New RTAS/TDM Distortion Plug-In

sound and form · 12th December 2006

Hola,

Got a new plug here: http://www.masseyplugins.com/thc.html

It's a simple, straight-up distortion process and not intended to be a full amp modeling suite like some of the other plug-ins out there. But, as you can hear in the audio samples, I also managed to get a decent amp tone out of it with some addition EQ'ing and compression.

And, I apologize in advance to those used to the really low CPU/DSP usage of my previous plugs. Relatively, this one's a hog! The code is pretty well optimized. Getting decent "un-digital" distortion is just expensive. (The MacTel version should be available shortly.)

Enjoy,
Steve

by-tor · 12th December 2006

Sweeeeeeet!!!! Can't wait to try it!

chriscoleman · 12th December 2006

How have you not been bought out yet? You are a one-man plug-in coding machine! Can't wait to try this one out...

C Heat · 12th December 2006

Cool.

'Steve-the-plugin-machine' thumbsup

mika · 12th December 2006

oh, and

adrianex · 12th December 2006

.....THANKS! YOU RULE, STEVE!!!

Ribbonmicguy · 12th December 2006

ROCKS!!!!!!

Jonboy79 · 12th December 2006

The THC? That's

.

cajonezzz · 12th December 2006

U rule Steve.

How is the tape delay coming?

Jax · 12th December 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by chriscoleman

How have you not been bought out yet? You are a one-man plug-in coding machine! Can't wait to try this one out...

PLEASE don't tempt the RND vampires. I live in the same city as Steve, so I'll be the one to dig a moat around his house and fill it with holywater, setup crucifixes and hang garlands of garlic from all doors and windows...

Meanwhile, I have a good feeling about this plug-in, without even having tried it yet.

thumbsup

lozion · 12th December 2006

Hi Steve,
Can't wait for the Intel version of your new plug...
BTW, I noticed you're adding audiosuite support for the full version of THC.
That's great! We need this for your other plugs too, especially the 2007.
Here's why: I often do 2 track recordings of live shows for clients that want the recording the same night or day after. The only way to do a quick mastering in PT is to apply Audiosuite then use "export files as", otherwise it has to be done in realtime...
Audiosuite for the 2007 would be a great time saver!

Thanks again for the good work,

RoundBadge · 14th December 2006

Bought it.
Steve you rule!

Sounds Great

Just spiced up a limp repeating/motif/lead section..gave the sucker some real "Zing" but still lives in the mix perfectly

Please keep them coming

Dopamine · 14th December 2006

Great job, Steve!! Killer name, Killer GUI... can't wait to try it in a mix.

Jax · 14th December 2006

Do the feedback control options on the full version add something extra cool? What do they do exactly?

I like THC, but I also like Sansamp, and I don't use it much except to sketch out a quick guitar idea. This plug is kind of in the same vein. Maybe I'll find it more useful for all the stuff I want Sansamp to do but it can't (like make a vocal get gritty and nasty without sounding like it's a distorted guitar).

THC does sound more like a real stompbox than any comparable plug-in I've tried. I don't know how it was achieved, but it worked.

p.s. - Steve, the metal button shoud DO SOMETHING when you click it!

lol

Third Eye · 16th December 2006

I still need the wow factor to wear off some, but this plug-in might be the best distortion plug-in I've used. I used it on a direct bass track, and the distortion was as smooth as silk. I automated the filter control to sweep up and down for one part of the song, and the result was perfect!!!

The feedback control is awesome. The transport link to the feedback supression is a great addition. It's also nice to have tons of gain and zero feedback and noise if that's what you want.

One more thing, thanks for including an Audio Suite version!!! I often process bass and guitar tracks with the BF Sans Amp plug-in to reserve the CPU power, and this one can be used the same way.

I agree with the previous post about the silver stomp box switch, maybe a master bypass or a filter sweep or something. Not that this mattters anyway.

Massey plug-ins rule!!!!

RoundBadge · 16th December 2006

I've been using it as Parallel buss processor's for the 2 mix and drums/bass ala"Culture Vulture"for light Mix buss saturtation.
Absolutely Delightful.

Mr Massey, these are my favorite plugs..more please.

Jax · 16th December 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Third Eye

The feedback control is awesome. The transport link to the feedback supression is a great addition. It's also nice to have tons of gain and zero feedback and noise if that's what you want.

So the feedback control is like the feedback you can get from an amp, or is it something else? I'm still on the demo version which doesn't have the feedback controls.

