Ocean Way Studios
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Ocean Way Studios
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K. Matley
Absolutely Essential
I've recorded in a lot of rooms that are big and small. No reverb I've tried has come close to the nuances and tonal qualities of a good room.
This thing comes close. Close enough for me to say it's ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
P. Lawall
Great they make something like this
I got the "Ocean Way Studios" just a month ago, but it's already the plugin I go to for drum and vocal room sounds. It just adds that extra space and sounds so realistic. I always wonder how they do it. I recorded a vocaltrack with my Neumann U47 and compared it to the U47 simulation and the sound was so close, I would almost say identical, but on the "Ocean Way Studios" I had also that great room. But that was the only difference I could hear. I guess I have not checked out all the possibilities "Ocean way" offers, but I don't want to miss it. Like the LA-2A and the Neve 1073 and the 1176s.
Get it and have fun with it.
T. Tobin
My drum kit sound more realistic than ever before
I don't have much to add to the many positive reviews already logged here. I simply want to agree that the Ocean Way plug-in is truly groundbreaking, exceptionally exciting, and will become one of the true workhorses in my UAD collection. I have used the stellar EMT140 plug, Space Designer convolutions, etc, with good success. But the OW plug makes the drums come ALIVE. Being able to mix and match 3 sets of room mics, at variable distances in a choice of spaces and orientations, is wonderful. I admit I have not worked inside Ocean Way or other such world-class recording spaces, but my ears tell me this is pure magic. Looking forward to trying on vocals, guitars, horns... everything. One of the best plug-ins out there.
J. Chilcott
Magic or Aliens?
My first test of the Ocean Way Studios plug-in was on an older mix that I was not pleased with. In particular, the drum room from a particular drum library sounded absolutely horrid. I used OWS in reverb mode just to see how it would work, and after plugging in Room B - Drums 2, it sounded like a brand new set of drums. It replaced the bombastic noise with musical qualities. It actually made a rotten drum library sound amazing. I keep having to listen to the new mix almost in awe of the new drum sound going, "how did it do that? Was it magic or aliens?"
This should be a must-have in any UAD owner's toolkit.
T. Monti
I am very happy with this plug!
I am so amazed at how useful this plugin turned out to be.
T. Monti
I am very happy with this plug!
I am so amazed at how useful this plugin turned out to be.
L. Moser
Ear Honey!
I appreciate lots of UAD plugins - but this one's a jaw-dropper! It transforms tracks from my project studio, or recorded on locations, to sounding like they were made in great rooms. I particularly love what it can do with a group of voices, adding presence, resonance, depth and integration. I don't think this one can be topped for the dramatic improvement it brings to a mix.
Many thanks!
C. Potter
Sample Enhancement
In this modern digital age of sampling, it is often the clinical sounds of the samples of instruments that you can quite often say that they are too raw and more often than I would like to admit the synthesized versions sometimes have the edge... However with this plug in all of my very expensive libraries have taken on a new dimension, to the point clients are bemused at how I am able to get such resources of musicians for their recordings, of course that is not the case... Using the Mic settings and the natural ambience of the studios really enhances the samples and certainly give a quality of resonance to the recordings having been processed through this plugin... This is by far a plugin that I reach for every time... I could write more!!
A. Zitto
Very special plugins
Gives presences and depth to anything you put on especially drums,bass gtr , acoustic gtr, lead vox and percussion. Just spend little time with it and you will happy you got it.
A. Newman
My "every session" plug-in
Wow. I don't know what is going on in there, and I probably don't want to. I haven't been to Ocean Way, though I *have* driven past it! I'm 100% confident that the sound of a recording of me driving put through this plugin sounds exactly like it did when I drove by (Ask Alan Sides) LOL. Seriously though, I love this plug-in, and I'm still exploring the many options that it has. I'm really glad that it is flexible enough to noodle with but also has great presets. I've heard a lot of people describe it as great "glue" plug-in, and I agree. It kind of gives you that opportunity to put everything in the same space in a really natural sounding (to me) way. This plug-in is to software what the SPL Transient Designer was to hardware - pure magic.
