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@The Telenator wrote:

At this point, I think it’s well worth mentioning Stillwell and Scwa’s website. If you don’t mind paying perhaps as much as $35USD for some compressors that totally rival the gang of the $200-300 range of compressor plugins, this is the place.

http://www.stillwellaudio.com/?page_id=28

Good point. Great plugs. I still haven’t bought any of them and uninstalled them (even though they, just like REAPER, let you evaluate forever). And really, they’re more than reasonably priced.

Has anybody managed to load OneKnob Louder into Podium? I haven’t, but I’ve managed to check it out 😀

I was wrong when I guessed what this plugin would be. No L anything in it and no ceiling – it’s not a brickwall limiter and can clip.

It makes things loud and sounds nice but when pushed hard it brings distortion and pumping (even before clipping). So, what’s it good for? As they say (nothing new), for tracks with weak level it’s better to increase RMS than just boost the peaks (which can be and is done with other compressors and limiters but this one makes it fast and easy to do). Other than that….. :-k …. I don’t know. Drum bus, maybe (wouldn’t be my first choice, though). However, it’s just me and I’m sure somebody will find it useful (I bet every DJ’s gonna love it, but we’re talking mixing here and not even live mixing).

And let’s not forget – it’s a gift, so: Thanks Waves!

BTW, Waves made me sad this time – Musician 2 bundle that contains Rcomp which I like so much and Req, Super Tap, Doubler … as a bonus, was offered for $49 (regular price $160) 😥 (flat broke these days). But, there’s always a next time :D…. (and it seems that Neve (40% off this time), SSL and API (also 40% off) will become affordable for me at some point (not anytime soon, unfortunately, but, one never knows….), and that’s what I really want to owe + Rcomp and both Rbass and MaxxBass…. :-k … L2 would also be nice … and … 😈 …. no, end of the list).

So, I still like Waves plugins very much. I don’t like Signature and OneKnob series, though. And this makes me think of a question I asked once and nobody cared to answer:

@alex wrote:

So, now I see it this way – every once in a while I like to find a new plugin and play with it for some time, but I always come back to my old plugins when I do some serious work.

And that brings me to a conclusion. I think everything’s gone far enough or maybe even as far as it gets. I mean, they can’t invent something really new so easily, can they? It’s not necessary a bad thing imo – what we can use for free or buy now is already great quality, and I can’t imagine it can be far better or different. What do you think about that?

Cheers

P.S. There’s a rumor that the upcoming one knob plugin will e mail your mix right to a real engineer

Well, that’s what I thought.

I’ve already told you this – for external side-chaining, you should try Reacomp (the whole bundle is great):

http://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/

(just make sure to set Detector input to Auxiliary input L+R for external side-chaining)

RadPhattPro (another great bundle)

http://www.jeroenbreebaart.com/

(you have sidech knob on this one)

They both have pass filters on board and you can monitor the input ( Reacomp – Preview filter and RadPhattPro -Lstn).
I know that C1 has more and better filters and split mode and …. , but you can use that anyway, that’s not so important for external side-chaining.

Believe me, you may like those two just as much as you like C1.

Cheers

@The Telenator wrote:

Can anyone confirm that WAVES plugins even work in Podium?

I certainly can not, but since sobaca asked in this thread

http://www.zynewave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2982

why external sidechaining with C1 doesn’t work, for me, that means that he managed to load it and use it in Podium.

They certainly work in your Reaper.

I never tried one knobs plugins (there’re 5 of them in the bundle that costs $400). Those are all simplified versions of their old plugins , so you can expect this one to be L something (probably 2 or 3, because this plugin must have auto release). Btw, one knob thing started to happen with their signature series (haven’t tested, either, but I watched some videos and there is one knob “compress” or “bass” or “air” or “reverb” or whatever on those plugs.

Some people call one knob plugins “plugins for idiots” since everything’s done with only one knob (and I tend to agree with them to some degree – those plugins are made for people who need quick solutions or don’t really know how to use eqs, compressors etc or think those plugins will help them sound like some of the famous engineers who put their names on those plugs).

On the other hand, brickwall limiters are simple plugins, anyway (most of mastering limiters have auto release and this time they took care of ceiling also, so you actually work only with threshold).

The first one knob plugin I’ve ever seen is Abbey Road Brilliance (I think). It’s actually emulation of a small box with only high filter in it, and in the old days, they made it to be able to carry it from room to room and try to give some more “professional” sound to mixes.

@The Telenator wrote:

I know some people rate Waves plugins very highly, but I wouldn’t do any business with them if you paid me.

I am one of those people, as I’ve already said in the thread linked above and I also know some people think they are not good.

However, I think this plugin is really a nice gift (both for those who like Waves plugins and those who don’t).

@The Telenator wrote:

Personally, I think their plugins are both ugly and very overrated.

May I suggest that you simply don’t subscribe and download that plugin (you don’t even like it, you’re so concerned if it’s gonna work and I don’t think you can expect any costumer support from anybody, not only Waves for any free plugin (and in this case in those couple of days it is a free plugin).

Cheers, Alex