Elemental Audio has been bought out... alternatives to their Peak Limiter?

KrisNY · 25th May 2006

I was all set to buy Elemental Audio's Peak Limiter for $169 when... they get bought out! Can anyone recommend another in the same price range? This seemed like a really good deal.

Also, their mastering EQ/spectrum analyzer seemed like another good mastering plug-in. It's still availible under their new ownership, but is slightly more expensive. Anyone used it who can tell me if it's worth the $250 or not? Here's a link: http://www.rogernicholsdigital.com/p...tail.aspx?ID=8

Thanks all.

Kiwiburger · 25th May 2006

Can you run PC VST plugins? Between Voxengo Elephant 2 and Kjaerhus MPL-1 you should have any limiting task covered. They are so different, I don't think you can really compare them - but on different source material, one will be clearly better than the other. I view them as Hard and Soft respectivelly.

In my view, nothing is worth iLock or challenge/response.

KrisNY · 25th May 2006

Hey Kiwiburger,

VST's unfortunately out of the question. I'm running PT LE 7 on a G5, so it's gotta be RTAS. Thank you though!

Musiclab · 25th May 2006

I have it and don't think it's that great

Rail Jon Rogut · 25th May 2006

Check out the WaveArts plug-ins at http://www.wavearts.com/

Rail

KrisNY · 25th May 2006

Thanks a lot Rail Jon! These look up my alley.

By the way, when I was a Windows user, I loved your prog that enabled you to use the 002 core audio (err whatever its equivelent is called in the Windows world) with any program. Saved my life a few times.

atticus · 25th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rail Jon Rogut

Check out the WaveArts plug-ins at http://www.wavearts.com/

Rail

Agreed.

Tim Abraham · 25th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrisNY

Hey Kiwiburger,

VST's unfortunately out of the question. I'm running PT LE 7 on a G5, so it's gotta be RTAS. Thank you though!

VST's are very useable in PT. FXpansion's VST to RTAS converter works very well for effects and instruments. It's worth the price just to use all the weird plugins that guys with way too much time on their hands write in their basement:

http://www.fxpansion.com/product-rtasadapter2-main.php

Kiwiburger · 25th May 2006

Can that FXpansion adapter use the same PC VST .dlls in a Mac environment? That would be handy ...

Johnny_FX · 25th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwiburger

Can that FXpansion adapter use the same PC VST .dlls in a Mac environment? That would be handy ...

Nope, can't say you can .

Waywyn · 25th May 2006

Hey there,

on another forum we did a maximizer shootout between free stuff and more expensive plugs like wave etc.

you can see the result here:

http://www.revolvermusic.no/vic/maximizer_shootout.html

personally i think with voxengos elephant 2 and inflator, you can get pretty cool results. never liked the elemental audio one by the way, it was too smooth for me

i also don't like the L3 of waves since it really brings some funny treble noises into the mix and swallows some bass.

max cooper · 25th May 2006

RTAS Limiter:

PSP Vintage Warmer ($149)
PSP Mixpressor (part of the mix pack which is $149)

jdjustice · 25th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by max cooper

RTAS Limiter:

PSP Vintage Warmer ($149)

thumbsup on the PSP VW... however for my tastes and for a bit more money ($220-$240) you could consider the Sonalksis SV-315... it is extremely versitile, musical, and can be quite transparent if you need/want that. It's my fav plug-in compressor/limiter period.

J.D.

drew · 25th May 2006

Wait for Steve Massey's limiter. All his plugs are great.

http://www.masseyplugins.com/

jdjustice · 25th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by drew

Wait for Steve Massey's limiter. All his plugs are great.
http://www.masseyplugins.com/

Hey, thanks for the link!

ssaudio · 25th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by drew

Wait for Steve Massey's limiter. All his plugs are great.

I'll second that, really very, very good.

mahasandi · 25th May 2006

i love massey's stuff. really really good.

sound and form · 26th May 2006

Thanks for the positive endorsements. The limiter should be out in a couple weeks at most, probably sooner. It's completed & in the beta testing stage right now.

I also give a thumbs up to the WaveArts limiter, if you can't wait on mine

I haven't used it extensively, but it sounded pretty nice when I demo'ed it a while back.

Steve Massey

thermos · 26th May 2006

I would say the elemental one never really sounded good to me, nor did the wave arts. My faves are L3 and the UAD precision Limiter.
That massey one should be interesting......

KrisNY · 26th May 2006

I've been referred to Massey's plug-ins by a couple of people off the board too. And for $69 a pop, that's unbeatable. I think I'll wait for his limiter.

EDIT: Wow! Steve posts on here himself! I love this forum! Haha.

Steve, I'll definitely be grabbing yours when it's completed. I've also got my eye on the compressor and the tape head simulation.

u b k · 26th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Musiclab

I have it and don't think it's that great

i'd say you're being kind; i demo'd it and, well, it sucked.

i just ponied for the uad precision limiter, it does not suck.

gregoire
del ubik

DivineMusic · 26th May 2006

my 2 favs are
uad-1: Precision Limiter
Kjaerhus MPL-1/pro

Albert · 26th May 2006

Check out the PSP MasterComp, as well as the WaveArts limiter.

chrispick · 26th May 2006

I vote for the UAD-1 Precision Limiter as well.

