Go Back   Cockos Incorporated Forums > REAPER Forums > Recording Technologies and Techniques

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-24-2012, 07:59 PM   #1
pcmusicpro
Human being with feelings
 
pcmusicpro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Cali, Colombia.
Posts: 630
Default Slate Digital VCC vs Waves NLS vs Sonimus Satson

What do you think about those console emulators? which is best?

Ed.
pcmusicpro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2012, 08:25 PM   #2
Banned
Human being with feelings
 
Banned's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Unwired (probably in the proximity of Amsterdam)
Posts: 4,868
Default

Regardless of which you prefer, of course you still have to record every track thru a UAD Studer multitrack insert and then bounce it to a UAD Ampex, or everyone will immediately notice that nasty, digital 'in-the-box' sound, and hate you for it.
__________________
˙lɐd 'ʎɐʍ ƃuoɹʍ ǝɥʇ ǝɔıʌǝp ʇɐɥʇ ƃuıploɥ ǝɹ,noʎ
Banned is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2012, 08:43 PM   #3
ngarjuna
Human being with feelings
 
ngarjuna's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Miami
Posts: 2,298
Default

The best is Nebula. Best selection, best value, best sound. Not the best in terms of resource consumption, it's very heavy...but you get what you "pay" for, it takes cycles to perform emulations that sound that good.
ngarjuna is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2012, 09:14 PM   #4
chrisharbin
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 16,031
Default

I have satson. I almost never use it because I simply do not understand it beyond a simple H/LP filter/gain. It's great for that but I've gotten to where I use alloy on every channel now so.......it's lost in the shuffle.

Anyways, looking forward to hearing peoples ideas, seems like a pretty wide difference in those (especially price wise)
chrisharbin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2012, 10:48 PM   #5
danfuerth
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 1,824
Default

Well I am biased. I critic even what I use, the good and bad

I have Waves NLS
And I use Sknote stripbus + Waves NLS

Something is happening in SKnote StripBus that I really like. Mixed with NLS it is impressive.

Although I know it, and I am not dumb, nothing is like a studder 16 track tape recorder. However this digital realm is almost there, maybe in a few more years.


I really like the mix of Sknote stripbus + Waves NLS+ Voxengo Warmifier= a very nice and soft sound
danfuerth is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2012, 11:09 PM   #6
chrisharbin
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 16,031
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by danfuerth View Post
Sknote stripbus
Never heard of it before (for whatever reason) and it's x64! Thanks
chrisharbin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2012, 04:37 AM   #7
Banned
Human being with feelings
 
Banned's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Unwired (probably in the proximity of Amsterdam)
Posts: 4,868
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by danfuerth View Post
[...] nothing is like a studder 16 track tape recorder. However this digital realm is almost there, maybe in a few more years. [...]
Did you try the UAD Studer A800? They snatched a TEC award for it this year, so I guess some people must really like what it does.

Also, anyone using Airwindows plugins? Any opinions as to how they compare?
__________________
˙lɐd 'ʎɐʍ ƃuoɹʍ ǝɥʇ ǝɔıʌǝp ʇɐɥʇ ƃuıploɥ ǝɹ,noʎ
Banned is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-10-2012, 08:07 PM   #8
DJ ALX
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Athens - Hellas
Posts: 50
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by danfuerth View Post
Well I am biased. I critic even what I use, the good and bad

I have Waves NLS
And I use Sknote stripbus + Waves NLS

Something is happening in SKnote StripBus that I really like. Mixed with NLS it is impressive.

Although I know it, and I am not dumb, nothing is like a studder 16 track tape recorder. However this digital realm is almost there, maybe in a few more years.


I really like the mix of Sknote stripbus + Waves NLS+ Voxengo Warmifier= a very nice and soft sound
How are you using both plugins? Both on a channel or some Stripbus there and a few NLS here?

I just came back from my studio and I mixed with both of them today.
After the sound shaping plugins i placed a StripBus and then an NLS.
I like StripBus cos of the ducker feature. The Gain and EQs dont seem that much responsive.
I like NLS cos of the color, the gain and the crosstalk.

Stripbus is 2 in 2 out so after that I put a stereo NLS channel even if its a mono kick or snare.

At the master I dont put a stripBUS. Just the NLS Buss.

How are you using these two togother? Any conflicts? Any best way of using them to gain as much as possible? Do you have the old stripbus or the latest version?

Thanks.
DJ ALX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2012, 06:49 AM   #9
Sam C
Human being with feelings
 
Sam C's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Santa Monica CA
Posts: 1,016
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ngarjuna View Post
The best is Nebula. Best selection, best value, best sound. Not the best in terms of resource consumption, it's very heavy...but you get what you "pay" for, it takes cycles to perform emulations that sound that good.
I agree. And it seems like Nebula is where this whole console emulation started!
Sam C is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 11:08 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.