I do the bulk of my processing In The Box, which I never thought I would do-- but like Jody said, the advent of certain plugins is just too good to ignore. Right now I'm really into the UA stuff (the plate 140 reverb and the Neve EQs are spectacular), and they're good enough to get you a good mix with plenty of realism and vibe. For less than a grand I can get plugins that are quite close in sound and feel to the hardware that they emulate.

Having said that, for me there will still never be a software replacement for a genuine 1176, LA-2A, Pultec EQ, API pres, etc.,.. I mean, I just need to turn KNOBS.


Shandy Lawson
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