Thank you White Sea Studio for doing this review! It was really fun to hear it on that beautiful recording :) Let me know if you have any questions about the plugin or the process of making it. I'd be happy to chat with ya'll!! I'll check back when I can!! Best wishes, Eric Valentine
Your studio build, acoustic treatment experiment saga, mix breakdowns, and stuff on your channel is excellent man!! Oh and wasn't there a vid with an engineer who recorded Stevie Wonder in one of your previous spaces, or am I tripping out? Seriously cool stuff anyway, you have a great vibe and energy, I try not to RUclips too much, but often find myself back on your channel. This plugin sounds pretty legit too, looking forward to giving it a spin ;)
I recommend everyone check out Eric Valentine's videos describing the process of him and the team working on this. They worked crazy hard to get the right amount of saturation, right compression curves, etc to get this thing sounding as close as possible to the real deal. Crazy stuff! Thankful for Mr. Valentine listening to the people and lowering the price so more people can get it!
Tack!🎉 your videos with your knowledge is just great!!. You just grow a bit as a human from the T sponsorship ☺️ and the best viewers will stay for sure. 🥳🎶🤩 Keep the good vibe up! 💛💙
I did not expect that thing to sound THAT good. Definitely one of the better tube compression plugins I've heard. I'd love to see this plugin compared to really accessible hardware like for example the Wes Audio Rhea
Honestly. Audio engineering started for me with reading about Revolver and Geoff Emerick and so much praise for the Fairchild. I got the uad since native straight away. Felt it should be more than it is. Did a little research but only concluded that none is really offering more. This is exactly what I need. Especially the vocal Eric displayed was tremendous. Also, I spent the whole summer thinking the world needs a new greatest and really close CS80 emulation. Softube released that just when the summer ended. Plugins are cool shit that actually change stuff that you actually actively think creates friction in your audio journey. Now, keep your priorities straight according to your straight. I was born a tone snob and always rank song writing above all else. That actually collerates with being just the Blackmore, Clapton, Page, Gilmour, May, Young Brothers type of monumental music making I and many others love the most.
This plugin genuinely sounded very good. Would love to see a follow up video if they decide to share with you their engineering process. Definitely feels like the behaviour of the plugin is more in depth than the usual “the attack/release curves are close”…
I’m fortunate enough to own a hardware UnFairchild. They really did a great job matching the feel of the hardware. With that said, I have no intentions of selling the hardware any time soon!
@@jordan17bliss At modest levels and compression, the two act and sound pretty close! In my opinion, closer than the average hardware vs software comparison. Under more extreme settings the differences seem more evident. The hardware is smoother and more musical, though the plugin is still totally cool and usable. They just don't quite do the same thing...For me, the plugin does not replace the hardware even though I'm sure Ill use the plugin on every mix going forward.
Pretty greedy of them to have it set that high in the first place. Seems like they were just testing the waters and luckily people weren't having it... this time
@@sub-jec-tiv It's certainly the closest. There's always a sort of 'brutality' with emulations compared to the hardware that nobody can seem to avoid but unless you're really slamming it this will do the job just fine.
I think it's $99 at the moment. It does sound good to me, better than the UAD one. Apart from the compression, while is nice and subtle, it colours the sound in a very nice way, add a tiny bit of top-end sparkle and air. While having a lot of low-end. The sound comes a little forward, but the frequency spectrum seems to extend and open up a bit wider too. The UAD sounds a bit pinched by comparison, though does do the compression and sounds clean and clear.
Watch Eric Valentines videos on the development of this plugin. You'll come to find he's way down the rabbit hole and is very discerning regarding his hardware. It's next level stuff.
I have to admit, this plugin does a great job of capturing the analog vibe, especially with the THD control and subtle harmonics when it's not even compressing. It’s impressive how they’ve managed to simulate the warmth without sacrificing detail. It’s not a full replacement for the real hardware, but for the price, it definitely brings value to the table. Curious to see how it holds up in more detailed comparisons with other emulations.
I watched Eric's videos demonstrating the plugin and he described how they worked to get the settings just right and I was impressed by the drum demo he did. I got the trial immediately and am using it on my drums bus and my mix buss (no comp, just enabled like you showed here) and I really like it. Then they reduced the price to down to $100 and it was a no-brainer immediate purchase.
I can definitely hear the saturation. They may well be using neural modelling which can model saturation stages (& valve response) incredibly well, but only in the last few years.
