KIT Plugins BB N105 vs Blackbird 8078 [Drums Comparison]

Have you ever wondered how similar our BB N105 plugin is compared to the Neve console? Well, we tested it for you!
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[@Jason-hg4pd]

I love the plugin, but I have noticed it is a bit dull in the highs and missing a kind of air that I have found in other Neve plugins like the Lindell 80 channel. I find it super interesting that I'm finding it here again in this comparison with the console. Lows and mids seem beautifully captured. But the highs and “air” is duller in the plugin. Maybe a V3 will address this? I hope so because it is a great plugin.

[@mcsstudiosunderdevelopment6257]

I love it! The snare sounds more open on the console right out the gate. Plugin sounds a little fuller in low mids with the whole mix but console sounds more open overall. I have the plugin and I love it, would love to use it on this style music in the video compared to rock where I use SSL style plugins, but I will do a cover with the BBN-105 plugin on my next recording :)
Keep doing what you're doing, all your products sound great :)

[@KITPlugins]

Thank you! 🙌

[@Lucidaydreamer]

I think the big difference is phasing between the console channels.
Console sounds more open and 'magickally spacious'.
Plugin sounds like a single channel of real hw tho.

[@leo_brum]

I'm really skeptical about these kind of comparisons because I always think that we, as listeners, kinda get tricked to think that the plugin sounds the same as the real deal. In this case, to my ears, the difference is clear. You can notice that on the Neve console, the drums sound like one instrument. Maybe it's the way the distortion works that glues the sound magically together. Not to mention the overall warm sound the Neve adds.
When the plugin kicks in, the first thing I noticed is the separation of the pieces. Sounds like individual instruments played at the same time. The transients are a little sharper and maybe a little louder too. With that said, the plugin is great.

[@fadzaik6343]

The BB N105 plugin sounds better, the drums sound bigger and full.
I love this plugin, I use it on all my sessions. Thank you for a great product.

[@KITPlugins]

🤘 Glad you're enjoying it!

[@stanvidgg]

The Console has a little more air, but otherwise very close. That being said, I doubt I could pick it out in a blind test. There’s more variability in the performance than there is difference in the plug-in vs console

[@toddj9548]

When will there be more Blackbird plugins?

[@KITPlugins]

Very soon, stay tuned!

[@Kayford1979]

Yea the bbn does sound a little better…oddly….the console sounds a lot brighter….the plugin has a phat ass lowend…I could put on an eq to try to match the comsole but why bother when the plugin is even more 🔥

[@Eric-hk5ns]

no comparison. analog every time

[@JR-bn3ev]

I bet in a blind test you lose miserably. 😃