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Hellooo, Internet musicians! Saturations is seriously hidden power for your mixes. I definitely choose analog one, but plugins became so perfect that maybe I'm actually... wrong? Let's find out!
0:00 Intro
1:47 About Elysia Karacter
4:25 Session overview
5:08 Saturating low drums
7:57 Saturating top drums
9:43 Saturating bass
12:39 Saturating keys
14:37 Dry vs plugin vs hardware premix
18:04 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:12 L4 on paper
2:48 A bit of L2 and loudness war history
4:20 Session overview
4:49 First look
5:41 First tweaks
8:00 More functions
9:40 L4 vs Sonible smart:limit
10:51 Different algorithms
14:19 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:53 Toneboosters overview
3:02 Pricing :O
4:04 TB_Enhancer
9:07 TB_Sibalance
10:29 TB_Reelbus
15:18 TB_Compressor
17:37 TB_Morphit
19:05 More recommendations
21:38 Summing tha thingz up!
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Hellooo, Internetians! I acquired my dream 500 rack recently. I was thinkiung about it for some time and it happened. It's probably something else than yout think, though. How does it sound when compared to plugins? Well...
0:00 Intro
1:50 Rack overview
2:38 It's not what you think...
5:04 Session overview
8:31 SSL Ultraviolet EQ
11:52 IGS Audio Rubber Bands Mastering
14:15 Elysia Karacter
17:11 IGS Audio S-Type
18:27 Lindell Audio 77X-500
20:57 500 premaster vs dry mix
22:57 500 premaster vs original master
24:53 Corresponding plugin version
25:51 500 premaster vs plugin premaster
27:33 I exactly know how to diagnose it...
29:51 Summing tha thingz up!
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Helllooo, Internetians! You pointed in my last vid, that iZotope Ozone has some crazy price upgrades. You were definitely right, so I decided to take a closer loog at some of my most/least favourite companies in terms of pricing. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:23 Best: Valhalla DSP
3:59 Best: Cherry Audio
5:46 Best: FabFilter
7:43 Best: Honorable mentions
12:14 Worst: Maat Digital
14:31 Worst: Waves
17:56 Worst: iZotope
21:24 Worst: Honorable mentions
23:38 Summing tha thingz up
Hellooo, Internet dwellers, how are you today? I'm good and quite shocked, because - for the first time! - I actually liked what Ozone did in its mastering job. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:27 Ozone 12 on paper
2:21 Session overview
4:36 New Ozone assistant
6:30 This is surprising...
7:25 Global tweaks
9:12 Chain tweaks
11:52 Manual vs Ozone 12 master
15:33 Summing tha thingz up
0:00 Intro
2:37 Is AI industry inhuman itself?
4:06 Mureka AI
9:25 ACE Studio
15:01 Mureka AI is back...
16:11 Freebeat.ai and 36 USD proposal
19:56 Singify
22:55 ACE Studio is back...
23:29 MUREKA AI NEVER GIVES UP!!!
26:20 The flood of nonsense
29:10 Fair use of generaive AI?
30:57 In defense of stock music
33:10 Summing tha thingz up!
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Hellooo, everyone! Do you master your own music? I do and here's my mastering chain updated for 2025. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:48 Master Plan
5:49 ...in action
6:46 Surgical EQ
8:31 ... in action
9:04 Character EQ
10:27 ,,,in action
11:33 Stereo imaging
12:18 ...in action
13:12 Saturation
14:43 ...in action
16:01 Compressor
17:20 ...in action
18:26 Hard clipper
19:13 ...in action
20:04 Limiter
21:32 ...in action
21:56 Metering
22:53 All-in-one vs manual
24:37 Summing tha thingz up!
Hellooo! Cherry Audio just released their new Crumar Spirit. This thing is seriously different. This thing is not your uncle'ss Juno 106. This thing definitely came from outer space. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:39 First look
2:08 First tweaks
5:07 Crazy architecture
9:08 Effects section
9:56 Final patch, which is...
11:28 Some presets
12:24 Summing tha thingz up!
Helllooo, YouTube watchers! Softube released a new EQ, calles simply Equalizers and I'm wondering - can it replace Pro-Q 4 or Kirchhoff for you, if they are not specifically your thing? Let's find out!
