The problem is people have a way of taking purely "subjective" information, turning it into an "objective" statement and preaching it like its gospel.
Just buy the one you like and make it yours.Absolutely right. My studios 76 plugin doesn't sound like his studios 76 plugin. Studio A's 76s dont sound like Studio Bs 76s. Some people that have used hardware think CLAs is THE ONE, other people say it doesn't sound like their 1176 so they went with brand Z. Doesn't seem to be a 'best' 1176 plugin just like there isn't one single 'best' piece of 1176 hardware. The beast of them all is TLA-100A.ĬLA's or the regular old Logic Compressor opto models. Both are good, but I seem to prefer VC-2A more on vocals. Also, CL-2A is a little brighter than VC-2A. If this might be what you're experiencing, harsh might be a relevant word, feeling a more piercing upper mid.From my experience testing CL-2A against VC-2A, CLA-2A seems to have a faster attack and a little bit faster release compared to VC-2A which tends to kick in a little slow and holds on a little longer. It's famous for making everything work and sit right in the mix, just by slapping it on the track. This can be useful if utilized right, but it's not what characterizes the global historical approval of the LA2A compressor. Instead, they will sound a bit more clear, sit 'in front of' the mix, jump out of the mix at you. The NI - and a few others - won't sound as uniform with the mix, not as enveloped by the mix. If you compare them side-by-side, on the same vocal track, and listen to it with background music on, you'll hear this clearly. I feel the Waves CLA-2A gets that aspect right, as does the Dark Rooster VLA-3A, while the ballistics on the latter two could be slightly less accurate (the fallback seems sluggish to me, particularly on the black rooster).
The Ballistics seems very accurate to me, but it just don't bring enough of that dark warm hifi dirt. I very much feel the NI/Softube emulation of the LA2A is one of those emus which sounds a bit too clean. It's got a HIFI quality about it, just sits right in many mixes. It softens it up, scoops out the midrange a bit, and wraps the sound into a warm dark cloud of pleasing saturation.
CLA 2A ELETRONIX SERIES
The LA series tube compressors, tends to "EQ" the sound slightly. I think I might have a clue of what you're experiencing.
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