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Dimension D Opinions
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johnmccaig
Member
woah.. i bought it sight unheard.
now.. having on this vocal track.. OMFG
LOVE IT!
now.. having on this vocal track.. OMFG
LOVE IT!
Paul Woodlock
Established Member
Dim-D sounds GREAT!!!!!! 
giovanniroma
Member
my OWN poor opinion
my OWN poor opinion:
these is the reason why i wont' buy dimension d and plate 140
and i will buy CE 1
the impression i had using dimension d is that the processor is simply adding a modulation (very well phase correlated) it seem having no own character
(read bass emphasis or other spectrum distortion)
it simply moves the sound !!!!
same for plate it simply adds some plate ... yes the plate is surely warm
but not so particulary vintage or dirty as i imagined
CE 1 is simply funtastic, the vibrato is wonderfulll and so the chorus
(a surely more phase confusing) but i really love it
it transforms (with la2a) my weak and poor lounge lizard
in the ABSOLUTELY FINAL stage piano ........ MY GOD
mybe i'll buy dimension d for wonderful layout
my OWN poor opinion:
these is the reason why i wont' buy dimension d and plate 140
and i will buy CE 1
the impression i had using dimension d is that the processor is simply adding a modulation (very well phase correlated) it seem having no own character
(read bass emphasis or other spectrum distortion)
it simply moves the sound !!!!
same for plate it simply adds some plate ... yes the plate is surely warm
but not so particulary vintage or dirty as i imagined
CE 1 is simply funtastic, the vibrato is wonderfulll and so the chorus
(a surely more phase confusing) but i really love it
it transforms (with la2a) my weak and poor lounge lizard
in the ABSOLUTELY FINAL stage piano ........ MY GOD
mybe i'll buy dimension d for wonderful layout
hmm.. so.. i don't like choruses.. never have.. never had much reason for them. i don't do pop music.. so i never had the need for chorus on a vocal or anything they're \"normally\" used for..
lately, however, i've been working with some guitarists... so i tired the dimension D on some guitar tracks this afternoon... at first, i thought i heard next to ZERO effect... pretty disapointed... didn't seem to do much at all... but then i switched it off. .and realized how much in fact it WAS doing.... how dead the original track sounded.... i was expecting a much more noticable modulating chorus effect... but it's actually very still and just wide and very gentle.
so.. my opinion.. is that the D is very very subtle.. and very warm.. it's definitely not used for wild chorus effects (i think the boss is better for that, with it's mod control)... but it's used to widen and warm...
damn.. i wish it was a $79 plug. and i'd buy it in a heartbeat.. or, i'll wait until i have an immediate project where i may need it... i DO like it, but i'm not a big user of chorus.. tho, the D is so subtle and sweet, it might change the way i feel about chorusing...
lately, however, i've been working with some guitarists... so i tired the dimension D on some guitar tracks this afternoon... at first, i thought i heard next to ZERO effect... pretty disapointed... didn't seem to do much at all... but then i switched it off. .and realized how much in fact it WAS doing.... how dead the original track sounded.... i was expecting a much more noticable modulating chorus effect... but it's actually very still and just wide and very gentle.
so.. my opinion.. is that the D is very very subtle.. and very warm.. it's definitely not used for wild chorus effects (i think the boss is better for that, with it's mod control)... but it's used to widen and warm...
damn.. i wish it was a $79 plug. and i'd buy it in a heartbeat.. or, i'll wait until i have an immediate project where i may need it... i DO like it, but i'm not a big user of chorus.. tho, the D is so subtle and sweet, it might change the way i feel about chorusing...
Tony Ostinato
Active Member
Its nostalgic to pick up on the \"what is dimension-d doing?\" discussion once again.
heres something to try and see if you dont go aha.
rhodes piano, fx send to a group with DD
then you can vary how much DD is added.
add some verb to both the channel and the group
try DD on the insert instead of the group to hear that difference too.
heres something to try and see if you dont go aha.
rhodes piano, fx send to a group with DD
then you can vary how much DD is added.
add some verb to both the channel and the group
try DD on the insert instead of the group to hear that difference too.
Paul Woodlock
Established Member
I wish they'd added a wet/dry control.Tony Ostinato said:
Eric Dahlberg
Purveyor of musical dreams fullfilled.
Don't know about the real thing but the plug-in mono's beautifully. The CE-1 in complex mode mono's surprisingly well, too, & in this way may possibly be better than the real thing, given that the Classic mode mono's terribly.
Haven't tried it out yet, but I read the manual and I am glad they included the option to depress multiple buttons! I was telling some people about the 2-button trick on the DD and nobody believed me...they just thought I was joking, making a reference to the 1176 trick. None of the previous blurbs about the DD plugin mentioned this, so reading this was a nice surprise.
Everyone are naturally entitled to their own opinions. I personally feel that the DD is the best chorus plugin I have ever tried in my entire life on vocals. Nothing else I've heard even comes close!
The reason for this is that while most other chorus plugins seems to go way overboard (even on the most down to earth settings), the DD is so subtle you can barely notice that you're feeding the vocalchain into a chorus... Until you turn it off that is, and you notice how utterly and completely dull it sounds without it.