0:00 Intro
1:16 First look
2:12 First tweaks
4:37 Some seriouss EQ-ing
6:09 First thoughts
7:07 Vintage EQ stage
9:10 Even more tweaks
10:47 Summing tha thingz up!
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Hellooo, Internetians! Sonible just dropped their learn:bundle, which consists five plugins for AI assisted mixing. I'll tell you than: I've never premixed anything THAT fast at THIS price point. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:46 First look and pricing
2:56 Session overview
3:43 learn:eq
5:23 learn:compressor
6:31 learn:eq and compressor on bass
7:14 learn:unmask
8:54 Mixing the piano
9:42 Mixing the vocals
10:22 learn:reverb
11:48 Bus processing
12:14 learn:limit
13:16 Dry vs learn:bundle
15:14 Summing tha thingz up!
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Helllooo, Internetians! I use ambient reverbs like Blackhole a lot. They can make your music - even if it's very simple - stunningly beautiful and emotional. Here are my favourite ones!
0:00 Intro
1:25 Session overview
3:17 Blackhole
6:51 Solaris
9:49 Cloudburst
12:24 Raum
14:32 Supermassive
16:38 Big Sky
18:44 Honorable mentions
20:03 Head to head comparison
22:16 Summing tha thingz up!
MWTM already took this vid down, but it masde me think of some other, wild audio myths. I decided to challenge them and look for some correct answers. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:24 Does PT really sound better?
4:22 Myth no. 1: Use/trust your ears
6:57 Myth no. 2: Less is more
10:28 Myth no. 3: Louder is better
13:22 Myth no. 4: Only analog will make you a pro
16:15 Myth no. 5: Any acoustic treatment is better than none
20:08 Summing tha thingz up!
Spoiling the fun: it doesn't :) Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:14 First look
3:52 Some issues to start with
6:33 Mahogany on bass and... more issues?
9:29 This is NOT ladder filter tone
10:23 Mahogany on synths
13:05 Mahogany on drums
14:06 Mahogany vs UAD Moog XL
16:59 Final battle
20:09 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:54 Spectralayers 12 on paper
2:55 Session overview
4:12 Unmixing song
9:50 Unmixing instrument
12:12 Unmixing noisy speech
14:09 Spectralayers 12 vs Acon Digital vs Clarity VX
15:41 Summing tha thingz up!
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Hellooo, people of the Web! Contemporary metering is confusing for many emerging producers and sound engineers, while it's an absolute must and you can't actually avoid it in some situations. I decided to make it all easier and share my fav metering plugins with you. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:29 What is metering?
2:21 Why you need it?
5:24 Loudness measurements and standards
8:33 Loudness for streaming services
10:19 Process Audio Decibel
16:10 Steinberg Supervision
18:15 Izotope Insight 2
20:08 Waves WLM
21:28 Sonible true:level
23:02 Nugen Visualizer
25:32 Honorable mentions
29:05 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:35 My sponsored reviews
3:05 Acustica vs U-he vs Softube
5:00 Test no. 1
8:03 Test no. 2
14:41 Some auto-reflection
16:25 My worst sponsored video
17:48 A word for the haters
19:09 My e-mails with Acustica
21:31 A lesson learned...
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Hellooo, Internet dwellers! Smart:reverb 2 by Sonible is out, so I tweaked it for you. And I found it works really, really different and sounds very good, too. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:26 smart:reverb 2 on paper
2:38 Session overview
3:38 smart:reverb 2 on vocals
8:09 smart:reverb 2 on other groups
9:01 group reverberation is DIFFERENT...
11:22 The whole premix
13:04 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:37 Expanse 5 on paper
4:25 A patch from scratch
8:04 A word about CPU usage
8:54 Some presets
10:41 Expanse 5 vs Arturia Prophet V
13:59 Summing tha thingz up!
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Heeey, people of the Internets! Acon contacted me again to review their new drum production suite. I was less interested in DeBleed:Drums, so I went all in with Remix:Drums. Will it separate single drum sounds well? Is it useful in everyday production? Let's find out!