Man you are the funniest sound engineer I have ever met in my long career ... ha ha ha .. and you are very good too. Thanks for that channel ! And wish you all the best
Would be great to see an in-depth review on the MS functionality. It's pretty amazing. This compressor is a lot more powerful than you'd expect from a plugin.
The high pass filter on the sc has been added today! Great update, really am loving the plugin. Don't use any other fairchild plugins anymore instantly lol
Amazing plugin, love it. Got it after they dropped the price. Very thick and polished sounding device. They did a superb job with the modeling and Eric is a legit guy. He has golden ears.
Hi, Great demo. I have had this on demo for a week and can't quite work out what it is doing to the sound but try it on brushed drums and you can hear the skin (as opposed to an almost white noise scrape every other good Fairchild VST I own produces), and also ethereal high sounds gain an airy spatial quality which I can't define - but I like it).
this might become a go to saturator surprisingly the compression is great too but i love saturation this one is really complex and it changes slightly with each time constant even without moving the threshold
As a grumpy studio veteran, who has tested loads of these compressor plugins and found most of them expendable, I have to admit that this thing sounds amazing. I don't know what it does better but it just works.
The first thing you wanna try is just increasing the input volume first. Do not engage the threshold until you hear a nice warm tube distortion start to come in and then back it off slightly or not.... This works great on drum busses as well. After you have experienced preamps, let the compressor engage only slightly.
@@MDMvisionI mean if you compare it to the UAD version its a good price. Especially when you consider that this has more controls and might sound better
Good comparison on both counts. Maybe there are convolutions involved here; or at least some sort of sample modelling. (I find that Acustica's more recent plugins work pretty efficiently now; but, yes, that lasts up to around 4x oversampling; then you have to render offline.)
@@BF-up5xw I'm not sure if they're getting better or the computers are just getting faster. The Tim Petherick stuff is definitely worth a look and never so CPU hungry.
@@longwelsh I think it is both. Either way, they are still CPU heavy relative to a lot of other plugins. And, yes, Tim Petherick seemed to know what he was doing with that tech better than anyone else.
@@gavmurray7398 I'd be surprised if that was true. That would affect the memory it took up but I don't know how it would affect, say, oversampling. But it could be very badly coded security measures, I suppose.
Don't know how I can live without another compressor. I didn't think I had a Fairchild comp but I just checked and I do. I've never used it. But don't fret. Going through my plugin list I realized I have way too many plugins that I didn't know I had and have never used.
They say “4 installments” …OR… “17.96/mo” … so the first option should be 199/4 and the second one should be like 12 months 🤓 End of the useless clarification ☝🏻
It seems to add a "vibrating" warmth of resonances which closely follow the music. Nice. The sound kind of reminds me of the mid-1970's... in a good way. But all kinds of mixing operations need to be done beforehand... before you get this tasty warmth.
There is a 1.0.2 version out now at 8:15 --> isn't it because his "Input gain" is turned up -hence the volume increase, even when compression is turned down ????
Will you be doing the video series about the best compressors, eqs, etc... like you mentioned in a past video? Could you also review the Kalifornia Dynamic "Quad-Circuit Harmonics Processor" ?
I cannot do any videos but I can summary the answer for your question into one single point: The best compressor/eq is the one you are the most familiar in using to get what you want. That is literally the single most important thing in any of these. No matter how much the hardware or plugin costs and in how many list hits they are used, those will never be good for you if you struggle using them.
this is source dependent, imo. I have the MDE both versions and they get consistent and irreplaceable use in my workflow; however, I feel for softer materia,l this one wins. different strokes...
It says "or From 17" - it isn't saying that the 4 instalments are 17! A bit of a trick there I think! The Learn more says: "Select installments at checkout to split your purchase into 4 interest-free payments of $24.75 every 2 weeks." *Instalments is spelt incorrectly on their site 😖
I've compared it to UAD native version. They're very similar although UAD version sounds a bit more glued off the bat but the low end falls apart ever so slightly the more you push it compared to UTA's version. Unfairchild is a bit more transparent in it's behavior and sounds a tiny bit more modern/agressive. Great video!
When I listen to the uad and unfairchild plugins I hear warmer low end and the instrument stays up-front (which I suppose makes it sound more modern like you said) with the unfairchild.
gotta love how the company look at Plugin Alliance emulated Purple Audio MC77 (clone of 1176) and said to themselves: "WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!"
@@johnbullen7836 I watched someone made comparison between those 1176 hardware and software. Despite UAD was the best one, it's difficult to notice any difference.
