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[Augustine Leudar]

So here we go again....
Who do you think makes the most proffesional quality effects plugins, especially reverbs.
My favourites are waves plugins though im told Lexicon make good plugins too.

[compasspnt]

Waves make a good, comprehensive suite of plug-ins, although somewhat expensive.  Their reverb is pretty good.

But there are a LOT of others out there now, some of which are getting very good.  Try Sony Oxford, United Audio, TLL...and a couple of others that following posts will name, but which I haven't tried yet, so can't comment about.

[Ashermusic]

compasspnt wrote on Sat, 22 October 2005 04:51

Waves make a good, comprehensive suite of plug-ins, although somewhat expensive.  Their reverb is pretty good. But there are a LOT of others out there now, some of which are getting very good.  Try Sony Oxford, United Audio, TLL...and a couple of others that following posts will name, but which I haven't tried yet, so can't comment about.

The plug-ins on the UAD-1 card are excellent. I would also recommend plug-ins from Sonalksis, URS, and PSP. And Altiverb is the best software reverb on the planet.

[Bill B]

Ashermusic wrote on Sat, 22 October 2005 00:50

And Altiverb is the best software reverb on the planet.

Well, there's some flame bait if I ever saw any....

[Vertigo]

UAD are the best software comps on the planet. So there!



Seriously - if there any better plug-in comps out there then I REALLY want to know about them...

Of the Waves stuff, I think the Ren plugs are their best offerings. The RComp was the first plug-in I ever heard that sounded "warm". The RVerbs sound a little tacky at mixtime, but for some reason they sound fairly realistic once the track is bounced down to 44.1. The REQ is a little phasey but pleasant and very useful, although I have to admit I don't really use them much since getting the URS N eq's.

-Lance

[compasspnt]

Yes, if people are using Waves or older plug-ins, and have never tried the UAD ones, or the Sony Oxford, or indeed the URS, then they are in for a surprise.

[Ashermusic]

badbear wrote on Sat, 22 October 2005 20:57

Ashermusic wrote on Sat, 22 October 2005 00:50 And Altiverb is the best software reverb on the planet. Well, there's some flame bait if I ever saw any....

Well, let me possibly amend that slightly : Altiverb is the best sounding native (non-TDM)  software reverb on the planet.

[djui5]

Waves ren plugs are awesome!

I like renverb, altiverb, and that emt140 plug. Reverb1 has worked for me occasionally, but not very often. The tails on verb1 are shitty most of the time.

[Revolution]

Hey has anyone heard the powercore reverb pluggs expecialy from the system 6000.

Would they be worth giving up a Lexicon PCM91 for.

[bobkatz]

Revolution wrote on Sun, 23 October 2005 06:21

Hey has anyone heard the powercore reverb pluggs expecialy from the system 6000. Would they be worth giving up a Lexicon PCM91 for.

Are you mixing or mastering/

They're entirely different animals. I would keep your PCM91 for some types of effects which the TC does not do, and use the TC for your prime reverbs when you want the most dimension and depth.

I need to point out that though the VSS3 reverb from the System 6000 is quite an advanced reverb, it is not the most dimensional reverb from the System 6000, the VSS4. You would have to wait for a Powercore with more DSP bandwidth to run the VSS4.

If the VSS3 is an A, the VSS4 is an A+. But absolutely, it's worth it to get the VSS3 in the Powercore, and learn how to manipulate all the parameters, too.

BK

[Revolution]

Thanks Bob.
This is for mixing only.

Since buying a UAD-1 card for my compression duties ive re-considdered my opinions on ITB plugs.

Have compared also to my TDM versions on my HD system. There seems to me to be an improvement in quality on the UAD-1 card.

[eightyeightkeys]

The VSS3 is a beauty. To each, his (or her) own, but IMHO it's the first plug-in reverb that doesn't go away in a dense mix.

The VSS3 together with a new reverb plug-in, the R66, and I'm pretty much covered for reverbs.

If the VSS4 is an A+, I'd sure love to hear it ported over to the PoCo at some point.

The only plug-in EQ's that I've tried lately that made my ears perk up is the Precision EQ from UAD and the Sonalksis but I've pretty much decided not to spend any more dough on plug-in EQ's for now.

[wavdoctor]

And Altiverb is the best software reverb on the planet.[/quote]

which planet?

[maxim]

i don't have any of the plugz terry mentioned, so i'm still working with waves for compression, delay and eq

i'm a big fan of the grm line, especially, the doppler for extra modulation

altiverb kicks ass

i like amplitube in the right place

pluggo is a fascinating universe i'm yet to jump into fully

i also like the sound of dp's own plate and modulation fx

mic modeler has an interesting gentle compression sound

the other two i find indispensable in the right spot, are arboretum's ioniser and dominion, a freebie transient designer

[compasspnt]

maxim wrote on Wed, 26 October 2005 22:19

...pluggo is a fascinating universe i'm yet to jump into fully...

Well put.  The Pluggo "world" is indeed a strange, but interesting one.  So many plug-ins.  Many odd, some exquisite.

Or you can make your own...