Alternative to McDSP

Waves: SSL4000
Tritone Digital: Colortone Pro
DUY: DaD Valve, DaD Tape
Airwindows free channel

can i have a side of fries with my McDSP?

depends on the flavour

PSP audioware Neon HR, MasterComp, VintageWarmer, MasterQ
Sony Oxford stuff - aka sonnox
Sonalksis
for more clean sound: WaveArts Trackplug, MultiDynamics

hope that helps

best

Sony Oxford and Sonalksis are the class of the group, with PSP a strong contender with certain plug-ins.

For color I love the plugs on my 2 UAD-1 cards.

Nomad Factory.

I took part in the group buy for the Vintage Studio Bundle on the DontCrack site back last year -- a fantastic value for what it offered, only I'm now a bit ashamed to say I really haven't had time to take advantage of these plugs.

I have used the Limiting Amplifier LM-662 on a bass guitar track and it sounded great, though!

I too am a fan of the McDSP stuff.

Does anyone know if they have a deal with Digidesign?
Is there any reason why they wouldn't make AU versions?
Furthermore, is there currently a RTAS to AU wrapper of sorts
that would make them available?

I currently use:
PSP VW 2
Sonalksis everything
T-Racks
Airwindows

I would definitely like to try the Nomad stuff, the SSL Duende, sonnox, UAD plugs, but before all of those I would want the McDSP stuff in AU.

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Oh well.
Time will tell.

-FTIWL

Double Post FTL

Maybe not alternatives, but I will say that in addition to the stock Logic toolkit the only plugs I have are the complete Sonnox native bundle and Izotope Ozone3. I use the Sonnox plugs on everything I do and I haven't been wanting much more (including outboard gear - although don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind a Drawmer 1968 and a Crane Song STC-8 among other things.)

I recently discovered the Dynamic's SSL G Emulation preset which has proven incredibly useful for some 2 Buss compression, especially in concert with a HP filter (actually you have to use the Low shelf but for simplicity...) on the Sidechain EQ. Add a little Inflator and mix to taste. 😉

Even the waveforms looks pretty!

They are,an a word:

AMAZING.

I've been doing DAW recording for almost 11 years. I've had ALL the ProTools plugins, all the VSTs you can think of, etc...

These are great,because they are:

1. Simple to use.You twirl a knob a little ways,and you can hear the sound changing. Not like other plugins where you find yourself twisting away and wondering if anything is happening.

2. Sound great. they actually start to distort nicely if pushed a little too far. Just like the real compressors, EQs, and limiters. Other plugins no matter how hard you hit them, they just pankace your sound cleanly. No way to get that "grit" like analog sound, unless you use these babies.

3. They are different sounding than the alarmingly large collection of "different" plugins out there,which all sound too similar, or are imitating other plugins, without telling you.

4. No need for DSP chip cards, and you can get a LOT of plugins going on a dual-core Mac. I mixed a rock record recently on my laptop, and used these set up just like a console: 1 EQ and 1 compressor per channel. WOW!!! The songs averaged 38 tracks each, and being able to eq and compress each channel easily and have CPU left over for reverbs/ delays, was a dream come true. Try that with other "name" brand plugins...yeah...right... Waves usually could give me at most 12 instances of their "renaissance" EQ and compressors. Not nearly enough. I'm not renewing my "Yearly Bloodletting,oops..I meant Subscription" with them.

My favorite are the 5-band PEQ5B and the LM-662 Limiting Amplifier.

Cheers