[ddots-l] Re: Great, Yet More Plug-ins
- From: Bryan Smart <bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:17:38 -0500
Just for your info, most of these plug ins are only special in the sense that
they visually look like the old gear, and have controls that are
organized/behave in the way that they did on the old gear. None of these
features are special. If you have Sonar Producer, the Sonitus EQ has all of
this stuff. You can use multiple bands (as many as you'd like with stacking),
all parametric, configured as any filter type that you'd like, with sweapable
frequency from bottom to top, adjustable Q, fully automatable, etc. The Sonitus
compressor has a Knee and TCR setting, which will do this modern/vintage effect
that they're hyping, which is basically a delayed threshold response. Oh, and
the Sonitus plugs are accessible.
No way these plugs are worth 600 pounds.
Bryan
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Subject: [ddots-l] Great, Yet More Plug-ins
Steinberg Portico plug-ins announced
Rupert Neve Designs sound in your DAW
<http://www.soundonsound.com//newspix/image/large-sosnews04asteinberg.png>Steinberg
have announced two new plug-ins based on two Rupert Neve Designs
(RND) hardware processors. The release follows last year's announcement of a
partnership between Rupert Neve Designs and Steinberg's parent company, Yamaha.
Portico 5033
First up is the 5033, a five-band parametric EQ with three fully parametric
bands, plus a high and a low shelf. The three mid bands each have a ±12dB range
and a continuously variable Q control. The frequency ranges for the three
parametric bands also have a healthy amount of overlap, both with each other
and with the two shelving filters. Frequencies for the LF and HF shelves are
also sweepable, from 30Hz to 300Hz and 2.5kHz to 25kHz, respectively, and these
two bands also have a gain range of ±12dB. Finally, a ±12dB Trim control sets
the plug-in's input level, and a bypass button allows you to A/B the dry and
processed signals.
The UI is based on the hardware version's front panel, with its staggered
control knobs and illuminated buttons, but it has been augmented in the
software version by the inclusion of a graph, which displays the EQ's response
curve.
Portico 5043
Next we have the 5043, based on the Portico compressor. Another faithful
emulation, this features all the usual compression parameters (threshold,
ratio, attack, release and make-up gain), plus a switch labelled FB, which
switches between feed-back and feed-forward compression characteristics.
Broadly speaking, the former results in smoother gain changes, while the latter
has a faster response and a more modern sound.
Like the hardware, the UI features a stereo input level meter, and another
meter indicating the amount of gain reduction being applied.
Both the new plug-ins come in VST 3, VST 2.4 and AU versions, and are priced at
£422 each. Alternatively, they will be available as a bundle for £677.
<http://www.soundonsound.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=896793&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=1#896793>
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