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UAD Studio Edition
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R. Castillo
Excelente
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J. Brown
Yes yes yes
A must have in any studio! Can be used on almost anything to warm things up, but I use it mainly on drums to really fatten them up while making them nice and warm. Amazing plug in that works wonderfully. Just like the real thing only cheaper. Get it!
J. Brown
Great on so many things
What can you say about this compressor except that it is great on so many things. Feels just like using the real thing too. Love it.
M. Kosacek
Thanks for adding the Mix control
I know this is a duplicate (I reviewed it 4+ years ago) but I said I would give 5 stars if you added the mix control - well thanks (even if 4+ years later). you did it. It is now officially the best DBX 160 plugin ever!
R. Rasiński
Just an analog :)
It's great to add some analog sound to the mix as well as the individual tracks.
R. Rasiński
Just an analog :)
It's great to add some analog sound to the mix as well as the individual tracks.
M. Huisen
The classic Vangelis/Blade Runner reverb
I was looking for that classic Vangelis/Blade Runner sound. In short: this is it! Absolutely amazing how you can use insane amounts of reverb with this plugin, without getting a muddy mix. LOVE IT!
K. Marshall
Magnetic
Lovely tool to bring a mix together
D. Neblett
SMOOTH
Smooth is the best word for this mic pre! Smooth compression, smooth high end and smooth sound.. love it! I would still love to try the real unit but for now.. this is perfect!!
K. Marshall
Space is the Place
New convert to UA plugins, and getting great results from the wilder end of this amazing Echo. Adds so much space and atmosphere, and so much to explore - the presets are great to understand the possibilities
J. Byron
What can I say? Smoooooooth
This thing is just glorious. I don't use it much as I am usually pushing my CPU to the max on big projects, but this emulation on strings is just like honey. I will be using it more on a synth project soon. Love it.
S. Kramer
First stop on the master bus
The colorization possibilities provided by tape choices, tape speed, eq settings, etc. has me reaching for this lovely recreation, way ahead of other plugins in my master bus. The warmth or grit it can supply is amazing.
J. Geary
Tape Trio!
As many others here have said, this isnt a "lite" version of the Studer or Ampex machines. The Oxide has a flavor of its own! As someone who likes to fiddle with all the options under the hood its a lifesaver for short deadlines with it's "set and forget" design. Low DSP usage and the pleasant "glue" it adds when used across a mix makes this a win win for me!
E. Wells
Make your tracks shine
Wanted to try this out on prerecorded material since most only talk about it as a Unison plugin.
Could not believe the difference it makes on existing vocal tracks a definite winner.
Love this plugin.
j. el mutante
MUY BUENO
SE LO RECOMIENDO
D. Grossman
wow!
UA has changed my life in so many ways....But if I had to pick one plugin that has LITERALLY been a game changer...the Pultec. I am fairly new to professional level mixing and mastering...I loop my djembe live ....pretty much everyone agrees that getting the low end is one of the hardest aspects of pro audio mixing....I was stymied and have been for years how to capture my djembe drum. I had everything sphere microphone and 76 UA plugins but it wasn't until I discovered the "Pultec Trick" on the low end that my life got so much easier! Look it up....boost the low end and attenuate at the same time....really shapes the sound!
M. Capitani
Excellent Plugins From UAD Yet Again
I love these compressors. They are sophisticated in their design in the way that they give your tracks punch and presence at moderate input levels but sound smooth and forgiving without that harsh dead sound unlike a number of other emulations and digital compressors out there.
My favourite use is putting the 1176 RevA on the drum bus following a good dose of saturation to tighten things up and recover transients. In addition, that distinctive pumping warmth you get on kick drums when you increase the gain is too good. I A/B’d this with a straight volume increase and no compression to make sure I wasn’t fooling myself and started to quickly grab my wallet for my bank card. You got me again UAD. Great work
R. Walsh
Adds Thump
Nothing is as important in pop and rock mixes as the kick and bass working together to drive the beat. The DBX works so often to make this really happen. Nothing is right a hundred percent of the time. I still start with the 160 on my kick and bass then go from there. You will be right much more often than wrong. It can also smash a acoustic so it can be pulled to the front of a mix. While I am sure it has dozens of other things it does well. However, the three I listed make the DBX 160 a must have.
R. Walsh
Adds Thump
Nothing is as important in pop and rock mixes as the kick and bass working together to drive the beat. The DBX works so often to make this really happen. Nothing is right a hundred percent of the time. I still start with the 160 on my kick and bass then go from there. You will be right much more often than wrong. It can also smash a acoustic so it can be pulled to the front of a mix. While I am sure it has dozens of other things it does well. However, the three I listed make the DBX 160 a must have.
R. Neville
Owned the hardware
Sounds pretty identical to the actual hardware unit.