McDSP does it get any better?!?

youngkain · 18th April 2006, 01:34 PM

I've seen these in Action Yeserday on a Pro Tools HD System.

http://www.mcdsp.com/index.php

Was very impressed by CB4 (Compressor Bank) and The Tape Saturation Analog Channel???

Do they really sound soo Great or was I imagining it all ?!?!?!

Are there any plugs for VST hosts that come close to the sound of these Fkers!!?!?!??

I guess URS would come close to these ??? I have not heard them in action Yet

mars · 18th April 2006, 05:51 PM

Doesn't get better - URS are cool though. I couldn't live without the McDSP MC2000 for mastering.

Igotsoul4u · 18th April 2006, 08:01 PM

they are definetly the best plug as fars as sound and price are concerned. I don't use the eq all that much. Compressor bank is so good. I definetly could not live without that one.

3rd world order · 19th April 2006, 06:06 AM

well, real tape is better... and real analog EQs are better..

but for moving bits around the McDSP stuff is cool.

**TonyBelmont** · 19th April 2006, 06:18 AM

I miss them since I switched to Logic from PT... But, I have found other plugins that are as good if not better at things.

Some of the URS EQ's are better than Filterbank... I really miss analog channel, though. So much so, that it caused me to re-think the way I mix. I now have a new, better solution that is ANALOG for my stereo buss.. and it only costs a little more than the plugin...

And NO, I'm not going to tell you what it is!..... YET!

youngkain · 19th April 2006, 07:51 AM

Tony. You mean a piece of outboard Gear to get the Tape sound ? I know what youre talkin about B!!
My boy was tellin me how this Guy stopped using his Tape machine after they sent him that thing, They not bothered bout tape anymore since it arrived!! Thats in a place where they do Top 20 Joints

Anyways whats compressor alternatives are there? I am just about to pick up a UAD-1 Card, do you think thats a good choice to get some Analog type plugs??

What else can you recommend, other than Waves SSL, URS ??
Might even look into getting a powercore, Outboard gear is too much Hassle and too expnesive

**TonyBelmont** · 19th April 2006, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by youngkain

Tony. You mean a piece of outboard Gear to get the Tape sound ? I know what youre talkin about B!!
My boy was tellin me how this Guy stopped using his Tape machine after they sent him that thing, They not bothered bout tape anymore since it arrived!! Thats in a place where they do Top 20 Joints

Anyways whats compressor alternatives are there? I am just about to pick up a UAD-1 Card, do you think thats a good choice to get some Analog type plugs??

What else can you recommend, other than Waves SSL, URS ??
Might even look into getting a powercore, Outboard gear is too much Hassle and too expnesive

Not so much the tape, but the console sound...

As far as the UAD, and Powercore... I wouldn't buy any of those. Computers have come a long way, and you don't really need these external DSP boxes. And, if you want the UAD-1 because of the plugs, now is the wrong time to buy it, as they should have a new product coming shortly to replace the UAD.

I would look at the URS and Waves stuff... The Sonalksis plugins are also pretty good. The Waves SSL are also good, but much more CPU intensive. I can get 10 x as many A MIX EQ's from URS, as SSL channel strips.

Basically, if you are looking for EQ's, buy the URS plugins... download the demos and try them out yourself. Compressor wise, the 1970 and 1980 are great and it looks like they may have something new coming soon, too.

The best thing is you can easily try all this stuff out before you buy it.

LightningBefore · 19th April 2006, 09:05 AM

Getting my McDSP stuff tomorrow to try out. . . WOO!

Wiggum, Ralph · 19th April 2006, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

...And NO, I'm not going to tell you what it is!..... YET!

Is it safe to assume that it's going to be on the DVD

**TonyBelmont** · 19th April 2006, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wiggum, Ralph

Is it safe to assume that it's going to be on the DVD

Maybe...

Rob G · 20th April 2006, 06:44 AM

I've got Filter Bank, & MC2000. The MC2000 I use almost everyday. Good stuff.

Rob G..

Mils · 26th April 2006, 06:53 AM

Mixing through AC1 on the console 1,2, or 3 has revolutionized my mixes. You just gotta put em on at the very begining of your session so that all mix decisions are influenced by the AC1. I use it on EVERY single ITB mix.

