KVR Audio

mementus · Post by **mementus** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:53 pm

Hi,

Can you pin me on some preamp or eq (not saturators or compressors) with an obvious character? I mean, something even a non audiophile is going to spot. Not only colored but also the one that makes things super trasparent when they aren't.

iZotope: I have checked ozone, rx, neutron, alloy.
For the mix/mastering side is there something else to check? Insight, trash etc?
I ask because I make a little mess on their website on getting a clear overview and I don't know if I am missing something.

Thanks

uraniumbilly · Post by **uraniumbilly** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 2:51 pm

I've used soundtoys with favorable results.

funky lime · Post by **funky lime** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:29 pm

The Nebula Acquavox is pretty colorful, though I'm not personally a fan of this particular sound.

Shattered Glass Audio's Code Red is a great eq/preamp modeled after one of the REDD consoles, and has loads of character. Watch your low end though, that thing will get pretty gnarly if you feed it tons of bass.

Both are free.

But I'm not sure I understand; you want something that's both colorful and super-transparent at the same time?

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:13 pm

MH Character is really great for this. SDRR to if you don't hammer the input, ditto Reelbus

There's some good options for ya.

lingyai · Post by **lingyai** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:41 pm

funky lime wrote:
Shattered Glass Audio's Code Red is a great eq/preamp modeled after one of the REDD consoles, and has loads of character. Watch your low end though, that thing will get pretty gnarly if you feed it tons of bass.

+1 It is very nice, especially as it has a master wet /dry out control. But yeah, watch the bass, especially if you turn on its low-end "bump" switch.

Also, look at Stillwell's Vibe EQ.

Steve Bolivar · Post by **Steve Bolivar** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:56 pm

Any thoughts on PSP Master Q2? It's on sale now for $39. Sounds like it's pretty versatile with the optional harmonic generation/saturation (can be turned off/on) and it seems to get great reviews.
http://pspaudioware.com/plugins/equaliz ... _masterq2/

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:06 am

I really like MasterQ2!! Though I have to admit I haven't used it much since purchasing Pro-Q2 - but you're right it does harmonics, limiting and some other quirky stuff. Buy with confidence - but keep in mind it's not really CPU friendly enough to use in mixing, atleast in my experience.

Everglide · Post by **Everglide** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:46 am

Test the Burnley 73 EQ by Sominus. The line amp dials in beautiful saturation, from transpatent to toast! Light on the CPU circuit modelled EQ. IMO this EQ replaces most saturation plugins.

mementus · Post by **mementus** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:39 am

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Thank you for the character colored part.

Can you know tell me trasparent-character ones pls?

Everglide · Post by **Everglide** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:51 am

DMG Equilibrium is clean without any saturation, the character comes from genius of Dave Gambles filter design - known as the DMG filters plus every other EQ filter. You could also demo Eiosis Air EQ (Fire & Water curves) by the gifted Fabrice Gabriel.

Character pre/eq plugs + iZotope question