Audio Plugin Testing
Hi, and welcome to something I hope is helpful to you — some simple testing of audio plugins which you can use for comparing, or just to find out more about each one.
UAD Helios Type 69
The UAD Helios Type 69. It softens the highs and lows without you doing anything. (Oh golly gee, “analog”-sound.)
Waves Kramer HLS
Yes, the king of unusual controls! And it just makes the Waves Kramer HLS even more fun to use.
Waves J37 Tape
With the Waves J37 you can step into a time machine and become an Abbey Road engineer. Well, sort of…
UAD Oxide Tape
UAD’s cheapy/light/downsize version of tape emulation. But wait… it uses the exact amount of DSP resources that the Studer A800 uses. How can that be?
UAD Ampex ATR-102
The Joys of Analog Tape:
Calibrate it every day. Keep the tapes in a controlled environment. Push the signal so you get less noise, but not so hard that it distorts. Clean the heads and capstan. Be careful you don’t stretch the tape rewinding. Keep a log of how many punch-ins and re-records you have done. Test the motor and transports.