WAVES CLA-2A vs Antress Modern Lost Angel

[chrisjones]

I'm starting this thread from this one: Best vintage sounding EQ plugin that has LP+HP filter?

Don't start any new plugin vs hardware debate I was just asked to compare these two plugins... Waves CLA-2A and the free Antress Modern Lost Angel(LA-2A) plugin. GR was about -10dB. Sorry for the bad volume changes between them, but I think you will notice a big difference. It's a rap verse clip from Guy Gabriel here on GS.

So which sounds better?

[Guy Gabriel]

Originally Posted by chrisjones

I'm starting this thread from this one: Best vintage sounding EQ plugin that has LP+HP filter?

Don't start any new plugin vs hardware debate I was just asked to compare these two plugins... Waves CLA-2A and the free Antress Modern Lost Angel(LA-2A) plugin. GR was about -10dB. Sorry for the bad volume changes between them, but I think you will notice a big difference. It's a rap verse clip from Guy Gabriel here on GS.

So which sounds better?

Hey, it sounds like the amount of compression was totally different between the two.

[evish]

Originally Posted by Guy Gabriel

Hey, it sounds like the amount of compression was totally different between the two.

I agree.

[chrisjones]

Oh sorry... I attached the wrong file. I did 4 clips(heavily and less compressed) cuz of the two reacts different from eachother when you turned the knobs. Both showed -10 GR on the meter. I know you can't trust that. So I did Plugin2 with less peak reduction on the plugin sounding the same compression amount as plugin1 so here's that...

[Guy Gabriel]

OK. A few things, after you've uploaded the new file they do sound very similar now, with slight differences.
Anyway, I did a test of my own since I already know which one is the Waves plugin and which one is the Lost Angel.
What I did is I've tried to reach the same sound as the Waves with my Lost Angel and it was no problem, in a few seconds I got a sound almost identical.

Oh what a great feeling that is

and thanks chrisjones

[chrisjones]

Well with a little more tweaks I got them to sound almost alike. Still there's a slight difference.

Well the Plugin1 are Waves and the Plugin2 are Antress. The thing is you can compress alot more with the CLA-2A plugin with the Antress you really have to turn the knob.

I've attached a new file with the CLA-2A plugin(more compression but not turned all the way). So anyone download the Antress plugin and try getting similar results.

I know the file is named CLA76, but it's the CLA-2A... =)

[evish]

Well now it really doesn't matter what you're using as long as it sounds good.
These days plugins are already sounding great.

[Killah_Trakz]

Originally Posted by evish

Well now it really doesn't matter what you're using as long as it sounds good.
These days plugins are already sounding great.

yep exactly! too bad im stuck in macworld. Love the antress stuff.

[R.B.]

My Antress plug ins dont work on 24 bit -96 files---is anyone finding this problem?--

Thnx

[Jerrey]

96/24 works fine in my system....

And actually, you did again use different settings in the La2A settings, since you clearly have more compression on that one.

Apart from that, I don't own a La2A. And I don't even own one of the big plugins. I can however tell that the Antress Plugin does more than I could ever expect from a free plugin. Not to say I am a fan. But I could use it to work both with complete mixes as well as with vocals and what it does it just makes everything ****ing good.

You don't hear any compression, and not truly a distortion, but you just get an equally dynamic but apart from that more punchy signal. It's a lovely plugin.