This is notoriously difficult to implement in digital. Among these characteristics are: Feedback compression It takes elements from various real-life hardware compressors, beloved by engineers the world over, and blends them all into one extremely versatile module. If the Vintage EQ is an idealized model of two real-life units, the Vintage Compressor is what you might call a fantasy compressor. If saturation and harmonic distortion is something you want, you can easily add it to taste with either the Exciter module, or one of the other vintage modules.
Just the curves:īy removing the noise and distortions, but maintaining the classic Pultec EQ curves, you can maintain more control over your signal.
The limited bands and frequency selections may be contrary to what we’re used to in today’s digital EQs, but by having to make fewer decisions, you can work faster and more intuitively. When you need to make wide, sweeping changes to your basic low, low-mid, high-mid, and high frequency ranges, this is a great tool, even if the changes are subtle. The EQP-1A and MEQ-5 are great broad stroke EQs. So why would you want to use this rather than the main EQ modules, or an emulation of the Pultec that includes the distortions inherent in the original units? A few reasons: Broad strokes: The result is what we might call an “idealized” model.
While it was modeled at a circuit component level to match the frequency response characteristics of the original, it is free of the noise and harmonic distortion present in the originals. Unlike other emulations you may have seen, a different approach was taken to modeling this module. The Vintage EQ module is based on two legendary tube equalizers: the Pultec EQP-1A and MEQ-5. Let’s take a look at them one by one and see what they have to offer. They allow you to dial in some of that classic, beautifully-imperfect warmth and character when you need it. However, over decades of hearing these imperfections all over popular music, we’ve come to love and even desire them. While a lot of this gear was state-of-the-art when it was manufactured, the thing about analog gear is that it inherently has some imperfections. Vintage modules in Ozone are based on a variety of classic, high-end, analog gear. So why would we want to use these vintage modules anyhow? Well, in short: warmth, grit, vibe, color, and character. What types of results you can (and can’t) expect.When to apply each of the four vintage modules.Why you might want to use vintage modules in the first place.
That will always be left to your discretion. Do keep in mind that it won’t be presumptuous enough to add tape, though. Master Assistant will suggest great starting points for the EQ, compressor and limiter, which you can then tweak to get just the sound you’re after. If the Vintage processors are new to you, this will allow you to get up and running with these modules even faster. The first thing to mention is the inclusion of the brand-new Vintage mode in Master Assistant. Whether these modules are brand new to you, or you’ve had them in your back pocket for a while, but have been unsure about how and when to use them, this article is for you! With the arrival of Ozone 9, the powerful Vintage modules-previously only available in Advanced versions-are now part of Standard.