anyone using Roger Nichol plugs?

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:58 pm

opinions? worth the sticker price?

Cyberstar · Post by **Cyberstar** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:59 pm

Some of his plugs look interesting, but i hate the damn dongle protection system used with them. Neb if you really want to make a wise investment with your money send it my way i'll invest it "right"......right into my studio that is

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:01 pm

The do challenge response, so there's an option to not have a dongle.

As for cash for your studio, I recommend selling yourself...prostitution is legal in Nevada.

Cyberstar · Post by **Cyberstar** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:04 pm

nebulae wrote:The do challenge response, so there's an option to not have a dongle.

As for cash for your studio, I recommend selling yourself...prostitution is legal in Nevada.

LMAO! hmmm didn't know about the challenge response mode does this work with the full purchased vers ? or just the demo ?

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:08 pm

Besides, most dongles are challenge/response - The companies challenge the crackers and the crackers respond with laughter.

But yeah, in this case, I'm looking for opinions on usage, and comparisons. These are pricy plugs, so I need some good feedback, especially since the Kjaerhus summer sale is ending on Friday, and I need to make a decision.

Cyberstar · Post by **Cyberstar** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:27 pm

Well the only one i've played around with at a mates studio was dynam-izer
i used it on a sound design project i was working on at the time and i must say the results were good, it worked like a detailing compressor how ever the only reason i'm not using it is like you said they are pricey. Did you already download and try the demos ?

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:29 pm

nope haven't tried the demos yet, but I have a hard time knowing when something is "colored" or "analog"...I just do what sounds good, so I'm just wondering what people think of these plugs...are they transparent? colored? analogish?

Cyberstar · Post by **Cyberstar** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:48 pm

Well for what i used it for (sound sculpting) the results were transparent i didn't notice any overt colorization to the sound....but this is not saying much as this was to my "ears" another persons ears may tell a different story altogether i would say go to the website check out the videos and download the demos and test them on a mix and see what you think sorry i know that's not much help mate.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:52 pm

no, that's fine - I didn't know the website had videos...will check out...thanks.

Cyberstar · Post by **Cyberstar** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:56 pm

check here...

http://www.rogernicholsdigital.com/tuto ... uides.html

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm

I still use the EAS version

Right now all I mainly use is Inspector XL though.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:08 pm

yeah, I'm bummed I didn't buy them when there were the exact same product but $100 cheaper each.

So your thoughts, brutha T? Good? Clean?

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:18 pm

is roger nichols the peter norton of the plugin world or something?

they used to be called Elemental then that nichols dude bought the plugs or licensed them or something.

i still rekon save up for something better

as much as i hate waves, id pick their SSL over a nichols bundle...

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:34 pm

I own the 4 Elemental Audio plugs which have since been absorbed by RND.

I still use the tracking eq daily. It's a very light, transparent eq with a great UI. The FIR eq is also quite nice imo - again, not a character eq at all. The compressor is quite flexible, but a bit confusing as well - again, clean and smooth here, not analog character imo. The limiter never really rang my bell.

I'd recommend either the sonnox set, or waves api, v series or ssl myself.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:55 pm

Thanks poly. Question - do you find the compressor (although it's supposedly not) to do a good enough job all around, or do you have to turn to other compressors?