The Award-Winning, Stunning Results of T-RacKS 3!
GuitarGearHead's Studio-Ready Award review for IK's mastering/mix software
Check out these award-winning quotes for T-RackS 3 from GuitarGearHeads.com:
"I love IK Multimedia as a company really for one reason – they are very very good at emulation. So good, that I almost hate to call them emulations. We've seen this in action with AmpliTube and Ampeg SVX software (and recently AmpliTube Fender) and now in T-RackS 3. T-RackS is not new to most producers, and has been a staple in most studios for some time."
"I don't say this lightly when I tell you that if you are using a previous version of T-RackS, it is time to upgrade. T-RackS 3 is a *significant* upgrade, particularly the deluxe version."
"For instance, one of the new processors included in T-RackS 3 is the Fairchild 670. The Fairchild is a famous limiter and compressor from the 1950's considered to be the one of the ultimate pieces of mastering equipment to own…that is if you can find one…and if you can afford one. Although ubiquitous in its day, they are hard to locate now. My guess that if you can find someone to part with an operational Fairchild , it would run you about $30,000. A very good recreation will cost you $18,000. Or, you can just buy T-RackS 3 for $500."
"Through an extremely rigorous process, IK Multimedia builds up each model using DSM™ (Dynamic Saturation Modeling) and SCC™ (Sonic Character Cloning) to faithfully recreate the original equipment. This even includes such detailed elements as electronics topology and behavior of the individual circuits. In this way, the resulting collective sonic behavior is virtually indistinguishable from the original. In fact, maybe this is heresy among some purists, but I would venture to say that IK Multimedia's version is preferable to the original considering reliability, erratic behavior, and portability issues that surround antiquated electronics."
"Just for the Fairchild emulation alone, T-RackS 3 is a bargain, but IK includes 9 excellent processing modules (5 of which are brand new in version 3) that can be configured in a nearly infinite variety of ways..."
"Personally, I loved it – honestly, I didn't even need the manual. Within literally 5 minutes, I was loading sample audio files, poking through the presets, modifying the signal chain, tweaking equipment knobs, and changing and comparing options."
"Like all of IK's products, the real beauty of their emulations is revealed in the user interaction with the virtualized equipment. You actually *feel* like you are tweaking knobs on the actual gear and watching real meters bounce. For example, on the Model 670 vintage compressor, it looks like a piece from the 1950's with flip-switches, chicken-head knobs, analog meters, and some virtual 'wear and tear' on the facing. There's something tactile and awesome about the feeling of turning knobs on gear just to see what happens."
"While the audio nerd in me loves the ability to tweak and create my own presets, I was pretty impressed with the 48 available presets (15 from the standard package and 33 more from the deluxe). The casual user could get by just fine with the standard presets, with the professional will definitely want the extra options. I found enough here for all kinds of applications including but not limited to various music genres, voice-only applications, and video soundtracks. To each his own, but I found the 'Vintage' setups in both the standard and deluxe versions to be my favorites."
"One of the really nice features is the new metering section that includes easy to identify peak and loudness meters, as well as phase and spectrum graphic displays. Each of these had a variety of display options. Of these, I found the perceived loudness feature especially useful since there were tons of presets for selected audio and music applications. I should also mention that besides the obvious utility of this section, all the meters look really cool on playback!"
"The 'compare' function is a godsend. It allows you to compare effects relative to volume balanced original and mastered tracks. This is very important because it is easy to be thrown off by variations in volume. The compare function takes this out of the equation and allows you to truly hear the effect of EQ, compression, etc. on the overall mix."
"In my opinion, T-RackS 3 by IK Multimedia is a must-have upgrade or addition to a power-users audio arsenal. Certainly, if you already have some IK products, the cross-grade price is difficult to ignore for deluxe features. Without too much tweaking, I was able to get professional quality results quickly and efficiently. I found the interface to be very user friendly..."
"The program is feature rich, giving you effective access to some high-end gear, albeit virtually. Sonically, I found the results to range from subtle to stunning. For that reason, I'm happy to give IK Multimedia's T-RackS 3 the GuitarGearHeads.com Studio Ready award for 2009."
Check out the entire T-RackS 3 review from GuitarGearHeads.com, click here.
Learn more about the advanced audio mastering and mixing features of T-RackS 3, visit www.t-racks.com.
2009-04-10
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