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[Diplomat72]

ya, always a good thing.

[neilwilkes]

@Diplomat72

So… The Lexicon PCM native Reverb bundle is heavily discounted at jrrshop.com at the moment and I have been reading good things. Any users here? Care to comment on comparisons with the stock verbs in Cubase? I’m using 6.5 so the conv verb is part of the package and it sounds sweet. I tend to strike when the price is right and given that this bundle debuted just shy of $2000 when it was released back in the day, picking it up for $299 seems a much reasonable deal. Warning…requires iLok2 for those averse to said security measure.

Regards,
Andrew

Hi Andrew.
I grabbed myself a set of the complete PCM Native bundle and have never regretted it for a single moment. You get 14 separate effects and whilst some are a little exotic (Resonant Chords) the delays are very nice indeed and the reverbs are gorgeous with stacks of preset starting points & you effectively get a complete PCM96 unit in software that has a very low CPU hit. Even if you also have the UAD 224XL & the superb ReLab LX480 these are a great buy because the lexicon algos have evolved over the years & the PCM96 is the cleanest yet can be very dense & fizzy if needs be.
I find that for best results use the power of sidechains and experiment with adding a compressor or a gate after the reverb unit, and triggering the dynamics processor via sidechain - you can use this on a vocal by sending the vocal to the reverb, and adding a compressor after it which is keyed from the original dry signal. This will prevent the reverb from swamping the vocal (and also works well with delays too).

BUt I digress - these are well worth getting.,

[Strophoid]

@Elektrobolt

I also enjoy Chromaphone a lot (though I seriously wish it was VST3).ose, people!

Check out Reactor Prism, it’s similar in that it does a kind of physical modelling which creates great percussive and melodic instruments. I really like it although it’s controls are not as intuitive as I’d wish.

[UltimateOutsider]

@OveKarlsen

I use a lot of my own DSP. Which after seeing the level of unseriousness in the DSP and mastering environment, makes a lot of sense.

On KvR people slandered me because I did not support their gayactivism…

what in the **** did I just read

[Diplomat72]

@neilwilkes

@Diplomat72

So… The Lexicon PCM native Reverb bundle is heavily discounted at jrrshop.com at the moment and I have been reading good things. Any users here? Care to comment on comparisons with the stock verbs in Cubase? I’m using 6.5 so the conv verb is part of the package and it sounds sweet. I tend to strike when the price is right and given that this bundle debuted just shy of $2000 when it was released back in the day, picking it up for $299 seems a much reasonable deal. Warning…requires iLok2 for those averse to said security measure.

Regards,
Andrew

Hi Andrew.
I grabbed myself a set of the complete PCM Native bundle and have never regretted it for a single moment. You get 14 separate effects and whilst some are a little exotic (Resonant Chords) the delays are very nice indeed and the reverbs are gorgeous with stacks of preset starting points & you effectively get a complete PCM96 unit in software that has a very low CPU hit. Even if you also have the UAD 224XL & the superb ReLab LX480 these are a great buy because the lexicon algos have evolved over the years & the PCM96 is the cleanest yet can be very dense & fizzy if needs be.
I find that for best results use the power of sidechains and experiment with adding a compressor or a gate after the reverb unit, and triggering the dynamics processor via sidechain - you can use this on a vocal by sending the vocal to the reverb, and adding a compressor after it which is keyed from the original dry signal. This will prevent the reverb from swamping the vocal (and also works well with delays too).

BUt I digress - these are well worth getting.,

Hey thanks Neil,
I don’t think it will take much arm twisting for me to buy this bundle. I just need to earn the bucks first
I have no other reverbs than the stock Cubase reverbs and when I see 50% off of bundles I tend to go weak in the knees

[01w]

Virtual Guitarist 2, Hypersonic 2, Stylus RMX. unfortunately VG2 nor HS2 work on new MAC OSX versions