In this day and age, is it better to invest in DAW plugins or in rack gear? I was browsing the Sonnox site and they are so expensive. My problem is that I know that the plugins will eventually become obsolete, require upgrading etc. Is it a better long term investment to get external gear? Is it better value to get software?

anyone rated the Studer A800 tape machine PLUG IN from universal audio? i know it more than likely never sounds like the real thing...but at least a rating? thanks.

Hi,

I got the Waves v8 Demo to test some of the Plug-ins, that I want to buy
if I like 'em, but there are a few of them which don't start properly and cause my DAW to crash and I wonder why. Maybe you can help.

I guess this is something I should have asked long ago.

I've been putting this chain together

EQ
Multiband compression
Magnetic simulation
Limiter
Maximizer/Dither

What other good plugin chains are good to use when mastering?

I have 4 basic EQ plugins; Bomb Factory EQ, Waves Renaisance EQ, Nomad Factory BT-PEQ322-3, and a Nomad Factory Studio Channel SC-226. I still like the Bomb Factory best. What do you like?

Hey everyone quick question. If using Cubase 5 what plugins do you normally use to record acoustic guitar (This is my first time with acoustic). Also, would you suggest running the guitar straight from a mixing board to an audio interface, or Micing it? If you suggest Micing where do you normally place your condensers?

This is one of those, "I heard somewhere that..."

In my case, the guy was talking about plugins, specifically compressors, and he said that digital plugins give better results if one is feeding through material of a higher bit depth. Anybody know if this is true?

Hi guys.

I just found great news for all notebook users. Universal Audio announced a new external DSP solution based on Firewire 800. As a MacBook Pro User myself, it sounds very interessing to me.

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When is a plugin not plugged in? And are DAW's more temperamental than we think?

Folks,

I saw this question in the ZED R16 thread, but wasn't sure if someone answered it: