Voxengo Warmifier

After a phase of trying other plugins, mostly analog emulations, by other makers, I once again have to commend Voxengo for the quality of their plugins.

If you want a compressor that can tame the peaks of a vocal while giving it a polished sheen, I highly recommend Deft Compressor.

For giving warmth to vocals?  Or a bass compressor that (in my opinion) works much better than most LA2A emulations?  Use Crunchessor.  I use the 2A preset to keep the levels of bass tracks consistent without sounding squeezed (something I often hear from LA2A plugins).

Deft Compressor going into Crunchessor is my preferred version of "1176 to LA2A", that is, a fast attack compressor going into a smoother attack compressor.

I still highly prefer CRTIV Tape Bus compared to other tape plugins I have if I want to keep an open high-end sound to the track.  It's really good at keeping the punch and transients on the master bus while improving the crest factor (push the record gain).

I have to say that Warmifier is great since unlike other saturation plugins, it's not easy to overdo the amount of saturation.  It's super subtle, and these days I find that using too much saturation has a blurring effect on tracks.

Sobor is just unbelievably good.  You have to try it.

Voxengo is just really good DSP - high quality digital - without the mask or crutch of trying to emulate old, classic analog gear.  There are a handful of small devs like that, and just like Voxengo I highly suggest you try them out.

tonstwo

I just finished my first major mix using Warmifier.  I put this plug up there with the best tools in my digital or analog kit.  Its a lifesaver.  You say the drummer had brass that sounded like ass? - warmifier will sweeten it.  Say the vocal doesn't pop into the pocket?  Warmifier's vocal preset somehow makes it a lot more focused. ... and I could go on.  The raves on gearslutz.com were correct.

Its so quiet and transparant that you can use it on a lot of tracks without any negatives as far as I can tell.  Ok, this is the joy of a guy with a new toy, but...  I would compare the effect on a track to something like the difference between a focusrite red and an api pre.  Subtile - but the api costs a thousand dollars more.  The Warmifier was 34 dollars.  I would have paid a lot more. t.

Ted McConnell - producer/engineer

I am so thankful for the tools that you have made.  I am able to achieve control over sound that is simply impossible with "two-knob plugins." They certainly have their place, but I prefer to understand the character of different flavors of sound and mix/transform music with conscious intention, just as songwriters do so when creating their work initially.  Your tools enable me to express what I see/hear in my mind's eye/ ear.

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