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Anonymatt · 19th December 2005

Dude, VintageWarmer is one of the only plug-ins I use that doesn't totally eat balls.

With most compressor/warmer plugs, I have to really WANT advertised effect in order to put up with the artifacts that are going to be introduced to the signal.

The PSP thing actually makes me smile and does what I want it to do from the moment I instantiate it. I adjust the "drive" to maybe "3" or so, then adjust the knee and ceiling to where there's only 1 dB of GR--and pleasantly so.

The only place where I use the thing for up to 3-4 dB of GR is on the drums buss, where I always, always use it.

Keep in mind, I'm really just a weekend warrior. My experience with tube gear is mostly on the listening-while-assisting end of things. However, I know what I like, and given the conveniences associated with plugs balanced against the gold standard of well-designed tube gear, I'd say that there are at least a few decent software products out there.

But, even if we were both driving the same car on similar roads using the same octane gasoline, I'm certain that your gas mileage would vary from mine as a function of operator methodology and seemingly incalcuable inconsistencies on the part of the vehicles' manufacturer. Whatever.

19th December 2005	#3
Anonymatt Gear maniac Joined: May 2003 Posts: 168	Dude, VintageWarmer is one of the only plug-ins I use that doesn't totally eat balls. With most compressor/warmer plugs, I have to really WANT advertised effect in order to put up with the artifacts that are going to be introduced to the signal. The PSP thing actually makes me smile and does what I want it to do from the moment I instantiate it. I adjust the "drive" to maybe "3" or so, then adjust the knee and ceiling to where there's only 1 dB of GR--and pleasantly so. The only place where I use the thing for up to 3-4 dB of GR is on the drums buss, where I always, always use it. Keep in mind, I'm really just a weekend warrior. My experience with tube gear is mostly on the listening-while-assisting end of things. However, I know what I like, and given the conveniences associated with plugs balanced against the gold standard of well-designed tube gear, I'd say that there are at least a few decent software products out there. But, even if we were both driving the same car on similar roads using the same octane gasoline, I'm certain that your gas mileage would vary from mine as a function of operator methodology and seemingly incalcuable inconsistencies on the part of the vehicles' manufacturer. Whatever.