And I'm not saying it won't happen at some point. Yet, I've found some others that fall short - I've yet to hear a plug-in version of a Pultec EQ - from any of the manufacturers - that sounds like a real Pultec to me. When I first tried the E Series strip, I remember acting on a sort of "muscle memory", dialing in a particular setting on a kick and snare that I used to use all the time, back when I was mixing on a real SSL, and I was amazed at the model's response, and how very close it sounded to the hardware when used with those same settings. I get the same feeling with the few SSL models I've used. When I boost the input/mic pot of the 1073 to add that harmonic " edge", what I hear back sounds eerily close to what I remember hearing on the real hardware I have mixed on. I can say that some of these modeled strips and pres sound very good, and some even come very close in sound to their hardware Mothers.įor example, having worked on several real SSL's and Neve's over the years, I can say from my personal experience with the models I've used - like the Neve 10 from T-Racks, and the Oxford SSL E and G 4000 VST strips - that they sound remarkably close to the real thing(s), not only in layout and EQ response, but also in the gain-staging. It's really all about what you like sonically - and not always whether or not you feel that the emulation is indeed an "accurate" model of the real thing. Or, swing for the fence, spend the $79 ( U.S.) for the package, and see how you like them. One would assume that, in keeping with the SOP of other plug makers, Presonus would probably make these available for trial downloads although I don't use S1 enough to bother, and I already have enough VST's of analog modeled strips and GR's, that I don't need any more - but if you're an S1 user, DL them, try them, and post back. Reviews on the actual hardware versions of these models were pretty good, I recall that Tape Op wrote positive reviews for both. The hardware version of the ADL was/is considered to be a higher level model than what Presonus is typically known for, and was priced accordingly - around 2 grand retail - with the RC-500 being more of a mid-level pre, priced at $599 retail. I've never used either - the hardware or the plugs. I'm assuming that the VT 1 is a software emulation of the ADL-700, which is Presonus's hardware Tube-based Pre, ( although the built in GR was FET, not Tube) and the RC500 is obviously a software version of their RC 500 Hardware, which is a FET based Class A pre. I'd rather hear these on something like an acoustic guitar - or on someone who can sing on key). ( although I don't share his enthusiasm for the vocalist he used - I'm not nearly as impressed with her as he obviously is. ( Currently useable only with S1 2.6.5 and higher).Īs far as the review above, Russ ( Pro Tools Expert) was better with his presentation in this vid than he has been with others, where he's usually haulin' ass through the reviews - he seemed more laid- back on this one, easier to follow. I don't think they're on the market yet, are they? No, wait.
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