URS authentic guis no more!?

[rhythminmind]

Whats up with this? Not a huge deal for me but WTF? Check it out
URS Individual plug-ins

Functionally it's better but i liked them..

[rhythminmind]

Sad thing is this will hurt URS. They will lose the spontaneous buying gearsult that wants the cool looking plugin. Waves business just increased. I don't mind tho i like using the "unused tools" I just don't want to see less $ for URS.
Less $ means less support/development = less product improvement.

I sold my standalone URS EQ's i use the URS CSP now So can someone confirm this for me? Maybe you can select what gui you want?

[SkunkWorks]

Not sure I understand what you're refering to.

[rhythminmind]

Originally Posted by SkunkWorks

Not sure I understand what you're refering to.

The EQ's dont have the authentic gui.

example new Guis




Original guis

[Third Eye]

Looks like the N-Series, S-Series and the A-Series Eq's all have the MIX EQ GUI style. The A-10 and N-12 are the same. The fultech looks the same. The Classic Compressors still look the same. Weird

[SFTPH]

WTF are you talking about? Who buy's a plugin for the "cool GUI" And just how does a ****** like this pay for the expensive "cool GUI" plugin. Having brain damage and/or being completely insane doesn't allow many luxuries.

[rhythminmind]

Originally Posted by SFTPH

WTF are you talking about? Who buy's a plugin for the "cool GUI" And just how does a ****** like this pay for the expensive "cool GUI" plugin. Having brain damage and/or being completely insane doesn't allow many luxuries.

The typical consumer will by a pretty gui over the not. Like i said i it's not a big deal to me. I just want to know why. Was is a lawsuit? Did a company bitch?

If i deigned a great EQ with a bland interface & a so so EQ with a sleak gui, I tell you the ******ation of the masses would buy the cooler looking one. It's like that for almost any product. How many shitty guitars do you see out there with flames on them. Cars are a great example as well. Yes the smart will do otherwise.
But humanity and smart is not the norm.
& yes i prefer the authentic gui.

[elambo]

Originally Posted by rhythminmind

Sad thing is this will hurt URS. They will lose the spontaneous buying gearsult that wants the cool looking plugin. Waves business just increased. I don't mind tho i like using the "unused tools" I just don't want to see less $ for URS.
Less $ means less support/development = less product improvement.

I sold my standalone URS EQ's i use the URS CSP now So can someone confirm this for me? Maybe you can select what gui you want?

OMG!

[Tui]

I have to agree, an appealing GUI adds to the desirability of a plug-in. I really couldn't stand the all-black design of the CSP, one of the reasons I sold it on (but not the only reason). On the other hand, I really like the GUIs of the FullTec and BLT EQs - every time I bring them up, they make me smile. Their appearance is simple, yet aesthetically pleasing.

[GGreen]

Personally when using AUDIO plug ins I tend to use my EARS!

This fascination with hardware looking plug ins is just ridiculous

If you or anyone else buy audio products based on appearance then imho you have problems that no one can solve.

This thread is just another example of whats wrong with the current buying market.

Crazy Crazy Crazy.

[Herb]

This may sound crazy but the plugins sound better now they have the new GUIs!!

[rhythminmind]

Great another read one sentence and get sidetracked thread. I guess the "quick fix/non questioning" crowd is in every circle.

So does anyone know the reasoning behind the change? Simple as that.

I just want to know why. Was is a lawsuit? Did a company bitch?

[Tui]

Originally Posted by gfx

Personally when using AUDIO plug ins I tend to use my EARS!

This fascination with hardware looking plug ins is just ridiculous

If you or anyone else buy audio products based on appearance then imho you have problems that no one can solve.

This thread is just another example of whats wrong with the current buying market.

Crazy Crazy Crazy.

What exactly is so "crazy"? That some people appreciate an aesthetically pleasing GUI? Would you also say that people who appreciate nice clothes, furniture and wallpaper are "crazy"?

When I am in front of the screen all day - and I often am - I expect the different GUI elements to assist me in my work. I have no use for GUIs that are so dark that I can hardly read the writing on faders and push buttons. I also can't stand GUIs that appear to be designed only to impress, but offer limited functionality.

I mentioned the FullTec because it isn't too dark, has nice, chunky knobs to play with, and all functions are immediately obvious, rather than hidden in some obscure sub-menu. That's how it should be done.

Naturally, I will still use certain plugs even though I dislike their GUI. Many stock Logic plugs, for example, I find plain ugly, but they get the job done.

[mahasandi]

in a waves API thread I recall an API rep
commenting on the entirely unauthorized
nature of the URS GUI's.
Maybe there was some communication
I doubt it ever needed to get to a lawsuit.

