ANALOG HARDWARE VS DIGITAL PLUGINS: kzfaq.info/sun/PLmcBOB8VmXMI_rvJtWcGnXpnBbWDK8jQL Full playlist of every shootout I've done included some not mentioned in this video 🤓

First time I’ve been recommended your channel, so good thing you made it.

another successful video !! Keep ‘em coming Paul !!

Love that you're rocking an ID44 MKII in the background, bought one note long ago! :) Great video as always man!

Great video man!! Love what you stand for because it’s what I was taught. Use what you have and make it sound good🤙

Sensational video, Mr. Third!

Loving the videos brother! Content is on point

Hey Paul, admirer of your work here. I’ve raised this before - chasing a sound set by the hardware, isn’t the same as using the hardware creatively. I suppose with enough dedication, time and patience and some amazing ears, you can replicate an end result of something, but this isn’t really what we set out to do in a session, unless there is a technical reason for doing so, mostly we just want inspiration and speed. I personally find that hardware is much more encouraging in use, with more obvious sweet spots, in my experience its actually easier to find the settings on the plugins once you’ve used the hardware for a time, however, I think this might be the biggest difference between hardware and software. In practice, setting a real Pultec, is quick and easy, it provides forward momentum and everything sounds great, its more a question of which great you want to choose. You are quite right to say as you have previously, that there is no experiment to test this claim, but I think this is the elephant in the room. Obviously, if you find you have a twin and were separated at birth, we might then see some sort of potential for a dual mix experiment. Now thats content!

I appreciate your take on this subject! I’m less and less inclined to reach for my hardware after tracking unless my sounds need a lot of love and could benefit (dull sounding vocals recorded directly into an interface for example)

Thank you so much for all this work Paul. We're unbelievably lucky to get someone trying and testing all this stuff for us for free.

Wonderful video, Paul!! 🙂👍

Thanks Paul I’m a total newby wing nut , and still getting tons of information on how to land the plane . Keep up the great work.

I'm half surprised the 5500 made into your video! I've always thought that piece of gear was hard to replicate and to also get a sound subjectively better from any plugin based on it's intended uses. Great video and looking forward to more. Was great seeing the pie get a mention.

Thanks Paul, nice Vid! I have nearly all TIMP’s libraries and truly love them! I also have hardware and the way TIMP samples HW is amazing! They usually sits on my group mix busses and doing well giving that analog Vibe! Cheers and thanks again😊

Thanks again Paul for a fantastic video. I have been influenced by you because I already have and use the plugins you features! 🤔

You make new jump out of my skin every time you say HELLO!! 😬

Thanks Paul!!! You are right the debate is worthless nowadays, depends a lot of what you wanna to achieve.

Thank you for this. Btw, I see looking fit, man keep it up!

cheers bro, i love this channel

You ARE the Bob Crampsey of the plugin world! Subscribed.

This channel changed my life. Not even kidding.

Another great video! Good Pauly T. That softube Mike E made me go buy the hardware unit. Would love to know what you think about DMG trackcomp.

THANKS for summing it all up. Now I'm hunting for some stuff. LOL

Mr. Paul improved the background of his videos , nice!

Hey, i went over to in the box mastering, too - just by the lack of real studios around. And yes, find yourself an introductory software comp that does the trick - hard to before ever going into multiband compression ( uuuuhh, just don't unless you do tv stuff)

Man paul. your video production is on that waves upgrade plan or something? Camera and lighting and background on point.

I have Nebula TimP libraries but recently purchased an Audioscape Bus Comp (SSL G Bus NOS). Honestly, although i'm gonna keep the Audioscape, I would recommend everyone purchase Nebula and buy Tim's LComp instead. Audioscape gives me that final 5% saturation difference but the actual sound of compression is SO SIMILAR that Nebula is the clear winner for ease of use, 3rd party library costs, etc. I've been telling all my friends lol

I have the UAD API Vision and the Pultec bundle and they are way up there among my most used plugins. So so good.

When I watch a video from you, I first click the like button, then I watch it. I never had to undo my click. 😀

Hey Paul great video. Have you tried the analog in the box apeq which is a 550b emulation on nebula? I've been wondering how it compares to the uad version

Thank you so much 😊

Cheers Paul.. Like the red.. Stay Manky ✌🏽🎸

I actually like recording on my 4 & 8 track tascam cassette recorders with my old nasty Alesis 3630 compressor and my Aphex "dominator 2" analog mastering limiter. I love this setup, because it's unpredictable, you never know what you're gonna get or how the song is gonna turn out....The plugins are great, just too precise for me, no matter how "analog" they try to make them sound...