Thanks for this review. I love a Fairchild emulation on my buses, the UAD being my goto one. But this one I will definitely have a close look at. I never worked with any Fairchild hardware so whether this is an accurate simulation of the hardware doesn't mean much to me. I can't compare it anyway. For me, what it does and how it sounds is key. And what I hear in your review is very very promising. Both the compression itself and the character it adds without any compression sound very smooth and pleasant. I think I hear things I don't get from the UAD plugin, a very subtle smooth kind of harmonics / saturation. Not sure how that translates when applying it to individual instruments or even smoothing a vocal, but certainly some things to experiment with. very cool stuff
It just dropped in price to $99 - it now says "Normally $149". I think they are confused about how much this is worth. The split now says "Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $24.75"
1:06 I think you missed the word OR... 4x equal interest-free paymens ($199/4 which is $50/mo OR..... $17.96/mo (probably for 12 months, since that equals $215.52).
Yes would like to see a comparison (and basically listen to the explanation of the DC..), but something that I've been wanting to see someone cover is the Kush Audio Novatron plugin. It's not anything new so maybe it's not interesting for you anymore?? but essentially it's trying to create a FET, VCA and Varimu compressor in which you can choose what type of compressor is doing the attack stage and which does the release stage. Would love to hear your take on it! (And also their other plugins are superb and based on their own hardware line)
this thing sounds killer.. I wish you didnt speed up that part where you explained what a fairchild is actually doing, we're watching this cuz we wanna nerd out!
10:15 OFF - there is no coherency,sax highs are prominent,each instrument plays separately. ON - coherency,sax highs are tamed and everything sits in the mix,there is also focus change to ''the left side from the nose''.
I tested the "vari mu" plugins I have and I like the color of the UTA better. The hardware would be great but it is expensive. Having a version of this plugin for 99usd that they just lowered the price is excellent. Maybe not all of us have 10K USD to buy hardware for our studio, but this plugin works for me. A big hug.
Usually the lower interest-free monthly payments are front-loaded by you having to pay a larger initial fee to get the $18 bucks/month or whatever that'll eventually make up the difference.
This compressor blew me away and after seeing and hearing Eric’s passion about getting it right I had to try it out myself, used best on the mix bus and vocals imo … it really does the job of providing an analog sound without taking away the feel of audio like others tend to like UADs, midnightt by Acustica comes close by having a sweet high end but it lacks the power and presence that the unfairchild has
I good way of doing a comparison just so it's a bigger difference in sound so it is also clear to people with cheap speaker setups or headphones would be to have a track with these on a lot of channels and then have one export of this plugin used only and another swapped out and see the difference over many tracks combined... it's the best way to understand the difference in sounds something has.
This KIIVE at Heart (or brain). They've got a few very good comps (better than anything else for what they are), this is on par with Midnight and Ultramarine from AA. Stellar.
In the interest of full disclosure, I don't do very well with anybody's Fairchild plug in. I have never finished a mix with a Puigchild in it, same with the UAD Fairchild, the Firechild or any of the other children I've messed with. To my ears they're not so much gluey, as syrupy. This thing definitely has a tone that is independent of compression, but while it doesn't sound real Fairchildy to me, I do like it. But, I dunno, I think I'll just stick with my MJUC.
So it's saying you can pay it in four instalments so if it's $200 then it's £50 per month over 4 months. Or you can pay as little as 17$ a month until it's paid off. Which presumably would take 11 months to pay off. But it's not cheaper
No, it definitely was wrong, but they fixed it. Right now the launch price is $99, and below it says «Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $24.75 with...»
not gonna lie, that's probably the most dramatic difference I've seen when the plug-in was just inserted (and NOT doing the thing it does)...really added the character in a very nice way
Very nice video, also loving the little humorous parts with the DC explanation 😂 (and the shirt)! Btw could you make another video about the new ToTape8? I know you just talked about the V7 but im literally obsessed with air windows
Yes you crazy ; ) and yes, it sounds very good and 'analogue'. I think one of the reasons why it sounds to good is the same reason why your system got a stroke as soon as you upped the oversampling. I guess this plugin uses a lot of processing power, something most plugin developers want to avoid.
4 interest free installments (costing 200/4 = 50 each) or 17,something/mo until its payed, which prolly ends up in 12, so a full year of payments, including interest fee, which would be 15 bucks, so roughly 8% if it was 12 payments.
Do I need a new Fairchild compressor? No, but the GBTracker is in daily use and the 99$ is my little contribution to Eric and his team for the dedication to deliver quality content and products for the community.
