- Cla 2a price install#
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- Cla 2a price software#
- Cla 2a price series#
Cla 2a price 64 Bit#
Granted, they run at 32 bit instead of 64 bit, but Logic kindly provides a nice application that allows them to run without harming the 64 bit environment. That means Mac users like me can use pretty much every single one of their plugins without a problem. Waves plugins are pretty well renowned in the business as being some of the most stable and popular plugins in the audio world. I don't really use it on guitars as it's not as transparent, but it could work nicely on vocals at certain points if you're using automation. Most people tend to use this on vintage sounding drums, and I especially like this on the snare, as well as the kick at times. It creates this crazy, edgy sound that can really push a mix and give it some unique character. This recreates that famous sound when you push all of the buttons in on the original compressor. The coolest feature with this is that they have an "All" feature. They have a fast attack that made them extremely popular back in the day. The plugin is modeled after the famous '60s Class A compressors that were called Blacky and Bluey. On top of that, it's the most versatile of them all. This is the third and final compressor in the CLA compressor series, and this one is actually two compressors in one. Finally, I wish Waves would add the feature of parallel compression into the CLA-76 plug-in. I don't own their hardware, so I haven't tried the UAD stuff. Universal Audio has a critically acclaimed model of the 1176 for their UAD-2 DSP processors. In closing, I like the sound of the CLA-76 better than the other native models of the plug-in. I really like what the compressors do when working together. The 1176 is used first to tame the transients of the input signal, while the LA-2A boosts more of the sustain of the signal.
Cla 2a price series#
One other trick with the 1176 plug-in is to put it in series with the LA-2A. However, recently I had time to experiment more with the CLA-76, and discovered that I really like what is does with slightly overdriven electric guitars. For a long time I used the CLA-3A on guitars because I had read a lot of commentary that the 3A is great for guitars. I own the entire CLA Classic Compressors bundle. Chris Lord-Alge recommends the blue-stripe for vocals.
The black-face is my favorite compressor for drums. I have used the black-face model more often than the blue-stripe model, mostly because when I want the 1176 'sound', I am putting the compressor on drums.
Cla 2a price update#
I wish Waves would update their plug-in with this control. Many other modeled versions of the plug-in have this feature built-in. Ideally, I don't want to create two tracks in my DAW to achieve parallel compression, but it is necessary with the CLA-76. The 1176 compressor is famous for heavy parallel compression. One feature that is lacking on the CLA-76 is a wet/dry or parallel inject control. I have used several modeled versions (Bomb Factory, NI/Softube, IK Multimedia), and I like the sound of the Waves version the best. In all honesty, I have never used a hardware version of the 1176 so I can't tell you how close the model gets to the actual product. In practice, I select a preset and then play around with the input gain until I get the right level of compression. What a 'preset' can't do for you is set the input gain correctly because this depends on the source material. Dialing up the drum 'preset' gets everything set right.
For instance, fast attack and fast release is the quintessential drum sound for the the 1176. The 'presets' are useful for getting the 'attack' and 'release' time set for a particular instrument. Although some people consider 'presets' in a plug-in to be blasphemy, I think they are actually pretty good in the CLA-76 for just getting started. The controls on the CLA-76 are pretty simple if you have a general idea about compressors, and even easier if you have any experience with an 1176 compressor. Now any USB stick can be used as the dongle, or the authorization can be done without a dongle if your computer connects to the internet. Version 9 of their plug-ins has moved away from using an iLok.
Cla 2a price install#
Waves plug-ins are easy to install and authorize. Each compressor sounds a little different, but has the same controls. This plug-in actually contains two different 1176 models - a black-face (most popular model), and a blue-stripe (less common). It was modeled off of the actually hardware compressors owned by Chris Lord-Alge. It is a simulation of the famous 1176 hardware compressor.
Cla 2a price software#
Waves CLA-76 is a software plug-in to be used in a DAW.