Acustica Audio latest tech is a big step up.

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by hackerz4life, Dec 3, 2021.

Tags:
?

AA new technology

  1. Big step up.

    25 vote(s)
    19.8%
  2. Nothing new.

    15 vote(s)
    11.9%
  3. I need to demo first.

    23 vote(s)
    18.3%
  4. Overrated.

    47 vote(s)
    37.3%
  5. I have love and hate relationship with AA.

    16 vote(s)
    12.7%
  1. visitor

    visitor Guest

    I didn't like the Howie plugin tbh. I gave it a shot a few times, but doesn't stand up to TC Electronics Finalizer app. It's got way more options and can get louder and better.
     
  2. hackerz4life

    hackerz4life Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2020
    Messages:
    1,035
    Likes Received:
    566
    Location:
    Space
    He is making good money now, a lot more than before probably.
     
  3. hackerz4life

    hackerz4life Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2020
    Messages:
    1,035
    Likes Received:
    566
    Location:
    Space
    A guy i know has the hardware rack version, dont know if its the same type/version but he swears on it and he has a lot of high end equipment.
     
  4. Prinz Eugen

    Prinz Eugen Guest

    Forgive my friend that sometimes I say such cruel things.
    The witch would say it anyway...

    ******
    TC Electronics - One of the best if you're not a Izotope fan
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Dislike Dislike x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Creative Creative x 1
    • List
  5. Valnar

    Valnar Rock Star

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2020
    Messages:
    744
    Likes Received:
    348
    Well, nearly every Company is guilty of that. CLA didn't sell his console when he made the Mixhub plugin but they still marketed it as fully equivalent to the real console.
    Honestly I don't care about that, you slap a famous name on something to catch more attention, whatever.
    What really sucks though are all those youtube producers (prodinfluencers?) who clog up my recommendations with their hilariously uncritical plugin "reviews" -.-
     
  6. Xupito

    Xupito Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2012
    Messages:
    7,226
    Likes Received:
    3,995
    Location:
    Europe
    One more prove that the end is near.... I'm sure it doesn't suck for him. Can't speak for his Patreons though...
     
  7. JB2404

    JB2404 Newbie

    Joined:
    Nov 23, 2021
    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    1
    What is this talk about "new tech" from AA anyways, I haven't seen any articles about new tech in their development of these plugins, just "new plugins". Someone please link it to me if there is. With my own tests, using the new MacBook Pro M1 Pro 10 Core, all AA plugins still run like a pirated virus filled PC software from 2008. I don't understand this argument from AA users who praise the company and talk down on algorithm based plugins, it doesn't make you a better engineer. You're just a guy who bought or pirated a piece of software. if you want to put up with 3 second time delays between adjustments to hear the difference in your audio, that's cool, it's your choice, but I will take knowledge and speedy algo's over ego and slow software any day. This is not to say I'm better, my point is what you're using is never as important as how you use it.
     
    Last edited: Dec 6, 2021
    • Agree Agree x 5
    • Love it! Love it! x 2
    • Like Like x 1
    • List
  8. Prinz Eugen

    Prinz Eugen Guest

    @ JB2404 -
    These are very correct thoughts!

    Especially when you consider the fact that most users consider "Analog Sound" to be just tricky math.
    BUT it is not so simple, some AA tasks are performed as superbly as possible!
    Also, don't underestimate their potential....))

    papers to study:
    (not authentic AA material, for information only)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Fourier_transform
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_Fourier_transform
    https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/pdf/tiir.pdf
    https://dsp.stackexchange.com/questions/43939/volterra-kernel-convolution-method
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Dec 6, 2021
    • Like Like x 2
    • Interesting Interesting x 2
    • Dislike Dislike x 1
    • List
  9. Donut Nyamer

    Donut Nyamer Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Aug 24, 2019
    Messages:
    2,230
    Likes Received:
    863
    Location:
    Threadlockington
    Holy shit this is going over my little pea brain. Trying so hard to understand what's going on with this Hilbert guy.
     
