Comments on: URS releases URS Saturation

By: Microphone Preamps

Microphone Preamps — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:03:51 +0000

This seems like a very interesting tool. One thing that worries me about pre amplification plug ins is that you have to get that mic to line level some how and you are going to be influenced by that mic pre’s sound more than anything else. Still for added color to a clean preamp this could be a nice flavor to play with

By: Loopy C

Loopy C — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:10:51 +0000

My main use has been on custom ‘Reaktor’ ensembles to get that ‘vintage’ vibe (think ‘Boards Of Canada), there is a definite unique subtle distortion that tricks my ear into believing I am hearing analog format. The combination of VTape’s saturation, flutter, and bias has also allowed me to ’sim’ all sorts of ‘machines’ and artifacts, such as Circuit Bent toys, German industrial underground cassettes, factory environments, and ‘vintage’ mixtapes This ability WITHIN a laptop is pretty mindblowing, and URS saturator is really tipping it over the edge in making realistic virtual devices that have a ‘history’ contained within their audio DNA.

My previous experience with McDSP was usually much more of a ’standard’ application to the usual music production tasks of basic character/compression. I find VTape to create more of an audio ‘illusion’ of a particular past, especially in recreating DIY genres that started their life in less than professional environments (the DIY ‘Industrial’, ‘Noise’, and Hip Hop scenes for instance). Having grown up myself with reel-to-reel and cassettes (semi-pro versions) their is a heavy ‘nostalgia’ factor that VTape seems to exclusively trigger for this current laptop-exclusive user. Other than that, just about any digital source (soft synths/samplers) get a very obvious ‘nudge” into a more musical sonarity.

Software products that i own and am indirectly comparing to include:
DAD Tube/Tape
Cranesong Phoenix
McDSP AC-1/2
Airwindows Iron Oxide/Chrome Oxide
Various Bomb Factory (Fairchild/UA emulations)
Speakerphone (which is another main conspirator to the above-mentioned possible ‘realities’ that really ‘nail’ particular ‘vibes’ as opposed to just the sound).

By: stiff

stiff — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:07:09 +0000

What do you like VTAPE on Loopy?

By: Loopy C

Loopy C — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:40:52 +0000

My AC1 is sorta ‘lost’ to me as I hardly boot my PT 5.1.1 TDM anymore and haven’t felt like using/setting up LE (over using Logic) so would love to hear your take on AC1 and ‘Saturator’. I mean as in what you hear as different as I think they are both worthy products.

FYI, pretty much decided going to purchase it at this point, it and VTape were made to be together )

By: stiff

stiff — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:07:10 +0000

“Saturator” as in input stage and tube? I still think those fields are kind of open. I pretty much only use McDSP AC1 for it. I haven’t tried URS Saturation, but it should be interesting. I’ll try to get a review of it.

By: Loopy C

Loopy C — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:09:03 +0000

Really like what happens running Reaktor through this and then Virsyn’s VTape, may be my next purchase

Just for context, other than DAD ‘Valve’, who else has a good saturator these days? (Native/AU)

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NAMM URS Saturation | Audio Tech News — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:12:29 +0000

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