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low end on the hardwere was way better

Is this the mythical Eddie?! Thanks for the shootout, amazing sounding plugins as always

Jesus-MF-Christ! I thought; Yeah, B, B, A is totally hardware... Hands down so upfront and rich... Oh wait... that''s the plugin!? 😲

I have no experience with the hardware and I guessed completely opposite. Woops! I think I preferred the plugin every time. The hardware always sounded too aggressive for my taste.

i guessed right every time . i have the hardware and i love it. also have the plugin and its very close

Well done!

Hardware on Drums is just Killer. So much more natural Lowend. But on Mixbus, Software is pretty great. On Bass I hear more Lowend on Software, however hardware has more consistent audio wave.

B wins bigger sound

A sounds more punchier..

I actually preferred the plugin on the bass! I would have sworn B was the hardware, it sounds much bigger on the plguin. It seems like the hardware is more distorted in the sub bass, making it feel smaller. The plugin sounds clean at like 60hz, making it sound like it has a whole bottom octave more bass. I did prefer the HW on the mix and on the drums. Almost the opposite result on drums

BAA?

I have the hardware and compared the plugin myself and the hardware won for me but the plugin is pretty darn good. Great job 👍🏼

I can't tell. I can only say which sounds better. Mixbus -- none. I'd say B, but it sounds louder so I don't know. Bass A sounds cleaner and more polite. Bass B seems more dynamic, with more tone. Drums B - no contest it sounds better.

Close but no cigar. The hardware always sounds more open and has more 'height' and depth, that's how I notice it. Very close considering the price difference tho so good job!

Plug-ins can get the tone in an A-B comparison on a solo track in a vacuum. Stack a few channels with a plugin and stack a few with the hardware. That’s when the differences become more apparent and very noticeable. Also, the reaction of the plugin compressors are still slow compared to hardware. Same with budget mics that sound great when A-B’d with a $10k mic on a solo track in a vacuum. Record some doubles and harmonies and the budget mic with crumble in the comparisons. With all that said, if you can’t get a great mix these days ITB…

great plugin for shure but the usual amount of more beef in the HW just like always. But that does not necesarily have to be a good thing though!

AAB for the hardware. More full-bodied sound.

my guess would be A is the hardware

And the volumen got down. Raise the gain

quite certain eq profile happens inside that thing

agreed, it sounds great.. but doesn't really say how well it fits into the rest of the mix.. you can't hear the interactions and masking of frequencies from other instruments in this metal sample. I personally would have mid/sided this first, then parallel with your tool..clean and wet. like parallel compression, you can get a better sound.. just saying.

Well why didn't you let us hear it in the mix?

What's the song / band that's being used in this video?

Maaaaan, I got them all wrong. I suck at this game. Either way, they both sound great!

Sounds very pleasant to me.

🎉 oh really?

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bro, why this voice😭

The limiter is after the compressor on a 33609

Which one looks cooler? The v comp

How does this compare to the chandler zener limiter?

Hardware trumps SW this battle

After years of using hardware then moving for a decade on software... I've returned back to hardware that is digitally controlled.... Why? To my ear hardware sounds better, always has because you can push it unlike software and get those sweet sounding harmonics. Having the flexibility of digitally control, I have instant recall. I do have a few pieces that doesn't have digital recall such as my Preamps/channel strips for tracking and some of my mastering/2 Buss gear such as my SPL Iron, IGS825EQ, Elysia nvelope transient shaper, SSL Buss+/Fusion and my Rupert Neve MBT.... I am swapping everything else to digitally controlled gear. My drum buss is WesAudio500 series, Dione NG500 compressor, Hyperion NG500 Stereo EQ, Prometheus Stereo EQ, and RHea NG 500 Vari-MU Tube Compressor. I own a second 500series box with the same gear to mix everything else and I just ordered the Pandora NG500 multiband compressor (I''ll use this on my drum buss and 2buss). I own the WesAudio NG tubeEQ and the ngBus compressor, Cranborne Audio HE2 harmonic EQ as part of my mastering chain as well and then finally my BetterMaker Mastering limiter.... and I use Flock audio to keep it all integrated as my digital patch-bay. The Flock allows me to take pictures of settings for the hardware that isn't digitally controlled. Eventually I'll replace everything that is digitally controlled when similar gear is available. It is so convenient to have hardware but with the flexibility of software controlled. And it isn't as expensive as you may think when you price it all out especially if this is your business where time is money and convenience for clients is paramount.