0:00 Intro
1:33 Remix:Drums on paper
2:40 Session overview
3:35 Processing acoustic drums
6:58 Processing hip-hop drums
8:53 Is it really useful?
9:51 A legal notice
11:10 Processing electronic drums
13:43 CPU usage
14:52 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:10 Carnaby HE-2 on paper
3:19 Session overview
5:36 Carnaby on drums
10:36 Carnaby on bass
12:12 Carnaby on keys
13:21 Carnaby on leads
14:10 Carnaby on FX/noise
16:07 Dry vs Carnaby premix
18:31 Carnaby vs Drawmer 1976 vs Saturn 2
19:31 A word about 1976
20:20 Blind tests
23:05 Test results
24:34 Summing tha thingz up!
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Hellooo, guys of the Web! People at time off audio sent me their Dime(ms) for a review and you know what? This is exactly the M/S processing we needed: easy, compact, instant. I even started wondering: how is it possible that this brilliant idea hasn't been executed before?! Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:40 Dime series - first look
2:41 No alternatives?!
4:20 Session overview
5:41 How mid/side works
8:14 Mid processing
11:14 Side processing
12:29 Even more m/s processing
17:55 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:55 First look
3:05 Oscillators
6:06 Filters
7:54 Modulation matrix
10:03 Effects
11:05 Even more modulation
11:40 Going bi-timbral
13:04 Editing layer B
14:21 Final patch
15:51 Expression controllers
16:23 Some presets
19:20 Summing tha thingz up!
So, if you want to become a music or sound pro in 2025, I'm asking to think twice. I'm not discouraging you, but you really have to reflect before entering the pro market. See the vid and tell me what you think. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:00 What is Veo 3 and how it works
5:53 I'm speechless...
7:38 Think twice before you become a pro
10:15 So-called AI "experts"
12:09 Thing again and diversify
15:24 Plan B and C
19:43 The first victim
20:43 Who's gonna survive
21:37 How did Google train it?
24:00 This is seriously dystopian
26:58 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
2:36 Mastering Compressor on paper
3:33 First look
5:23 Tweaking 1st track
8:23 THD and more
10:42 Tweaking 2nd track
13:34 Summing that thingz up!
0:00 Intro
2:12 The starting point
2:58 Laptop
3:31 Power outlet
5:03 Two iPads
6:25 USB hub
7:03 Audio interface
7:34 Headphones
8:33 Transport controller
9:08 2nd display
9:48 A very coontroversial piano
14:02 Midi controller
14:40 The final setup
17:44 Packing it back up
19:42 Summing tha thingz up!
Another Superbooth edition is over. Another missed event on my side and you know what? I really think it's somehow good and I'll tell you why. On the other hand, I followed the news and chose my favourite premieres for you. Let's go!
0:00 Intro
1:34 Why it's good I haven't been there
3:16 Frap Tools Magnolia
5:59 Moog Messenger
8:49 PPG 1002 Mk2
11:15 Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M
13:21 Summing tha thingz up!
Hellooo, Internetians! Cherry Audio recently released another vintage synth emulation. This time it's a Wasp based thing and I need to ask this question: do we really need it? How many VST recreations can we handle as synthesists and producers? Will acquiring them lead us anywhere? Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:07 First look
4:11 First tweaks
5:36 This famous filter...
6:03 So, do we really need this?
7:37 Arp and effects
8:23 More tweaks
10:30 The speaker!
12:15 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:47 The problem
3:00 The solution
4:50 How it works
6:07 Under the hood
7:13 my iPads
8:37 Another problem
9:59 Another solution
11:23 Some tweaks
13:34 Summing that thingz up!
Hellooo, people! Pssst! Instruments wanted me to review their new Avant-Gardist. I didn't know what to expect and I was really surprised with this instrument. I thought it's a piano, but whatever it is, you can't call it a piano... Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:25 First look
3:19 Some presets
6:09 Creating with Avant-Gardist
7:41 Final result
9:47 Summing tha thingz up!
There's one DAW in the DAW world, that excels literally at everything except just one thing. I'll present a new version of it today, mentioning also just one function, that's still not there. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:07 Why Nuendo?
