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@Crabman said:
It doesn't necessarily mean that. Get them if you want, but you don't NEED them. The limiter in auria works well. I find that the concept of multiband compression is great, but in practice it's not as necessary as one may think. If you need it, get it. If you don't need it, it's a distraction that prevents finishing songs or a toy. Just my thoughts. It's ok if you don't agree.
Totally agree with these comments. No need to get pro-MB if you don't think you'll need it. Of course, I didn't heed that advice, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. I liked what I saw in the 15 minutes I played with it last night. I do think it will find some good use too. That being said, it seemed to be pretty process intensive and I was only using one instance (on an Air). CPU shot up pretty good. Pro-L on the other hand, doesn't have as much overhead from what I've seen. Of course, I'm only using it on the master right now. I'm a visual guy and not a sound board genius, so the graphic representation of what I'm doing with pro-L (and all the others) really helps me a lot. Even if I was a guru with that stuff, I'd still think the ability to completely visualize exactly where the threshold etc is taking effect is beneficial to anyone. To each their own.
I totally don't follow the tape comment, but then again, I'm slow.
Sorry to be totally of topic
What I am talking about is the ipad feels much more like an instrument then anything else to me.
Most of the time i dont want to record what I am doing.
Its more like playing the piano to me, I can do that for hours and just enjoy what i am doing at the very moment. I get the same feeling from playing with soundprism (or midisequencers if they are done right)...
I enjoy being able to do both, on the same device. Actually connecting a tape recorder would have been pretty boring (and most likely very frustrating).
That's cool. I enjoy recording music with said instruments. I also record bands (mostly mine now) and mix in auria, because it feels like recording to tape and mixing on a board. That works for me. I also play bass live in 2 bands and love that too. Different thrill. To tie it all up, I love recording those gigs, mixing the recordings, and putting them out.
On the fabfilter subject, they are fantastic, I just don't need all of them. I have pro-q and it's awesome. I'm trying to get away from too many options though, so since I have the stock channel strip, old timer, and channel comp, I am resisting buying pro-c, as nice as it is. We'll see.
"old timer"
Is awesome. I always use that one over Pro-C. Not because it´s better or anything i guess, I just like its sound more. It feels more analog-ish/softer/warmer (could all just be in my head tho;)
If people are still having issues understanding how to use a single band compressor, then likely something like Pro-MB is going to be overkill. It's a great tool, but hardly what I could call an essential purchase. I use it mainly for professional mastering, even then I probably only use it a handful of times a year.
Incredibly poweful tool, but complex and overkill for most people.
Then again at this price, grab it and wait
@lala said:
Ah, I get the comment now. Yeah, we're coming from different angles, I think. Like @mrufino1 I also record real world instruments. I do totally get the comment about the iPad being an instrument on it's own, and I completely agree. Apps like Thumbjam definitely turn the iPad into an instrument. I just also happen to use it for the "old school" stuff too.
As far as pro-MB being overkill, I would agree. It's a little intimidating at first, but that being said, in the fifteen minutes I used it on a master track in one of my recordings, I got some pretty awesome results. I wouldn't consider it redundant when compared to the other FabFilter plugs I have at all. Not an essential purchase though. Outside of pro-Q (and maybe pro-L) I'm not sure any of them are truly "essential". Still, I enjoy the hell out of them and they make my music sound better to me. That's all I care about.
Slightly off topic question. What are your guy's thoughts on the WML and PSP reverbs... and the IAP IR's? Would love to hear some opinions.
Regarding the tape recording feel comment... I enjoy the fact that the iPad can become so many things. It can be a synth, a drum, a drum machine, a set of guitar strings, a mixing desk, a desktop plugin, a space ship, a pinball machine ... Etc. etc. seems like it would be a waste to restrict it to only performing duties, though it does that extremely well. So, no, I am not bored by desktop type recording at all. It's essential and I love that I can now do it all on a device that weighs nearly nothing and fits in my bag.
The IR packs from MoreVox are really great. I bought em all on the last sale. That's like ~1000 various reverbs (and more out-there/experimental stuff etc). Well worth the 6-7 bucks IMO. It's amazing how much a small audio sample can change your sound. You'll get a handful of demo IRs from each pack in the bonus content you get from WML when registering your email. The classic reverb unit is really basic, the WML Pro version got the same "base" sound to it, but a lot more parameters to sculpt the reverb. If you want a native Auria reverb, instead of using AUFX or VirSyns AudioReverb via IAA, the WML Pro will do the job.
What's wml? I have the classicverb pro ( is that the name? I never get it right!), it's good for what it is. Some of the IR's are good, some haven't been useful yet. They're all good, it just depends what floats your boat. I tend to use virsyn audio reverb through audiobus and print the result , and then use the IR verb if I feel the need.
