I have been wanting this plugin for a while now, but like many others, do not want to deal with iLok. Are there any alternatives that do pretty much the same thing, if not better?

 

You can use a combination of eq, a bit of saturation, or try Balancer fro Sonible.

 

plugin alliance ??

 

This one:

 

Untreated https://drive.google.com/open?id=16xXidl5V2WGqgvrDDFZU4iuPW_RL9_he

Shimmer 100% https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lK1lw3Knmf481qvnix3nJ6Rs_lT7aAci

With Nova https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wpe-GO10pT4nVdkfDVdsra0D1ZvdkCDs

This is all it took https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xZ4paupQ-qAOB4jtRSe5SoQn3Gk0oMlJ

I think for Thickness a similar approach is sufficient.

 

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any pultec style eq really

 

While it lacks adding the fatness of Revival, there's a new plugin based on the Aphex Aural Exciter which is a vintage classic. That might be fun!

 

Wow Nova is badass...and free!

 

Thanks for the suggestion! What is the name?

 

Thanks! How would you say it compares to revival?

 

Aww thank you @No Avenger for taking the time to do that. Much appreciated.
Btw, what guitar is that? A Yammy? Sorry if it's something more special!

 

Pretty good and it's free. Try it out.

 

Last edited: Apr 11, 2020

I'm already waiting for a take down (without request ), I took from a web page where they tested Revival.

 

Why does Nova do pretty much what Revival does? I honestly think what you did sounds cleaner, and you can be more exact with it too.

 

Honestly, I've no clue. I'm afraid you've to ask Steven Slate why he made this.

BTW, as to my experience there are EQs which sound even better than Nova, but not for free.

And thanks for the compliment.

 

Last edited: Apr 11, 2020

I know that DMG Audio EQs like EQuality and Equilibrum sound better, and Fabfilter's Pro-Q is said to be among the best, but I never tested it (I don't like their GUI and I can't test 'em all).

 

Wavesfactory Spectre
its a saturation EQ thingy, worth checking out

 

Nomad Factory's Analog Studio Rack has an Exciter Module which I think does a similar thing. In general not a bad plugin to check out anyway if you like channel strips.