Favorite Channel Strip Plugin

[n8tron]

Contendors:
Wavearts Trackplug
URS (not the pro that is not out yet)
Waves Renaissance
Waves SSL
Metric Halo
McDSP Channel G
Nomad Factory Studio Channel
Eventide E-Channel
UAD CS-1

Marking off what you like/dislike of any of these too would be awesome.

[edit] this was supposed to be a poll but I messed it up.

[CKK]

Flip me over and call me Sussie - but I do like the nomad strip - especialy on drums. Its very colorfull and it do make a huge impact on the sound - not at all subtle.

Other than that - Im all outboard.

[Whitecat]

My votes -

Wave Arts - sounds very good, easy on the CPU, tweakable.

Waves SSL - sounds amazing. Not as easy on the CPU, but the tradeoff is nearly worth it. So versatile, and it almost has mojo. Almost.

[Stiff]

McDSP Channel G is the ONLY channel strip I use these days and it's in EVERY session... 'nuff said...

[tallboy79]

Really like the Waves SSL and have used the Channel G once and loved it!! I don't get on with the URS one though..I do really like their EQ's

[bpatural]

I like ssl e channel on every track. it's a pretty flexible, simple compressor and a very good eq to sculpt out sounds. only downside is there is no dedicated de-esser section in it.
-Brian

[Ricey]

Metric Halo ChannelStrip

[adrianex]

Originally Posted by Ricey

Metric Halo ChannelStrip

+1

[bleen]

Originally Posted by adrianex

+1

+2 on MH Channel Strip.

Eagerly anticipating the new URS strip, too!

[TonyBelmont]

CHANNEL STRIP PRO

[n8tron]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

CHANNEL STRIP PRO

I knew this would come up, I wanted to keep this about products that actually exist for purchase.

also, why do you like x plugin... purely because it sounds good... or cause its easy to use.. or some feature... or price... etc.

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by n8tron

I knew this would come up, I wanted to keep this about products that actually exist for purchase.

also, why do you like x plugin... purely because it sounds good... or cause its easy to use.. or some feature... or price... etc.

It does exist and is moving out of "beta" and into "retail" this month.

[n8tron]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

It does exist and is moving out of "beta" and into "retail" this month.

i said for purchase, I can't buy it right now can I?

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by n8tron

i said for purchase, I can't buy it right now can I?

No, as I said it is being released this month. If you can, I suggest waiting so you can check it out for yourself... or you can be mad at yourself for being impatient and buying something else before it comes out.... None of the plugs on your list are remotely close.

Although, I do like the Waves SSL channel.

[n8tron]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

No, as I said it is being released this month. If you can, I suggest waiting so you can check it out for yourself... or you can be mad at yourself for being impatient and buying something else before it comes out.... None of the plugs on your list are remotely close.

Although, I do like the Waves SSL channel.

First of all I'm not planning on going out and buying a plugin immediately after a few reviews on a thread here. And I own one and use 2 or 3 of these plugins listed. I'm more curious what other people use and why they like them.

I also believe it takes awhile for a good judgement of a plugin to settle into the masses. It doesn't matter what people say about it on the first track they use it with, it takes time and a variety of material to get to know it. Now obviously anyone's own judgement is best, but gearslutz still exists so we can bounce opinions around and find things out that we might not have noticed on our own.

Since you and 1 or 2 others are the only ones that have used this plug and posted here I'd rather keep it off this list at least, until its available for purchase and until a number of people have tried, including myself if they happen to release a demo of it. Besides, we all know what you guys think of it, 100 times over.

anyway, back to the topic.

actually had another sort of question, where do you use channel strips as opposed to single use plugins? Does anyone actually instantiate their channels strips to every track and use as needed? Or just when you know you want a track to two to have both compression/eq etc.

[pigcat]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

No, as I said it is being released this month. If you can, I suggest waiting so you can check it out for yourself... or you can be mad at yourself for being impatient and buying something else before it comes out.... None of the plugs on your list are remotely close.

Now that sounds like a sales pitch isn't it?

I know you're kind hearted that you want people to have the best stuffs, but isn't it plugins are subjective? Some people prefer Waves SSL over the URS stuffs, and some the opposite. At the moment, you're praising something that isn't out for public yet, and I believe not all people will agree they're the best.

Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to the CSPro, but at the mean time, let's get this thread continue without the CSPro.

By the way, my favourite is Waves SSL E Channel, clean yet solid, let's not forget - channel strip isn't just comp and EQ, the E Channel GATE rules!!

[3rdeyeKnight]

I like participating in the polls, but honestly, the URS CSP's release is just around the corner and I havent seen this much hype for a channel strip plug-in since Waves SSL. A thread like this is just asking for the URS beta-testers to bum-rush. N8tron, you even said you seen it coming. So did I.

I could go into what I use now and how I use it but I have a feeling that my points are going to go out of the window in a week or two. N8tron, I think your questions are sincere and legit, but the timing of it all keeps me from participating whole-heartedly.

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by pigcat

Now that sounds like a sales pitch isn't it?

I know you're kind hearted that you want people to have the best stuffs, but isn't it plugins are subjective? Some people prefer Waves SSL over the URS stuffs, and some the opposite. At the moment, you're praising something that isn't out for public yet, and I believe not all people will agree they're the best.

The cool thing about plugins is you can try them all... You can download the demos and see what you like and don't like. There's no reason why everyone can't try them all in their own studio and form their own opinions.

[pigcat]

Originally Posted by 3rdeyeKnight

I like participating in the polls, but honestly, the URS CSP's release is just around the corner and I havent seen this much hype for a channel strip plug-in since Waves SSL. A thread like this is just asking for the URS beta-testers to bum-rush. N8tron, you even said you seen it coming. So did I.

I could go into what I use now and how I use it but I have a feeling that my points are going to go out of the window in a week or two. N8tron, I think your questions are sincere and legit, but the timing of it all keeps me from participating whole-heartedly.

Waves V-Series sounds amazing, but there virtually not a single hype going on around. Because of Mercury bundle? WUP?

That said, everybody is looking forward to CSPro including me, but your decision has nothing to do with this thread. There's nothing going on telling you to 'buy them now'. It's just a poll based on the list of what is available currently, and based on opinions of current users.

However, if I'm going to buy a new strip if I don't have any, I'll wait for sure.

[pigcat]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

The cool thing about plugins is you can try them all... You can download the demos and see what you like and don't like. There's no reason why everyone can't try them all in their own studio and form their own opinions.

Agreed, but no download links to the CSPro...I do mean opinions from everybody, not just yours...