10/30/2019 Brainworks Tools Vst
.Arrow.Apollo Twin MkII.Apollo x6.Apollo x8.Apollo x8p.Apollo x16.Thunderbolt 3 Option Card.Apollo Twin USB.Apollo 16.Apollo 8p.Apollo 8.Thunderbolt 2 Option Card.Apollo FireWire.UAD-2 Satellite.UAD-2 Satellite USB.UAD-2 Satellite FireWire.UAD-2 Live Rack.UAD-2 PCIe Cards.OX Amp Top Box.Teletronix® LA-2A.2-610 Dual Channel Tube Preamplifier.LA-610 MkII.1176LN.4-710d Four-Channel Tone-Blending Mic Preamp w/ Dynamics.6176.710 Twin-Finity™.SOLO/610. Top down on DrumsHaven't gotten to really run the full paces on this thing yet on full mixes but can attest it definitely (when used tastefully!) can enhance a full mix by dynamically sucking out nasty upper-mid frequencies that 'knock' on your ear drum. Too much and you can make your mix sound like a pillow.
SPL delivers great sculpting tools, as the emulation of the 500 Series. I would not rate Plugin-Alliance/Brainworx at the same level as Slate.
The right amount can class up a mix though.But. On a drum submix. I have been using it on my drum buss in a 'top down' method where I put it as the first insert on the chain and run it together with as much other processing as I think i will need on the drum buss (compression, tape emu, eq, etc.) and start shaping the drum mix with that in broad strokes. Then, tweak individual channels. Really cleans up the overheads and snare especially!! Awesome unique tool that does something specialThere really isn't a comparable plugin. The description may make it seem like it acts like a deesser focused on the harsh upper mids, but there is more to it.
This fall into the category of secret weapon plugins. I use it more for mixing than the intended mastering purposes. It's wonderful on distorted guitars and has replaced the deesser at 4kHz technique for me in that application.
I get much more natural and pleasing results with this. You just have to try the demo and you'll see it's a must have tool. Best Tool (in my box) EverAfter dropping this in on an acoustic drum mix I was sold. I bought the plugin the same day and have been using it retroactively, by applying it to old finished recordings just to experience the joy of plopping this guy in.
I used to rely on the 1176 and tube processors and in recent years the A800 (which is no slouch either), but there is a hollow bell type frequency band that the RT smooths out in seconds. It seems barely noticeable at first until you hit bypass. talking drums hereThe controls are quite simple and the effect very subtle, so it is very hard to screw up and regret your settings months later.Tape compression and tubes (bells and whistles) are really not even necessary for a nice phat warm drum bus.Next up: Orchestra.
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Still very impressed - butI stand by my earlier review - this plug-in is a must have for In The Box mastering work, and even tracks would benefit, potentially making the mastering engineer's life easier.I still would request an adjustable frequency range (from 1 kHz - 6 kHz) instead of the fixed center around 2 - 3 kHz.My big gripe is that, for the first time, brainworx came out with a native version within 2 weeks of the UAD release. Before, either brainworx plug-ins were around a long time before porting to UAD, or they only made a UAD version (Millennia NSEQ-2 comes to mind), with few exceptions.Why the gripe?
I would have picked up the native; it is not that DSP intensive.UA and brainworx should have a cross-grade discount! Can I get a discount? No!I have to hand it to UAD' Marketing Department. They certainly know how to use their promotions at 'Cracker-Jack' timing.
I get the latest V 7.6 update email, upgrade my software, hit the 14-Day Trial button, instantly fall in love with bxrefinement Plug-In, go back to the store, put it in my basket, add my APR2014 coupon and what do I get? 'Coupon cannot be used to buy anything new in V 7.6'. Guys, I love your plug-ins. I have over 40 of them, but come on! Some of us have to work day-jobs to support our UAD plug-in addictions.
Cut us some slack! Good plugin but it needs some improovements ))Very usefull plugin.Something like super invisible de-esser for whole mix.1) i dont need those OSCILLATOR stuff2) working frequence is fixed 3.3 Khz now. It will be good option to change it from 1 to 8 kHz.
So it will be really flexible tool to tame those 'russian 4 kHz' or 'jewish 6 kHz'.3) Saturation at high amount sometimes does overload effect (buzz on low frequencies) on whole mix signal (no clipping on input actually)4) Hard damping actually works more accurate than Soft mode ))5) there should be SNAP function in Oscillator section when sync mode engaged.Overall, good work Brainworx! Top 5 on Reverb Nation local chartsYou can have the best gear in the world but if the song isn't good it doesn't matter.UAD plug-ins polish turds very well. I use the refinement plug-in in my mastering chain.It glues the track together and warms it up to my contentment thus putting a polish on my wonderful turds. I like to throw it on rough mixes to clients so they can get a better perspective on what their product will sound like when finished. This is a much needed purchase for me and is one that I demo'd every time from previous purchases. My turds are on the top 5 local charts on Reverb nation and I have submitted to the 2015 Grammy awards.
I'm very proud of this turd.Cori Jacobs.
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