BTW, I cam up with that concept and Charles Dye bit me. ;) just playin....

I still havent even really explored teh CompressorBank yet but Im sure it'll be hot.

Zacchino · 29th April 2006, 03:05 AM

Are they planning to make these in VST ?

Cuz I've never seen any RTAS to VST adapters.

Disco D · 29th April 2006, 03:09 AM

I use filterbank and mc2000 on every session

youngkain · 30th April 2006, 08:43 PM

RTAS to VST would require a licence from Digidesign, I doubt they would want anyone to make an adapter

just Get a HD1 and 2 Apogees 16s with that X card

Sirocco · 30th April 2006, 10:30 PM

give me pc vst

tengu · 1st May 2006, 12:42 AM

I am considering getting an MBOX just to have access to these and the the Soundtoys plugins. Can anyone suggest any alternatives to Analogue Channel. Has anyone tried MCDSP LE version?

Soundtoys are coming out with VST and AU later in the year.

Sirocco · 1st May 2006, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tengu

Soundtoys are coming out with VST and AU later in the year.

holy crap - ALL there plugins? PC VST?!? whered u hear this from

if true - big news!

tengu · 1st May 2006, 01:14 AM

Plugins interest me a lot as does the hardware. I lost an email where soundtoys said something like

Soundtoys are coming out with VST and AU later in the year

I cannot remember if they said PC though. They been mentioning doing AU. Not too sure what will happen.

Both MCDP and soundtoys would be fun but it all cost a lot. Oh well.

How are you finding the distressor SIrocco. What do you use it for?

Sirocco · 1st May 2006, 01:21 AM

maybe other developers, such as mcdsp, will follow suite...

HDGuru · 1st May 2006, 02:38 AM

I personally love Channel G from McDSP, best overall ITB channelstrip imho, and very versatile.

tengu · 1st May 2006, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

Basically, if you are looking for EQ's, buy the URS plugins... it looks like they may have something new coming soon, too.

Hopefully it is a tape saturation emulation.

The_Phoenix · 1st May 2006, 04:43 PM

Yeah, URS stuff is good.. I love the SSL and API EQ on drums.. There not as musical as MDW, but they give character..

youngkain · 1st May 2006, 10:14 PM

any comparisions, some1 put them fukers on the mixbus if poss?
PEACE

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18th April 2006, 01:34 PM	#1
youngkain Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 147	McDSP does it get any better?!? I've seen these in Action Yeserday on a Pro Tools HD System. http://www.mcdsp.com/index.php Was very impressed by CB4 (Compressor Bank) and The Tape Saturation Analog Channel??? Do they really sound soo Great or was I imagining it all ?!?!?! Are there any plugs for VST hosts that come close to the sound of these Fkers!!?!?!?? I guess URS would come close to these ??? I have not heard them in action Yet

19th April 2006, 06:06 AM	#4
3rd world order Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ann arbor, michigan Posts: 1,948	well, real tape is better... and real analog EQs are better.. but for moving bits around the McDSP stuff is cool. __________________ 3WO - Mixing Without Tears "Tape is a mangler.." -- Slipperman // "The idea of the perfect album is this amorphous thing we're always aiming at. For us, it can mean something full of imperfection. Part of our aim has always been to destroy the sound in a beautiful way. It doesn't mean we expect everyone would like it. I'm not sure we will ever get there... but the whole point of making music is at least to aim at your own idea of perfection." -- Boards of Canada

19th April 2006, 06:18 AM	#5
TonyBelmont Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boston,MA Providence,RI Posts: 10,133	I miss them since I switched to Logic from PT... But, I have found other plugins that are as good if not better at things. Some of the URS EQ's are better than Filterbank... I really miss analog channel, though. So much so, that it caused me to re-think the way I mix. I now have a new, better solution that is ANALOG for my stereo buss.. and it only costs a little more than the plugin... And NO, I'm not going to tell you what it is!..... YET! __________________ Tony Belmont We Sell Gear! Need plugins? Check out PluginDiscounts.com

