Hype's Over... UAD 1073 Opinions?

[Doublehelix]

So now that the initial hype is past, is everyone still digging the UAD 1073?

 

[makinghits]

fo sure

 

[contramark]

yeh its got classic eq curves that are idiot proof and stand the test of time, of course people are going to like it. however, before the release i was hoping for more of the transformer and vintage crunch simulation that i dont feel is its strong point.

 

[taylor]

it sounds super sweet when using to boost mid frequencies (and highs)

it's a bit limited, being paragraphic, but if it falls around where i want to boost, it's my go-to

 

[RWIL]

my initial hype still alive!
My voucher balance is waiting for the next hype around the 33609.

RW

 

[Dragonsf]

it sounds super sweet when using to boost mid frequencies (and highs)

it's a bit limited, being paragraphic, but if it falls around where i want to boost, it's my go-to

What's paragraphic?Maybe parametric?

 

[Suntower]

yeh its got classic eq curves that are idiot proof and stand the test of time, of course people are going to like it. however, before the release i was hoping for more of the transformer and vintage crunch simulation that i dont feel is its strong point.

That's how I feel. I really like it---especially compared with Pultec. It's great, but I wish it gave -more- of what it gives. I'm holding out for the compressor---my -hope- is that it will give me something I can strap on the master buss a la McDSP.

---JC

 

[RWIL]

yeh its got classic eq curves that are idiot proof and stand the test of time, of course people are going to like it. however, before the release i was hoping for more of the transformer and vintage crunch simulation that i dont feel is its strong point.

That's how I feel. I really like it---especially compared with Pultec. It's great, but I wish it gave -more- of what it gives. I'm holding out for the compressor---my -hope- is that it will give me something I can strap on the master buss a la McDSP.

---JC

I understand your hope. However, to my own concern, I like it in that way exactly because it don't do that. I'm using mainly a Great River ME-1NV as preamp and which is already a colored preamp and the 1073 is the perfect addon to it since I don't loose or over color his sound.

RW

 

[neil wilkes]

It's beautifully smooth - especially in the high end. That 12KHz shelf must be a really shallow slope though, as it is having a beneficial effect even on much lower frequencies.
Beautiful.

 

[Sparky2]

yeh its got classic eq curves that are idiot proof and stand the test of time, of course people are going to like it. however, before the release i was hoping for more of the transformer and vintage crunch simulation that i dont feel is its strong point.

That's how I feel. I really like it---especially compared with Pultec. It's great, but I wish it gave -more- of what it gives. I'm holding out for the compressor---my -hope- is that it will give me something I can strap on the master buss a la McDSP.

---JC

One word for that ...TRI-TONE COLORTONE...oops, that two words :wink:

 

[makinghits]

colortone ain't no McDSP by any stretch of the imagination

 

[Suntower]

colortone ain't no McDSP by any stretch of the imagination

Agreed. I actually like Colortone a lot, but to me, it basically sounds like what it is... a filter. If I could use an analogy, it's like using a 'tube' distortion pedal on a guitar vs. a tube -amp-. The pedal sounds great for what it does, but it ain't the same thing as the -amp-.

When I heard it, McDSP kinda/sorta sounded like the tube amp (or the real SSL buss comp) and Colortone, the pedal 'tube simulator'.

Or something like that. :mrgreen:

---JC
Wishin' And Hopin' And Prayin' That's All That I Can Dooooooooooo....

 

[Sparky2]

colortone ain't no McDSP by any stretch of the imagination

Agreed. I actually like Colortone a lot, but to me, it basically sounds like what it is... a filter. If I could use an analogy, it's like using a 'tube' distortion pedal on a guitar vs. a tube -amp-. The pedal sounds great for what it does, but it ain't the same thing as the -amp-.

When I heard it, McDSP kinda/sorta sounded like the tube amp (or the real SSL buss comp) and Colortone, the pedal 'tube simulator'.

Or something like that. :mrgreen:

---JC
Wishin' And Hopin' And Prayin' That's All That I Can Dooooooooooo....

You really need to experiment with all the IR's in Colortone before you can really come to these conclusions...according to the Tritone guy, Damon, a simple test reveals that the McDSP isn't doing anything in terms of harmonic distortion saturation - not even close...He admits that it is one helluva of a fancy compressor though...

These are kinda two different beasts...anyhoo, I am getting wicked smoothness mxing through one of the Ampex IR's fed into a little light Elephant on the master buss...Even if McDSP was out for windows, $500US price tag is wayyyy too steep..

-Curt

 

[makinghits]

yeah colortone is just eq+harmonic distortion. I bought this thing myself and loved it in the beginning, now I never use it anymore, too much of a cpu hog for what it does. McDSP analog is pretty cool, very slick little plugin, but a bit overhyped too.

 

[sethmeister]

Anyone been able to compare it with the Neve console EQ from URS?

 

[LFranco]

I like the sound, for sure it doesn't sound exactly like the real thing, but then again...it didn't cost me 4 grand either.

 

[RWIL]

...i was hoping for more of the transformer and vintage crunch simulation that i dont feel is its strong point.

That's how I feel...

---JC

Hi,
Have you try to use the free Crow preamp emulator before the 1073?
http://www.mcrow.net/Preamp%20Emulator%20VST.htm

Cheers,
RW

 

[Staccato]

...i was hoping for more of the transformer and vintage crunch simulation that i dont feel is its strong point.

That's how I feel...

---JC

Hi,
Have you try to use the free Crow preamp emulator before the 1073?
http://www.mcrow.net/Preamp%20Emulator%20VST.htm

Cheers,
RW

Looks worth a try, thank you!

 

[billybk1]

Have you try to use the free Crow preamp emulator before the 1073?
http://www.mcrow.net/Preamp%20Emulator%20VST.htm

Cheers,
RW

Hmmm.....preamp emulator plugin, looks interesting, thanks for the link! :wink:

 

[Revelation]

I have a 1073 in my studio for a while, and the EQ is not what I am impressed with, it's the pre. The EQ is ok, I like the Prec EQ a lot better.