비디오 검토 : UA LA 2A 대 NI Softube VC의 2A 차기

Both the Universal Audio LA 2A and NI's Softube VC 2A are modelled on the original LA2A hardware compressor. Paul Bissell puts both to the test in this video review shootout.  
The VC 2A and LA 2A stack up very well against each other.

VC 2A와 LA 2A는 서로 아주 잘 스택.


의 소유자와 일일 사용자로 유니버설 오디오 LA610 마이크 프리 (610 마이크 프리, LA2A 압축기 콤보) 나는 내 머리 속에 잘 배어 든 LA2A 소리가있다. 나는 또한 첫 번째 통화 이동 - 많은 보컬 체인으로 플러그인 UAD LA2A 있습니다. 네이티브 인스 트루먼 트와 네이티브 (비 하드웨어 가속) 버전을 출시 Softube으로, 나는 그것이 하드웨어 및 유니버설 오디오 자신 만의 디지털 에뮬레이션 모두 비교 방식을 볼 수 싶어했다.

UA는 원래의 장치에 해당 LA2A 에뮬레이션이 완전히 충실 유지하는 반면, Softube 몇 가지 추가 기능을 추가했습니다. VC 2A (VC = 빈티지 압축기), 병렬 압축, 더킹 또는 효과를위한 사이드 체인 회로와 검출기 회로의 하이 패스 필터를 허용 혼합 / 혼합 컨트롤이 포함되어 있습니다. 이 낮은 주파수에 부정적인 반응에서 압축기를 유지합니다.


스태킹 - LA2A 및 VC2A을

어떻게 Softube 에뮬레이션은 스택습니까? 정말, 정말 잘. 그들은 모두 당신에게 소리를 얻을 것이다. 당신은 판단을보고 아래 둘 사이의 오디오 총격전을 듣고 자신을 만들 수 있습니다. 그러나 당신이 염두에 두어야 할 몇 가지가 있습니다. 어떤 두 원래 하드웨어 LA2As 이제까지 동일한 될 것 없습니다. 하드웨어 장치가 다른 경우 따라서, 다음, 에뮬레이션 또는 플러그 인 모델뿐만 아니라 다른 될거야, 그리고 정확히 경우 여기 이잖아.


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Discussion

shiftjam
Hi paul,

What about the waves plugin? I think is waves cal 2a?

I know the topic is little sensitive and depending on such factors as taste, sound... And asking which one is the best might sound a little bit strange, but which one you would pick?

How does the waves compare with the others?

Best regards,
Leonard
Paul Bissell
Hi Leonard,
The simple answer is that I don't have the Waves version :)
I just did a quite Google search for "UAD Waves LA2A" and I see many. many posts about this already. Softube and NI are pretty much new comers, and so to be honest, I thought it would 'sound like a compressor' and that would be that. I was surprised how it captured the vibe - which is what you want in the end - well, what I want at least. The polarity invert / sum to cancel thing was just to give some kind of objective measure to my subjective opinion.
There are quite a few LA2A emulations - or at least plug-ins that compress and put a "two knobbed, simple silver interface" on the front. Therefore, the comparisons and shootouts could go on and on.

I don't mean to push back on your question, but honestly, the term "best" is one that is completely contextual, and since the context is so different in every song it is pretty much impossible to quantify.
The LA2A does 'that thing' which could be characterized as a smooth, silky, and warm - BUT it also exacerbates sibilance in vocals and leads to a front end bump that can be so "wrong" in many situations. A fast attack 1176 wouldn't have those same issues - but would have its own.

My article was written to say that these plug-ins by Softube/NI that come as a part of the larger Komplete 9 Ultimate package (which is mostly about sample instruments - not plug-ins!) are of similar quality to those of UAD - who in this case also make the hardware units of this model. Waves is native as well so that would be another kind of shootout I guess, and then there are the CLA versions which have their own thing...Bombfactory.....etc

Paul Bissell

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