
The Waves interface is way way prettier and slick than Stripbus, but $29 vs $249, so you be the judge of which of those is more important. They also can both be as subtle or as dirty as you want. Though I have toyed around with mixing drums through them (using Toontrack stuff). Properly would mean mixing raw tracks into them. So far I really haven't had a chance to properly evaluate them. Also has 4 "consoles" and I've barely gotten to know them. Ducking, EQ sections, bus comp with wet/dry knob. But I was really digging Stripbus and all the extras is brings to the table. My plan was to wait to demo NLS until I got a firm handle on Stripbus, but curiosity got the best of me and I started the demo anyway. I actually JUST got Stripbus a few days ago. I can't tell you how many must have plugs I have that I am not using much. I'm trying not to put anymore unneeded options on me now. I could demo NLS but I will probably purchase it if I do. So what are you opinions, Stripbus vs NLS? I have Stripbus,Satson and a console. So who's excited about the UAD offering of console emulation that we'll be sure to hear about soon ? (please don't hurry, I have no slots left in my rig ) In any case, pretty cool times to have all the options and I think it will all only get even better in time. I also really wanted to like NLS and think it isn't too bad only IF VCC wasn't in existence. VCC seems much more user friendly and pretty much has a 'set and forget' type of operation compared to the constant fiddling around you need to do with NLS to get anything close to being useful. Sure NLS seems to saturate more if pushed but produces some weird sounds which I never remember hearing on any real console. Agonized between the two in all console settings and variations and IMHO, NLS can't touch VCC in terms of clarity, dimension and depth of field. Definitely feel the same way! I've also had VCC for a little while now and have been demoing NLS for the last couple of days. They just didn't add the dimension VCC does.ĭemo both and see which one you like better, easy. NLS couldn't touch The Trident, Neve, and RCA consoles of the VCC. I really wanted to like NLS, and I do think it sounds ok, but VCC is better, I think. I went back and forth between VCC and NLS, and agonized about which sounded better. I downloaded the demo for NLS today and threw it on the 2 buss and some tracks.
