Comments on: URS Classic Console Strip Pro analyzed.

By: Rob Trax

Rob Trax — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:34:48 +0000

When personal computers were first being sold (IBM PC original model), there was a company who sold a PC Speedup kit. After installing, you ran the software, it “tweaked” your computer, and viola… your PC was sped up! It even showed you using the software’s built in meters how much it was sped up. Wow. Well, it was discovered that the software did nothing to actually speed up the PC. It was simply raising the meters it displayed.

I’ve often wondered just how much is REALLY going on under the hood with these plug ins. I’ve got a lot of older, vintage stuff, and the plugs never sound anything like them no matter what they claim. I’ve called it the age of “designer” plug ins. They pay to license the name, and make lovely looking graphics of the original hardware piece. But often, that is where the similarities end.

The “modeling” methods today have gotten better, and some companies are really trying to model the characteristics with some acuracy. However, as this analysis shows, there are still plug ins which make extraordinary claims of modeling when in fact they are nothing more than FIR filters / EQs. Of course, the graphics are nice.

By: John

John — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:17:53 +0000

All the input stages are small eq changes. They probably just took an impulse of the gear. Of course this will affect everything else as any signal change will. There is absolutely no harmonic distortion or saturation as they first claimed–I tested it. Its funny–many pro’s raved about how the input added that rich analog depth. So much for golden ears. It was nothing more than a joke.

By: Gilbert

Gilbert — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:04:26 +0000

downloaded some of your IRs last night in hopes that your additions to my TL Space will keep me from dropping 500 on Altiverb. If I keep using TL Space I’ll send you some money. Thank you for your considerable efforts…

Gilbert