The way you guys are using THC gives me some fresh ideas. I might just have to plop down the small fee and stop my whining. I love all the other Massey plug-ins!

sound and form · 16th December 2006

Hey all,

Looks like we lost a few posts in this thread when the board went down. To reiterate... the tape delay plug is still under development. And, the latest full version of the limiter added Audiosuite support. So, make sure you're up to date. (Contact me on email if you need your download details again.) I hope to update all the plugs with AudioSuite over time.

The feedback is recreating what the real box often does just sitting there. At high gain levels, it starts to feedback on itself, internally. It adds a particular resonance to the distortion quality. But, without audio passing through it, this harmonic tone can get annoying pretty quickly! So, with the extra control you can optionally "suppress" the feedback all the time or when just when playback/record is stopped.

I know, I know! I got lazy with the bypass button. I'll "fix" that in a later update

Steve

RoundBadge, very interesting idea about the parallel mix-buss processing! I'll have to get that a try.

tekn0 · 17th December 2006

This is probly the best distortion plugin i have ever heard, love it

Jax · 17th December 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by sound and form

The feedback is recreating what the real box often does just sitting there. At high gain levels, it starts to feedback on itself, internally. It adds a particular resonance to the distortion quality. But, without audio passing through it, this harmonic tone can get annoying pretty quickly! So, with the extra control you can optionally "suppress" the feedback all the time or when just when playback/record is stopped.

SOLD

Thanks again Steve!

chriscoleman · 17th December 2006

I don't know if this has already been stated, but I'll cast my vote for Massey plugins having some of the best GUI's in the business. Simple solid lines, easy control, with a dash of organic texture - but not in efforts to visually emulate any specific "vintage" gear. Kudos, Steve.

Jax · 17th December 2006

Just wanted to mention: I noticed last night when I experimented with vt3 (for chits and gigas) strapped across the main mix - it is adding something in the low end even with no adjustments made to the plug-in. You can check this by clicking the bypass in and out. I didn't notice this before putting vt3 on a more complex source like a full mix. I don't have a point, just found it interesting. Vt3 is not meant to be neutral anyway.

Then I boosted the mid some, and it made the distorted guitars bark like a miffed labrador retriever (no, not quite a pit-bull, but a pissed of lab is actually pretty scary when you think about it). So I made an vt3 aux for the dist. gtrs, which already had some vt3 on them, put some of that magic mid on it, and was able to lower the gtrs in the mix. Now they have enough bark without having to bite in the HF area so they could be lowered in the track. Exactly what I was after.

thumbsup

XHipHop · 17th December 2006

I'm going to get even more off topic and ask why there isn't an RTAS - AU adapter??!?!

This is torture for us non-PT users. We all want massey stuff!

Hell, i'll pay in advance if you'll develop them.

lozion · 20th December 2006

Great plug!
Tried it on a funky wah clavinet part and it gave it some CRUNCH

Good work,

thermos · 21st December 2006

Digidesign would NEVER allow an Rtas to AU adapter. There would go half their business.

That being said, I can't wait until (if) these are ported to Au/universal binary. That would be the best thing to happen to the plugin world in a long time.

RoundBadge · 21st December 2006

More plugs Steve!Love em'thumbsup thumbsup

Customer for life..I'll buy every one

Ruudman · 21st December 2006

thumbsup

thumbsup

ruudman

Ribbonmicguy · 21st December 2006

Use it on a 'franz ferdinand' type track today and it ROCKS!!!!!

best emulation of distortion pedal i've heard for plugins...

cheers!

Stitch333 · 21st December 2006

Oh yeah, babybaby...

way cool

thanks mang!

s.d.finley · 22nd December 2006

Once again Mr. Massey makes an awesome plug!!

It is a wee bit of a hawg....but lucky for me there is a TDM version too!!

12th December 2006	#1
sound and form Gear nut Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 117 Thread Starter	New RTAS/TDM Distortion Plug-In Hola, Got a new plug here: http://www.masseyplugins.com/thc.html It's a simple, straight-up distortion process and not intended to be a full amp modeling suite like some of the other plug-ins out there. But, as you can hear in the audio samples, I also managed to get a decent amp tone out of it with some addition EQ'ing and compression. And, I apologize in advance to those used to the really low CPU/DSP usage of my previous plugs. Relatively, this one's a hog! The code is pretty well optimized. Getting decent "un-digital" distortion is just expensive. (The MacTel version should be available shortly.) Enjoy, Steve

12th December 2006	#11
lozion Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: Changes all the time.. Posts: 1,714	Hi Steve, Can't wait for the Intel version of your new plug... BTW, I noticed you're adding audiosuite support for the full version of THC. That's great! We need this for your other plugs too, especially the 2007. Here's why: I often do 2 track recordings of live shows for clients that want the recording the same night or day after. The only way to do a quick mastering in PT is to apply Audiosuite then use "export files as", otherwise it has to be done in realtime... Audiosuite for the 2007 would be a great time saver! Thanks again for the good work, __________________ "The secret in life is to have no fear" Fela Anikulapo Kuti

