Plug-In Manley® Variable Mu Limiter Compressor
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Le roi des compresseurs à lampes - désormais pour vos mixages.
Compresseur vedette de Manley Labs depuis 1994, le Variable Mu est un classique à lampes et transformateur qui respire l'artisanat. Référence absolue chez les ingénieurs de mixage et de mastering, le Variable Mu apporte de la clarté et la cohésion à vos bus stéréo ou à vos mixages.
Développé sous le regard attentif de Manley Labs, le plug-in Manley Variable Mu Limiter Compressor est une émulation fidèle de ce limiteur à lampes de légende, et est basée sur l'unité « 6BA6 T-BAR Tube Mod ». Sa célèbre identité sonore est désormais disponible, exclusivement pour les systèmes UAD-2 et interfaces Apollo.Vous pouvez maintenant :
Accroître la définition et la fidélité des pistes individuelles, des bus stéréo, ou de tout un mixage
Donner du liant à des mixages difficiles avec une compression à lampes portant la griffe Manley
Coupler les canaux pour une image stéréo précise, correspondant parfaitement
Choisir le fonctionnement entre gauche/droite et Mid/Side pour un contrôle précis de l'image stéréo
Utiliser la commande Mix Dry/Wet propre au plug-in pour mettre en place facilement une compression parallèle
Mixer avec des presets d'artistes comme Tom Elmhirst, J.J. Blair, Mike Larson et autres
Exemples Sonores
Sous le capot du Manley Variable Mu
Bien que le Manley Variable Mu utilise la réduction de gain par repolarisation (« remote cut-off ») que l'on retrouve dans le Fairchild et d'autres limiteurs classiques, il a un son et un caractère bien à lui. Son modèle classique de réduction de gain à double triode est constamment repolarisé par les tensions de contrôle de sidechain, créant un compresseur à gain variable unique d'une transparence sensationnelle. Cela vous permet de traiter les sources avec une réduction de gain d'une douceur onctueuse, tout en les imprégnant d'un contenu harmonique chaleureux, exempt d'artefacts de compression audibles.
Le roi des mix bus
Le plug-in Manley Variable Mu Limiter Compressor peut être utilisé isolément sur des instruments comme la basse ou une voix principale, ou sur des sous-groupes comme les cordes ou les cuivres. Mais sa raison d'être, c'est le bus de mixage, où ses caractéristiques particulières peuvent unifier vos mixages avec la richesse d'un rendu haute fidélité.
Des commandes performantes
Le couplage des paramètres permet de régler simultanément les deux canaux des signaux stéréo. Quand les canaux sont découplés, le traitement Mid/Side du plug-in est en fait amélioré par rapport au hardware, donnant une image stéréo bien en phase.
Le filtre passe-haut de sidechain empêche la compression des fréquences inférieures à 100 Hz – ce qui vous permet de compresser par exemple les overheads tout en conservant le punch des graves. Les commandes Mix Dry/Wet et Headroom, propres au plug-in, vous donnent encore plus de marge pour vos mixages. Mix Dry/Wet permet de facilement réaliser une compression parallèle – parfaite pour parachever les voix et autres. Enfin, la commande Headroom vous permet d'optimiser le niveau général du Variable Mu pour votre système de reproduction.
“If you've got a ragged mix, this plug-in will give it a big hug. It's a stunning emulation of our Variable Mu hardware, right down to the last detail.”
– EveAnna Manley President of Manley Labs
“The Manley Variable Mu is one of my go-to compressors for all types of sounds – especially when I’m looking for an upfront, in-your-face tone. It's fun to distort too.”
– Mike Larson (Pharrell, Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar)
“I used to lament that I had only one Manley Variable Mu. Thanks to UA, those days are in the past! Now I'm like that little old lady on the hot sauce commercials — I put that s*** on everything!”
– Phil Tan (Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Rihanna)Avis Clients
B. Luyben
26 décembre 2014
I can't compare it to the hardware but love it already big time
Like the m/s and wet/dry feature and overall glue and cohesionit delivers. No more New York compression thru extra busses with time consuming phase issues to solve or counterintuitive work...
En lire plusA. Holdsworth
3 décembre 2014
Brilliant BUT...
There are some bits of equipment that are not just useful, not just essential, but magical... An original C12, a Telefunken V72, an 1176 and a Vari-Mu fit into this category for me. I'm...