It has a SC HP filter now, and they dropped the price by 100 bucks. Imo, this is the best sounding Fairchild style plugin on the market now. Lets see if my honeymoon phase wears off, but i'm loving it so far Btw that is basically the perfect music to test this compressor on, wow
Using 1 of the 100 highclass highres well-reviewed saturation plugins together with a stock compressor like Logics Platinum (no coloring). Isn't that what a Fairchild does - or do I miss any point here? :)
the original price before it was dropped was 100% reasonable due to its closest competition being the Acustica Midnight and that’s priced at well over 200 euros..
Mixland... they impressed me quite a lot with their VacAttack. A compressor that couldn't be simpler, but it made my mixes, well, better? I was rather surprised that it didn't get more attention from the community because I had the impression that also that thing sounded really analog.
It's really not that difficult of a concept to grasp. How are those bass lessons coming along, btw?
I don’t need bass lessons to outperform the average bass player
@@Whiteseastudio That's fighting talk!
@@Whiteseastudiothat is because the average bass player is a guitarist! 😂 timing and groove is unfamiliar terms to them. ;)
how's that gym membership coming along?
@@Whiteseastudio Spoken like a Dutchman!
Thank you White Sea Studio for doing this review! It was really fun to hear it on that beautiful recording :) Let me know if you have any questions about the plugin or the process of making it. I'd be happy to chat with ya'll!! I'll check back when I can!! Best wishes, Eric Valentine
Well done Eric! This is a FABULOUS sounding compressor. Such velvet for the ears!
Your studio build, acoustic treatment experiment saga, mix breakdowns, and stuff on your channel is excellent man!! Oh and wasn't there a vid with an engineer who recorded Stevie Wonder in one of your previous spaces, or am I tripping out? Seriously cool stuff anyway, you have a great vibe and energy, I try not to RUclips too much, but often find myself back on your channel. This plugin sounds pretty legit too, looking forward to giving it a spin ;)
I smell an interview..!
@@Barncore make it happen!!
@whitesea I see what you did with the title and that's fair ...🤣
Eric Valentine doesn’t do ANYTHING that isn’t EXCELLENT.
Preach it Dr Bob!
I disagree
@@RealHomeRecordingwhy?
I recommend everyone check out Eric Valentine's videos describing the process of him and the team working on this. They worked crazy hard to get the right amount of saturation, right compression curves, etc to get this thing sounding as close as possible to the real deal. Crazy stuff! Thankful for Mr. Valentine listening to the people and lowering the price so more people can get it!
Tack!🎉 your videos with your knowledge is just great!!. You just grow a bit as a human from the T sponsorship ☺️ and the best viewers will stay for sure. 🥳🎶🤩
Keep the good vibe up! 💛💙
Thank you so much!
I did not expect that thing to sound THAT good. Definitely one of the better tube compression plugins I've heard. I'd love to see this plugin compared to really accessible hardware like for example the Wes Audio Rhea
Sounds actually pretty good
Studio Life made a blind test vid of Grandchild vs hardware and software. I preferred the hardware (blind) but this plugin was good.
This is exactly what the world needs - Another plug in compressor!! THis will take my music to the next level!
Honestly. Audio engineering started for me with reading about Revolver and Geoff Emerick and so much praise for the Fairchild. I got the uad since native straight away. Felt it should be more than it is. Did a little research but only concluded that none is really offering more. This is exactly what I need. Especially the vocal Eric displayed was tremendous.
Also, I spent the whole summer thinking the world needs a new greatest and really close CS80 emulation. Softube released that just when the summer ended.
Plugins are cool shit that actually change stuff that you actually actively think creates friction in your audio journey.
Now, keep your priorities straight according to your straight. I was born a tone snob and always rank song writing above all else. That actually collerates with being just the Blackmore, Clapton, Page, Gilmour, May, Young Brothers type of monumental music making I and many others love the most.
Exactly what the world needs - another sarcastic negative comment with nothing useful to say!
It says 4 interest free payments, OR from $17.96 a month.
*Every two weeks
damn. i would have bought it otherwise.
Yep. Many people never noticed the wording.. I did too, but you beat me to it!
@@djGreenALERT well. Apparently it only $99 now so.. idk. I’m checking out the free trial. Pretty sure I don’t need it but I’m an idiot.
@@davidasher22 How are initial tests going?
