Voxengo Elephant
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The Voxengo guys really have struck the right balance here between controls and automation so that, with very few tweaks and a little foreward planning, results are coming in fast. And they are good results!
I bought Elephant during the final mastering stage of our latest album, to add those few extra dBs for punch and playability, and this little plugin with its intuitive interface did just that, and did it well. The transparancy up to +3dB gain is excellent provided the appropriate limiting algorhithm is pushed into action.
There may be even more accomplished limiters out there. But they probably cost multiples of what this baby retails for. For the money, nothing beats it.
Tom, Blue Flux, www.blueflux.comI mainly use Marquis and Pristine Space light. For me Marquis is one of the best comps out there since it covers a lot of different compressor types and it's very tweakable. Pristine Space has all I want in a convolution plug. I also have some of the more expensive stuff in my plugin folder but Voxengo holds its ground and gets used in every mix I do.
I must say I really like this approach to plugins. Feature rich, plain but useful GUI's and some unique ideas. Not to forget the fair prices.
Keep up the good work!
Joey