Old 07-31-2019, 02:22 PM   #1
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Can anybody here recommend for/against Audio Assault's Head Crusher?

They sent me an email that it is on sale for $5 : https://www.audio-assault.com/headcrusher.php

If they are cheap enough, I'm a sucker for buying things I might use but don't really need. $5 is a good price.

But I am also trying to keep from putting junk VSTs I will never use on my new PC -- so I'm conflicted, since I don't know much about Audio Assault and their products.

Any good experiences with Head Crusher you can tell me about? Or should I save my $5 for the next VST sale?
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Old 07-31-2019, 02:41 PM   #2
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Sound-Wise, I like it. The featureset is good, and the workflow fast.
I had other plugins doing similar things, but i bought HeadCrusher a couple years ago because it gave me good results quickly.
I use it mainly for driving things a bit, in a quite subtle way.
My only concern is the GUI, which is a bit too dark (few contrast), and therefore a bit hard to read. Also, it is not resizeable, so i wish an updated gui with more readability and resizing would come at some point.
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Old 07-31-2019, 02:44 PM   #3
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Looks like they have a demo, might be worth a try ya know. I don't know too much about them, I do like their transient designer though.
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Old 07-31-2019, 02:53 PM   #4
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I like Head Crusher a lot. My clients love it too. It's very versatile, from subtle to insane. I used the free version for a couple years but finally bought it a couple months back. It's essential for me.
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Old 07-31-2019, 03:02 PM   #5
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You can download an unlimited free version here...

http://vst4free.com/free_vst.php?plu...r_Free&id=2112

I'm not sure how it compares to the current paid version, but it should at least give you a good indication of whether or not it fits your needs and workflow...
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Thanks!

Yeah, I saw they have a demo. I just thought I’d ask before I wasted any time with it. Sounds like it won’t be a waste of time after all, so I’ll try it out tonight.
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Old 07-31-2019, 03:18 PM   #7
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I love it. There a couple of presets (whose names I can't recall) that I throw on a kick and snare, pull the mix knob down to maybe 15% wet, and they instantly sound amazing.

Brandon from The Noise Floor made this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj04-MqZuJ8
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This works really well for adding "wetness" for kick and snare.
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It's 49 for me ;(
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It's 49 for me ;(
Yeah, the $5 deal was a special offer they sent me after I had purchased something else from them.

I ended up getting Head Crusher (based on the advice here), but I haven't really used it yet.

It looks like once you buy one item from them, they offer frequent $5 deal on their other products. I think I get a new $5 "48 hours only" offer every week. I haven't bought any more yet, because I don't know if I really will use them (I have so many VSTs already!). But maybe I will one day, if they offer the right product for $5.
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Been using it a lot. It's a great tone shaper and can work on really anything.

Lately this has become the thing I try before any EQ or compression. Often it's all I need, so it's a real time saver and sounds great.
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Old 08-16-2019, 10:04 AM   #12
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Yeah, the $5 deal was a special offer they sent me after I had purchased something else from them.

I ended up getting Head Crusher (based on the advice here), but I haven't really used it yet.

It looks like once you buy one item from them, they offer frequent $5 deal on their other products. I think I get a new $5 "48 hours only" offer every week. I haven't bought any more yet, because I don't know if I really will use them (I have so many VSTs already!). But maybe I will one day, if they offer the right product for $5.
Just buy it. It's a steal at that price. Gives my Decapitator a serious run for it's money, and often I genuinely prefer it.

XCTR is a good one too.
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Yeah, the $5 deal was a special offer they sent me after I had purchased something else from them.

I ended up getting Head Crusher (based on the advice here), but I haven't really used it yet.

It looks like once you buy one item from them, they offer frequent $5 deal on their other products. I think I get a new $5 "48 hours only" offer every week. I haven't bought any more yet, because I don't know if I really will use them (I have so many VSTs already!). But maybe I will one day, if they offer the right product for $5.
Awesome thanks for the tip.
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Just buy it. It's a steal at that price. Gives my Decapitator a serious run for it's money, and often I genuinely prefer it.

XCTR is a good one too.
I don't know Decapitator (I'm allergic to Sountdtoy's CP) but there were some accusations at GS a while back about Head Crusher being a ripoff/imitation of the other.

Whether true or no, it's fine with me. Head Crusher is an excellent and easy-to-use distortion/saturation plug. I got it for $5 too and it's become a favorite for drums and for giving virtual instruments a bit of grit at low settings. I really appreciate developers like Audio Assault who have friendly CP and affordable prices, and it's these sorts of developers I believe in supporting.
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