Acustica Audio "Opalcomp"

Reviewing the 2nd collaboration from Acustica Audio and John Oram,
this time the Sonic Comp2/503 rack compressor in plug In form.
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My Alter Ego:
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[@Mike_Benz_]

Great video and tune as always.
There is something special about this compressor, to my ears it just makes things sound more real, you can also get some great perceived loudness without sounding overly crushed and unnatural. I think this is a gem.

[@Yishinyourear]

Your thoughts on Opalcomp? How was the review format? Improvements? Let me know.

[@josedicaro]

Your reviews always spot on, the way you explain all the parameters is what makes them unique. And your tunes man 🌈

[@Audiojunkk]

Just grabbed it today. Was loving the demo.

[@Audiojunkk]

Nice one for making these videos everytime acustica does a big drop I eagerly await your excellent review!

[@anthonylee3311]

Thanks for this Yish. It's incredibly versatile as you say. I bought it after trying it out for 10 minutes. To my ears this is a new level for a software emulation of a compressor, meaning it sounds the closest I've heard to hardware - so far....

[@Yishinyourear]

Agreed!

[@n.oneimportant5]

You sold me on it. Sounds great! Nice track as always. Finish that record! 😄

[@Audiojunkk]

Man the track really comes together when you unbypass. Very classy and useful compressor. I love when a comp works well on individual track as well as a bus/ master. Love it.

[@Yishinyourear]

Glad you like it!

[@kipcasey8736]

So many great plugins from AA, especially with recent updates, so little money to buy them all

[@Yishinyourear]

Believe me, I fully understand.

[@Barncore]

This is an exciting release because it sounds like Acustica finally has good compression. Thanks for the before&afters

[@Yishinyourear]

Agreed!

[@Yishinyourear]

Also if you do trial it, it may take a bit of waffling about to get it to speak. Took me 3 days for it to yell at me. At first, it was meh, but each day, it gave a little bit more.

[@Barncore]

Useful to know. Cheers@@Yishinyourear

[@Audiojunkk]

Talking about formats would love to hear more of your opinion on things you like / dislike about the units

[@Yishinyourear]

I will note your feedback for the new reviews! Thanks
For Opalcomp, the learning curve was my only setback.

[@losslesssounds9029]

Thanks for this tutorial, Great track, I personally loved the way it was recorded and how warm it sounds naturally. Compressor is smooth but takes away from that natural warmth and color in my opinion.
Thanks for this! Will still give it a try.
Is this track available?

[@Yishinyourear]

Thanks for watching. Its a work in progress for the moment

[@Yishinyourear]

As far as the compressor, I still need more time with it. Took me a few days to get it to speak. I do prefer 1176(Nickel) on my vocals as of late, though it is still quite heavy on the cpu outside of Reaper

[@cpssounds3656]

Thanks! 👍

[@MixAtölyesi]

This plugin is fet compressor plugin?

[@Yishinyourear]

Hybrid: Optical-Solid State design according to the manual.

[@Cefshah]

Great video and compressor!! Bravo!!💛

[@Yishinyourear]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@KyronVance]

good voice to listen to before bed.😂 nice

[@Yishinyourear]

Thanks.

[@PharaohLawLess1]

🤔 Might have to give this a try

[@Yishinyourear]

Any luck with it?

[@PharaohLawLess1]

@@Yishinyourear It sounds all right. I left it alone and started messing with that Sound City plugin by UAD. That thing sounds pretty good