En lire plusB. Busch
21 novembre 2014
Here's the difference maker!
I have been mixing for 20 years this year and very rarely have I run across something that I can't live without. This is one of those pieces. I have to mix fast a lot of the time so I love...
En lire plusC. Farrell
20 novembre 2014
The Compressor/Limiter
This is the nicest compressor plug-in I have ever used. Crisp and clean with all the tube character and warmth. I can't speak about the comparison to the hardware but I can say it just...
En lire plusP. Moshay
14 novembre 2014
vs the Hardware = 10/10
Having owned the hardware Manley Vari-Mu for many years, this plug is one of the most faithful recreations yet. If you have not tried a Vari-Mu across your mix buss just for adding flavor...
En lire plusA. Tarasenko
13 novembre 2014
Well Done, Guys!
Does the job, sounds amazing, especially on stereo-bus. Kudos, you're best.
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Caractéristiques Principales
Sous licence exclusive et scrupuleusement vérifié par Manley Labs, modélisé par Universal Audio
Compression à lampes Variable Mu transparente pour le master, les sous-groupes et les sources individuelles
Modélise la totalité du circuit stéréo en Classe A, y compris les lampes et les transformateurs customs, le gain d'entrée et la réduction du gain
Contrôles continus pour les Deux Entrées, la Sortie Stéréo, le Seuil et l'Attaque avec cinq options de réglage de la fonction Recovery
Filtre sidechain, opération Gauche/Droite ou Mid/Side, et en exclusivité sur le plug-in, le traitement parallèle Dry/Wet, le Headroom et le Chaînage des Contrôles
Requiert une carte DSP UAD-2 ou une Interface Audio Apollo, disponibles chez les revendeurs agréés dans le monde entier
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Avis Clients
Manley® Variable Mu Limiter Compressor
D. DiPietro
Maybe it's just me....
As a plug-in stereo compressor it's great- just like a lot of stereo compressors in UA's catalog. I've used the Vari-Mu plug-in in a wide variety of situations and it works fine. But when comparing it to the 10 year old Manley Vari-mu in my rack (recently modified with the HP SC option), the plug-in just doesn't carry the same "weight" as the hardware. The hardware version just has some magical glueness to it that the plug-in doesn't. Maybe I'm just used to my particular hardware version sonic character -using something every day for 10 years, things tend to grow on you. Maybe it was modeled after the tube switch?
So for me it's the hardware version going in and sub-bus on mixes and the plug-in for channels for a little extra as needed.B. Luyben
I can't compare it to the hardware but love it already big time
Like the m/s and wet/dry feature and overall glue and cohesionit delivers. No more New York compression thru extra busses with time consuming phase issues to solve or counterintuitive work arounds.
this mu will sit on most busses to glue or to compress NY style. 2 octo cards give me plenty of power to work with manley massive passives and mu's on al busses even channels when needed.A. Holdsworth
Brilliant BUT...
There are some bits of equipment that are not just useful, not just essential, but magical... An original C12, a Telefunken V72, an 1176 and a Vari-Mu fit into this category for me.
I'm delighted that UAD have made this plugin, I bought it as soon as I heard it. From a compression point of view it does exactly what the hardware version does, but without the magic.
I was fascinated to see whether UAD would be able to faithfully represent the warmth and depth of the original - the fact that it makes your vocals sit a foot in front of the speakers rather than just in between them. In my opinion they haven't achieved this, but those clever chaps at Universal Audio can't do it, I guess it's impossible.
But it's 1/10 the cost of the original!B. Busch
Here's the difference maker!
I have been mixing for 20 years this year and very rarely have I run across something that I can't live without. This is one of those pieces. I have to mix fast a lot of the time so I love when I find gear that glues a mix together super quick and yet doesn't sound like I spent 20 minutes on it. That's what Vari Mu does. I literally slapped this on a rough mix I had going and it immediately sounded like I had been dialing in the mix in for an hour. Love that! You will too. It adds a little top end and clarity to the mix too!
C. Farrell
The Compressor/Limiter
This is the nicest compressor plug-in I have ever used. Crisp and clean with all the tube character and warmth. I can't speak about the comparison to the hardware but I can say it just sounds right how I want it to.
P. Moshay
vs the Hardware = 10/10
Having owned the hardware Manley Vari-Mu for many years, this plug is one of the most faithful recreations yet.
