ColorTone Pro for Windows released!

[Empty Planet]

For those of you who are fans of this company's software. Intro price for two weeks!

http://www.tritonedigital.com/

Depends on the impulse, and depends on the source material, but the "pro" version can really be amazing. Definitely a powerful tool for ITB mixers.

Cheers all.

[mhartman]

I just bought mine. The $69 intro price can't be beat!

[tommymakestapes]

Watchout tritone.... FRIDAY IS PAYDAY!

[feyshay]

How would you compare Colortone to say something like Vintage Warmer.
Also, why would you want Colortone Pro in addition (or instead of Hydratone). It would seem Colortone is the same as Hydratone, but that Hydratone also has equalization options.
I'm not a big fan of Hydratone--don't like it as much as Master Q, but maybe I just need to play with it some more.

[mogWai]

well for the very reason that it doesnt have eq options. less drain

[Empty Planet]

Originally Posted by feyshay

How would you compare Colortone to say something like Vintage Warmer.

Hmm, I suggest you do some reading at each of those respective sites. They're entirely different.

As far as CT being merely an eq, though with many impulses that seems to be the dominant characteristic, I would have to disagree. Some patches are impossible for me to replicate with just an eq. They've got some sort of mojo going on in there.

But words are just words. Load up the thing and see what you think. I love it. You may hate it. Vive le difference.

Cheers.

[noiseflaw]

Originally Posted by feyshay

I'm not a big fan of Hydratone--don't like it as much as Master Q, but maybe I just need to play with it some more.

Hydratone is not really supposed to be used for master eq purposes, Tritone Digital are developing "Angeltone" for that purpose.

It is more of a really vibey, characterful yet great sounding Convo EQ - for my highs I will pull up an API model, for some punchy low end I will use the AMEK. It is a much more aggressive, or dynamic tool for tone shaping than Colortone Pro and I use it over the more neutral and somewhat indifferent software eq's I have.

I would not really brandish this plug in a mastering role, I use the trusty Firium (which I love) for that.

YMMV but if you spend some time with it you can get some really stand out results.

[feyshay]

Forgive my ignorance on all this.
I need to check out the Tritone stuff more.
I like the sound that you get from Vintage Warmer when just limiting in the slightest.
I understand the Colortone is not a limiter/compressor, but I was like--big deal. I understand MasterQ is a Master equalizer in its title, but I have used it more on individual tracks or busses. It seems to work better on individual tracks and has some algorithms that add a bit of color.

I have been using Firium on the full mix. I checked out Neon HR recently and will probably be adding that.
This is bad. I had said no more VST's. Now I'm looking at PSP MasterComp and Neon HR and Colortone.
I'm going to have to put my credit cards in a big ice block.

[noiseflaw]

Originally Posted by feyshay

I checked out Neon HR recently and will probably be adding that.
.......This is bad. I'm going to have to put my credit cards in a big ice block.

Yeah me too, I had a look at Neon HR, I dont know whether it will be too 'deep' for my purposes. I will go back and check what it can do, although it's a bit pricey at the moment - especially as I just shelled out for the Waves SSL 400 Bundle.

Mastercomp is also now mac compatible, but I dunno, I guess I'll wait and see.......

[Absolute]

I downloaded the demo

I gotta say..I dont see much use for this. You can add some harmonics and it has some light compression on transients in blend mode but the blend mode is almost like a guessing game. Its is just soooo nofrills too. I dont even think *they know why you would use this.

I mean who cares if you can load an impulse of an ssl board or analog tape and so what if if can increase the amount?..they call it color. The real color from these devices are from their distortion and their harmonics--not their eq curve.

CT can add harmonics but its not modeled from the devices. I think voxengo tapebs is proabaly about a million times better than this and that isnt even that good. They both could take a lesson from cransong Pheonix, DUY and Mcdsp on how to just design a model to run your tracks though...not just make a clueless attempt

I mean just think about this...Im gonna add an impulse of the eq spectrum of a peice of gear to my track????Like russian roulette...hey this might fix my eq. Its just meaningless without all the other characteristics of that gear.

BTW..if you think there is mojo going on that you couldnt get with EQ when adding an impulse..you dont know anything about eq or impluses because slapping on the impulses of gear without its other characteristics is just changing the frequencies

[noiseflaw]

I can see a that Colortone Pro is really a very simple plug that adds an EQ curve to your track which then allows the user to 'add warmth' and/or 'colour' - but it is a relatively inexpensive way of quickly adding a sonic characteristic or feel or whatever to your sound. For me it works and I like what it does and it is soft and it is subtle but I like it.

It is not the New Messiah Plug but it can and does 'compete' with the McDSP's and the Phoenix - let us not forget they are ALL SOFTWARE and in NO way replicate the real time sonic Mojo of hardware devices. But a software plug can have it's own mojo and it seems that this:

Originally Posted by Absolute

BTW..if you think there is mojo going on that you couldnt get with EQ when adding an impulse..you dont know anything about eq or impluses because slapping on the impulses of gear without its other characteristics is just changing the frequencies

Is an insulting, presumptious and arrogant statement.

Empty Planet was saying that 'for him' it was a great tool for allowing him to get a certain sound that he would find very difficult to achieve with a conventional software eq. Is that so bad?.....Does that make him stupid or something? Did he say that it 'could not' be achieved using eq only?.........no.

I would not want to spend hours trying to replicate the delicate and subtly imperceptible nuances of the eq characteristics of tape or chanel strips, and if I could quickly use a simple plug to achieve it then Great.

Why do you have to Dump on someone for enjoying and sharing their enthusiasm for some new software - I heard no opinionated spout (such as yours) from Empty Planet, just open feedback.

His experience and musical taste are every bit as valid as yours, except he demonstrated a touch more humility.