4:57 New: Everything from Cubase 14
6:57 New: Adaptive Background Attenuation
8:26 Volume and AutoFilter plugins
9:51 New: AI dialogue transcription
13:25 New: Auto Segment Detection
15:15 Pricing
16:43 Just ONE thing missing...
18:13 A disclaimer
19:18 Summing tha thingz up!
Get Softube Modular: pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/4-Synth/2824-Modular?_gl=1*17y03y*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqv2_BhC0ARIsAFb5Ac8BrU-qMD3L3u-V_LhCZkh_s8ZcFU1HWgkyccjvoFkgcWfoxGfC7y4aAl3vEALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAADv9TAJMAPg-M2xx5cJUFx59-Z3Gg&a_aid=667f0d5f1fb00
Get Voltage Modular: pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/4-Synth/5034-Voltage-Modular-Ignite?_gl=1*16njk0t*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqv2_BhC0ARIsAFb5Ac8BrU-qMD3L3u-V_LhCZkh_s8ZcFU1HWgkyccjvoFkgcWfoxGfC7y4aAl3vEALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAADv9TAJMAPg-M2xx5cJUFx59-Z3Gg&a_aid=667f0d5f1fb00
Helllooo, my dear public! Your Pigments sounds weak? Your Phase Plant is so boring? Your SynthMaster lacks real life? Mine too :D But you can apply apply these three methods to bring every digital boredom to real life. They always, literally always work. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:40 Session and problem overview
4:19 Modular enhancement system
8:54 How it sounds
12:15 Hardware Drawmer system
15:02 How it sounds
17:53 SPL Machine Head
19:59 How it sounds
21:19 Comparing all methods
24:38 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:23 Entry criteria
2:57 Arturia Polybrute 12
6:38 Moog Muse
10:12 Novation Summit
13:24 Oberheim OB-X8
16:39 Sequential Prophet Rev2
20:55 Udo Super Gemini
24:54 Waldorf Quantum Mk2
28:56 Summing tha thingz up!
Okie dokie, guys, this feels like the end of the world: Curves AQ by Waves is actually... good and can rival Smart:EQ 4 by Sonible. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:56 Curves AQ on paper
4:05 Session overview
4:54 Curves AQ on voice
9:51 Curves AQ vs Smart:EQ 4
10:43 Curves AQ on instruments
13:52 Curves AQ on master
15:08 Curves AQ vs Smart:EQ 4
17:33 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:44 Drums with Battery 4
2:40 Paper drums?!
3:30 Keys with Deepmind 12
4:18 Sequence with Prophet Rev2
5:02 Bass and lead with Subsequent37
6:31 Ending with Minifreak
7:24 Mixing
11:44 Mastering
13:17 LIVE performance!
Upgrade from Scaler 2: pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/93-Music-Theory-Tools/14479-Scaler-3-Upgrade?_gl=1*1wwwszj*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjw9MuCBhBUEiwAbDZ-7kdXdoIWqk8t0CAgB-EgnX2FPIUPE3ffd2wvS-w8Rs8rywt1lR1ZUhoC4sUQAvD_BwE&a_aid=667f0d5f1fb00
Scaler 3 + Scaler EQ: pluginboutique.com/product/81-Bundles/97-Various-Category/11666-Scaler-3-Scaler-EQ-Bundle?_gl=1*1wwwszj*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjw9MuCBhBUEiwAbDZ-7kdXdoIWqk8t0CAgB-EgnX2FPIUPE3ffd2wvS-w8Rs8rywt1lR1ZUhoC4sUQAvD_BwE&a_aid=667f0d5f1fb00
Hellooo, my audio freakz around the world! Scaler 3 is out and that makes me think just this: writing music became too easy :) Enjoy this wild 10 minutes ride!
0:00 Intro
1:40 Scaler 3 on paper
2:28 First tweaks
2:52 Explore, Colors and Sketch
6:07 Arrangement
7:54 Polishing the track
10:22 Summing tha thingz up!
Get SERUM 2: xferrecords.com/products/serum-2
Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/foliasound
Hellooo, synth freakz! Serum 2 is out, so I'm also out of everything to tweak it for you. What should I say - it's shockingly good, expanded, full of new features, all sound great. I created a patch on the go, I'm sharing it with you for free :) Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:04 Serum 2 on paper
3:53 New oscilaltors
6:46 New filters
8:57 New modulation
11:36 New effects
14:49 Summing tha thingz up!