Awesome video Paul…how do Analog Obsession plugins stack up??

Hey Paul! Here are 2 questions or ideas to talk about in one of your vids: 1. What tape delay you use? I think tape delay is one of those thing that is dearly imposible to emulate, and the could generate a lot of aliasing, and delay the aliasing haha there are a lot of bad sounding plugins in this regard. 2. Talk about the TDR Nova. Is an amazing plugin that just sounds good. I'm currently working on a mix, and I tried DSEQ3 (kind of a cheaper and better soothe2), Reso, Trackspacer and spent a lot of time doing that. A LOT. I was suprised, none of those plugins sounded better than the free nova. All of those plugins over-do things and they could sound so unnatural so easily! Nova stayed in the mix, and I don't want to buy any automatic plugin! I mean, I don't have the money for a Fabfilter Eq3 or a soothe2, but I feel like I don't need neither of those if I learn to use nova. Love your content!

I love that Arturia 609 so much.

can you check out some Sknote plugins? they are great, would like to know your thoughts! also Positive Grid has the EQ series and Compressor series that are awesome in my opinion

The Waves Pye comp is awesome!

I like analogue plugins for the simplicity of use and layout. No one listens to my music so it doesn't matter how it sounds in the end :p

Hi Paul. Have you used Tim P's DL1656 limiter ? And have you compared Tim P's Pultec ?

Hi Paul! Love your videos. What about Lindell 80?

Allen Sides (Ocean Way Studios owner) he spoke here on YT about eqs and he was saying that UAD Pulltec is the only digital eq that he likes (above 10k about +4dB is what he was talking about specifically)....many people say it is a great sounding eq plugin...I have it and I love it as well. It simply has that analog sizzle and depth. Regarding UAD ch.Strips...I have Neve 88RS and SSL E as well...I really like that Neve eq in higher frequency registers as well. Hopefully soon it will be native as well because I have only PCI duo. I have tried that API against Neve and did not really like it tbh. It didn't have that top end sizzle that I like....but still very nice sound and plugin.

Danke!

The reason uad can get closer is there are inherent issues with convolution in general. Correct Saturation models have their own envelopes/memories independent of the signal, loading up a circuit twice in a row with 2 separate spikes should result in 2 different outcomes as the circuit 'heat' recovers from the 1st. Convolution can't really account for that in a truely dynamic way.

I totally agree Paul! N4 is amazig, TIMP, Cupwize, AlexB and AITB is very very good for every project.

Nicely nicely, good video. That Tim P eh, he's nae wallaper when he comes to them plugins

Man.... that's how I'm feeling about my Mackie fx12 versus the SSL SiX... because to some degree you can do more with the fx12 even though the SSL cost more

🔥 Please can you make a video on how to install nebula libraries from scratch??? I’d really appreciate that..

Love the video Paul! I bought a Warm Audio Bus Compressor around the same time as I saw you saying that the TimP SSL G Bus was great. As I put the TimP on my mixbus, my face as I realised I'd wasted a few hundred quid = 😐. I already had Nebula from a deal (I think I paid £99 or something). Do you think I should sell my Warm Audio?

Gordito, you need to put a quick comparison in this video!!

Paul... any chance you'd take a look at Fuse Audio Labs plugins on the channel? Underdog plugins, analog emulations of interesting gear, from a reputable coder. Think it'd be interesting. Cheers!

How did you get the LCD-panel in the background flickering?

I much prefer the UAD Distressor to my hardware Mike-E on vocals, so that’s really weird to me that you would prefer the softube Mike-e to a hardware Distressor

Have you tried the Mammoth EQ that's in Nebula? (The Manley Passive EQ)

hi! i can only find the Magenta5, which looks like a channel strip! Do you know where i can find the 4? The acoustika website is super confusing lol

Ok, ok I’ll buy it then!!!

What about the NoiseAsh Pultec? Saw you use it in another video (at least 1 other video).

Hey Paul. Can you review Acustica’s lava please?

Cant seem to see the hardware in your studio, how was the comparison made?

When you say "compared to the hardware" what exactly do you mean there? Like with the Pye, in my experience the Waves isn't even remotely like any hardware Helios comp that I've used. So perhaps in this exercise in some cases one could just be matching a really bad example.

