hello i search 4 plugins that add analog warmth , for the mix and mastering or to use one drums or make sounds thick , big and loud , anyone have some suggestions

i always use the sonnox inflator or waves cla, api,
pultec, ssl, softtube trident a range

u have some good tips?

 

Check out Variety of Sound TesslaSE, pretty good saturation plugin to my mind !

 

try to use saturators (tapes/tubes/bitcrashers). To make it load use heavy distortion like Trash 2, what is great

 

nonono, this things not gonna make your sound big and heavy. Use Ableton Saturator and Trash 2

 

you can use 3 sends
1. Abletor Saturator
2. Trash 2
3. Ableton Glue
Crank this things and then apply to your sounds

 

Waves and Slate will provide very good results.

 

Henry Olonga mojo

 

Slate Digital Revival and it's free. Inflator does hardly anything on a mix, tried the UAD one with effect at 100% and gain at -3.5dB for A/B'ing. Tape emulations will provide a better result (enough choice). To make drums big > parallel compression/distortion/saturation etc. Distortion is always a good method to make single sounds bigger. When used properly though. Sometimes a wet/dry signal at 50% or lower and adding HPF/LPF before the unit works even better. And add fx afterwards (reverb, delay etc. otherwise it will be a mess). Trash2, Decapitator, Devil-Loc, Saturn or just stock units lined up will do.

 

EQ

 

how to eq to make sound BIG and LOUD? Crank all resonances?

 

specify what exactly doing things?

 

awesome sounding plugins, I love them

 

I dont know what people mean with analog warmth. Most of the time people mean the saturation of analog gear. Real gems for that are the Kush UBK plugins. They have a mellow warm analogish saturated sound. I love the sly-fy bundle by UBK you can make everything sound huge and warm and thik like the wool of a mamoth.

 

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and sometimes delay with preHP is very nice option

 

For real WARMTH you need REAL hw
I'v tried so much simulations and all of them don't sound exactly as hw

 

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Is there some way to avoid having to use ilok with the free slate digital revival?

 

Things you can try out on your mix bus:
Kush plugins (Clariphonic/UBK-1/Omega etc.), Slate VTM/VMR/VCC/VBC/FG-X ( FG-X is more of a mastering type of plugin), Acustica Audio D361A, Prime Studio CHARLY, Sonnox Inflator, Waves J37, SPL Passeq, Cytomic The Glue, Soundtoys, check out SKnote plugins too

Just a few I can remember now
Try them out, see what works for you, they all add character, dimension and that analog vibe/flavor

 

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Steinberg Magneto, if you're a Cubase user....
Or maybe it works in other daws too?

I use it on all master tracks. Even had some good results boosting/ remastering some older tracks to get them as loud the newer ones. Very reliable.
I never use izotope products so i don'nt know 'em.
But i have compared it to slate's stuff and waves.
I holds up pretty well for and old and probably free(?) plug.

 

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Been using Magneto a lot lately, it can compete with the big boys.

 

No one has mentioned PSP Vintage Warmer. It´s my go to.