If you have not tried a Vari-Mu across your mix buss just for adding flavor and mojo, you are missing out.A. Tarasenko
Well Done, Guys!
Does the job, sounds amazing, especially on stereo-bus. Kudos, you're best.
G. Armandine
BEST SOUNDING PLUGIN EVER
I'm Impressed!! THIS IS THE BEST EMULATION EVER, I think we might be seeing a lot more of these units on eBay. This plugin is pretty much like 90-95% close to the original to my ears.
D. Pinkston
Manley Plug Ins are awesome
I used to have the hardware version years ago before selling my Nashville studio. Also the Manley EQ. Simply can't say enough about these plug-ins. They sound wonderful. Just demoed the Variable MU when it came out and I'm sold. The Massive Passive and the Variable MU will live on my 2-buss. I can generally find something to not-like but the Manley plugins are all smiles.
Great job guys.S. Smith
The "Crap Sponge"
Soaks up crap, and outputs sweetness. Can't ask for more than that!
L. Berrios
Without Character
Unfortunately one of the UAD plugins that I have to write a negative feedback. Universal need to do a better job with the next update and improve this one. Is missing the warm and character that made so popular the original Manley Variable MU..a shame.
D. Powell
great, like the hardware
I've used the hardware version on many projects.... the two heaviest engineers I know in Nashville have it on their mix buss all the time. The UAD version made me smile as I watched that needle do about 2-4 dB of compression and add the same kind of magic glue. One of my friends who has a real one in town has issues with one side not being as hot as the other..... which you can make work.... but with the software version of course you have flawlessness and the cream of the crop, and other options, like the sidechain and the m/s feature. It's just great.... if you want a buss compressor that isn't neutral but isn't overly dark or overly warm either, this is for you......
S. Boman
Fantastic!!
Wow! This sounds exactly like the hardware version!!
It has that magic mojo thing going on!
This feel like this will be going on my mixbus a lot from now on :-)L. Hughes
Phenomenal!
Will you stop releasing such ridiculously good plugins please? Everytime I think I have everything I could possibly need you release something else that blows me away. This thing stinks on the 2-bus. Amazing.
L. Nicolas
Woooowww
The real Analog sound in your computer !!
AmazingA. Adedwuon
It's going somewhere, but....
I ran my mixes through it with the HP Filter on and the mix comes out clearer/brighter, punchy and forward. However, with the HP filter the overall sound, to my ears, becomes a bit thinner/smaller sounstatge. This becomes a catch 22 because it is important to me to have a punchy master that also has a big/full sound stage. What I end up doing is running my mix to a clean outboard compressor at ratio 1:5 with slowest attack and HP filter at 400hz, this gives a big and wide sound stage but no character..just clean...so I send it back in the DAW and run it through this plug and making sure the GR is bearly moving...then through appropriate EQ..then through a good limiter...with this setup, the plug becomes useful. Basically u compensate...
K. Ishikawa
far from the oriiginal
this is way far from the original one. since I've using the hardware unit 8 years. and there are not the mix using vary mu. I was expecting this could be the good replacement. but it is nothing like the real one. i can not even use as the placement when i really need that sound.
J. Moreland
You'll use this every day
There are very few tools you can invest in that will immediately allow your spare bedroom studio to produce music that sounds like it came out of a pro facility. This is one of them. If you just bought an Apollo Twin and you're trying to decide which compressor to buy. This is the one (followed very closely by the 1176 collection - with the both of them, all of your bases are covered). On your individual tracks, it's all velvety smoothness. On a mix buss, it has the unique ability to make every bad mix decision you make seem interesting or boundary pushing - and always better sounding coming out than it was going in.
S. Othniel
Manley Variable Mu Limiter.....WOW!!!!!!!
Ok....so I tested this plugin and I was speechless. I wish UAD had made this to go through the unison on the apollo. These days I do not buy new plugins if I have one that can do what a new on the market plugin does. but this is now on my must have list. This plugin does the mid-side compression sooo good that phasing is minimal, it doesn't hurt my ears when I drastically widen a track. This plugin is a bad ass.
M. T
Sounds Like it Looks "Flat"
The front of this plugin looks great:)
Unfortunately you can't see the sides, the top or the back
of the unit.... and that's exactly how it sounds:
"Flat"
It seems like they wanted to make sure this one was out in
time for the holidays..
Maybe they'll be an update after they make enough money?