This plugin genuinely sounded very good. Would love to see a follow up video if they decide to share with you their engineering process. Definitely feels like the behaviour of the plugin is more in depth than the usual “the attack/release curves are close”…
I’m fortunate enough to own a hardware UnFairchild. They really did a great job matching the feel of the hardware. With that said, I have no intentions of selling the hardware any time soon!
What are the differences do ya think?
@@jordan17bliss @@jordan17bliss
@@jordan17bliss$15000😂😂😂😂
@@jordan17bliss At modest levels and compression, the two act and sound pretty close! In my opinion, closer than the average hardware vs software comparison. Under more extreme settings the differences seem more evident. The hardware is smoother and more musical, though the plugin is still totally cool and usable. They just don't quite do the same thing...For me, the plugin does not replace the hardware even though I'm sure Ill use the plugin on every mix going forward.
They dropped the price to 99 and refunded all previous purchases the price difference.
I noticed that lol.
Pretty legit move in the plug-in universe.
>>and refunded all previous purchases
all three? 😉😎😂
Pretty greedy of them to have it set that high in the first place. Seems like they were just testing the waters and luckily people weren't having it... this time
Damn they took my advice!
v1.0.2 is out now and price is dropped to $149 ($99 for a short while). Refunds offered to people who already paid old price, too!
Oh, and I think Eric mentioned that they fixed the oversampling problems, too. I think it's a great deal.
...and they also added a highpass filter on the sidechain.
That sounds like the right price. I was totally not into the previous pricing model. Not in 2024
There is already version v1.02
By far the best Fairchild style plugin I have ever used, and I have tried the lot.
Agree. Used to work with a real 670, and this is the only one that gets the ‘grab’ right.
@@sub-jec-tiv It's certainly the closest. There's always a sort of 'brutality' with emulations compared to the hardware that nobody can seem to avoid but unless you're really slamming it this will do the job just fine.
I think it's $99 at the moment. It does sound good to me, better than the UAD one. Apart from the compression, while is nice and subtle, it colours the sound in a very nice way, add a tiny bit of top-end sparkle and air. While having a lot of low-end. The sound comes a little forward, but the frequency spectrum seems to extend and open up a bit wider too. The UAD sounds a bit pinched by comparison, though does do the compression and sounds clean and clear.
Watch Eric Valentines videos on the development of this plugin. You'll come to find he's way down the rabbit hole and is very discerning regarding his hardware. It's next level stuff.
No I wanted to listen to why the Fairchild uses DC compression 😂
I have to admit, this plugin does a great job of capturing the analog vibe, especially with the THD control and subtle harmonics when it's not even compressing. It’s impressive how they’ve managed to simulate the warmth without sacrificing detail. It’s not a full replacement for the real hardware, but for the price, it definitely brings value to the table. Curious to see how it holds up in more detailed comparisons with other emulations.
I watched Eric's videos demonstrating the plugin and he described how they worked to get the settings just right and I was impressed by the drum demo he did. I got the trial immediately and am using it on my drums bus and my mix buss (no comp, just enabled like you showed here) and I really like it. Then they reduced the price to down to $100 and it was a no-brainer immediate purchase.
I can definitely hear the saturation. They may well be using neural modelling which can model saturation stages (& valve response) incredibly well, but only in the last few years.
Man you are the funniest sound engineer I have ever met in my long career ... ha ha ha .. and you are very good too. Thanks for that channel ! And wish you all the best
Even with the compression off, the snare comes to life with that saturation. They nailed it I have to be honest.
I'd love to see a comparison of a bunch of Fairchild compressor plugins
Would be great to see an in-depth review on the MS functionality. It's pretty amazing. This compressor is a lot more powerful than you'd expect from a plugin.
The high pass filter on the sc has been added today! Great update, really am loving the plugin. Don't use any other fairchild plugins anymore instantly lol
Amazing plugin, love it. Got it after they dropped the price. Very thick and polished sounding device. They did a superb job with the modeling and Eric is a legit guy. He has golden ears.
Like some others mentioned, they’ve already added a bunch of new features including high pass s\c.
Hi,
Great demo.
I have had this on demo for a week and can't quite work out what it is doing to the sound but try it on brushed drums and you can hear the skin (as opposed to an almost white noise scrape every other good Fairchild VST I own produces), and also ethereal high sounds gain an airy spatial quality which I can't define - but I like it).
this might become a go to saturator surprisingly the compression is great too but i love saturation this one is really complex and it changes slightly with each time constant even without moving the threshold
Interesting
Valentine is definitely a very interesting sound guy, very technical
Love his video on the building of his studio
🤘🤘🤘
Pleeaaasseeee we have to hear this against the UAD Fairchild
As a grumpy studio veteran, who has tested loads of these compressor plugins and found most of them expendable, I have to admit that this thing sounds amazing. I don't know what it does better but it just works.