hi! great video, stuff not a lot of people talk about :) One of the big points of using software and hardware is ofcourse the big diference in investement LOL...ive switched to in the box "mixing" on the Amiga 500 when i did my first release in 1996 or something like that...after that i always looked for the holy grail, but really, i didnt really happen until the M1 chips came out to give me enough power when on the road. Now, plugins are so unbelievable good that you can really get a good sound in the box. Also, the other day i opened an old box with a Virus TI and played around a bit...it sounded cool, but plugins like Spire now have the same warmth, width and low end as this legendary synth...I guess it all depends what you do with it. Sometimes you just want to tweak knobs, and other times a mouse is 1.000 x faster. I like to produce, write and record on my macbook hooked to my big studio with massive 4k monitor, then go to my kids and bounce stuff out while on the couch...even the speakers on the macbook pro's are okay to balance vocals haha

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I'm adding some hardware for tracking, Comps & Pres, and everything else ITB.

But who in they right mind would try to run a mono on stereo.

I only have a bus compressor for submix the rest is ITB

Hybrid mixer here! I mix and master professionally for what that matters. I choose the 500 series route for many reasons. I like the portability and flexibility for one. I also quickly fell in love with the Cranborne Audio R8 which makes things like cable management and i/o incredibly simple and something that doesn't even need to be thought about. All that being said, I started like most people do, with a stereo buss compressor. I went with the WesAudio DIONE and I couldn't be happier! It's a FANTASTIC piece of kit. After that I started buying mono units. I started with 2 preamps. Then a channel strip and mono track compressor. I most stick to saturation and compression for hardware because I feel that's the places where plugins struggle the most. 9/10 I use a simple digital EQ so I didn't feel the need or desire to have all kinds of different analog EQ options. I use all kinds of different compressors and saturation tools tho so again, it just made the most sense for me to start there with hardware. I have 2 analog EQ's and rarely use them. I just don't really hear the advantage over the digital options when I A/B them. So my suggestion for people is always to start with your mixbuss. Get a good stereo buss comp and start there. Then branch out if you feel there is a benefit! In my opinion tho, analog compression and saturation are FAR superior to plugins but I still use lots of compressor and saturation plugins as well. It's knowing when and where to use the hardware that's important! P.S. - Thanks for mentioning Sesison Recall! I feel many people don't mention it and it's a fantastic tool! Not to mention the guy who owns it is fantastic. He's super responsive and very helpful. Quick to handle requests and suggestions as well! Great video, thanks for it!

No need for hardware when your plugins sounds great in my mixes anyway!

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Sounds pretty good, is quad mode maybe preferable?

Am I the only one seeing the top of the screen flashing?

Please take this seriously: Kiive plugins sound amazing, and the GUI looks great - but you waste soooo much space, for example, on the right and left, where there is a large screw for no reason. Also, on the right, the on/off switch, and also the VU meters, that could easily be put below each other. I know that the GUI looks like the real gear BUT there are thousands of people like me, working on a 16" Macbook Pro (sixteen inch!) who can't read the GUI font. You should put the VU meters UNDER the knobs on the left area. Also, you could make an option to hide the R/S section, because 97% of the people are using a compressor in L/R with LINKED parameters, so there is no need to see redundant controls. Both this would make the plugin look much bigger and better to read! Take a look at UA Distressor or API 2500 plugin, so you know what I mean.

Hi, a question please, i know what a compressor do but whats the difference between Limit and Compress? Thank you for your help

Where can I find the user manual for this?

Sounding awesome

Demo track sounds good

Wow another beautiful GUI. I like how you did design GUI of Complexx and This plugin😊

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