UAD Neve 1073 vs Slate Digital FG-73 vs Waves Scheps 73 vs Arturia 1973 plugin shootout

[@chuckjuice1317]

30 plus years of experience here including being one of the pioneer beta testers of vst technology, all I can say is if you like the sound you’re getting...use it. In other words with digital and even analog, if you like the sound use it. There are NO better or worst plugins, enjoy life and make hit records!

[@jjones7837]

Chuck Juice. With a name like that we'd expect nothing less than the JUICE! Real Talk.

[@gottafunkyfize]

precisely!

[@futuristiccavemanofficial]

You're absolutely right. No one listens to a song on the radio and thinks to themselves "Ya know... it sounds like they recorded that on a Trident console..."

[@Nullllus]

Yes, there are better of worse plugins. As there's better or worse programming, understanding of circuitry emulation, filter programming etc.

[@Airic]

salute for this comment bro...i was stressin whether I needed the UAD version since I'm on the Waves version and for some reason I think the UAD is better...but thank you, you freed me from my overthinking! lol

[@michaelgarrettweber438]

I Really Like the Arturia 1973-Pre the best, they all sounded nice, great emulations.......

[@gratefulmusicsound8337]

Really good comparison and helpful! 100% better than the 170,000 view that call him self expert but compared UAD stereo to Scheps73 mono, Cheers!

[@gottafunkyfize]

Thank you! It really means a lot. I have been trying to make it as honest a comparison as possible (without talking,) it might not be perfect but it was also my first video and you just reminded me that I should be doing more of this! So thanks twice :)

[@gratefulmusicsound8337]

@@gottafunkyfize This really good comparison! Appreciate that it mean a lot to you and yeah, you help me a lot to pick one. I think people really don’t know what audience want.Sometimes they just speak too much and don’t realize no one wanna know them. ( Sorry to be meant but it’s a true. ) the audience wanna get straight to what they seeking for. And finally! Guess what? KZbinr Video maker who’s not talking any more in the Video. Get a good comment ( and I also get the good details from you too, appreciate! ) and talking in a comment with me and make me want to know and support your channel more! Sorry for being talkative guy, Haha

[@willevans2733]

Great comparison! The slate sounds great... all of them do, but considering the price of the everything bundle, it's fantastic!

[@gottafunkyfize]

Thank you, Yes they're all great. They all have a different character specially when pushed hard. I like the texture of the UAD distortion the most, Love that Slate is modular, easy and versatile, and the waves is great for mid side and has a lower hit on the cpu.

[@slamcrank]

@@gottafunkyfize I agree with all you said - I like the UAD best, but the modular aspect of the Slate is nice. I didn't really like the Waves very much, but for lower cpu usage, it seems ok.

[@jayclas4023]

You will pay more over time with those stupid subscriptions. I’ve own my Neve Plugin for 10 years and trust me you paid more for yours.

[@kristiaankristiaan5278]

I own the Arturia 1973. It gets the job done for sure. It's got a nice big interface that looks great on my screen and it's good for driving things hard. I don't think this review does it justice, it's as good as any of the others.

[@VESHZA]

finally a good comparison video thank u!

[@twicefulmind3367]

Thank you!

[@gottafunkyfize]

Thank you, just realised I'd replied from the other account lol

[@monoplectronic2010]

Neither the Slate or the Schoeps does the Neve 'low mid thwack' thing when driven a bit, and both sound scratchy, plastic, and cartoonish when driven hard, the sound gets swamped by generic digital clipping. UAD cops the vibe. None of these have the low end weight or smooth upper-mid push of the hardware. Disclaimer: I'm just another dude with opinions.

[@firmans12]

I tried all of it. No idea how the real 73 sounds like. But arturia, uad sounds more open if you crank the lows and the mids. The waves sounds pillowy for the low end and create a softer character. The slate eq is the most aggresive one especially in the high end. So different use for each of the emulation if you want softer and pillowy character i use the wave. If you want more open and tighter sounding go with the rest

[@TheOgruffydd]

You need to use extreme EQ settings if you want a clear comparison. Do the test on something that needs a lot of EQ

[@MusicChannel-rf5zz]

I wonder which would suit most for male vocals.Any opinions?