The first thing you wanna try is just increasing the input volume first. Do not engage the threshold until you hear a nice warm tube distortion start to come in and then back it off slightly or not.... This works great on drum busses as well. After you have experienced preamps, let the compressor engage only slightly.
This song is from the episode of Sand Storm wherein Magnum finally finds love (with Remington Steele).
EV lowered the intro price to $99, he made a video saying he messed up pricing it at $199... too ambitious
@@MDMvisionI mean if you compare it to the UAD version its a good price. Especially when you consider that this has more controls and might sound better
Sounds very Acustica. Especially the bit where the oversampling canes your CPU into a hole. Did sound great though.
Good comparison on both counts. Maybe there are convolutions involved here; or at least some sort of sample modelling. (I find that Acustica's more recent plugins work pretty efficiently now; but, yes, that lasts up to around 4x oversampling; then you have to render offline.)
@@BF-up5xw I'm not sure if they're getting better or the computers are just getting faster. The Tim Petherick stuff is definitely worth a look and never so CPU hungry.
@@longwelsh I think it is both. Either way, they are still CPU heavy relative to a lot of other plugins. And, yes, Tim Petherick seemed to know what he was doing with that tech better than anyone else.
Acoustica cpu performance is because of their crappy bloatware security the cracked versions dont suffer the same cpu draw
@@gavmurray7398 I'd be surprised if that was true. That would affect the memory it took up but I don't know how it would affect, say, oversampling. But it could be very badly coded security measures, I suppose.
I was quite curious about this. Thanks for the video!
They dropped the price pretty significantly a few days ago
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"How can they do that when the bigger brands can't?" good question!
Don't know how I can live without another compressor. I didn't think I had a Fairchild comp but I just checked and I do. I've never used it. But don't fret. Going through my plugin list I realized I have way too many plugins that I didn't know I had and have never used.
They say “4 installments” …OR… “17.96/mo” … so the first option should be 199/4 and the second one should be like 12 months 🤓
End of the useless clarification ☝🏻
I think the snark was blurring his vision reading that part.
It seems to add a "vibrating" warmth of resonances which closely follow the music. Nice. The sound kind of reminds me of the mid-1970's... in a good way. But all kinds of mixing operations need to be done beforehand... before you get this tasty warmth.
they did make a video explaining the whole engineering behind the plugin on their channel!
this plugin sounds legit dynamics are sweet!
There is a 1.0.2 version out now
at 8:15 --> isn't it because his "Input gain" is turned up -hence the volume increase, even when compression is turned down ????
At 10:38 into the video, you use a software/plugin that displays the frequencies. Can you tell me the name of it? Thank you very much!
ddmf plugin doctor, a must have for all gear and plugin nerds, what want to look behind the curtain
Will you be doing the video series about the best compressors, eqs, etc... like you mentioned in a past video? Could you also review the Kalifornia Dynamic "Quad-Circuit Harmonics Processor" ?
I cannot do any videos but I can summary the answer for your question into one single point: The best compressor/eq is the one you are the most familiar in using to get what you want.
That is literally the single most important thing in any of these. No matter how much the hardware or plugin costs and in how many list hits they are used, those will never be good for you if you struggle using them.
I tried this against Acustica Midnight and DDMF MagicDeathEye Stereo and the MagicDeathEye actually won for me.
All great plugins though. :)
this is source dependent, imo. I have the MDE both versions and they get consistent and irreplaceable use in my workflow; however, I feel for softer materia,l this one wins. different strokes...
Acustica ultramarine is fairchild emulation, not midnight
@@EpilepsyGod from the unofficial master list:
Midnight (19.5) - The Fairchild 670 Hardware Clones Collection
Nightshade - 670 - Heritage Herchild 670
Moonlight - RS660 - Chandler Limited RS660
Twilight - SA-670 - Stam Audio StamChild SA-670
Eclipse - 670M II - UnderTone Audio UnFairchild 670MII
@@pico5631 just use ultramarine, seriously
I was waiting someone compares this to MDE, which is irreplaceable for me
It says "or From 17" - it isn't saying that the 4 instalments are 17! A bit of a trick there I think!
The Learn more says:
"Select installments at checkout to split your purchase into 4 interest-free payments of $24.75 every 2 weeks."
