The Creative Analog from Plugin Alliance is a software bundle that features plug-in models of several unique analog hardware units from elysia and SPL. Whether it's for applying enhancement or dynamics to audio files and mixes in non conventional ways, or the need for generating tape style saturation, the bundle covers all of these bases.
The mpressor from elysia is a native based plug-in that closely emulates the company's hardware creative compressor. The original's all discrete circuitry and special characters have been translated into software in great detail, delivering a universal compressor as well as a dynamic effects machine.
Functions include Auto Fast that makes life easy even on longer attack settings and the Anti Log feature offers an alternative release curve that can be engaged for instant pumping effects. In addition to standard ratios, the plug-in also provides negative values.
The gain reduction limiter regulates the virtual control voltage and keeps even the most extreme settings under control and the additional filter is a perfect for changing the sound character of the compressed signal. An external sidechain input adds further flexibility.
All the major plug-in formats are supported for both 32- and 64-bit operating systems.
Transient Designer from SPL is a dynamics processor plug-in modeled after the company's well respected analog hardware. It approaches the issue in a very different way to conventional compressors in that it has two main controls that can reshape the attack and sustain characteristics of any audio file.
Amplifying or attenuating these two components of a sound opens up much greater possibilities for sound shaping than can be achieved using a chain of compressors. Level-independent processing means that threshold setting is not necessary, while other common controls, such as ratio or parameters for time-constants, are automated and optimized in a musical manner.
Additionally, internal code supports mouse wheel control for the rotary controls. Place the mouse cursor over a control and move the scroll wheel to adjust the setting.
The TwinTube from SPL is a tube effects plug-in modeled after the company's analog hardware, and combines two essential tube effects in a single processor, saturation along with harmonics processing. Both stages work independently and are based on individual processing stages, allowing the effects to be utilized separately or together.
Harmonics processing can be applied to four different fundamental frequency bands to improve presence and clarity without significantly raising signal levels. The saturation control can be compared to the effects of tape saturation, adding warmth and providing density to virtually any kind of sound source.
Additionally, internal code supports mouse wheel control for the rotary controls. Place the mouse cursor over a control and move the scroll wheel to adjust the setting.
The Vitalizer MK2-T from SPL is an audio enhancement processor suitable for all sound production stages, including recording, mixdown, mastering, or playback. The software applies psycho acoustic and audio metric principles to achieve a noticeable improvement while enhancing sounds, processing only the original signal without generating artifacts.
The plug-in can enhance individual signals, subgroups or sum signals, and provide clarity and presence to a mix. It can also separate several low signals effortlessly and improve spatial impression, bring static loops to life, and act as an excellent solution for restoring old recordings.
Additionally, internal code supports mouse wheel control for the rotary controls and faders. Place the mouse cursor over a control and move the scroll wheel to adjust the setting.