Thank you for this awesome review! Explained perfectly. I owned a 2254 for years and this plugin really captures the vibe and sound of the hardware. Does it sound exactly like the hardware obviously no. Each of the hardware units sounded different from each other but had an overall sound and vibe. UAD has absolutely captured the vibe and character and this is my all time favorite drum compressor!
I have the 254e and are demoing the the UAD. The UAD to me sounds fatter and "warmer" and seems to bring things a little more forward. They both sound good but to my taste UAD is what I would go for.
it is lindell 254e ..uad buy license of brainworx and plugins alliance products and resell..uad very bad company overall..they are not creating anything..just reselling with their brand
@@Alexander-mk4qf this is very false actually. they have many plugins that are incredible and top tier that are separate from brainworx. bx licenses stuff to UAD though and it is always branded with their logo.
@@Alexander-mk4qf this is not the Lindell audio 254e. That plugin is not even coded by plugin alliance, it’s Lindell Audio by Tobias Lindell. Universal Audio do not rebrand other companies plugins. They do sell Plugin Alliance and Softube plugs as well as Antares. They do not pass them off as their own work, utterly ridiculous comment.
@@Alexander-mk4qf Yes they do not sound the same. I have the 254e and are demoing the the UAD. They do sound different UAD to me sounds fatter and "warmer" and seems to bring things a little more forward. They both sound good but to my taste UAD is what I would go for.
if you are still looking to buy it, go on their website and choose a UAD custom Bundle. If you pick the first option you pay $50 less for this plugin and also get to choose any other plugin on of your choice.
Hiya Mike, Great vid as always! What might our chances be of your doing a PotW walkthrough of Crave EQ? It sounds awesome and the new version is astonishing.
Michael, you've been using the 2254 a lot in the form of the V-Comp. Any thoughts on how the V-Comp compares with UA's? Will you still be using the V-Comp after getting this new emulation?
The V-Comp is just an odd beast that is a great plugin even if it is not the best emulation. It's meant to emulate the original 2254 which had no threshold.
I have the Lindell 254e but this one sounds better to me.. :/ Something about the punch of the attack and the pumping of the release is way nicer on the UAD. Also the topend and "depth" (sorry for the hype word) sound very special on the UAD, I guess that's some saturation thing..
Thanks for the review, Mike - it's always great to hear your views, since you know the actual hardware so well! You mentioned that the 33609 is an updated version of the 2254, but they both sound distinctly different. Would you give a short description of those differences? Thanks!
Same conceptual design, many of the same components, but with modern adaptations. It is much more responsive like the SSL Buss compressor, but with the warmth of the 2254.
Britpressor by Analog Obsession for all of you AU/VST users. Haven't compared it to UAD but it beats Lindell 254E and IK's 33609, to my ears. Free (Patreon supported).
Thank you for this awesome review! Explained perfectly. I owned a 2254 for years and this plugin really captures the vibe and sound of the hardware. Does it sound exactly like the hardware obviously no. Each of the hardware units sounded different from each other but had an overall sound and vibe. UAD has absolutely captured the vibe and character and this is my all time favorite drum compressor!
Please compare lindell 254e and this one. Thanks
Useless, actually all companies do the same quality...
@@Vossflying I actually doubt that..
@@Vossflying cla76 & uad1176 are same, yeah right) both good and usable but distinctly different
I have the 254e and are demoing the the UAD. The UAD to me sounds fatter and "warmer" and seems to bring things a little more forward. They both sound good but to my taste UAD is what I would go for.
I will have a look and see if it's a good comparison.
Could you please compare it to the Lindell 254E or the Lindell 80 compressor? Pretty curious about it. Beautiful reviews!
Yes wondering this as well! Along with the lindell 80 channel
it is lindell 254e ..uad buy license of brainworx and plugins alliance products and resell..uad very bad company overall..they are not creating anything..just reselling with their brand
@@Alexander-mk4qf this is very false actually. they have many plugins that are incredible and top tier that are separate from brainworx. bx licenses stuff to UAD though and it is always branded with their logo.
@@Alexander-mk4qf this is not the Lindell audio 254e. That plugin is not even coded by plugin alliance, it’s Lindell Audio by Tobias Lindell. Universal Audio do not rebrand other companies plugins. They do sell Plugin Alliance and Softube plugs as well as Antares. They do not pass them off as their own work, utterly ridiculous comment.
@@Alexander-mk4qf Yes they do not sound the same. I have the 254e and are demoing the the UAD. They do sound different UAD to me sounds fatter and "warmer" and seems to bring things a little more forward. They both sound good but to my taste UAD is what I would go for.
Mixing with Mike’s pun of the week?
(23:12) “…moving it beyond its normal use case which sometimes can be limiting”
Omg I'm gonna have to fork out quite a bit of cash for this, I can feel it coming.....such a Revelashion! Thanks again Mike.
Cheers!
if you are still looking to buy it, go on their website and choose a UAD custom Bundle. If you pick the first option you pay $50 less for this plugin and also get to choose any other plugin on of your choice.
@@ajaydeep9469 I actually bought it the day after it came out but thanks anyway!
what program are we using
Hi Mike,
What do screen capture software do you use?
I would like to give it a try! I like the 4k video.
Cheers!
Jamie
Hiya Mike,
Great vid as always! What might our chances be of your doing a PotW walkthrough of Crave EQ? It sounds awesome and the new version is astonishing.
Michael, you've been using the 2254 a lot in the form of the V-Comp. Any thoughts on how the V-Comp compares with UA's? Will you still be using the V-Comp after getting this new emulation?
The V-Comp is just an odd beast that is a great plugin even if it is not the best emulation. It's meant to emulate the original 2254 which had no threshold.
What Reverb are u using on the vocals?
The 2254 sounds so thick!
this thing is a monster!
I have the Lindell 254e but this one sounds better to me.. :/
Something about the punch of the attack and the pumping of the release is way nicer on the UAD.
Also the topend and "depth" (sorry for the hype word) sound very special on the UAD, I guess that's some saturation thing..
I totally agree. I have the 254e too, and currently demoing the UAD and its totally correct what you say.
UA really dialed this one in!
Thanks for the review, Mike - it's always great to hear your views, since you know the actual hardware so well!
You mentioned that the 33609 is an updated version of the 2254, but they both sound distinctly different.
Would you give a short description of those differences? Thanks!
Same conceptual design, many of the same components, but with modern adaptations. It is much more responsive like the SSL Buss compressor, but with the warmth of the 2254.
Michael White Thanks very much for your reply, Mike!
Britpressor by Analog Obsession for all of you AU/VST users. Haven't compared it to UAD but it beats Lindell 254E and IK's 33609, to my ears. Free (Patreon supported).
I will have to check that one out, thanks!
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