[AMIEL]

Originally Posted by epp

It's not an insight, it's an opinion.

But I can't for the life of me get this poor-man's-hardware software philosophy of late, plugs sound nothing like hardware- any person who's not a complete and utter fool knows that.

A few years ago waves and others would come up with genuine innovations, and processes you can not do with analog hardware, like their linear phase designs, convolution FX, dynamic 'tool-kit' processors and maxxbass etc. At that time they brought something new to the table.

Who could give a turd about a PUIGtec? ****in hell.

In reality if you want to sound like JJP or any other Top mixer you do not need the JJP Waves or even his real Pultecs or Fairchilds or any other plug in or hardware , you need to think and feel the music in a similar manner, you need to have the experience, taste and also the quality products he receive to be mixed...regardless and even with the wonderful gear JJP have as his disposal he will still sound JJP with RNC,DBX,Mackie 8 Bus and any other low budget Harware gear or just mixing ITB.

The point here is to try to emulate some great hardware gear that YOU may feel helps to make your work sounds better....reagardless most of people never used or heard the sound of a Pultec or Fairchild in their hands...so really is kind of obsolete if the emulation is 60-100% accurate, as long you feel sounds great and give you a sound you really like and that you feel will enhance your sound , then all is great!
Anyway in these days you may find more and more people using plug ins..even the die hard analog guys...and think about this: if JJP really love and uses his few Real Pultecs and Fairchilds..Don`t you think if he have now a plug in that emulate the essence of that wonderful hardware that he love so much...that JJP will use many intances of this Plug in in his mixes?