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Subject:plug ins
Posted by: schirall
Date:5/12/2004 4:33:54 PM

I find the waves bundles to be the best and basically all i need.what's the best out there?just wondering.(you know,comp,eq,reverb.....)

Subject:RE: plug ins
Reply by: coolout
Date:5/13/2004 4:07:59 AM

buy a UAD-1 card...it's the perfect compliment to the waves plugs and works well with acid.

plus a dedicated DSP card will keep you from buying a new computer every two years.

Subject:RE: plug ins
Reply by: billybk
Date:5/13/2004 5:47:13 AM

".....plus a dedicated DSP card will keep you from buying a new computer every two years."


I am still happily using my three year old PIII 1Ghz/512MB PC and since offloading much of my realtime effects to my UAD-1 DSP card, I have all the native processor muscle I need for my projects. I am going to hold off upgrading my DAW for another year or so (probably wait for the next generation 4Ghz chips to arrive), and instead spend $300.00 dollars and get another UAD-1 which should give me all the DSP effects power I need. Plus, once I do upgrade my DAW, my UAD-1 cards will be put to good use in my new rig for many more years to come. The excellent professional quality of these plugins won't be going out of style any time soon.


Billy Buck



Subject:RE: plug ins
Reply by: spesimen
Date:5/25/2004 3:24:49 PM

www.digitalfishphones.com compression plugs are excellent, and they are freeware. they aren't very clean but have a lot of great organic character to them, and can give some surprising results...

Subject:RE: plug ins
Reply by: DKeenum
Date:5/25/2004 6:48:52 PM

I had a thread last week about 3rd party effects, and the one downside to the UAD-1 (at least as I heard it) was the reverb. And that happens to be the main thing I need. Now I may have heard incorrectly, and even if I did hear correctly, there is bound to be a good UAD reverb down the road. But right now I need reverb. But don't get me wrong, I'm still really impressed with the UAD-1.

Subject:RE: plug ins
Reply by: MacMoney
Date:5/26/2004 5:04:57 AM

Hi DKeenum
Have you tried Waves IR1?
Its a little CPU heavy with Acid but man does it sound good.

Tony Mac

Subject:RE: plug ins
Reply by: DKeenum
Date:5/26/2004 7:05:19 AM

Not yet. I got the demo, but hadn't had time to play with it. I will.

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