*Instalments is spelt incorrectly on their site 😖
clicked on the link and the intro price already droped to 99$
Yeah that’s a lot more reasonable!
@@neuronist but still not buying^^
@@daviHuggMonster yeah
Thanks for the video, any chance A/B with UAD Fairchild?
Great video. Own both Hardware and Software, both sound amazing! But I have a feeling that my control room will be much colder this winter 🤣🤣
I've compared it to UAD native version.
They're very similar although UAD version sounds a bit more glued off the bat but the low end falls apart ever so slightly the more you push it compared to UTA's version.
Unfairchild is a bit more transparent in it's behavior and sounds a tiny bit more modern/agressive.
Great video!
When I listen to the uad and unfairchild plugins I hear warmer low end and the instrument stays up-front (which I suppose makes it sound more modern like you said) with the unfairchild.
They're different because they're both modeled after two different units, lol
What does „the low end falls apart“ actually mean?
@@aaronglass890 The Uta plugin and unfairchild hardware are modeled on the 670 as are the uad plug-ins. Am I missing something?
@@guitboxgeek the unfair child is their own take on that unit. It is intentionally different. Think “inspired by” instead of cloned or replicated
gotta love how the company look at Plugin Alliance emulated Purple Audio MC77 (clone of 1176) and said to themselves:
"WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!"
and that MC77 plugin is better than any UAD/Waves 1176 style compressor plugins on the market
@@johnbullen7836 I watched someone made comparison between those 1176 hardware and software. Despite UAD was the best one, it's difficult to notice any difference.
Thanks for this review. I love a Fairchild emulation on my buses, the UAD being my goto one. But this one I will definitely have a close look at. I never worked with any Fairchild hardware so whether this is an accurate simulation of the hardware doesn't mean much to me. I can't compare it anyway. For me, what it does and how it sounds is key. And what I hear in your review is very very promising. Both the compression itself and the character it adds without any compression sound very smooth and pleasant. I think I hear things I don't get from the UAD plugin, a very subtle smooth kind of harmonics / saturation. Not sure how that translates when applying it to individual instruments or even smoothing a vocal, but certainly some things to experiment with. very cool stuff
It just dropped in price to $99 - it now says "Normally $149".
I think they are confused about how much this is worth.
The split now says "Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $24.75"
1:06 I think you missed the word OR... 4x equal interest-free paymens ($199/4 which is $50/mo OR..... $17.96/mo (probably for 12 months, since that equals $215.52).
Yes would like to see a comparison (and basically listen to the explanation of the DC..), but something that I've been wanting to see someone cover is the Kush Audio Novatron plugin. It's not anything new so maybe it's not interesting for you anymore?? but essentially it's trying to create a FET, VCA and Varimu compressor in which you can choose what type of compressor is doing the attack stage and which does the release stage. Would love to hear your take on it! (And also their other plugins are superb and based on their own hardware line)
this thing sounds killer.. I wish you didnt speed up that part where you explained what a fairchild is actually doing, we're watching this cuz we wanna nerd out!
10:15 OFF - there is no coherency,sax highs are prominent,each instrument plays separately.
ON - coherency,sax highs are tamed and everything sits in the mix,there is also focus change to ''the left side from the nose''.
I tested the "vari mu" plugins I have and I like the color of the UTA better. The hardware would be great but it is expensive. Having a version of this plugin for 99usd that they just lowered the price is excellent. Maybe not all of us have 10K USD to buy hardware for our studio, but this plugin works for me. A big hug.
what reverb is on that saxophone i want to know ?
You work on a plugin? Don't forget virtual 3D screws that can be unscrewed
What's that spectrum analyzer at 10:43?
Thats the DDMF Plugindoctor
Usually the lower interest-free monthly payments are front-loaded by you having to pay a larger initial fee to get the $18 bucks/month or whatever that'll eventually make up the difference.
This compressor blew me away and after seeing and hearing Eric’s passion about getting it right I had to try it out myself, used best on the mix bus and vocals imo … it really does the job of providing an analog sound without taking away the feel of audio like others tend to like UADs, midnightt by Acustica comes close by having a sweet high end but it lacks the power and presence that the unfairchild has
I good way of doing a comparison just so it's a bigger difference in sound so it is also clear to people with cheap speaker setups or headphones would be to have a track with these on a lot of channels and then have one export of this plugin used only and another swapped out and see the difference over many tracks combined... it's the best way to understand the difference in sounds something has.
its cause they got da man! EV is a hero to 40yr old mixers like me, man has golden ears leading the plugin development
Eric is beyond of an amazing producer and engineer, so it can only be a great plugin.