N. Tessier
You won't sound dry anymore
Well, when I saw this plugin come out, I was a bit surprised ; How did this work, is this worth it ?
Damn... It's one of my favourite plugins of all time ! This is just incredible, it adds so much character in all of your tracks. My drumkit won't sounds dry anymore, and that's not the better thing of it : We've got the sound of Ocean Way Studio.
This is really cool on virtual synths, it remove the "digital/robotic" charisma for a more realistic sounding track.
The only downside that I can think about is the CPU charge. 1 instance per core, with my Octo, 8 instances max. It's not because I want more, it's because when you use it, you don't have much more for the others plugins. That's a shame. But not enough to cost one star though !
B. Tonak
Indispensable
After demo-ing this plugin many times, I was finally able to purchase it on sale. It is indispensable for my workflow. I mix a lot of drums that are recorded in a small, dead room, and this brings them to life. Other IR reverbs can come close to certain sounds, but they have never been nearly as easy to use as Ocean Way and with the different mics and other features Ocean Way goes above and beyond. A unique plugin that makes getting great room sounds fun and intuitive.
B. Winter
Room magic and much much more...
I think we're all saying the same thing about this plugin. It's WAY more than just a room simulator or reverb. This thing is pure magic.
T. Warren
Absolutely amazing!
Seriously upped my mixes. Took it to the next level. It's perfect for anyone who doesn't have a great sounding room. I'll run it straight across the board, drums,geet,vox,keys.Been wanting this plug for a while. Glad to have it in my arsenal. UAD's are the best around. Nothing comes close. Turned quite a bit people on to UAD. Keep em coming!
T. Ferguson
ESSENTIAL for home and project studios
If you have a home, project, or mobile studio this plug-in is LIFE-CHANGING. You can finally just damp the s*** out of bad rooms, focus solely on mic placement relative to the source, record everything DRY, DRY, DRY, and still get a living, breathing, spatial recording.
These rooms sound so amazing I have all but stopped using reverb. The big, choral rooms with mid and far mics pumped are great, but it is the subtle, small stuff that really adds up: the amp corridor; a mid mic on a medium room for solo vocal; a hint of far mic on brass sections.
Also, if you use a lot of virtual instruments STOP READING THIS and buy the plug-in now. It can stop you sounding like a corny fool IMMEDIATELY
K. Ford
Ocean Way Studio Plug-in
This one took me a little getting use to but once I fully understood the concept behind it who would think that you can sing or play and place yourself inside one of these famous studio's the more I play with it the more it blows my mind
F. Boic
Ocean Way - Best Way
This is spectacular plug-in. It sounds great and the interface is more then user friendly.
Can be used on almost every track of any kind of music!
The large and expensive sound!
K. Wayte
Makes the home studio sound like a Million $$$
I had considering sticking Ocean Way in my Cart for the longest time, I always passed. I thought all my existing "reverbs" were plenty, and whatever acoustic space I wanted to emulate, I would simply be able to do it. That was before.
That changed recently. I decided to finally take the plunge on this plugin.
Having a home studio with really "dry" or "small" acoustics, this plugin is a godsend. Used as a reverb or as a re-mic, those dry-ish "home studio" raw tracks end up sounding like they were recorded in a true multimillion dollar space. Especially for drums! Holy crap. These faux acoustics are truly REAL sounding. Amazing. Sounds very very "expensive". Changed everything. Part of my workflow forever now...
J. Holt
Complex and very powerful
This plugin can do things for drums that I've never heard from anything else. Complex, detailed and capable of enormous sonic breadth. A remarkable plugin. The re-micing feature is stunning.
S. Schroeter
Simply amazing
It just can't get much better than this. It it simply amazing. I love it for the rooms, for the microphone selection and -yes- the presets. Just go with them and you're all set. The price of the plugin ist serious money for an amateur musician like me, but once you have it, the value is overwhelming.