marrten..
I think its a well done set of video collections. 5 stars on that.
The audio was also done well enough to hear subtle differences (in comparison to the masses of horrific audio comparisons where it sounds like a cheap video camcorder from 1993 in a bad room...) 5 stars on that..
very interesting. The no compression sounds fine. imo. 1176...
the Hardware on the vocal seemed to have a little more clarity in the solo-samples under a microscope.
the plug-in's were very similar but we gearheads like doing this to follow that path to get to the best sound.
the plug-in thing, beaten to death , is they offer a close 2nd place in the race, but they offer 1st place in being cheap,
being able to slap one on UNLIMITED channels, and the SAVE AS custom settings.....so the plug-ins severely beat the hardware, except for the subtle clarity I hear. anyway...money no object...Id do the WARM for that 5% clarity or go No Compression and do it later.
now going to the Bass , I dont know just about anything works for me. Ive had that $80 DOD 825R someone said was as good as his LA610 for bass and it really was a good sounding piece of cheap "home recording"...DIY gear but then a JDI and interface pre sounds good etc...a $185 RNC ...
a lot of comps sound good.
1176 samples all sounded workable....one bass. getting that fuzz box sound I can get out of plugs and more, probably wouldnt buy a Hardware for that trick.
Drums, Im super weak on this but my ears would hear the snare whack, in solo mode better with some comp. In the full mix I dont know..
I have nothing to say except you got me motivated a bit to start a drum room...get some mics and a few old mattress's ...
thanks!
Im kind of doing a similar comparison to my KT2A, and my Line6 Gearbox/Podfarm 2A plugin......and Im kind of getting the same vibe thought.
Like is the hardware needed when only doing a 2db comp on vocal?
Is it adding noise to the track by having more components in the loop?
Will I remember the settings on the hardware as its constantly changed?
Im not recording to cassette tape anymore, so that empty space in the DAW doesnt have tape hiss needing to be recorded over...
but the hardware is real and looking at cartoon versions all day doesnt have the same vibe as the metal chasis with cool VU meters moving(I hope they keep moving) and cables and plugs and fun gearhead hobby stuff a person enjoys versus simulation....
but then looking at my bloated paypal account, plugins and Free PodFamr/Gearbox stuff sounds as good as I make the effort with, and is FREE.
my Klanghelm Compressor Set was what $29? and my Limiter No6 was mastering, comp for Free.
1176 Hardware vs Plugin.... you ask Clear Difference or All very Usable.....I'd go with All Very Useable....but..... lol