Sounds great, KC1 seems to be my tube comp of choice latley
This KIIVE at Heart (or brain). They've got a few very good comps (better than anything else for what they are), this is on par with Midnight and Ultramarine from AA. Stellar.
In the interest of full disclosure, I don't do very well with anybody's Fairchild plug in. I have never finished a mix with a Puigchild in it, same with the UAD Fairchild, the Firechild or any of the other children I've messed with. To my ears they're not so much gluey, as syrupy. This thing definitely has a tone that is independent of compression, but while it doesn't sound real Fairchildy to me, I do like it. But, I dunno, I think I'll just stick with my MJUC.
MJUC is fantastic.
So it's saying you can pay it in four instalments so if it's $200 then it's £50 per month over 4 months. Or you can pay as little as 17$ a month until it's paid off. Which presumably would take 11 months to pay off. But it's not cheaper
This indeed!
Makes sense!
No, it definitely was wrong, but they fixed it.
Right now the launch price is $99, and below it says «Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $24.75 with...»
this plugin sound amazing, also AA Midnight is a great emulation
They added a sidechain high pass. Which was one of the things you said you’d like to have implemented.
How is it compared to the "real" fairchild plugin?
I can’t believe I lost the chicken game. I lose every time.
I NEED WYTSE TAPE PLUGIN!
Get the airwindows totape8. It’s the best you can get itb
Who created that beautiful music please?
I also want to know!
Crazy AF brother. That's why we love you
Plug-in sounds good. Lost the chicken game around 14:53 😂
not gonna lie, that's probably the most dramatic difference I've seen when the plug-in was just inserted (and NOT doing the thing it does)...really added the character in a very nice way
I, for one, would have loved to hear the fast forwarded explanation of how the Fairchild compresses and the impact of DC threshold :)
Wow, absolutely beautiful. A comparison with the UAD version would be interesting.
Gotta go and download the trial now, be right back.
Purchased immediately without a trial. Too good.
i have the UAD VERSION..GOT IT FOR ABOUT 40 USD ON A SALE AND SOUNDS GREAT!! :)
Very nice video, also loving the little humorous parts with the DC explanation 😂 (and the shirt)! Btw could you make another video about the new ToTape8? I know you just talked about the V7 but im literally obsessed with air windows
Yes you crazy ; ) and yes, it sounds very good and 'analogue'. I think one of the reasons why it sounds to good is the same reason why your system got a stroke as soon as you upped the oversampling. I guess this plugin uses a lot of processing power, something most plugin developers want to avoid.
I was surprised how great the Kit Plugins Fairchild emulation sounded.
Man, I’d LOVE to see that plugin make it to the market! Hoping that goes well 🙂
Fingers crossed, I'm very, very critical...
@@Whiteseastudio You, nooooo never! 😂
I like the plugin, it has a good sound. And since they have gone down with the price, it is also a reason for people to maybe get the plugin.
4 interest free installments (costing 200/4 = 50 each) or 17,something/mo until its payed, which prolly ends up in 12, so a full year of payments, including interest fee, which would be 15 bucks, so roughly 8% if it was 12 payments.
Do I need a new Fairchild compressor? No, but the GBTracker is in daily use and the 99$ is my little contribution to Eric and his team for the dedication to deliver quality content and products for the community.
It has a SC HP filter now, and they dropped the price by 100 bucks.
Imo, this is the best sounding Fairchild style plugin on the market now. Lets see if my honeymoon phase wears off, but i'm loving it so far
Btw that is basically the perfect music to test this compressor on, wow
Using 1 of the 100 highclass highres well-reviewed saturation plugins together with a stock compressor like Logics Platinum (no coloring). Isn't that what a Fairchild does - or do I miss any point here? :)
the original price before it was dropped was 100% reasonable due to its closest competition being the Acustica Midnight and that’s priced at well over 200 euros..
Mixland... they impressed me quite a lot with their VacAttack. A compressor that couldn't be simpler, but it made my mixes, well, better? I was rather surprised that it didn't get more attention from the community because I had the impression that also that thing sounded really analog.
It does have a side chain highpass filter; the little screw just below the left channel meter/bypass selector switch
Can you make a video on tone booster eq pro ? It’s looking like the go to eq over split eq and pro q . Would love your input on it !
Softube makes a plugin of a clone of the Pultec, that doesnt have to be a bad thing