Saturation is a tricky thing. No idea which is which, but number two had a nice boost (even though only slightly) in the lower end, number 3 a tiny little extra shimmer on the high hats. Or maybe my old ears are playing tricks on me, also a possibility.
My Top 5 😁 1 - Channel Strip - Edelwiss 72 - Great Eq Section , Plus it doesn't look like your typical strip. 2 - Compressor - MJUC - It glues things like nobody is watching. 3 - Saturator - NA The Voltour - This will make you track sound badass . 4 - Overloud - MODULA - It just makes everything sound expensive. 5 - Klenghelm - LUXE - Don't ask me what it does , But you need it.
Regarding the "tape type" ssturators blind test, I liked 2 and 3 the most with 4 coming in as a strong contender. As far as watching your videos, I must say that you guys are the funniest, most no bs, upfront, honest, down to earth, coolest sound geeks on the internet by far. Your taste and background knowledge is plenty to keep us well entertained and informed. Please keep it up as long as possible! Cheers
I love these shootouts. I do wish you would post the results sooner. By the time you post the results, I have completely forgotten what I chose! lol. I am a n old Boomer who has been recording/mixing/mastering (at times at a national USA level), and I actually trust you guys. Keep it going.
For the saturator blind test, no idea which is which, but I personally like 4 the most. Slightly more crunchy. This is listening outside in my garden, outside Croydon, using Sony WF-1000XM5 having a hard time drowning out the police helicopter overhead.
All the saturators sound usable, but in different ways. 5 is the best tape. 1 is valve-like. 2 is 1073ish. 3 is API-ish. 4 is like a bass overdrive stompbox.
No clue what's what, but four sounds the best, followed by 5, I hae the looptrotter, the high end of four sounded like the magic section of that, I think.
Nah, Its not about being correct or incorrect. Its about learning something and having fun. You might learn that your current tools are good enough, or that some cheap gear sounds better than pricey kit to you, or you might discover the opposite. Cheers to you for participating.
I dont wanna participate in blind tests anymore... Looptrooter could be 4... top end reminds on their hardware clipping circuit. All other one sounded fine?
I never used any analog gear in my mixes ever. So I dont know jack. However, plugin wise I like Ultramarine or the UAD one for the tone. For compression tho Magic Death Eye is the one!
I mainly use the stock saturator in Cubase with a bit of the Noiseash 31102 channel strip and some of that Neve saturation. The stock Cubase plugins sound great. I use them whenever possible. Only adding a few third party plugins here and there. What sucks in Cubase is the limiter, pumpy garbage, so I L2 that. But almost everything else is great. I've got 4x great stock reverbs in Cubase, algorithmic and convolution, like, do I really need another? Cubase has it's own Pultec EQ, it's own 1176, LA2A, they all sound great. Like, I just don't need a pile of third party plugins in Cubase to get a great mix. I added a SSL, Distressor and Unfairchild as third parties for a few other compressor options, and I'm pretty much done for compressors. Oh, and I added a clipper, Cubase doesn't have a clipper. Years ago when Cubase wasn't so comprehensive, I used to use the Waves suite, but it's just not necessary at all any more. Noiseash 31102 - definitely agree with you guys on this one. I have tried multiple other channel strips and the EQ curves on this just do it for me. This is one of the very few third party plugins I add.
Fair point though innit. I mean, you put a lot of effort into this and youve got 6k viewers. I bought a doughnut in sainsburys today and 4 people watched me doing that. You do the maths.
AI is taking over all the plugins slowly, soon it will be a case of AI doing the mixers and masterers work. That scares me more than most things tbh. The soul will leave music.
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the blind test is a very humbling and telling thing. These are cool!
Don't bother replacing the tubes in VLA. Tubes in that unit just power the output stage and you will not notice any difference. Replace when needed!
From this moment on my mantra will be, "Fail back at ya!". You guys are great, keep it up.
Interesting final words!
ART Pre/Channel Strip is also very useable…
Saturation is a tricky thing. No idea which is which, but number two had a nice boost (even though only slightly) in the lower end, number 3 a tiny little extra shimmer on the high hats. Or maybe my old ears are playing tricks on me, also a possibility.
2 and 4 for me, i ll take my guess a step further and say that 2 is a tube type of saturation, 4 not sure,could be everything, i like those tests
My Top 5 😁
1 - Channel Strip - Edelwiss 72 - Great Eq Section , Plus it doesn't look like your typical strip.
2 - Compressor - MJUC - It glues things like nobody is watching.
3 - Saturator - NA The Voltour - This will make you track sound badass .
4 - Overloud - MODULA - It just makes everything sound expensive.
5 - Klenghelm - LUXE - Don't ask me what it does , But you need it.
Regarding the "tape type" ssturators blind test, I liked 2 and 3 the most with 4 coming in as a strong contender.