Ah, Wavemachine labs, got it.
@boone51 said:
Ha...
after a fair amount of thread-lurking and fence sitting while enjoying the constructive and helpful advice throughout this thread, I do believe this comment has just cost me £34. L and MB it is then - thanks! 
Aye, thanks for reminding me Chris... I keep forgetting to download the bonus content when I'm at the Mac. Need to do that and check out the sample IR packs. All my tunes are on the out there experimental electronic side, so it sounds like there should be plenty to chew on in there. I need a pretty good arsenal of reverbs for what I do, so they are each a bit tempting in some way. The PianoVerb seems pretty interesting being more resonator based... would need to hear it on some material that is not piano though before I could say yay or nay. Might have to at least upgrade the Classic.
On the Auria Master Strip the graphic to the right indicates that the 4 plugin slots are before the master strip but this doesn't seem to be true. Just did a quick test (mostly eyes) by inserting Saturn and then adjusting the EQ in the master strip. The adjustments were indicated on the spectral display in Saturn. What gives? Am I missing something?
I ask because if I buy MB, I want to use it on the master bus before the channel strip's limiter.
The master is last in the chain, so it affects the entire mix.
Thanks @chrisg but I mean on the master itself. There's the master channel-strip (EQ/bus comp/Limiter) and there are the 4 slots for plugins. Under the 4 slots is a graphic that indicates to me that the channel strip comes after the plugin slots. My eyes/ears disagree and I'm trying to understand which order it's supposed to be.
Thread hijacking warning; so since you use the ir's @ChrisG, how in the heck do you figure out which one you want in that impossibly long list? I wish there was more organization than what's there now because I find myself getting frustrated after the 16th or 30th reverb I select still isn't what I'm looking for in convolution. I just end up selecting one at random almost and then trying to tweak it to gt it where I kind of want it. Still, the process leaves me frustrated mostly.
@Syrupcore Ok got it. Yeah it looks like the strip is first then the slots. Messes with what I see on the strip UI and what I see and hear in any plug inserted in the master. I've never really bothered with the strips that much since I've always used inserts and buses.
@boone51 I have perhaps gone through almost half the IRs since the sale way back. I just pick a pack and go through the list until I find something that sounds cool on whatever I have on that track. I guess with names including "spring", or "bright space/hall" you kinda know what your getting. I wanna see a easier way to navigate through the list. Now it's open menu, tap on IR, menu closes, open menu again, tap next IR, menu closes. Just having the menu/list stay open would make it a lot faster to go through. Or even adding arrows next to the menu.
Thanks @ChrisG. Yeah, I would love a better way to audition the various ir's. I find myself going back to the same ones I've saved as presets just out of frustration. I know there are probably 100 other ones that I have that would be more ideal, but the guess work frustrates the hell out of me. I don't have time for that. I just want to say "big room reverb - go", but I have like 30 of them to work through. Anyhoo, I complain a lot, or so my wife and kids tell me.
Use a percussive sound to record a short demo using each IR. Save each demo using the same name as the IR file with _DEMO on the end. Then when choosing IRs, audition the demos.
I do slap a clean simple 4/4 kick/snare/hihat just to audition the IRs sometimes. Never occurred to me that I could save em as a preset in Aurias preset handler, kinda like a favourites list.
Doing a separate recording for every IR? Oh man I'd probably just rage-delete Auria, or jump out the window after that
Cool idea but not very 'get a reverb sound right now' practical. Sounds like a good feature request for @rim though.
Auria could generally use some list UI love, namely text filters. So you could say, type 'big' at the top of the IR list and see only those with big in the name. It's so rad that you can automate everything but if you have one or more Fab Filter plugins on a track searching through the list of automatable parameters in the track view isn't awesome. If you could type 'lfo' at the top of the list, that'd be handy.
Agree big time. Native Instruments and others have for a while now been headed in the right direction regarding filtering presets and such with keyword text filters etc... and while it may add a little backend work when adding your own presets and samples, it's so worth it once you are ready to create and want to quickly pull up something "huge/dark/metallic" or "tight/lush/organic" etc. Auria and others really should revamp to a similar method.
I was text filtering combo box content in Windows 3.11 back in the 90s. Should be standard.
@OmnilimbO said:
Psp has demos on their website if you are able to try them on a desktop as vst.
@PaulB said:
Indeed, it's been in iOS from the start if I recall correctly (contacts). I imagine there is some overhead/limitations involved with using the UI View for that or we'd see it everywhere.
Thanks for the suggestion @PaulB. It does sound a little tedious if I'm honest, but I see what you're saying and I appreciate it.
@boone51 I agree, but I figured tedious once is better than every time.
I tend to use C and Q on individual tracks, I'm thinking that MB and L will be good judiciously applied on the master track, yes?