Re-Pete
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Hi Folks
I just recently upgraded things at home to get Cubase 8 Pro. I was finding that Propellerheads Reason was losing ground with it's Rack Effects & not many software developers are using the Reason format for their Plug In releases. So I went back to the old Grandpa format of VST. I will still be using Reason through Re-Wire, however, as I like their user interface & their SSL mockup mixer display.
There are a heap of VST Plug Ins around. Many variants, for example, of the SSL desk layout. Or the Neve consoles, or famous compressors. Multiple examples of the same 'unit' from different developers.
Of course, you want to know - especially if you are downloading a copy & PAYING for it - that the one you get is:
a) a true representation of the old hardware
b) that it performs well within the DAW on VST format.
There is Waves, Slate Digital, Softube, Chandler. All doing, what I see from their websites, as pretty darn good jobs at bringing these old hardware units to life in software format.
But which one is better in any given unit? Is there, for example, a developer who is red hot with one unit but not so with other Plug Ins in their range?
Surely there must be a review site where the software is put through it's paces and compared to other units from other developers?
If anyone knows a decent forum or eMagazine that goes through the numerous Plug Ins and assesses them well enough to gain an informed opinion, I would like to know.
I just recently upgraded things at home to get Cubase 8 Pro. I was finding that Propellerheads Reason was losing ground with it's Rack Effects & not many software developers are using the Reason format for their Plug In releases. So I went back to the old Grandpa format of VST. I will still be using Reason through Re-Wire, however, as I like their user interface & their SSL mockup mixer display.
There are a heap of VST Plug Ins around. Many variants, for example, of the SSL desk layout. Or the Neve consoles, or famous compressors. Multiple examples of the same 'unit' from different developers.
Of course, you want to know - especially if you are downloading a copy & PAYING for it - that the one you get is:
a) a true representation of the old hardware
b) that it performs well within the DAW on VST format.
There is Waves, Slate Digital, Softube, Chandler. All doing, what I see from their websites, as pretty darn good jobs at bringing these old hardware units to life in software format.
But which one is better in any given unit? Is there, for example, a developer who is red hot with one unit but not so with other Plug Ins in their range?
Surely there must be a review site where the software is put through it's paces and compared to other units from other developers?
If anyone knows a decent forum or eMagazine that goes through the numerous Plug Ins and assesses them well enough to gain an informed opinion, I would like to know.