Hellooo, guys of the Web! Zynaptiq, one of the most innovative audio companies out there, released their auto EQ called Balance. I tested it out to discover it's... just kind of ok, but a bit disappointing? Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:11 First look
3:33 Session overview
5:03 First test
8:53 SmartEQ 4 version
12:12 Second test
15:53 Manual balancing?
17:47 Summing tha thingz up!
Or here: sonible.com/puredeess/?ref=72559
Get pure:bundle here: pluginboutique.com/product/81-Bundles/39-Effects-Bundles/14526-pure-bundle?_gl=1*126rx75*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTc2MzAzNDg1LjE3NDE3OTMzNTU.*_ga_33HHXGVSQG*MTc0MTc5MzM1NC4xLjEuMTc0MTc5MzM5Ny4wLjAuNzk3NDExNzg2&gclid=CjwKCAjw9MuCBhBUEiwAbDZ-7kdXdoIWqk8t0CAgB-EgnX2FPIUPE3ffd2wvS-w8Rs8rywt1lR1ZUhoC4sUQAvD_BwE&a_aid=667f0d5f1fb00
Or here: sonible.com/purebundle/?ref=72559
Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/foliasound
Hellooo, people of the Web! Sonible has just released their new plugin, smart:dees. It's supposed to make deessing as easy as possible, without any :overthinking:, as sonible claims in their promo materials. Enjoy my review!
0:00 Intro
1:46 Session overview
3:02 First look
4:19 Basic functions
5:48 First audio example
6:47 smart:deess vs Nuendo deesser
7:58 One possible issue...
9:05 Second audio example
11:31 Summing tha thingz up!
Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/foliasound
Hellooo, synth freakz! Korg multi/poly vst is out, so I had to jump on it. I just realised this probaby is the best VA I've ever tweaked. It's wonderful, amazing, a pure must. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:22 First look
5:09 Oscillators
7:26 Modulation
9:56 Filter
11:18 Other functions
14:14 Sequencer, setup & more
15:27 Creating 2nd layer
16:26 Effects
18:20 Kaoss Physics
22:43 Some presets
24:21 Summing tha thingz up!
Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/foliasound
Helooo! Klevgrand has been there for a while, I knew about it, never touched it. They come from Sweden and somehow they seemed a bit like... IKEA of plugins to me? Quite cheap, quite simple, quite creative. Guite... swedish? Let's find out!
0:00 Intro
1:40 First look
4:17 Pipa vocal synth
8:29 OneShot drum sampler
10:52 SyndtSphere free synth
12:56 Richter tectonic compressor
13:46 Luxe audio enhancer
14:52 Kleverb reverb
16:43 Whole arrangement and premix
18:07 Summing tha thingz up!
Hellooo, people! I wanted to talk about so-called creative blockk long time ago. Why? Because I think it doesn't even exist and your music making struggle might be about something completely else. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:35 What is this creative block?
3:00 Lack of skills
6:26 Self confidence and self criticism
8:50 Consistency
11:08 Time and focus
13:13 Stress and life issues
16:28 Breaks and life outside music
18:11 Summing tha thingz up!
Hellooo, Internetians! I recently discovered something really stunning, amazing, great. It's VST and it dates back to 2004. I believe it's still worth a lot in the synth world. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:45 Korg Collection on paper
3:13 ARP Odyssey
5:54 Polysix
7:51 M1
10:05 Prophecy
11:56 Electribe R
12:39 MDE-X
13:40 MS-20
16:42 Legacy Cell
19:22 Multi/poly VST?
20:34 Summing tha thingz up!
IK Multimedia Pultec: pluginboutique.com/products/13256?_gl=1*ygkf6r*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..*_ga*Nzc0OTc2NzcwLjE3MzkyOTQ2MTE.*_ga_33HHXGVSQG*MTczOTI5NDYxMC4xLjEuMTczOTI5NDYzMC4wLjAuMTAwNjY4NTIzMQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAh6y9BhBREiwApBLHC9vAkFh5Ug2m4UbGFBPkxP_w8f0p99TlNaAvEsZBNmEu5yn6usz7GhoCL80QAvD_BwE&a_aid=667f0d5f1fb00
Hey there! This is an epic vid planned for a looong time: testing out 10 different Pultec emulations for you to decide - which one is the best? Enjoy?
