29,95 € inc.VAT
The brand new GRIP valve drive compressor is a powerful dynamic processor, which delivers compression with analog character! The hybrid design features an accurate emulation of legendary german vintage tubes of the 1960s and a modern VCA compressor workhorse. Together they create a powerful fusion of both worlds – vintage and modern at once.
With the flexible and intuitive design, you can use GRIP as a vintage compressor with the warm and rich sound of the valve tube circuit, or without having a clean-as-possible compressor on your track. Both core elements feature a mix control, so you can also make use of the famous “New York”/parallel compression. AND it also means, you can use GRIP as pure valve drive effect – to warm up vocals, give drums more edge or basslines way more heat!
Furthermore, the valve drive emulation features 2 different tastes of drive – Triode as well as Pentode mode. Triode will enhance the sound in a more musical way by adding even harmonics and that “warmth”, while the Pentode mode will add more odd harmonics and makes the sound more crunchy.
Features:
– Compression with character
– Valve drive emulation of german vintage tubes
– Including Triode and Pentode drive mode
– VCA compressor model
– Versatile use by mix control for valve drive and compressor
– Intuitive design and workflow
– 2x oversampling for aliasing-free sound
– CPU friendly
– Formats: AU & VST (32/64 bit)
– Platforms: OSX & Windows
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Demo limitations: Silence for 5 seconds every 60 seconds and preset saving is disabled.
! Info for MacOS users: For future Mac OSX versions (later than 10.15 Catalina) please try the demo version before purchasing, to be sure the plugin runs without any issues on your system.
REQUIREMENTS:
PC Win OS:
Windows XP SP2 or later
Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 or equivalent
2 GB RAM
Screen resolution: 1024×768
VST 32-bit or 64-bit host
Mac OS:
OSX 10.6.8 or later
OSX 10.15 Catalina compatible
Core Duo 2GHz
2 GB RAM
Screen resolution: 1024×768
VST, and AU 32-bit or 64-bit host
ARTIST & PRESS REVIEWS
Computer Music Magazine UK
GRIP brings together an interesting combination of features, and we particularly like its responsive Compressor. The Valve Drive is a bit trickier to get down with, though and needs to be handled with care. Nonetheless, this is a good plugin for the price, and one capable of adding plenty of colour. Rating: 8/10 + Value Award!
BEAT Magazine Germany
Ob eine neutrale oder eine charaktervolle Dynamikbearbeitung mit plakativer Sättigung gefragt ist: Dank seines pfiffigen Hybrid-Designs begeistert GRIP als vielseitiger, musikalisch klingender Kompressor, der seine Stärken nicht nur bei der Bearbeitung von Gesang und Instrumentensignalen ausspielt. Auch das Zusammenschweißen von Signalgruppen gelingt überzeugend. Ein Lob verdient zudem die intuitive Bedienoberfläche sowie der günstige Preis des erfreulich Ressourcen-schonenden Plug-ins. Rating: 5/6 + Preistip
Integraudio
In my opinion, all these features packed into one at the price of 25.17 € net is a steal. If analog hardware or even hardware emulations excite you and you love how analog equipment colors your sound, you won`t regret buying this.
ProducerSpot
In a world filled with vintage compressors emulations, this is a breeze of fresh air. It can sound pretty unique while adding lots of character and warmth to your tracks. You can use it on pretty much every track, but, to my taste, I like it a lot on bass guitar and vocals. It can surely add lots of character if you use it in the mix buss, but you gotta be sure that is what you want and that it suits the song you are working on. If you are looking for something new and different with lots of character, you should definitely try this compressor! I know I’ll be using it a lot, and it might just be my to-go compressor along with the LA-2A for bass and vocals.
Music Industry How To
All things considered; GRIP is quite versatile. At this price, I’m not sure you could ask for a whole lot more. If you like compression with character, then this one is certainly worth a gander. While it might not be able to hold a candle to our best overall and premium picks, this is still a quality, competent compression with a great sound.
Musc N Gear
You can change the characteristics of a sound massively; ranging from a distorted gravely sound, to a nice warm, clean sound. The mastering preset on this is gorgeous, glueing everything together without squashing the life and vitality out of the mix; and making every element breath together as one, resulting in a beautifully smooth mix.
Muscians HQ
The vintage part emulates vintage German tubes, while the modern section leverages VCA compression. Simply use the vintage section for a grittier, warmer sound, and the modern section for a cleaner, more transparent compression. New York / parallel compression is also possible, and GRIP can even be used as a bespoke drive effect for drums, vocals, bass, or otherwise.
Changelog:
2020.06.17 – v1.01c
Compatibility for MacOS 10.15 Catalina added
2016.02.17 – v1.01
Update of the Framework for higher DAW compatibility (to solve rare problems with specific DAW versions)
2016.02.11 – v1.0b
Demo version updated (changed demo limitations)
2016.02.08 – v1.0 Release
