Link: http://www.acustica-audio.com/store/products/ultimate-dreamware-studio-collection

 

it isnt like complete your collection , you pay as a customer for the Plugins you already own and have paid for already , its same with Modula .

no way thanks

 

I find Acustica greatly vverhyped. I tried several of their plugins(as well as the latest free offering), and came to the conclusion i can achieve the same results building my own FX chains from 3rd party dev's at a fraction of CPU and cost.
I mix everything in realtime, i can't be bothered freezing tracks or workarounds like that just to be able to use software which pretends to be hardware.

 

I actually just got into AA plugins and after a few weeks with them I really love them. I am happy I found them and for me they bring sounds to "life" like no other plugins I know. Everything sounds so much more polished. You have to really study the plugins though and understand what they do, some are more transparent, some add more saturation / warmth, others are punchy. They are definitely not like Ozone with the master assistant or these very modern plugins. You have to get the know them. And Celestial is an awesome plugin. Not sure what you use on your mixbus, but this thing kills it.
But everyone has a different taste and workflow, if you are happy with what you have, then stick with it.

And a question for the experienced AA users about the Collection - for someone who is new to Acquas or just got a few of them, would you say worth it?

 

OK, here's the thing:

Are you interested in Acustica Audio plugins? Save for a big order on Black Friday. They always do stupidly good deals.

Then you have the rest of the year to complain about their pricing

Nope. See above. This is when I buy aquas:

- When an older plugin gets updated. They usually resample units, add EQs and comps, etc and have a very low introductory price (50-70% off). Then ask an Acustica Dealer for a discount coupon to add on top of it. If you don't know any, ask in the Acustica Audio Facebook groups.

- Black Friday / Christmas / Random deals.

After buying some you'll have your own loyalty discount coupon that you can apply on every future purchase.

 

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you weren't going to spend a grand on plugins anyway

 

The GUI makes you feel like that.

 

Acustica plugins are great and they are not a gimmick. My favorite two are El Rey and Taupe. Absolutely glueing every mix, making it sound better, warmer, closer, tighter, less digital and harsh. On Black Friday they cut prices by 70%, so I bought Gold and Sand and I think that they are very useful for some eq with character. I tried many many plugins during my years of mixing but Acustica's are special. Although they demand A LOT of CPU power. They were one of the main reasons I upgraded my PC this year to Ryzen 3900x.

 

At less than 30€ the plugs, it's a freaking steal, if you can afford it (and get that the ones you already owned get discounted from the price), no reason to pass.
Only ones missing are Pensado EQ (probably cause it's a recent endorsement) and Pearl 2 (limited number of unit sold, if you want it you'll need to wait for Pearl 3 and be in the first 100 to get it).

During BF the cheapest ones were at 45€. A few at 55 and many between 75 and 100. Even with the voucher, it would still have been more expansive. And to get the 55% voucher you have to spend at least 3000€ on their products. 3000€. Do the math.

This deal is more interesting if you don't have any aquas. Unless you plan on buying only the couple at 45€ during every BF sales for the next 10 to 15 years.

 

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Exactly @Talmi ...... if you have the money

 

Yeah it sucks. Best deals are for people with deep pockets.

 

Well, I actually wanted to go all in and bought quite a few Acquas at BF as my first Acustica plugins (without any loyalty discounts).
I even asked if there are any other offers planned with bundles, and they said no, this is the best offer for a while. I am actually pretty disappointed, can`t really justify to pay double for quite a few Acquas I just got.

 

I can't agree with this, yes I can make music without it. But I can't reach the same results with software fx chains.

 

The only ones I found so far that are halfway useful due to their depth effect.

 

Send them an email. Remind them that they told you there wouldn't be any discounted bundles, they might make a gesture. Either through a discount regarding the ones you already own, or at least let you use your voucher on it so that it reflects what you already own.

 

Hey, Talmi, I'm not kidding, Taupe's tape and El Rey have a depth effect, just try 'em on the master.
P.S. I know you didn't mean that.

 

I know you know.
I also know they all add depth, when the pre is on.

 

I've been using Nebula 4 3rd party libraries for a while now. I ended up getting a good-paying side consulting gig right before the holiday, saw the Christmas deal on Acustica and had to pick it up. Killer deal. Cost about $1,100 USD for all plugins except for Pensado and Peal EQ.

Amazing plugins. I use Taupe and El Rey a lot on the master. Diamond 3, Magenta and Green are also killer eq's for the master bus. I have the GML Nebula library which sounds excellent, Green sounds really good as well (being a GML sampled EQ). I checked out the charts on Pensados EQ and I was able to replicate some of the bands using a combination of Sand and Diamond 3. The 40hz bump, 50hz cut, 60hz bump, and the multi-frequency point shelf boost in the high end with Diamond. Really brings a lot of tightness to the lows and presence/clarity to the highs.

Gold and Sand also sound amazing for drums or even synths. Scarlet and Ivory are pretty crazy too. Been going through as many plugins as I can with different material to get a feel for each of their tone.

I've been making music for over 12 years and Nebula/Acqua plugins are far superior to algorithmic plugins for depth, eq character, and glue. I can achieve the sound I'm looking for quickly; I just cannot get that quality of sound with algo plugs. I have tons of algorithmic plugins including Slate Digital stuff (which has not been used lately) - Nebula and Acqua shit on Slates' plugins. I also have a lot of experience with Focusrite Liquid Mix and UAD plugins. Nothing but good things to say about Acustica Acquas and the Nebula 3rd party libraries from AlexB, TimP, Henry Olonga, and Cupwise.

If anyone has a mix they want me to do some mastering on with Nebula/Acqua plugins, let me know!

 

Only the def and ignorant could disagree with your post.