0:00 Intro
1:36 About EQP-1A
4:31 Session overview
9:09 Acustica Audio: acustica-audio.com/shop/products/PURPLEP1?acustica-audio.com/shop/products/GREENULTRA?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Green+5+ultra&utm_content=promo+
11:23 Universal Audio: pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/16-EQ/10183-Pultec-Passive-EQ-Collection?_gl=1*ktsqo2*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..*_ga*Nzc0OTc2NzcwLjE3MzkyOTQ2MTE.*_ga_33HHXGVSQG*MTczOTI5NDYxMC4xLjEuMTczOTI5NDcxNy4wLjAuMTAwNjY4NTIzMQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAh6y9BhBREiwApBLHC9vAkFh5Ug2m4UbGFBPkxP_w8f0p99TlNaAvEsZBNmEu5yn6usz7GhoCL80QAvD_BwE&a_aid=667f0d5f1fb00
12:20 IK Multimedia: pluginboutique.com/products/13256?_gl=1*ygkf6r*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..*_ga*Nzc0OTc2NzcwLjE3MzkyOTQ2MTE.*_ga_33HHXGVSQG*MTczOTI5NDYxMC4xLjEuMTczOTI5NDYzMC4wLjAuMTAwNjY4NTIzMQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAh6y9BhBREiwApBLHC9vAkFh5Ug2m4UbGFBPkxP_w8f0p99TlNaAvEsZBNmEu5yn6usz7GhoCL80QAvD_BwE&a_aid=667f0d5f1fb00
13:14 Waves: waves.com/plugins/puigtec-eqs?w_campaign=21717571192&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAh6y9BhBREiwApBLHC5SiNiXFSRcz5WFuFOrvbdFg_TSi9DkA8M5cjGG5-0H_jo4fCDqzDhoC1nwQAvD_BwE
13:55 Nomad Factory: nomadfactory.com/products/p402-Pulse-Tec-EQs-v2
14:43 NoiseAsh: noiseash.com/rule-tec-eq1a
15:37 Kiive Audio: kiiveaudio.com/products/warmy-ep1a-v2?srsltid=AfmBOoovwOqaKeLSp_Mgj3nm-FxI1Ngk1TMnaCPth4wPrGEo2VgV8qpO
16:23 Ignite Amps: igniteamps.com/#pteq-x
17:27 Analog Obsession: patreon.com/posts/rare-bundle-90832098
18:06 Sonimus: sonimus.com/products/soneq?srsltid=AfmBOoq2cQyizfjlCIi7BW_K8knbnpkd78lIk1qUcSgtMJy9GH3c5h9a
18:42 Blind testing
21:01 My picks and guesses
22:30 Results revealed
23:02 Listening again
29:17 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:14 Session overview & first look
2:45 SM-5 DSP system
7:20 Test tracks
8:30 Pricing!
9:15 Test no. 1 - Ben Böhmer
11:18 Test no. 2 - Ana Moura
14:12 Test no. 3 - Hans Zimmer
19:02 Summing that thingz up!
Hellooo! Pigments 6 is out and you know what I think about Pigments in general - it's great. There are great additions if V6, so I'll ask the question: is it the right time to finally grab Pigments? Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:33 What's new?
3:56 New modal engine
6:43 New filter modes
8:02 New modulators
9:29 Vocoder
11:03 Summing tha thingz up!
0:00 Intro
1:17 Video overview
2:19 Brick Lane 500 comp
4:48 Black Box HG-Q eq
6:08 SSL 18 + Alpha 8 interface
8:54 Roto-Control controller
10:48 Behringer prototype clones
14:27 OC-10S mic
16:12 Bettermaker voice control
18:08 Disappointment: Korg Kronos 3
18:59 Disappointment: Roland V-Stage
20:43 Disappointment: Focal painted black
22:13 Summing tha thingz up!


