AIR Soft Clipper - Here's what it does
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- New plugin from AIR on the MPC platform. It's a soft clipper and in this video I use a simple sine wave to show what the soft clipper is doing to the signal.
Akai sent over a review code a few weeks ago but have no say as to what goes in this video. It's all my own opinions, as per usual.
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Chapters:
00:00 The setup
01:21 Loading up AIR Soft Clipper on a sine wave
03:48 Soft clipper release
05:57 Can't AIR Tube Drive do the same thing?
07:22 AIR Distortion
08:25 My thoughts
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Quick note: Akai sent over a review code a few weeks ago. Per usual, they have no say as to what goes into this video. Also I didn't do a drum test because I feel like it's really close with AIR Tube Drive already, so if you're really curious about it just get the trial and test it out your self on your own drums. That way you'll pick up on all the differences better than a RUclips video.
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nothing to do with tube drive. fl studio users use the fruity soft clipper on the master. it can go deep into the red and sound great. that's why all this time fl studio hit harder than the other daw.
You right. It should have been a free update. we don't really need yet another clip fx. We need things we don't have. How about a Proper Reverb ? 😉
THIS! A proper reverb would make my life so much easier with my synthesizers
Always a fan of your technical explanations. You’re both factual and opinionated. I wish I saw ur affiliate link before purchasing. I suggest mentioning in the beginning of the video, because as soon as I saw it on RUclips, I went to purchase it! I like to follow along as you sample. Thank you for all than you do to help with your videos. They’re very well produced as well as informative.
The MPC does come with a free clipper. It's called "Diode Clipper." I think this premium "Soft Clipper" may bring something interesting to the table that it does differently sonically than the Diode Clipper and I'm willing to give it a try. I think it will add a different type of harmonic distortion/overdrive compared to the other available effects options, and it would probably be monstrous on drums!
Good catch on the Diode. I forgot to include it. It's worth trying on drums, but I felt it just distorted quickly and gave me nearly the same result as Tube Drive. Just my 2 cents though.
@teftymusictech Yeah, I actually went on and purchased it. I think it's good, especially on individual drums, at subtle settings. I like the extra harmonic content the Soft Clipper adds, but just like anything else, you have to be careful not to overdo it.
Thanks so much for reviewing this plugin. Much appreciated.
Great honest review!
Great video on this plugin...💯👍
this will be perfect for my trap 808 bass driven beats
Great 👍 stuff
Id personally probably use it to sound design 808s and basses. I think basically made it for the new FL users who've been buying mpcs. apparently the FL soft clipper is how they make their beats "loud" (and distorted lol)
It just has cheap clipping algo that everybody ears have grown accustomed too. Its closer to the parabolic option on this clipper.
MPC hardware tho is still and always what pros have used to get that knock bcuz of the way it clips going through the converter.
Why don't Akai/AIR Music Tech just include visual feedback on their plugins like your Oscilloscope to see how alot of these plugins are affecting the sound? Sure using your ears is always the way to go but having visual feedback, always helps with fine tuning adjustments
An Oscilloscope will make the MPC/Force feel like a grown up. Make it happen #Akai
Sounds cool but i'm good with tubedrive. Thanks for the thorough and technical explanation. I wish they'd develop a visual parametric EQ, I'd gladly pay for that! I see people mention a reverb also, i have no issues with the current reverb yet. Seems pretty good to me.
We definitely need our own version of FabFilter's Pro-Q 3 for MPC
I'm curious to know how sonically different this is from the stock soft clipper under drum efx 🤔
I think they brought this over to compete with FL Studio and other Soft Clippers people use mainly for drums… (preset even had Fruity in the name)
you did test it the logical way but it probably shines when crushing Kicks and 808s to make them louder without clipping
Definitely competing with FL Studio toolkit. When I tried it on drums I just didn't hear that much difference from something like AIR Soft Tube, which is technically doing similar stuff, slightly different (also on different SHAPES, didn't hear much difference with drums). It's WAAAYY more obvious with a sine wave because you can pick out the different harmonics produced.