19th April 2006, 07:51 AM	#6
youngkain Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 147	Whatup Tony Tony. You mean a piece of outboard Gear to get the Tape sound ? I know what youre talkin about B!! My boy was tellin me how this Guy stopped using his Tape machine after they sent him that thing, They not bothered bout tape anymore since it arrived!! Thats in a place where they do Top 20 Joints Anyways whats compressor alternatives are there? I am just about to pick up a UAD-1 Card, do you think thats a good choice to get some Analog type plugs?? What else can you recommend, other than Waves SSL, URS ?? Might even look into getting a powercore, Outboard gear is too much Hassle and too expnesive

18th April 2006, 05:51 PM	#2
mars Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 176	Doesn't get better - URS are cool though. I couldn't live without the McDSP MC2000 for mastering.

18th April 2006, 08:01 PM	#3
Igotsoul4u Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,607	they are definetly the best plug as fars as sound and price are concerned. I don't use the eq all that much. Compressor bank is so good. I definetly could not live without that one.

19th April 2006, 09:05 AM	#8
LightningBefore Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 176	Getting my McDSP stuff tomorrow to try out. . . WOO! __________________ www.myspace.com/jeffbobula www.myspace.com/lightningbeforestudio "Don't sell your life! Do whatever you really want to do. You must act as the master of your life, and then become free. No matter how difficult it is, no matter how unsuccessful it might seem, do whatever you want!" --Michio Kushi

20th April 2006, 06:44 AM	#11
Rob G Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hampton Roads, VA - U.S.A. Posts: 597	I've got Filter Bank, & MC2000. The MC2000 I use almost everyday. Good stuff. Rob G..

26th April 2006, 06:53 AM	#12
Mils Gear nut Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 98	Mixing through AC1 on the console 1,2, or 3 has revolutionized my mixes. You just gotta put em on at the very begining of your session so that all mix decisions are influenced by the AC1. I use it on EVERY single ITB mix. BTW, I cam up with that concept and Charles Dye bit me. ;) just playin.... I still havent even really explored teh CompressorBank yet but Im sure it'll be hot.

29th April 2006, 03:05 AM	#13
Zacchino Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Paris, FRANCE / L.A, USA Posts: 665	Are they planning to make these in VST ? Cuz I've never seen any RTAS to VST adapters.

29th April 2006, 03:09 AM	#14
Disco D Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NYC / Sao Paulo Posts: 395	I use filterbank and mc2000 on every session

30th April 2006, 08:43 PM	#15
youngkain Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 147	RTAS to VSt RTAS to VST would require a licence from Digidesign, I doubt they would want anyone to make an adapter just Get a HD1 and 2 Apogees 16s with that X card

30th April 2006, 10:30 PM	#16
Sirocco Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,598	give me pc vst __________________ Drum Sounds Used On Billboard Hits, Countless Tracks, & By Top Producers

1st May 2006, 12:42 AM	#17
tengu Gear addict Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 409	I am considering getting an MBOX just to have access to these and the the Soundtoys plugins. Can anyone suggest any alternatives to Analogue Channel. Has anyone tried MCDSP LE version? Soundtoys are coming out with VST and AU later in the year.

1st May 2006, 01:14 AM	#19
tengu Gear addict Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 409	Plugins interest me a lot as does the hardware. I lost an email where soundtoys said something like Soundtoys are coming out with VST and AU later in the year I cannot remember if they said PC though. They been mentioning doing AU. Not too sure what will happen. Both MCDP and soundtoys would be fun but it all cost a lot. Oh well. How are you finding the distressor SIrocco. What do you use it for?

1st May 2006, 01:21 AM	#20
Sirocco Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,598	maybe other developers, such as mcdsp, will follow suite... __________________ Drum Sounds Used On Billboard Hits, Countless Tracks, & By Top Producers

1st May 2006, 02:38 AM	#21
HDGuru Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 390	I personally love Channel G from McDSP, best overall ITB channelstrip imho, and very versatile.

1st May 2006, 04:43 PM	#23
The_Phoenix Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 534	Yeah, URS stuff is good.. I love the SSL and API EQ on drums.. There not as musical as MDW, but they give character.. __________________ Resurrection! The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.

1st May 2006, 10:14 PM	#24
youngkain Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 147	tritone Colortone VS AC1 ?? any comparisions, some1 put them fukers on the mixbus if poss? PEACE

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