Very good tips. Another one I heard from one of Dan Worrells videos is that you can use Fabfilters Volcano 3 plug-in as a 4 band “vintage” Eq by utilising its non-linear vintage filters
Hey Kendal...Thanks for the video. I just got back into music recently after taking a break for a while. I started listening to the podcast back in 2014 and am glad you are still making episodes. I think I've learned more from you than any other source. This is kind of driving me nuts at the moment and it's interesting that you posted a video about it. I have two pieces of analog gear. I have Seventh Circle Audio A12 (API clones) preamps, and Golden Age Projects EQ - 73s that were upgraded by revive audio. Admittedly I have only used waves and analog obsession plugins, but I think the plugins just can't do what the outboard gear does. If I do the same thing to the API or Nieve plug ins, like push the input hard on the preamp, or crank a frequency up a lot, it'll sound like crap in the plugin and still sound good on the analog gear. I guess that's just anecdotal, but that's my experience. I feel like plugins, at least the analog emulations that I have used, just can't do what analog gear does. What are your thoughts man?
I think it depends on the plugin. There are some that get very, very close IMO. But a lot of them just don’t. Personally, most of the Waves ones just don’t do it for me. But a few of the UAD ones get quite close. Really just depends on the brand and even the specific plugin (like the UAD 1081 not having any harmonic distortion that I mentioned later in this video).
Depends which version (hardware vs the many many plugin iterations) but yes, the real thing DOES add some harmonic coloration. Not nearly as much as a Neve style or tube piece, but it’s got some. The Waves version to my knowledge has almost NONE but the Brainworx version does. The E/G are more colored than the J, which is very clean.
I'm curious what hardware compressors look like in plugin doctor on the attack release page. Just wondering if they are majorly different to what they say.
Always very enlightening to watch your videos or listen to the podcast! Thanks! Keep it up
What an amazing deep dive down the rabbit hole. Love this
Such a great video, thanks for all you do man
Very good tips. Another one I heard from one of Dan Worrells videos is that you can use Fabfilters Volcano 3 plug-in as a 4 band “vintage” Eq by utilising its non-linear vintage filters
🤔🔥Dope vid. Wish I coulda heard the difference with some vocals in this video every time you changed it ! 😢
Hey Kendal...Thanks for the video. I just got back into music recently after taking a break for a while. I started listening to the podcast back in 2014 and am glad you are still making episodes. I think I've learned more from you than any other source.
This is kind of driving me nuts at the moment and it's interesting that you posted a video about it. I have two pieces of analog gear. I have Seventh Circle Audio A12 (API clones) preamps, and Golden Age Projects EQ - 73s that were upgraded by revive audio. Admittedly I have only used waves and analog obsession plugins, but I think the plugins just can't do what the outboard gear does. If I do the same thing to the API or Nieve plug ins, like push the input hard on the preamp, or crank a frequency up a lot, it'll sound like crap in the plugin and still sound good on the analog gear. I guess that's just anecdotal, but that's my experience. I feel like plugins, at least the analog emulations that I have used, just can't do what analog gear does. What are your thoughts man?
I think it depends on the plugin. There are some that get very, very close IMO. But a lot of them just don’t. Personally, most of the Waves ones just don’t do it for me. But a few of the UAD ones get quite close. Really just depends on the brand and even the specific plugin (like the UAD 1081 not having any harmonic distortion that I mentioned later in this video).
For a cool Neve type plugin I def recommend the UAD 1084 or the Kit Plugins BB N105.
Awesome...Thanks Kendal. @@RecordingLounge
Great stuff! Does the SSL E Channel add any color? Didnt see you show that part on the harmonics section...
Depends which version (hardware vs the many many plugin iterations) but yes, the real thing DOES add some harmonic coloration. Not nearly as much as a Neve style or tube piece, but it’s got some. The Waves version to my knowledge has almost NONE but the Brainworx version does. The E/G are more colored than the J, which is very clean.
I'm curious what hardware compressors look like in plugin doctor on the attack release page. Just wondering if they are majorly different to what they say.