I am looking to purchase some plug-ins for my G4 Pro Tools 6.7 system,
and would prefer not to spend more than $1600. My mixing skills are
intermediate, and my mastering skills are at a beginners level. I am
currently considering the following two options:

-Waves Platinum Bundle $1575

-Sony Oxford LE Bundle (Dynamics, EQ, Inflator) + Audio Ease Altiverb +
McDSP Analog Channel ($660 + $430 + $390 = $1480)

What do you guys think between the two? Any other
packages/combinations suggested? I am not set on the Analog Channel
for the second package and could substitute another plug-in in the
$400-600 range.

I believe the Universal Audio UAD-1 plug-in package requires a PCI slot
which my Powerbook does not have, so this is not an option without
considerable additional expense.

All prices quoted are from swee****er.com
Thanks in advance for any and all feedback.

add1 wrote:

Any other packages/combinations suggested?
...
I believe the Universal Audio UAD-1 plug-in package requires a PCI slot
which my Powerbook does not have, so this is not an option without
considerable additional expense.

TC Electronic:
PowerCore FireWire ($1100) or PowerCore Compact ($700)

My understanding is that the Powercore plug-ins are VST, which Pro
Tools LE does not support.

With the VST-RTAS wrapper, you surely can use the Powercore, UAD-1, and
other VST format plugs.
http://www.fxpansion.com/product-rtasadapter-main.php

RP

URS Everything Bundle.

www.ursplugins.com

Rail
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Recording Engineer/Software Developer
Rail Jon Rogut Software
http://www.railjonrogut.com


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I am looking to purchase some plug-ins for my G4 Pro Tools 6.7 system,
and would prefer not to spend more than $1600. My mixing skills are
intermediate, and my mastering skills are at a beginners level. I am
currently considering the following two options:

-Waves Platinum Bundle $1575

-Sony Oxford LE Bundle (Dynamics, EQ, Inflator) + Audio Ease Altiverb +
McDSP Analog Channel ($660 + $430 + $390 = $1480)

What do you guys think between the two? Any other
packages/combinations suggested? I am not set on the Analog Channel
for the second package and could substitute another plug-in in the
$400-600 range.

I believe the Universal Audio UAD-1 plug-in package requires a PCI slot
which my Powerbook does not have, so this is not an option without
considerable additional expense.

All prices quoted are from swee****er.com
Thanks in advance for any and all feedback.

-Waves Platinum Bundle $1575


There's your answer. While the Sony EQ is my favorite, and I am a big
fan of the McDSP stuff as well, the Platinum bundle includes all kinds
very useful tools that go beyond straightforward EQ/Dynamics/reverb.
They used to have a 2 week demo. If it's still available check it out.
As far as bang/buck goes, that one's hard to beat.

Joe Egan

I am looking to purchase some plug-ins for my G4 Pro Tools 6.7 system,
and would prefer not to spend more than $1600. My mixing skills are
intermediate, and my mastering skills are at a beginners level. I am
currently considering the following two options:

-Waves Platinum Bundle $1575

Waves offers some very handy stuff with great interfaces, but their filters
suck.

-Sony Oxford LE Bundle (Dynamics, EQ, Inflator) + Audio Ease Altiverb +
McDSP Analog Channel ($660 + $430 + $390 = $1480)

This bundle will be lighter on CPU, and the Oxford and McDSP filters are 10x
better than Waves.

What do you guys think between the two? Any other
packages/combinations suggested? I am not set on the Analog Channel
for the second package and could substitute another plug-in in the
$400-600 range.

Give T-Racks ($350) a day in court, free demo plugs available at
http://www.t-racks.com

Supposedly the Powercore will use the computer's(G4) processing and not
the DSP onboard if used with Pro Tools. Would be a little of a waste
then. Does not work like the UAD card with FXpansion.