And by definition, the soft clipper gently 'clips' the signal to produce harmonics that sound louder at the same signal level. Again, same stuff as Soft Tube but with different algorithms.
I highly recommend testing it though to make the call, because another producer might hear a larger difference on the drums between the different shapes (and AIR Soft Tube).
@@teftymusictech Gotcha, I think I’m going to mess with it tomorrow or later this week. It’s a surprise and I’m curious lol
Been a fan of the channel too man since the beginning. I’m also debating on starting a new channel or pivoting my current one.
I got sucked into the MPC niche and there’s so much more I want to do videos on (but the algorithm hates it lol). Keep ‘em coming though 👌🏾
Hey thanks Brandon! Just saw the reply now (and dropped a sub to your channel). I hear you on the YT algo stuff. It seems like YT wants people to lean hard into niches for growth, so it 'MIGHT' be worth starting a new channel. However, sometimes things you think drop in overall viewership can suddenly get a big push a few months down the road because of search engine results and/or algo changes. I wish I could offer more advice but I'm still learning and adjusting as I go as well 🙏
@@teftymusictech No problem and appreciate it. You're likely right and I'm gonna start another for camera work and tech. Have a good one 💪🏾
What was that oscilloscope you were using showing the harmonics ?
Melda
www.meldaproduction.com/MOscilloscope
🤬🤬🤬🤬 I bought this 3 days ago and it STILL isn't showing up in my mpc , how did you get it into standalone ? I never had this problem. I'm signed into my inmusic account on my mpc. The soft clipper doesn't show up in my activations or my plug ins drop downs. It isn't anywhere. When I enter the serial number it says "already registered"
put the mpc in controller mode and back to standalone mode. you will then find it in the activations prefs
@@superlitbeats6068 thank you !!!!! 3 days later and you gave me the correct fix , 🙏🏾
@@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE glad it worked ! 🍻
I kinda feel like i wanna pick it up but... Kinda only because it is in standalone.. I need the juno-plugin and the Flex Beat before i even think of this somewhat questionable plugin though - and idm spending on these plugins either - i feel like i give em money so that they can make more plugins that will or won't be useful. My aim is to work completely standalone since i dont own a computer if im honest... But at this point i SHOULD just save up for a laptop so i atleast can run Arturia V Collection X and Arturias FX Collection 5 which i also rent-to-own - feels silly that they drop this1 and not more VSTs if im going to drop abit of criticism... Although they have the essentials already i guess
What metering plug in is that?
Free one by Melda. Here's the link: www.meldaproduction.com/MOscilloscope
@@teftymusictech 💥💥
Not demoing the actual soft clipping is a bit weird tbh. That's where it is different from a Tube Drive...
Honestly, I was not planning on making a video on the Soft Clipper because I didn't hear much of a difference on drums. As final curiosity I opened up the scope on a sine wave. This is legit the best way to see what the processing is doing to the signal. Because on drums, it sounds very similar to the tube drive when pushed (albeit a bit brighter). And the different shapes of the Soft Clipper have almost no difference on drums. But yeah you're right, I could've included some real world examples.
You should have test the Limter because all this is just a cleaner clipper for the MPC which already has a limiter that you can set to no lookahead.
Kind of a waste of $20 honestly. They must need money.
They should port over something like XPand2 for Standalone bcuz that would fly off the racks.
I suggest watching Bolo's video... He compares it to their limiter and shows how you can achieve loudness with less db's using the soft clipper than with the limiter. Also the drums "sound" snappier using the soft clipper as opposed to the limiter.
@@bulletheadbeatz2296 I know what I'm watching next...
My experience with drums was very similar to the Tube Drive effect. The Soft Clipper was snappier because it felt like it distorted faster. Personally I'd rather 'limit' with better VSTs like Ozone. When you heavily limit drums it sucks the dynamics out of them and you start getting flat mixes really fast. Just my 2 cents though! I highly recommend testing out the plugin inside the MPC with your drums so you can make the call yourself.
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