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Originally Posted by bdunard  I know alot of guys don't like to invest in hardware but I love my UAD card and find that I am taxing my cpu using other eq's and compressors. I could upgrade my motherboard, cpu, and ram for about $900 or $1000 or I could purchase something like Duende and use it in addition. My question is how close is Duende to the actual ssl compared to UAD's remake of the neve stuff? I am very happy with the Neve 1081 but wondered how well Duende got the SSL eq and comp down? |
It's just like the SSL C200. Duende is not an emulation really although you do have the option of the G or E series EQ. Handling, however, is very much like an SSL board - just with a few more options like side chaining with the filter or EQ. You can also have the filter before or after the EQ and you can monitor your Sidechain. The Duende saved me money, I was going to go for a PCI expansion chassis and another UAD card with some optional plugins but this would have cost me about the same and would have NOT given me 32 (count em, 32) SSL channels so I can really reocomend this product.
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