Choose from dozens of modules including vintage modeled EQs, compressors, enhancers, filters, preamps, mixing consoles, and more. So you get creative and stick to the tools that are now in your shortlist.VMR 2.0 allows audio engineers to easily create the channel strips of their dreams using a library full of analog modeled plugins. Point is, there's just too much and it's too expensive if you can't make a living from it. Bought the VMR with the first 4 modules and VCC (when it still was the first release, later upgraded to 2.0) but at the end I wasn't THAT satisfied so I sold them. I tried a lot of them (not the latest VMR releases though).

These tools are for real mix engineers and people with enough money to spend on music stuff and stay up2date with their new releases. but I never used the hardware so I don't care if it's an 'almost' copy.

And yes, they all provide something extra with harmonics, character, transformers etc. Of course, the special processors like Fatso are unique but I'm now satisfied with Sknote Disto (which is only $40 btw). Also compared them carefully to a lot of native/Logic stock alternatives and IMO there's nothing that you can't do without them. And I didn't like the dsp limitations/latency issues with my Satellite Duo (Quad was too expensive at the time, nowadays Apollo seems better). I had around 25 UAD tools but sold everything because I didn't use them as much as I thought I would. Always nice to have a free plug-in! Some good examples: Slate Revival+Trimmer, Eventide UltraChannel, SoundToys 'little' tools (although I bought all their stuff in the meanwhile), Adam Szabo Phazor (Virus emulation), CamelAudio CamelCrusher, Plug & Mix Degradiator (like their FB page for a free one), Xfer Records tools, Valhalla Space Modulator etc.Ībout UAD.

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