API® Vision Console Emulation Bundle
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LUNA API Vision Console Emulation Bundle
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P. Haas
Distinctive, vigorous, good
Great emulation of the famous mix console channel. Perfectly not only for drums and percussion.
I would like a finer adjustment of the level of individual EQ filters (for example 1dB instead of 2dB jumps), but it would be no longer an emulation of the original, I know :-).
I like this; great job.
B. Spence
Closest I'll ever get to an API!
Great plugin that, love eq and compressor.
C. Coffie
API VISION CHANNEL STRIP
Great plugin, the api vision channel strip enhanced my tracks that I use it on
U. Khan
Excellent aggressive, mid-forward sound great on drums and guitar
This is a welcome addition to LUNA summing. This is a very nice, aggressive sounding emulation of the 2520 op-amp. This really shines on guitars and drums. Don't be afraid to drive it. Sounds great in a mix.
A. DeShawn
Great On Drums
This is a must have for getting that hot drum sound not your mixes. Not bad on vocals too!
G. Charles
API V
Great type of plugin
b. zucchetti
Excellent as everything of UAudio !
Exremely near the original wooww!!
A great big portable studio in my Mac !
By the time and waiting the right promotion i will buy everythink of UAudio!
J. Geary
Superb
The 2500 is a staple and while im a bit late to getting this plugin its by far the closest to the gear out of any 2500 plugin. Just listen to the body in those transients. I remember when this was released it truly speaks for itself in the advancements UA has made over the years.
P. Rackley
Hot channel strip to make your mixes Hot!!!!
This unit is Killer unit for adding life to lack luster mixes as well as adding polish to you drums, vocals, etc. Especially for Pop and dance music. I waited a long time but glad I added this unit to my arsenal. Just get it!!!
A. Ogarev
API 2500 Bus Compressor super+
API 2500 Bus Compressor plugin wonderful )))
P. Jonsson
LOVE IT
LOVE THE SOUND OF API SUMMING
Z. Mo
No Gimmick !!
OK the question everybody asks is : versus the Waves (witch is great by theway) BUT that said , waves is kinda vulgarous and exagerate the transient snap to mimick punch of the orginal HW : this leads to some cliky transient that are NOT here on the HW , thks to Transformers ... there come the UA one : Punch / body , without being vulgarous , and the timing is just on point , react like a HW simple as that .... MUST HAVE with the SSL G comp , the rest is bonus !!
J. Markunas
Must Have For Guitar/Drums
I made an entire API Vision console in my DAW with this plugin for drums and guitar, and it turned a dull/crappy mix into something you'd hear on the radio. Definitely worth buying if you're doing rock/alternative/metal.
H. Holzheu
My favorite on the Kick
Makes a BIG kicksound.
H. Behrens
great plug!
very versatile bus compressor! replaces the SSL bus compressor in many situations and works just as fine on single channel guitars and drums. first choice!
L. Bates
API 2500 BUS COP
BUY IT USE IT GET BETTER ITS TOO GOOD FOR A PLUGIN, NICE ONE UA
A. Thomas
Subtle big-board magic on native processor power.
I agree with the other reviews. In short, it makes any in the box mix feel better and more cohesive.
Technically, I love the balance of simplicity and control they’ve implemented with this system and the tape extensions.
I had purchased Studio One 3 a few years ago for its summing emulation. The control and implementation of the UA summing feels easier and faster to work with, though I’m guessing you could get similar results with both.
Sonically, depending on how developed your ear is, you might not “hear” much of a difference on one track, but put this on all your busses including master bus, play with “headroom” a bit on each track to taste, then toggle the whole thing off and on like they do in the videos. Listen as much with your feelings (“Reach out with your feelings, Luke”) as your ears; you’ll notice the difference. It’s a subtlety that makes one of the differences between a good mix and a great mix.
Between this and the Neve summing, for my tastes I would take the API if I could only have one, but fortunately you don’t have to spend $100,000 to buy a console anymore to have that luxury.
I have found that for some songs I’ll mix and match a Neve summing buss for certain elements and API for others because of the difference in vibe. Well done and well implemented, UA!
One note of joy and caution: extensions (shape, ravel, summing, tape extensions) run on your computer’s CPU. This means that you don’t lose an ounce of UAD DSP to run this! BUT you will use an amount of your native processing power. I’ve found that as of Luna 1.13, I can only run my render/native CPU at around 40-50% and have things stay stable. That’s on a 2012 MBP i7 with SSD. That however is enough to run all the extensions I need for most mixes on my system. On occasion I need to give up an extension on a less integral bus such as low volume harmonies or percussion parts, but generally it’s fine.
J. Kynoch
Depth, Punch, Width and Clarity!
Great tool for adding amazing depth and punch to drums and the mixbus!
S. Dufour
The sunset sound ... wow !
When I saw a video on YouTube saying that you’ve modelled the chip in the sunset sound console , I was interested to say the least !!
The gain knob , the EQ , the compressor ... everything sounds great and precise ! I’m new with the unit but so far , i love it ! Great job UA !!
F. Pittenger
Current Favorite
I've enjoyed using this channel strip in Unison to record both acoustic and electric guitars. I've found that increasing the GAIN to the edge adds a pleasing hint of distortion, and employing the HI-PASS filter on the acoustic reduces boominess without losing body.