As far as watching your videos, I must say that you guys are the funniest, most no bs, upfront, honest, down to earth, coolest sound geeks on the internet by far. Your taste and background knowledge is plenty to keep us well entertained and informed. Please keep it up as long as possible! Cheers
@@imremozsik1012 Cheers my friend 👊🍻
Damn, I didn't expect this.
Excellent talk and content 🤟🏼
I love these shootouts. I do wish you would post the results sooner. By the time you post the results, I have completely forgotten what I chose! lol. I am a n old Boomer who has been recording/mixing/mastering (at times at a national USA level), and I actually trust you guys. Keep it going.
@@Wizardofvoz2 Much appreciated.👍
For the saturator blind test, no idea which is which, but I personally like 4 the most. Slightly more crunchy. This is listening outside in my garden, outside Croydon, using Sony WF-1000XM5 having a hard time drowning out the police helicopter overhead.
@@razornaut 😂😂
5 sounds for me like tape simulation.
The looptrotter satr2 is one of the best plugin from PA for a long time.
And IK multimedia tascams models are gorgeous!
All the saturators sound usable, but in different ways. 5 is the best tape. 1 is valve-like. 2 is 1073ish. 3 is API-ish. 4 is like a bass overdrive stompbox.
Maybe red & blue silk-ish would be better descriptions for 2 and 3.
The looptrotter satr2 is one of the best plugin from PA for na lingo time.
And IK multimedia tascams models are gorgeous!
saturator shootout: 5 & 2 are my faves for the low end thud... then 4, 3 & 1
Well that makes my talkbox story kind shit right. I had to edit. i forgot to add... LOL...
No clue what's what, but four sounds the best, followed by 5, I hae the looptrotter, the high end of four sounded like the magic section of that, I think.
For saturation, 3 comes first and then 5 .
After the last results, I don't dare guess. Heck, I might start looking for a new hobby, lol.
@@mayzter8765 it's all an illusion....keep doing your thing...👍
Nah, Its not about being correct or incorrect. Its about learning something and having fun. You might learn that your current tools are good enough, or that some cheap gear sounds better than pricey kit to you, or you might discover the opposite. Cheers to you for participating.
How did i miss the fairchild comparison video? I looked for it but i don't see it?
@@johndoe-cb5ck special episode 2...👍
Tascam number 3
Looptrotter number 4
I dont wanna participate in blind tests anymore...
Looptrooter could be 4... top end reminds on their hardware clipping circuit.
All other one sounded fine?
My gut tells me #2 is the Teac but #5 might be my 2nd choice in terms of tape saturation.
I never used any analog gear in my mixes ever. So I dont know jack. However, plugin wise I like Ultramarine or the UAD one for the tone. For compression tho Magic Death Eye is the one!
Try the Pulsar 1178 has saturation too. Love it.
@@1loveMusic2003 it's great. 👍
I mainly use the stock saturator in Cubase with a bit of the Noiseash 31102 channel strip and some of that Neve saturation. The stock Cubase plugins sound great. I use them whenever possible. Only adding a few third party plugins here and there. What sucks in Cubase is the limiter, pumpy garbage, so I L2 that. But almost everything else is great. I've got 4x great stock reverbs in Cubase, algorithmic and convolution, like, do I really need another? Cubase has it's own Pultec EQ, it's own 1176, LA2A, they all sound great. Like, I just don't need a pile of third party plugins in Cubase to get a great mix. I added a SSL, Distressor and Unfairchild as third parties for a few other compressor options, and I'm pretty much done for compressors. Oh, and I added a clipper, Cubase doesn't have a clipper. Years ago when Cubase wasn't so comprehensive, I used to use the Waves suite, but it's just not necessary at all any more.
Noiseash 31102 - definitely agree with you guys on this one. I have tried multiple other channel strips and the EQ curves on this just do it for me. This is one of the very few third party plugins I add.
Fair point though innit. I mean, you put a lot of effort into this and youve got 6k viewers. I bought a doughnut in sainsburys today and 4 people watched me doing that. You do the maths.
@@PROJECT-de9pd 😂😂
its like old dust
Tom Hardy has to be the next Bond. I mean how perfect would that be?
Zammo made the mistake of saying 'Yes'....
@@MrBrownAlliance 😂😂 chased the dragon and got a smack in the face....if I remember rightly...👍
@@StudioLife101 he went to the Whitehouse and met President Reagan too
AI is taking over all the plugins slowly, soon it will be a case of AI doing the mixers and masterers work. That scares me more than most things tbh. The soul will leave music.
27:30 ...Age of Fiver! T.T
2 pluss 3 iss 5
#1,#3 & #4 sound a bit flat and not much life in them (a bit like Joe Biden speeches). #2 and #5 are definitely the better sounding ones!
Oh, and yes, most Kirk Hammett solos are well below average
What appalling sexism. Not funny. The results, however, are hilarious...
@@jrgroberts 😂😂