Waywyn · 27th May 2006

just a little offthread question, but what do you guys think about the MD3 mastering suite?

arg, too bad that the massey stuff is just for PT. :(

Teddy Gee · 27th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waywyn

just a little offthread question, but what do you guys think about the MD3 mastering suite?

arg, too bad that the massey stuff is just for PT. :(

Agreed!!

I sent Steve a seperate mail before I saw his post here hoping that maybe he has plans to develop either AU or VST

I will continue to hope!

(BTW, I have both the WaveArts and the UAD Precision limiter and they are both quite good IMO.)

Stephen

Matthew Murray · 27th May 2006

I second that question about whether or not Massey plugs will be available in AU. Us logic users are dying to use your plugs, Steve.

Sirocco · 28th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by max cooper

RTAS Limiter:

PSP Vintage Warmer ($149)
PSP Mixpressor (part of the mix pack which is $149)

vintage warmer is my goto on the 2-bus, along with 6 other plugins

Musiclab · 28th May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albert

Check out the PSP MasterComp, as well as the WaveArts limiter.

I also have the wavearts limiter, which unfortunately fits into the not so great category.

Waywyn · 28th May 2006

i think if you really want a low budget limiter, voxengo is the best so far.

25th May 2006	#1
KrisNY Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 509 Thread Starter	Elemental Audio has been bought out... alternatives to their Peak Limiter? I was all set to buy Elemental Audio's Peak Limiter for $169 when... they get bought out! Can anyone recommend another in the same price range? This seemed like a really good deal. Also, their mastering EQ/spectrum analyzer seemed like another good mastering plug-in. It's still availible under their new ownership, but is slightly more expensive. Anyone used it who can tell me if it's worth the $250 or not? Here's a link: http://www.rogernicholsdigital.com/p...tail.aspx?ID=8 Thanks all.

25th May 2006	#2
Kiwiburger Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,075	Can you run PC VST plugins? Between Voxengo Elephant 2 and Kjaerhus MPL-1 you should have any limiting task covered. They are so different, I don't think you can really compare them - but on different source material, one will be clearly better than the other. I view them as Hard and Soft respectivelly. In my view, nothing is worth iLock or challenge/response. __________________ My carbon footprint is bigger than yours.

25th May 2006	#11
Waywyn Gear Head Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 53	Hey there, on another forum we did a maximizer shootout between free stuff and more expensive plugs like wave etc. you can see the result here: http://www.revolvermusic.no/vic/maximizer_shootout.html personally i think with voxengos elephant 2 and inflator, you can get pretty cool results. never liked the elemental audio one by the way, it was too smooth for me i also don't like the L3 of waves since it really brings some funny treble noises into the mix and swallows some bass. __________________ Alex Pfeffer · Composer & Sounddesigner www.alexpfeffer.net

25th May 2006	#14
drew Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Maryland,USA Posts: 3,538	Wait for Steve Massey's limiter. All his plugs are great. http://www.masseyplugins.com/ __________________ ....................... Drew Mazurek .......................

27th May 2006	#27
Matthew Murray Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,661	I second that question about whether or not Massey plugs will be available in AU. Us logic users are dying to use your plugs, Steve. __________________ -Matthew

25th May 2006	#4
Musiclab Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Elmont NY Posts: 6,278 3 Reviews written	I have it and don't think it's that great

25th May 2006	#5
Rail Jon Rogut Gear addict Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 349	Check out the WaveArts plug-ins at http://www.wavearts.com/ Rail

25th May 2006	#12
max cooper Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: tx Posts: 8,802	RTAS Limiter: PSP Vintage Warmer ($149) PSP Mixpressor (part of the mix pack which is $149)

25th May 2006	#17
mahasandi Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,159 103 Reviews written	i love massey's stuff. really really good.

26th May 2006	#18
sound and form Gear nut Joined: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 118	Thanks for the positive endorsements. The limiter should be out in a couple weeks at most, probably sooner. It's completed & in the beta testing stage right now. I also give a thumbs up to the WaveArts limiter, if you can't wait on mine I haven't used it extensively, but it sounded pretty nice when I demo'ed it a while back. Steve Massey

26th May 2006	#19
thermos Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,659	I would say the elemental one never really sounded good to me, nor did the wave arts. My faves are L3 and the UAD precision Limiter. That massey one should be interesting......

26th May 2006	#22
DivineMusic Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Hotlanta Posts: 2,120	my 2 favs are uad-1: Precision Limiter Kjaerhus MPL-1/pro

26th May 2006	#23
Albert Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,489	Check out the PSP MasterComp, as well as the WaveArts limiter.

26th May 2006	#24
chrispick Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 1,023	I vote for the UAD-1 Precision Limiter as well.

28th May 2006	#30
Waywyn Gear Head Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 53	i think if you really want a low budget limiter, voxengo is the best so far.

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