How are the TIMP plugins DSP (CPU load) wise? I ask because most Acustica plugins are very CPU heavy

you should make a sequel to this

Make another one of these videos

I agree. The UAD Pultecs are the best, but Magenta sounds better than the UAD Manley stuff. I like that Magenta channel strip has settings for SSL Fairchild, and Shadow Hills too! I recently tried Viridian and felt it made most things sound worse, so I'm hyped to try the Waves PYE. Mostly not too impressed with their emulations, but I don't really care if it sounds authentic; just good. The only reason I could see to spend money on analog gear, at this time, is if you are working in/as a studio and you feel like having those things might get you more money from clients than you are spending on the gear. (I spent all my money on 'gear', but I don't mean the kind you plug in!) I recently got the Arturia Comp Diode. I'll check your older video for the tip. I love that their fully functioning demos last forever. I'm not saying don't buy their stuff...I'm just saying if you can't afford it now, you can get their demos (which last for 20 minutes before they stop working) and bounce down whatever you need to use them on. Thanks for the info!

You gotta try that new tan2 comp dood.

I would love to see you compare that UAD API 500 Verses the Lindell 50

I'm interested to know what tweaks to the sidechain of diode 609 you're making to achieve more accurate emulation of the 33609.

which plugins did you leave out of the video?

Best video yet haha

Ciao, did you tried Liquid Mix by Focusrite ?

Have you ever played around with the analog obsession donate-ware plugins? I’ve found myself really enjoying them, and they’re free! The bugs tho can be annoying

What do you think of STL Tones ControlHub?

I just picked up the Apogee Pultec EQP-1A and MEQ-5.

I don't understand what is Nebula and why this plugins need this to run, In the web is not explained, I cannot understand

please for the love of god make more of these videos, and a part II of this one I want more plugins Here's another one - Elysia karacter indistinguishable, check out white sea audios review of it

What about summing? Does digital DAW stands well against analogo summing mixers?

Paul do you have any recommends for high quality vocal plugins for radio/podcast?

Can you compare Antelope audio plugins vs Hardware?

I have to ask, what’s the cpu draw on these?

But bro .... Analog always sounds better. That's why I bounce all my boxes to cassette tape during mastering for that old school analog warmth! 🤪😂 There's a lot of other great sounding plugins as well. Especially if your not getting to recreate a specific piece of hardware.

what is your opinion on Abbey Road plugins by Waves?

Of You know It, what Is Your opinioni abouy Liquid Mix analogo emulations ?

I think that I've watched too many episodes. I knew all of the plugins that you were going to name.

Your accent is very similar to a Russian accent. Marvelous:)

I love this accent lol “pruntud a mux”

Why doesn't anyone ever test the Apogee Pultec?

analog vs digital. it's like skiing vs snowboarding. do what you love.. even though everyone knows skiing sucks :)

So, I know what the difference between analog and digital is technically. But my question is: what exactly is the "analog sound"? Further, as plugins evolve, we are getting to that point where hardwear is now becoming obsolete - not just comps, EQs or channel strips but also amp simulations, FX, etc. But it's one thing to say "can't hear the difference" but what exactly is that analog sound?

You give credit where credit is due. And yeah, I'm a terrible [1kHz] =D

I tested all plugins and I tested all analog gear processors so i believe that analog processors provide the best warmth and true analog sound.The key is not to confuse equalizer waves with analog waves that's why it's so difficult for many producers to achieve analog sound without disturbing the sound

In Hardware we trust :D

Ahhhh.. Paul T... The most hated man within analog studios... NEVER STOP TELLIN YOUR TRUTH MY DUDE!! 🤘🤘

You sound very close to your analog counterpart, Paul.

He sounds like SHREK!👍

I don't buy hardware that has a software clone and I only buy hardware that is the cream of the crop. It literally has to have a wow factor to it for me to keep it. This has kept me to only 3 outboard pieces in my hybrid setup.

Paul, I couldn't hear a word of what you were saying. The thunder was too loud. Perhaps Thor had just gone and purchased all the hardware.

