Sonic Timeworks

bluemystic · Post by **bluemystic** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:13 am

Hey Folks,

I got lost making a choice between some of their plugins as I do not understand the difference between:

- ProReverb vs P-100 Classic Plate Reverb
- CompressorX vs Mastering Commpressor's vs SharcOne.

Can someone tell me the differences please.

Another question: should I use a Mastering Compressor on the whole mix or on each track ?

Thanks in advance,

bluemystic

Plato · Post by **Plato** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:01 am

Hi, I don't know Pro Reverb, but P100 is worth every penny (& a whole lot more) - bargain of the century - get it.
Mastering Compressor is more of a peak limiter/maximiser than a compressor (such as compressor x).....if you've ever used Waves L series you'll know what it's for....if not, it's main job is to get final mixes as loud as possible, so they are comparable in volume to other CDs - you set a peak level such as -0.2db, and it will not let any signal go above there - great for finishing/mastering.
Compressor x is more of a traditional comp, for individual instruments etc, although it also features a brick-wall limiter so you can get pretty extreme.
(NB I've only tried VST versions of both - they are very good, so I imagine the Scope versions would be too)

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:44 pm

I agree with Plato, specially on the price of the P100. It may be irritating - SUCH a good device, there must be a catch somewhere... there isn't

Compared to the other 2 plugins both the P100 and the Mastering comp are true resource hogs - I really like the latter (demo only though) for it's clean and effective operation.
I'm even tempted to apply it slightly to a number of vintage vinyl restaurations.
With moderate settings it keeps the character of the record, but makes it a little more pronounced.
The other way, as Plato describes, works just as well. A no-brainer to get it as loud as possible

cheers, Tom

Liquid EDGE · Post by **Liquid EDGE** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:00 pm

sharc one

is a channel strip. and this would be used for recording vocals and instruments ect. the main perpose is to get healthy levels, control the dynamics (for a smooth sound) and treat the signal to a certain degree, i.e with the eq, to brighten a vocal and remove the bottom end which would (may) not be needed in a mix.

basically use this to record realworld signals so you have a nice INITIAL sounding wave file/recording to then mix and treat further in a mix, with other tools.

if used right maybe bugger all needs to be "corrected" in the mix, apart from say, adding reverb.

with this said you can use this tool for whatever you want but as i've said above it's main purpose is for getting nice recordings of real world things.

Mastering comp.

To get the whole mix loud.

Comp x

For individual channels/sounds to control there dynamics or used to pump sounds..blah blah..

hope my rantings clear it up.

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bluemystic · Post by **bluemystic** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:13 pm

Thanks for the info Guys.

I focused first on my music but now I really need to get deeper in the recording technique. And I'm somtimes a bit lost.

You comments did help me. I will go for the Plate Reverb and for the Mastering Compressor.

Best regards,

bluemystic

PS: here's a little demo I made without those gears.

http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic ... forum=17&5

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