[@audiomaximo]

great job! the most import is not the arrow, its the indian!

[@gottafunkyfize]

Amen

[@beeisbad]

EXCELLENT analogy bro!!!!!

[@mentorlatifi6221]

Pretty similar .....great all of them !

[@gibson2623]

Nice mush, geezuzzzzzz

[@dipeshvsharma]

Thanks for the video... This was enlightening! I think UAD is the closest to a Neve and Waves comes a close second . Arturia and slate sound more like modern emulations.

[@15bleach51]

You should try PSP ClassicQ and SKnote Marconi1

[@SuperSaiyanScandinavian]

UAD is the best, but I was also impressed with Waves, and i'm not really a fan of their stuff. the other two seemed pretty amateur. not sure on their price but probably a rip off for that quality

[@gottafunkyfize]

There are some great plugs from Waves! Also rediscovered RCompressor recently and it's just great!

[@ojvic7297]

80% of the modern(digital era) songs you love was mixed with 80% waves plugins

[@gottafunkyfize]

Electrocyde it’s still the only one meticulously tested and certified by Neve and the closest in behaviour and texture. Not personally sure about Slate… you could argue it’s a tool with its own character and has its uses but personally, I never found it very useful as it doesn’t really sound like the way it looks (like a neve preamp). To me these plugins don’t make much sense if used subtly, I’d be after the tone and breakup of what their trying to emulate. Slate does better plugins for other jobs

[@HR2635]

Thanks.. nice to hear most of the good 1073 candidates (missed the VPRE73 though... and the Lindell, which is my preferred one) but why try to match the tone? I and all I know tend to pick preamp plugins to gain a certain vibe.. thats the tone they have without EQ. All plugins behave differently on how the EQ works?.. also remember to maximize the potential of all plugins. Many have steps of oversampling that enhances the sound a LOT :-).. Arturia for instance is a whole other beast at 16x oversampling!

[@ofsol9367]

What does the oversampling do?

[@bparkpark1764]

Nice one.

[@starkid9736]

i use the arturia one and it sounds awesome, kinda furryish and nice while driven propperly

[@BojanBojovic]

Scheps73 acts strange when it comes to gain staging, there is almost no saturation unless drive is selected, and then there is too much of it. But the saturation is nice. Slate saturation sounds nice, UAD is ok I suppose. Not sure which one is the most realistic, however all of them can be useful. Also not sure about Waves not having oversampling, how much it degrades the sound in real life situations.

[@bowlingactually]

Doesn't the UAD require a UAD hardware DSP processor?

[@chadbierman8058]

Yes it does

[@gottafunkyfize]

You're right, it does. Which does make it the least accessible of the lot

[@bowlingactually]

@@gottafunkyfizeThanks, Just so everyone is aware. That means you either need a UAD interface that has a DSP processor, or you need to purchase an external, USB connected DSP processor from UAD in order to use the UAD VST. You can't just purchase the UAD VST and use it. Same goes for all the UAD VSTs, they all require an external DSP processor. You CAN just purchase and use the other ones as a straight VST.

[@BojanBojovic]

Not anymore. :)

[@MrJohanmessi]

Your rankin?

[@actionnyc4370]

Like 72👍

[@nerobarrera9406]

UAD!

[@MrShwir]

Different level of saturation!!!!

[@MusicaMercy]

UAD IS MORE WARMER, MORE PUNCH.

[@gottafunkyfize]

it's probably the closest you can get to the actual thing, although two real 1073 compared won't sound the same anyways... I love the way they break up when pushed hard and UAD really seem to capture that

[@jasonrobayo]

uad does not sounds so good

[@gottafunkyfize]

compared to what?

[@Empir3StateOfMind]

u should not be making music

[@user-lc1sz3ij4j]

😂

[@directed6924]

Waves is the best, most authentic sound.

[@gottafunkyfize]

I would say that UAD is the closest most authentic to the real preamp. but even in real life those Pre amps sound slightly different from one another. For sure I wasn't able to get any of the other plugins to break up and saturate like the UAD (or real transistor)