In other words, you really-really-really have to want to have that sound if Cream2 is to have any appeal to you. The plugin is quite level-sensitive too, definitely more so than the standard algorithmic plugins we're used to working with. Apart from the well-known Acustica-caused strain on the system and the latency - which are both considerable -, Cream’s metering is totally unreliable and pretty much useless (some people assume that was done deliberately, to increase the ‘hardware experience’) and most of its knobs, dials and faders are also very fiddly and rather irritating to set. In short: all very 60’s-and-70’s Abbey Road.Ĭream2 isn’t a very pleasant plugin to operate however.
(The ‘A’ filters were captured from a EMI REDD clone.)Īnd Cream2’s two compressors are (a) the limiter stage from the EMI TG12345, and (b) the vari-mu RS124 which is an EMI-adaption of the Altec 436B. The ‘B’ filters in Cream2 are also sampled from the TG12345. IMO you really need to demo and come to your own conclusion.Īcustica’s Cream2 has (convolution-recreated) line and mic preamps from a 1970s EMI TG12345 console and its tube recreation is done with impulse responses from two EMI tape recorders (one from ’67 and a ’60 BTR 2 ‘green machine’) and from the EMI RS124 compressor. For every 10 people that like one developer there are 10 that will tell you why another is better. In terms of closest? Posts like this will always attract bias for a variety of reasons. FabFilter, Izotope, Sonnox, Tokyo Dawn, UVI's Shade, I'm sure about 10+ more. (None of these are zero latency though if that matters).į6 - Again tons of dynamic EQs available, especially in the past few years. IK's tape collection's pretty decent as well, but similar to Acustica, it eats a lot of CPU.įor tape I personally lean on Slate VTM, Ozone 9's Vintage Tape, and as of recently really liking Baby Audio's TAIP. I don't own satin but I've demoed it and it's probably a good 1st place to start. But again something in the ballpark is probably smarter. Acustica (Taupe), Softube Tape I believe does as well. Not sure how many are based on the same hardware. The EQ sounds different, so it ultimately comes down to what it is you like about the TG channel. You might also check out Plugin Alliance's Lindell 80 Channel, It's a similar vs same scenario.
#CLA 2A 3A OR 76 FOR ACOUSTIC PLUS#
It has modes for LA2A, 1176, DBX 160, SSL G Bus, even the Chandler Zener (TG12345), plus the Zener mode has a bonus mode for its saturation called THD. Overall I personally think DMG's TrackComp is the best one stop shop for dynamics if you're cool with similar vs same. I'm sure there are others, but I don't know of many Chandler/EMI dynamics emulations. The dynamics? Acustica (Coffee, Vridian or Cream ), Primes Studio (Sparkle), Softube (Pricy!). The EQ? Softube/UAD (Pricy!), Acustica (Coffee, Vridian or Cream), Prime Studio (Sparkle). And it really depends on what you rely on. there must be 10 others I don't recall, or am not even aware of. Slate, Arturia, IK Multimedia, Analog Obsession, Acustica, UAD (hardware dependent obviously), DMG Audio (Track Comp), Plugin Alliance, SSL. So many I can't actually list them, but I can list the developers. There are multiple versions by other developers. (Keep in mind these were developed by Softube, not NI.) M-360 Mixdown 5.1 to 5.Assuming you have Komplete you'd already have alternates to:ĬLA 2A, CLA 76, DBX 160, SSL G Bus. IR-360 Mono to 5 Channel Discrete Surround processor IR-360 Efficient Stereo to 5 Channel Discrete Surround processor The Mercury Collection offers more effects, more channel components, more mixdown tools, more processorsįinally-the world of Waves in one massive collection. With over 100 stellar processors and over 250 component plugins, Mercury features more Waves in one package than ever before!įrom time-domain effects to equalizefrom dynamics control to noise reduction, from guitar sound modeling to the sound of classic analog components, there has never been such a comprehensive collection as this. Tags: Guitar processing and effects, Plug-ins bundles, Mastering plug-ins, Vocal processing, Waves plug-ins
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