VCC + SSL strip = 2 times desk dist?

[Boe Larsen]

Been wondering...

If you put Slate VCC or Waves NLS on a track (and set it to ssl) and then add a ssl channelstrip like the UAD or Waves - do you theoreticly have 2 times the desk distortion then?

Boe

[dtmprod]

Don't know about UAD, but Waves SSL version has option to add 'analog' or not. Try it & see whether you like it, or not.......

[Boe Larsen]

Originally Posted by dtmprod

Don't know about UAD, but Waves SSL version has option to add 'analog' or not. Try it & see whether you like it, or not.......

Ah, yes that's right - thanks for reminding me.
Don't know about the UAD stuff though... anybody?

[Drew Mazurek]

But that's just turning on and off the hiss and hum, I don't think it's turning off any nonlinearities.

UA allows you to do a similar thing, just making the "noise" go away.

[Boe Larsen]

Originally Posted by dmazurek

But that's just turning on and off the hiss and hum, I don't think it's turning off any nonlinearities.

UA allows you to do a similar thing, just making the "noise" go away.

Yep - that's my sonic experience as well.

About UA... where do you see that option - on which plugs? - checked ssl and neve strips.

[Drew Mazurek]

Originally Posted by Boe Larsen

Yep - that's my sonic experience as well.

About UA... where do you see that option - on which plugs? - checked ssl and neve strips.

Ampex 102, Lexicon 224 are two.

[Boe Larsen]

Originally Posted by dmazurek

Ampex 102, Lexicon 224 are two.

Ah, ok, yes.

[WernerF]

Yah, the analog button does nothing but turn the hiss and sixty cycle hum on or off. I've confirmed that with the guys at Waves. The pain in the butt aspect of it is that all the ones that have it default to opening with it on. Of course you can make your own user default presets with it defaulting to off but that's kinda silly IMHO.

[Boe Larsen]

Yes - I'm always turning it off on any Waves plug...