Hi this week i bought some interessting plug-ins from kush audio called "Transformer". I wonder if any1 knows any other Plug-ins of that Kind

Some Reviews

The new Producers - Kush Audio Plugins Review - Omega Transformer Mic Preamps

Manchester Music - Let's Plug: Kush Transformers

ProTools Expert - Review Of The Kush Omega Transformer Plugins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jSLOlcAMPM

Thanks in advance

 

Hello !

Variety of Sound TesslaSE is also a transformer/saturation plugin, and it's free ! ;)

 

Thank you. I should have mention iam on Audio-Unit. But another one will profit right away from your answer. VOS seem to have nice Plug-ins

 

Nebula Pro

 

There's a clickable transformer option on the awesome SKnote plug-in emulation of the Distressor/Fatso, called Disto. It's a very subtle effect but adds a nice little harmonic bump to bass notes that helps them stay audible when listening back on smaller speakers. And the rest of the plugin is pure maaaagic.

 

I have only heard fantastic opinions about both Transformer plug-ins from Kush. For what, like 39 bucks they are supposed to be kick ass and will help get you close to an Neve or API iron color when passing audio through it. Use the N to give your bottom end some weight without adding excess volume. The A will help to focus your mids, think vocals, to cut through the mix as well as helping out an anemic guitar or drum buss. I don't personally know of any other plugs that shoot at and mimic transformers, per say, but these creations supposidly kick bootie, baby.

 

yes they are top plugins. i used one on a drums bus and this makes my day

Did i need to invest in another computer for this system? Looks great but seems to be a Hardware/Software investment. Thank you

thanks for pointing me on Sknote

 

Almost any UAD2 emulation models the transformers in their circuit board (LA2A, Fairchild, Pultec, or Massive Passive). When you switch the plugin off using the on/off switch within the plugin itself, you leave all that circuitry emluation running without the compression or EQ playing a role.

 

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The softube tonelux tilt plugin models the transformer from the original hardware.
it always has an effect, even when applying no EQ

 

You do want a decent spec computer to start with and then the nebula "console" software. I say console because you use it to load special dynamic convolution presets which samples real hardware.

These vintage iron transformers are quite lovely.

http://signaltonoize.com/?p=1492

 

yes they do. in fact they sound awesome. any1 uses nebula on a second computer and a mac with logic as main daw. any experiences?

but before i invest and build a second computer just for a console i need to build one for Vienna Ensemble hosting many Kontakts.

thanks i will put it on my list. the plus on theese UBK Transformers is, that you can dial in. the tonelux tilt will handle like a untouched uad plug-in. But in any case they will colour the sound.

 

I just bought SKnote Disto. I have to admit that after trying UAD Fatso, I loved what it did. However, even on yearly sale this UAD gem costs $249. At 40 bucks, Distro can't go wrong, can it? Well as reported before, Distro does a whole lot more than the money it claims. It's not the same thing as the UAD incarnation; in fact, Disto is more, being the lovechild of two Distressors and a Fatso. Last light I slapped it onto a guitar track that was kind of anemic, and it got a nice vibe. It came to life. It can't put it side by side to UAD Fatso yet, but off the shelf, this plugin delivers.

 

The funny thing about these distortion emulating plugins is that they all do the same thing, which is adding harmonics...Some of them add a bit of EQ to fool your ears, so you think they're doing something "magical" to your tracks...In most cases they just add a - 6/12dB gentle slope after 7/10kHz to cut some high-end harshness and a gentle boost in the 200/300Hz area to add a bit of "warmth"...Some others also add a bit of background noise, specially those who emulate tubes...Some boost the sides to increase the stereo width a bit. But it doesn't really matter. The point is that most of them just add harmonics and EQ.

Unfortunately, just a few people actually test their plugins using a tone generator and spectrogram. If they did, they would notice that most saturation plugins could be very closely matched by carefully configuring one versatile plugin like SDRR or Saturn.

People are so easily fooled by eye-candy...They actually end up buying the same stuff with a different UI over and over again...

Another funny thing is that, in my opinion, the most convincing and natural ones don't even add a complex series of harmonics. They add just one or two third or second order harmonics and that's all. Good examples would be Mixbus' tape emulator and the recent TBProAudio's CS-3301. Both add just a single third order harmonic, and both sound great.

Anyway, you should make a habit out of this, guys. Check your plugins with a tone generator and an analyzer. It's worth it.

 

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You are totally right about it. However, time and again plugin choice depends on choosing the tool that will ease up the task at hand. I can't imagine myself using tone generators and spectograms to add character to a track. That's scientifically pointless. You have the tool, and if you have the need, in a matter of minutes you are up and running with the sound you aim at. Now, the big question is how much you can pay or not for such a tool. It depends on the need. Fancy top of the line studios will pay over 2 grand for a Fatso hardware unit, and their client base will justify the expense. Does it sound better than a plugin? Of course, it is actual electricity running through actual transformers and high end circuitry. As for me, I can pay 40 bucks to avoid mixing with a tone generator and a spectogram to get analog character, but I can't pay the 300 bucks that the UAD version costs.

 

I think you have misunderstood me, my friend. You don't need to use these tools during mixing. You have to use them just to see what a plugin is actually doing to your audio.

Then, if you like what this plugin is doing, you can try to replicate its results using plugins that you already own which, in this case, would be a versatile and well programmed distortion plugin like SDRR and an a good EQ of your choice...Then you could simply save a preset and call it whenever you need during mixing.

Really, it's not that complicated. Most of the times it will take no more than ten minutes to get pretty close results. After that, it's just a matter of seconds to load a preset whenever you need it.

 

True. Thanks for clarifying that. There's always a way to make things work with your DAW bundle and/or free stuff. However, I can't complain about the price/value ratio of Distro, and I've just peeped under the hood.

 

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