17th December 2006	#22
Jax Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,763	slightly OT Just wanted to mention: I noticed last night when I experimented with vt3 (for chits and gigas) strapped across the main mix - it is adding something in the low end even with no adjustments made to the plug-in. You can check this by clicking the bypass in and out. I didn't notice this before putting vt3 on a more complex source like a full mix. I don't have a point, just found it interesting. Vt3 is not meant to be neutral anyway. Then I boosted the mid some, and it made the distorted guitars bark like a miffed labrador retriever (no, not quite a pit-bull, but a pissed of lab is actually pretty scary when you think about it). So I made an vt3 aux for the dist. gtrs, which already had some vt3 on them, put some of that magic mid on it, and was able to lower the gtrs in the mix. Now they have enough bark without having to bite in the HF area so they could be lowered in the track. Exactly what I was after. thumbsup

17th December 2006	#23
XHipHop Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,856	I'm going to get even more off topic and ask why there isn't an RTAS - AU adapter??!?! This is torture for us non-PT users. We all want massey stuff! Hell, i'll pay in advance if you'll develop them. __________________

21st December 2006	#28
Ribbonmicguy Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 405	Use it on a 'franz ferdinand' type track today and it ROCKS!!!!! best emulation of distortion pedal i've heard for plugins... cheers! __________________ ------------------------------ Harmoko Aguswan Big Knob Studio Right Track Productions ------------------------------ On one hand, I can certainly sympathize with the approach of "Hey, I can't hear any difference, so why should I pay that much?". On the other, I wonder why anyone who can't hear a difference is recording, mixing, or producing records. -DAVE MARTIN thumbsup

12th December 2006	#2
by-tor Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 606	Sweeeeeeet!!!! Can't wait to try it!

12th December 2006	#3
chriscoleman Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 548	How have you not been bought out yet? You are a one-man plug-in coding machine! Can't wait to try this one out...

12th December 2006	#4
C Heat Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a house by the sea Posts: 2,656	Cool. 'Steve-the-plugin-machine' thumbsup

12th December 2006	#5
mika Gear interested Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 24	oh, and

12th December 2006	#6
adrianex Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 752	.....THANKS! YOU RULE, STEVE!!!

12th December 2006	#8
Jonboy79 Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 2,636	The THC? That's .

12th December 2006	#9
cajonezzz Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,765	U rule Steve. How is the tape delay coming?

14th December 2006	#12
RoundBadge Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca. Posts: 8,754	Bought it. Steve you rule! Sounds Great Just spiced up a limp repeating/motif/lead section..gave the sucker some real "Zing" but still lives in the mix perfectly Please keep them coming

14th December 2006	#13
Dopamine Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,903	Great job, Steve!! Killer name, Killer GUI... can't wait to try it in a mix.

16th December 2006	#15
Third Eye Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Mexico USA Posts: 133	I still need the wow factor to wear off some, but this plug-in might be the best distortion plug-in I've used. I used it on a direct bass track, and the distortion was as smooth as silk. I automated the filter control to sweep up and down for one part of the song, and the result was perfect!!! The feedback control is awesome. The transport link to the feedback supression is a great addition. It's also nice to have tons of gain and zero feedback and noise if that's what you want. One more thing, thanks for including an Audio Suite version!!! I often process bass and guitar tracks with the BF Sans Amp plug-in to reserve the CPU power, and this one can be used the same way. I agree with the previous post about the silver stomp box switch, maybe a master bypass or a filter sweep or something. Not that this mattters anyway. Massey plug-ins rule!!!!

17th December 2006	#19
tekn0 Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 501	This is probly the best distortion plugin i have ever heard, love it

20th December 2006	#24
lozion Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: Changes all the time.. Posts: 1,714	Great plug! Tried it on a funky wah clavinet part and it gave it some CRUNCH Good work,

21st December 2006	#25
thermos Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,552	Digidesign would NEVER allow an Rtas to AU adapter. There would go half their business. That being said, I can't wait until (if) these are ported to Au/universal binary. That would be the best thing to happen to the plugin world in a long time.

21st December 2006	#27
Ruudman Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 3,079	thumbsup thumbsup ruudman

21st December 2006	#29
Stitch333 Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phila, PA/Upstate MA Posts: 3,432	Oh yeah, babybaby... way cool thanks mang!

22nd December 2006	#30
s.d.finley Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,561	Once again Mr. Massey makes an awesome plug!! It is a wee bit of a hawg....but lucky for me there is a TDM version too!! __________________ sdf www.digitalwarehausproductions.com

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