inexpensive ways to introduce analog warmth to your sound

[genderM]

effects?

synths?

whats the word??

[3za]

http://www.dubstepforum.com/warmer-soun ... 62300.html

[darkartois]

Moogerfoogers, or any analog pedals

[Depone]

I can highly recommend Magnetic by nomad factory... Its got plenty of controls and a few tape style emulations...
I purchased it at a steal when it first came out, not sure how much it costs now.

http://www.nomadfactory.com/products/ma ... index.html



But it definitely colours the sound in a pleasing way, even if all the controls are bypassed, it adds something. (just dont use the 'boost', control, its a limiter, and sounds shite)

[Sharmaji]

+1 for nomad factory's plugs. a while back they were blowing out the blue tubes plugs. I use the studio channel quite a lot-- very nice EQ in there.

stillwell audio's event horizon is a massively powerful plug.

and you can never rule out vintagewarmer...

[Basic A]

Big fan of the Antress plugins... They have a very distinct character to them and are easy to overuse (to pleasant results regardless though)... but... all in all, A+ software...

http://antress.er-webs.com/

Also, if you dont mind simple electronics assembly, you can find tube amps/limiter kits pretty cheap, look into PAIA.

[nowaysj]

I purchased it at a steal when it first came out, not sure how much it costs now.

Quanto?

[Karoshi]

record the track to tape then sample it back in?

[Wrigzilla]

Recording synths from your monitors can do wanders as can recording stuff to tape or just going through a preamp. The korg monotron is a very cheap (about £50) simple synth but it can take aux in signals so you can use it's real analogue filter on synthetic sources.

VST wise I love Stillwell Audio's Badbuss mojo, sonnox EQ (for it's very subtle but warm distortion) and Massey Tapehead.

Sometimes just a bit of good eqing can do the trick (a bit of lowpassing + scooping the mids a bit).

[Karoshi]

Recording synths from your monitors can do wanders as can recording stuff to tape or just going through a preamp. The korg monotron is a very cheap (about £50) simple synth but it can take aux in signals so you can use it's real analogue filter on synthetic sources.

VST wise I love Stillwell Audio's Badbuss mojo, sonnox EQ (for it's very subtle but warm distortion) and Massey Tapehead.

Sometimes just a bit of good eqing can do the trick (a bit of lowpassing + scooping the mids a bit).

Monotrons filter sounds sickkk, also the monotron adds some noise too, can sound abit lofi. but, as its name suggests its mono so no sterio.

I havnt got round to using it in a track yet, but my next crackly minimalistic dubstep tune will be ran through it!

[nowaysj]

sonnox EQ (for it's very subtle but warm distortion)

I have been told that the sonnox eq is crystal clear? Like, that is a critique of it. No personal experience, anyone with knowledge confirm, deny?

[Wrigzilla]

sonnox EQ (for it's very subtle but warm distortion)

I have been told that the sonnox eq is crystal clear? Like, that is a critique of it. No personal experience, anyone with knowledge confirm, deny?

Bleargh, my bad not sonnox eq, I'm chatting about sonimus EQ. I get confused between the two

[nowaysj]

Think we have the basis for a trademark infringement claim, right there.

[Wrigzilla]

Think we have the basis for a trademark infringement claim, right there.

[nowaysj]

Yeah, I've heard of that soneq before, and I was confused. At least it is freeware!

[Wrigzilla]

Yeah, I've heard of that soneq before, and I was confused. At least it is freeware!

It's a real nice EQ but the saturation in it is fantastic. Since I discovered it, it's been used in 90% of my tracks since.

[jobbanaught]

As insert "Ferric TDS" really nice tape sim from Bootsy, won the KVR Challenge and its free

On sends i use Amp Sims, Vintagewarmer, whatever

Occasionally i just pass the signal through a distortion pedal with bypass on, makes it warm by reducing the highs and adding tiny bits of distortion

[Mad_EP]

+1 for nomad factory's plugs.

I have a few Nomad plugs that I didn't really like at first... but turns out I just needed to play with them more. I am definitely starting to warm to them a bit more.

[Depone]

+1 for nomad factory's plugs.

I have a few Nomad plugs that I didn't really like at first... but turns out I just needed to play with them more. I am definitely starting to warm to them a bit more.

After trialling a few, i can definitely say they are a bit hit and miss. The two I purchased were BT Valve driver (got some interesting amp sims on the drive) and Magnetic.
Magnetic is definitely one of my fav new plugins. It certainly does give an extra kick to whatever your using it for. Either tracking or bus mixing, its quite versatile.

[Mad_EP]

+1 for nomad factory's plugs.

I have a few Nomad plugs that I didn't really like at first... but turns out I just needed to play with them more. I am definitely starting to warm to them a bit more.

After trialling a few, i can definitely say they are a bit hit and miss. The two I purchased were BT Valve driver (got some interesting amp sims on the drive) and Magnetic.
Magnetic is definitely one of my fav new plugins. It certainly does give an extra kick to whatever your using it for. Either tracking or bus mixing, its quite versatile.

Yeah... I hadn't started warming to my Nomad's when that Magnetic deal was on - so I missed the super cheap price! D'oh!