I sold my URS plugs ;i wasnt using them,
and I was dissapointed in being ignored
repeatedly when asking
about a possible upgrade to the classic console
eq algorithm. I guess they are really
supporting the cspro which I understand.

URS filled a gap before others by trying to
bring API and Neve style (gui abd freqs)
eqs to software first.
Now that the actual manufactures are endorsing
times have changed.

[Switchcraft]

So, I guess they didn't update the algos, just the GUIs?

[rhythminmind]

Originally Posted by Switchcraft

So, I guess they didn't update the algos, just the GUIs?

I don't think they changed the standalone algos. I upgraded mine into the CSP that has updated models. Not that the standalone are bad. I loved them as well.

[rhythminmind]

Originally Posted by mahasandi

in a waves API thread I recall an API rep
commenting on the entirely unauthorized
nature of the URS GUI's.
Maybe there was some communication
I doubt it ever needed to get to a lawsuit.

I sold my URS plugs ;i wasnt using them,
and I was dissapointed in being ignored
repeatedly when asking
about a possible upgrade to the classic console
eq algorithm. I guess they are really
supporting the cspro which I understand.

URS filled a gap before others by trying to
bring API and Neve style (gui abd freqs)
eqs to software first.
Now that the actual manufactures are endorsing
times have changed.

Thanks for the info..

[Methlab]

The CSP doesn't look that hot, but it sounds t1ts so thats all that matters to me.

[living sounds]

If only those EQs had ever actually sounded good...

[computa]

I honestly prefer the MCDSP Channel G way of same GUI - different models at touch of a button. More functionality.

[GSF]

Somehow I suspect that Waves had a hand in this.

[Resonant Alien]

I'm sure that once UA came out with their authorized Neve plugs and Waves came out with their authorized API plugs, URS started getting a little heat from UA, Neve, API and Waves to make their GUIs less of a visual rip-off.

[Switchcraft]

Well, If I cant look at the pretty GUI, I atleast want to new algo's!

[idrinkalot]

Originally Posted by mahasandi

in a waves API thread I recall an API rep
commenting on the entirely unauthorized
nature of the URS GUI's.
Maybe there was some communication
I doubt it ever needed to get to a lawsuit.

I sold my URS plugs ;i wasnt using them,
and I was dissapointed in being ignored
repeatedly when asking
about a possible upgrade to the classic console
eq algorithm. I guess they are really
supporting the cspro which I understand.

URS filled a gap before others by trying to
bring API and Neve style (gui abd freqs)
eqs to software first.
Now that the actual manufactures are endorsing
times have changed.

what mak
es a pers
on type l
ike this?

[rhythminmind]

Originally Posted by GSF

Somehow I suspect that Waves had a hand in this.

That was my 1st thought.

[OldSkool]

Originally Posted by Tui

What exactly is so "crazy"? That some people appreciate an aesthetically pleasing GUI? Would you also say that people who appreciate nice clothes, furniture and wallpaper are "crazy"?

When I am in front of the screen all day - and I often am - I expect the different GUI elements to assist me in my work. I have no use for GUIs that are so dark that I can hardly read the writing on faders and push buttons. I also can't stand GUIs that appear to be designed only to impress, but offer limited functionality.

I mentioned the FullTec because it isn't too dark, has nice, chunky knobs to play with, and all functions are immediately obvious, rather than hidden in some obscure sub-menu. That's how it should be done.

Naturally, I will still use certain plugs even though I dislike their GUI. Many stock Logic plugs, for example, I find plain ugly, but they get the job done.

+1. I love good GUIs. Good GUI design shows that the company cares about marketing as much as sound - common sense IMO.

Anyway, if you're a gear slut, and a virtual one at that, don't you want stuff that looks as slutty as possible? None of the women I know would dare wear (proudly) the title "shoe slut" if they wore Birkenstocks, no matter how practical and comfortable they are. Lousy analogy? Maybe - it's Friday.

[pigcat]

Originally Posted by GSF

Somehow I suspect that Waves had a hand in this.

So do Universal Audio with their Neves...

[quincyg]

+1 for nice looking gui's.

if they had urs plugs with hot chicks for knobs i would probably buy those ones.

[elambo]

Originally Posted by rhythminmind

Great another read one sentence and get sidetracked thread. I guess the "quick fix/non questioning" crowd is in every circle.

So does anyone know the reasoning behind the change? Simple as that.

What did you expect? There's not a whole lotta meat to dig into with this thread. Unauthentic GUIs??? Not much meat.

[sonicdefault]

When you start feeling homesick for and old GUI, just click your heels together 3 times and say, "There's nothing like real hardware, there's nothing like real hardware..."



-SD