Paul I really like your channel long time subscriber.my question is why are you always picking on hardware bro 🤔

Paul I understand you , I’m Irish

J37 is Amazing also

- READ ALL, THANK ME LATER - Didn't try the nebula ones but magenta and all acustica compressors never impressed me despite being the heaviest CPU plugs on the market. Actually, until about a month ago my favourite compressors were surprisingly kiives ones: the xtressor (which to me it sounds way much better and it's way more puncher and surgical than the softube mike-e - which I don't like at all -, arauser and every other distressor emu on the market - the only one I didn't test is the UAD) and the ADC1, which I ended to replace the xtressor, mainly for kicks and drums. But guys...the last month I discovered what to me (and many others) revealed to be, literally, the HOLY GRAIL of all Digital compressors: the DMG AUDIO TRACKCOMP. I heard of it a couple of times from some dudes on yt or on forums saying that it replaced all their previous ones, that its workflow was better and faster and when I saw it for the first time I was like: WTF is this piece of sh*t?! I was so in the Rabbit hole of visually stunning GUI analog emu vsts and that thing...honestly just seemed like a fkng joke, like...wtf is this?just a black window with white words and blue bars... But guys...when I HEARD IT, IT FKNG KILLED EVERY OTHER COMPRESSOR PLUGIN. David Gamble, the one-man-show behind DMG AUDIO (along with Krzysztof Oktalski who make the GUIs) has worked with major brands like Focusrite, Novation, Sonalksis, Neyrinck, and Brainworx and with Oktalski they "created DMG audio to build the products that we've always wanted; free from the constraints of a board of directors and instead driven by our users." TRACKCOMP delivers 8 (EIGHT) different compressors emus: GBUS, 2K5, 2A, FET (2 revisions), 160, zener, e-channel PLUS DMG audio pure digital one, and guys, EVERYONE is freaking AWESOME. For me, It literally replaced every other compressor. The only thing it doesn't have is MS but if I want to make it MS, for example to put some nice MS G-BUS "GLUE" compression on the stereo mix bus, I just smash 2 instances on the free amazing waves stereo rack (waves best vst ever?) The only other compressor I still use is BX SPL IRON as "vibe" compressor on the mix bus after the more "technical" MS G-BUS. And it's not even all, DMG flagship EQ, EQUILIBRIUM, has just replaced every other EQ I was using too. It just sounds AMAZING. Nothing, and I say, NOTHING sounds that good. Fabfilter it's a fkng JOKE in comparison. Before DMG I used SSL X-EQ2 which to me sounded better than fabfilters especially on lo-pass cuts and low end boosts and also others color/vibes EQ like kiive's filkchannel one (really good) or SSL channel strip 2 one but, again, like TRACKCOMP for comps, equilibrium for me has replaced every EQ. It's disgusting how you can push 12 dbs narrow bell on low frequencies and just always sounds good. But at the same time you can clearly hear just 1-2 dbs cuts or boosts. It's perfect for everything, from hard shaping a kick, to color vocals and mids, balance tracks, busses, cut ringing bells to mastering. Literally one EQ to rule them all. And it doesn't "just" have the BEST sound on the market... it has: - ridiculously low CPU despite the amazing sound (it can have pretty high latency when using it in FIR mode and analogue phase response, which reproduce the hardware phase response - and trust me, u can HEAR it - but you can always set it to work on zero-latency mode and analogue phase response while working - which anyway sounds amazing too - and to analogue on render DSP mode aka for when you are exporting the track. Actually you can set processing mode, phase mode, impulse length and impulse padding individually for tracking mode and rendering mode) - most customizable options you can ask for - every bell and curve analogue emulation you can ask for The only thing it doesn't have it's dynamic eq, which honestly I rarely feel the need to but when I do, check also DMG MULTIPLICITY which to me is the best sounding, most precise dynamic eq/multiband comp/expander you can find, period. This David Gamble dude is a freacking genius. Check also limitless, the flagship limiter which honestly I don't use as limiter but as clipper because yes, it has the best clipper sound I heard too and basically replaced standardclip. And TRACK DS, my new go-to de-esser (they have also ESSENCE, which should be the flagship, more surgical one, but personally I like more TRACK DS which is more immediate and let me focus more on the sound). TRACKCOMP and EQUILIBRIUM are real MUSTS. Do this test: pick some drums and EQ and comp them with trackcomp and equilibrium, than on another channel do the same with some of your favorites EQs and comps, than switch in real time from one channel to the other. At that moment I bet you will be like "WHAT?!" (Cuz I was) They have 30 days full demo, do you a favour, go try them and exit the plugins rabbit hole matrix once for all. YOU ARE WELCOME