  10. Prinz Eugen

    Prinz Eugen Guest

    Sorry, but these are just small sources of this story.
    These are the most basic aspects to understand.
    I just gave this example as a starting point.....
     
    • Like Like x 3
    • Dislike Dislike x 1
    • List
  11. Donut Nyamer

    Donut Nyamer Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Aug 24, 2019
    Messages:
    2,230
    Likes Received:
    863
    Location:
    Threadlockington
    I think I just watched 20 minutes worth of something way ahead of me. Browsing his channel, a lot of that goes way over my head. That is some complex shit right there. You're a really smart dude, maybe you are a witch.
     
  12. Prinz Eugen

    Prinz Eugen Guest

    No, I'm not a witch. you can trust me.
    I think there is a witch's among us!
    Maybe it is you!?...)
     
    • Funny Funny x 2
    • Like Like x 1
    • Dislike Dislike x 1
    • List
  13. Donut Nyamer

    Donut Nyamer Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Aug 24, 2019
    Messages:
    2,230
    Likes Received:
    863
    Location:
    Threadlockington
    Nope, all I have is glitch.
     
  14. hackerz4life

    hackerz4life Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2020
    Messages:
    1,035
    Likes Received:
    566
    Location:
    Space
    Nobody talks down on other companies. We are merely debating the state of the latest acustica plugins that have an upgrade in sonic realism.
    Some of their plugins are very good, some very average, some totally overrated as with any company.
     
  15. Lois Lane

    Lois Lane Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2019
    Messages:
    4,767
    Likes Received:
    4,692
    Location:
    Somewhere Over The Rainbow
    I know a few witches. I trust them completely.
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Love it! Love it! x 1
    • List
  16. Ŧยχøя

    Ŧยχøя Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2020
    Messages:
    1,098
    Likes Received:
    765
    Location:
    Neverland
    FFT is..
    [​IMG]
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Love it! Love it! x 1
    • List
  17. Prinz Eugen

    Prinz Eugen Guest

    I don't know anyone,
    I don't understand anything at all.
    You are kidding me! ... :"(

    This is a ridiculous series of coincidences, I swear!!!
     
    • Funny Funny x 2
    • Like Like x 1
    • Dislike Dislike x 1
    • List
  18. hackerz4life

    hackerz4life Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2020
    Messages:
    1,035
    Likes Received:
    566
    Location:
    Space
    Hardware sounds quite better. The low end is where most plugins fail a bit, but also the mids and highs are more pleasant on the hardware, transients as well. You could probably get closer with some additional izotope processing.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • List
  19. hackerz4life

    hackerz4life Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2020
    Messages:
    1,035
    Likes Received:
    566
    Location:
    Space
    The best is that YT reviewer paul third. Dummy is comparing a "real" fairchild over the internet vs acustica. :no:
    How do people even know its real gear trough online processing, they could be using plugins or some diy cheap stuff claiming its a fairchild.
     
  20. lxfsn

    lxfsn Platinum Record

    Joined:
    Sep 8, 2021
    Messages:
    343
    Likes Received:
    258
    Changing from OTB to ITB or viceversa is not a problem of sound, is mainly a problem of workflow. Scheps went ITB, Brauer went fully ITB, Ghenea went ITB 20 years ago - imagine that, 20 years ago one of the best mixing engineers in the world considered plugins good enough for him to do the job (and clients were happy).

    If engineers chose one or the other, they will never tell you is because of the sound (unless they are paid to endorse something). The only people that discuss hardware vs software (or other pointless talks like 44.1 vs 96, TP limiter or regular limiter, crave eq or stock eq, aliasing or oversampling.......) are the amateurs, the rest are making music. We forgot that creativity relies on our limitation (limited set of tools, limited workflow etc) and not on specs.

    And so far AA did not covinced me of their stuff. I don't care if it sounds identical like the compressor someone forgot in someone else's basement, I just want a good enough comp that doesnt take my entire cpu and comes with 4GB ofIR's attached to it
     
    • Like Like x 3
    • Winner Winner x 1
    • Interesting Interesting x 1
    • List
Loading...
Loading...