The DD makes vocals sit beautifully in my mixes.
Thumbs up!
The reason for this is that while most other chorus plugins seems to go way overboard (even on the most down to earth settings), the DD is so subtle you can barely notice that you're feeding the vocalchain into a chorus... Until you turn it off that is, and you notice how utterly and completely dull it sounds without it.
The DD makes vocals sit beautifully in my mixes.
Thumbs up!
giovanniroma
Member
surely CE 1
(i talk for juno 106) that one is the dirtiest i've ever heard is very aggressive sometimes seems flanging...(juno)
(i talk for juno 106) that one is the dirtiest i've ever heard is very aggressive sometimes seems flanging...(juno)
Eddie Macarthur
Active Member
i had a great reverence for the dimension d in the 80's, mainly becuase i'd never heard one in the flesh (Like fairlight etc.).
having installed and tried it, i'm very disappointed. even if the ua version is 100% accurate, it simply means a good copy of soemthing that to me doesn't do enough for the money asked. at best, it's a smooth spacial chorus/width expander. i was hoping for a really deep chorus effect (like in the song \"Touch And Go\" by John Foxx on the \"Metamatic\" album.
i wasn't blown away (and with just the original 4 buttons to press, it didn't take long to try all the options on the sound sources i tried).
if it was £20, ok, worth buying.
as for the boss chorus ensemble; that was quite nice.
main point here; gui makes an incredible difference to perceived value of a plugin. if the dimension d plugin looked like a voxengo plugin or cakewalk directx one, it would get very little attention. In my opinion of course.
and i DO like modulation fx a LOT!
Ed
having installed and tried it, i'm very disappointed. even if the ua version is 100% accurate, it simply means a good copy of soemthing that to me doesn't do enough for the money asked. at best, it's a smooth spacial chorus/width expander. i was hoping for a really deep chorus effect (like in the song \"Touch And Go\" by John Foxx on the \"Metamatic\" album.
i wasn't blown away (and with just the original 4 buttons to press, it didn't take long to try all the options on the sound sources i tried).
if it was £20, ok, worth buying.
as for the boss chorus ensemble; that was quite nice.
main point here; gui makes an incredible difference to perceived value of a plugin. if the dimension d plugin looked like a voxengo plugin or cakewalk directx one, it would get very little attention. In my opinion of course.
and i DO like modulation fx a LOT!
Ed
cane creek
Established Member
I agree the DD's GUI looks lovely but i ain't hearing much , MMMM i think i'll hold out until UA release the space echo and they might do an offer if i buy all 3 roland plugins at once ?
Dave Bourke
Active Member
When UA first released example sound files of the early version of Dimension D, I was, I have to admit, fairly underwhelmed. I bought the CE-1 at that time, though, and that's made me realise just how puny and watery every other chorus I own is (possible exception Nitro).
So I've been going back and listening to the new DD example sound files and I'm struck by how subtle the plug-in is. It just sounds so natural, and yet, when you remove it, you really do notice the lack of it.
I think if you use DD on stuff that's gonna be buried in a mix it's probably wasted. But on anything that's exposed it just seems to put a gorgeous sheen and depth that fits perfectly.
I really thought that this might be the first UA plug-in I'd pass on. But the more I've listened, the more I want it...
And now I've just realised something: since I bought the UAD-1, my aural perception and judgement have really improved. Wow...
Kind regards.
So I've been going back and listening to the new DD example sound files and I'm struck by how subtle the plug-in is. It just sounds so natural, and yet, when you remove it, you really do notice the lack of it.
I think if you use DD on stuff that's gonna be buried in a mix it's probably wasted. But on anything that's exposed it just seems to put a gorgeous sheen and depth that fits perfectly.
I really thought that this might be the first UA plug-in I'd pass on. But the more I've listened, the more I want it...
And now I've just realised something: since I bought the UAD-1, my aural perception and judgement have really improved. Wow...
Kind regards.
Eddie Macarthur
Active Member
Hi Dave; I agree that uad plugins can take time to grow on you.
i've still got 13 days left on the demos so i'll listen again.
of the 2, the boss chorus seems more widely usable (it did sound nice on clean electric guitar).
If ua made a roland ph830 phaser, i'd buy that on the spot!
Ed
i've still got 13 days left on the demos so i'll listen again.
of the 2, the boss chorus seems more widely usable (it did sound nice on clean electric guitar).
If ua made a roland ph830 phaser, i'd buy that on the spot!
Ed
mightymike
Active Member
The DD is the most useful chorus... ever!!! I think some people are looking for the classic guitar chorus effect which it really was never used for. It's ability to add space espcially during heavy passages is sooo useful and no other effect does this... I waited for a bundle offer as I actually own a CE-1 and though found it to be very comparable, it wasn't an gotta have purchase. The DD however is definitely worth getting. I've always used in studios for BV's especially and I am so happy it is a plugin... and a highly accurate one at that as well!!
Well done UA!!
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Well done UA!!
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