the British Transformer on stuff with important high's/low's (like kick/bass/hat).
I really think (especially as far as the preamp models go) that the MotorCity Pre is their best model. I find myself using it the most often and in the biggest variety of situations compared to any of the others. (And it's NOT just because it's more 'gainy' than the other cause I pick it even when all the algo's are leveled to the ear!)
One more thing on how I use the different TYPES of models. If I use one of the preamp algo's I like it as the track's first plugin, whereas I tend to use the tape algo's last. The transformer ones I use on busses sometimes.
Anyone else that owns this plug have certain preferences of their own (in addition to the ones already mentioned in this thread)?