KVR Audio

hivkorn · Post by **hivkorn** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:10 pm

Decapitator by soundtoys is GREAT , but if you want sometime for tape saturation , every soundtoys plugin include 'analog' mode (really good).the little alterboy have a decapitator saturation algo on the output.Fabfilter Saturn is good too.

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:05 am

scalawag wrote:
DJ Warmonger wrote:
Ferric TDS
Another one VoS' plugins which has almost inaudible effect.
What????????????????

I have to be honest, I don't use VoS plugins for this reason. I think I'm just using them wrong though.

Aleatoriac · Post by **Aleatoriac** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:19 am

Ferric TDS you have to use the limiter knob, dynamics and saturation. I find it best to tweak those two knobs after boosting with the "input" control, lower left of the VU meter, while using the limiter. Without the input control it can be hard to hear what it might be doing.

I use it on drums all the time. Love it. Wish 64 bit. But not going to be everyone's cup of pee.

Also love Fabfilter Saturn. And Ableton Live's Saturation plugin. It is actually really good. Wonder what it's based on, if anything.

itneveris · Post by **itneveris** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:49 am

sinkmusic wrote:Hi
I am enjoying TB ferox. It's free, and sounds great (be careful to set the gain staging properly).
It's tape-based.
http://www.toneboosters.com/tb-ferox/v

Softube Saturation knob might be the simplest :
http://www.softube.com/index.php?id=satknob

Klanghelm SDRR is quite deep and cheap, too :
http://klanghelm.com/SDRR.php

FXpansion SingleMault gets some use, here too (not tape, but more "op-amp", transistor based):
http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2013/07 ... -mault-se/

If you like to get dirty, then AudioDamage might have some treat for you :
http://www.audiodamage.com/downloads/pr ... ?pid=ADF02

I also like Nick Row TubeDriver, for a tube emulation which can do subtle or more obvious.
http://nickcrowlab.blogspot.fr/

Whole these are all great, only one of them is a Tape plugin, LOL

itneveris · Post by **itneveris** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:50 am

DJ Warmonger wrote:
Ferric TDS
I just tried it. Another one VoS' plugins which has almost inaudible effect.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA There isnt enough room on this message box to put the amount of 'HAHAHAHA's I need for this post.

If you can't hear anything, you have NO business caring about a tape plugin.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:16 am

itneveris wrote:
DJ Warmonger wrote:
Ferric TDS
I just tried it. Another one VoS' plugins which has almost inaudible effect.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA There isnt enough room on this message box to put the amount of 'HAHAHAHA's I need for this post.

If you can't hear anything, you have NO business caring about a tape plugin.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

True but it's quite a bit more subtle than real tape. Satin, VTM, UAD Studer, and UAD Ampex are a lot better, IMO.

Aleatoriac · Post by **Aleatoriac** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:39 am

itneveris wrote: HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA There isnt enough room on this message box to put the amount of 'HAHAHAHA's I need for this post.

If you can't hear anything, you have NO business caring about a tape plugin.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

itneveris · Post by **itneveris** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:58 am

Oh dont worry, there aint gonna be a show. This guy has nothing to contend with at this point

"Shots Fired!!" "oh wait, shots hit, he dead..."

itneveris · Post by **itneveris** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:59 am

Uncle E wrote:
itneveris wrote:
DJ Warmonger wrote:
Ferric TDS
I just tried it. Another one VoS' plugins which has almost inaudible effect.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA There isnt enough room on this message box to put the amount of 'HAHAHAHA's I need for this post.

If you can't hear anything, you have NO business caring about a tape plugin.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
True but it's quite a bit more subtle than real tape. Satin, VTM, UAD Studer, and UAD Ampex are a lot better, IMO.

Oh sure, that's not the issue. But to hear 'almost inaudible' effects? That means you need to start back at the BASICS of EQ and Compression. Theres a lot of beginner courses on Youtube OP needs to check out.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 6:19 am

itneveris wrote:Oh sure, that's not the issue. But to hear 'almost inaudible' effects? That means you need to start back at the BASICS of EQ and Compression. Theres a lot of beginner courses on Youtube OP needs to check out.

True!

ftech · Post by **ftech** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 6:32 am

I'm demo-ing the new Sly-Fi plugs just now, and the saturation on the Axis EQ is very good, but Kaya just sounds wonderful to me.

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 6:38 am

Saturation imho doesn't do anything unless you use it in a mix w/o overdoing it. But once you introduce anything compression, ooopsy. Limiting? Death Magnetic...or steve albini....whichever comes first.

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:21 am

Softube Saturation knob might be the simplest :
http://www.softube.com/index.php?id=satknob

It seems to work nicely

I also noticed it kees signal under 20 kHz (anti-alias probably).

Too bad it doesn't have built-in volume control. Also the installer is dreadful.

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:40 am

DJ Warmonger wrote:Also the installer is dreadful.

Yes, indeed !
But you can extract the .dll from the might mamuth installer using 7zip, it works fine this way.

transmetropolitan · Post by **transmetropolitan** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:53 am

SDRR is a very good plug but it doesn't do tape saturation so seeing it recommended on this thread is a little puzzling. Don't get me wrong; great value and worth having but in response to the OP I wouldn't have thought of it.

For tape saturation I would go u-he Satin all the way, because it's extremely flexible and has excellent sound quality, although there are certainly other good options such as VTM.

I don't know of anything free and good in this area.

Recommend good saturation plugin