> Now that’s interesting. Maybe I should do a separate post > about that…?

definately!

yes the Focusing has not any original hardware that´s why I find it even more odd Softube chose the GUI the way they did.
You need lots of experience to use it IMHO, since you can only use it by your listening experience. Which is not essentially a bad thing, in fact it SHOULD be always ears before numbers. It´s just that I am forced to work that way.
But they can be mapped easily to a controller which makes the P-A much more accessable.

Like on the other hand trying to map any RND plug will drive you crazy.

cheers

>> “questioning some paradigms concerning Vintage Emulation”

Now that’s interesting. Maybe I should do a separate post about that…?

As far as most plug-ins go, I think that all important controls must be available on two pages of a 8-fader control surface. Mapping is crucial. This is in a way connected to what you’re talking about, however it seems like we’re focusing on different things.

By the way, the Focusing EQ isn’t weird because of vintage hardware. It is a combination of a Neumann and a Filtek but I don’t know a single EQ that works like it does where the filters dictate the other bands frequency. Definitely my favorite of the three in the pack. But I understand if everyone doesn’t like the workflow

Ouch, that’s harsh man

There was no playing one against the other. Both Softube and UA were well aware that the other was developing a plug-in as well. There’s no bad blood between the two companies at all. I haven’t tried the UAD, don’t have their cards.

Btw, this shouldn’t be considered a review as such, I’ve used it a fair bit for the last months so I figured I should give you the inside scoop. As for the quality of the plug-in I think you should trust your own ears over mine. As stated in the very last sentence: I’m biased – try before you buy.

As a matter of fact, always do that, regardless if I’m biased or not

the reason for my dislike, as I stated is my high praise oft the FET Comp (which has no orignial Hardware and some reall innovative feature like stepless ratio) and then see Softubes GUI stick to the same design quirks of the emulated hardware in the following products blindly.
And guess what plug-ins I am using.

But the intention is not to diss Softube but questioning some paradigms concerning Vintage Emulation. You have all the options in a Plug-in. But few Software companies actully invest in design studies and so it comes that most vintage emulations GUIs do not translate well on the computer screen.
This is a more general problem but P-A happend to push it over the top for me.

And I think, Chad is also right, when he says this plugs is made for people who actually had a chance to use that hardware.
But again this is not good enough for me. I WANT the sound but I want an 2010 update for the clear usability of it.

So I guess I have to settle with the fact that Softube is not what I wanted/hoped it to be.

best

If you like the more science-y plug-ins, why not just use them? Why would you care? Use what you have!

This is made for people like me who are used to the original Trident module and want to feel right at home.

- c

p.s. I’m buying both the Softube and the UA.

i would like to ry it because the trident was my fav EQ on the UAD platform but i’ve NEVER had any luck getting softube stuff to work on my Ilok so…