Members 144dB Posted April 14, 2016 Members Share Posted April 14, 2016 Hey all, Not sure if we have any users of the Waves CLA compressors (CLA76, CLA2A, CLA3A), but I'm curious how they fare in terms of CPU performance. I'm a big UAD user, but when I start running Lexicon reverbs, buss compressors, etc., it lowers my ability to run many instances of the venerable 1176 on individual channels. I don't have the updated/re-coded UAD compressors, but those would only be more chip hungry. Rather than buying another UAD farm card, I'm thinking about buying the CLA bundle. So with a modern computer (2012), is the CLA instance count pretty limitless, or are they hungry plugins? Thanks in advance. Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Sorry, but I really couldn't tell you. I don't have the CLA plugins. I do have a few Waves plugins, but I find myself using the Eventide plugins and the UA plugins the most these days. Maybe someone else can chime in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted April 17, 2016 Members Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hey all, Not sure if we have any users of the Waves CLA compressors (CLA76, CLA2A, CLA3A), but I'm curious how they fare in terms of CPU performance. I'm a big UAD user, but when I start running Lexicon reverbs, buss compressors, etc., it lowers my ability to run many instances of the venerable 1176 on individual channels. I don't have the updated/re-coded UAD compressors, but those would only be more chip hungry. Rather than buying another UAD farm card, I'm thinking about buying the CLA bundle. So with a modern computer (2012), is the CLA instance count pretty limitless, or are they hungry plugins? Thanks in advance. Todd I have owned the CLA collection for at least 5 years now. To be completely honest, I don`t look at CPU usage when using my DAW/plugs but if performance was spotty, I would have noticed by now. Granted, I have my iMac maxed out with RAM. Most of my songs are 24-40 tracks of audio/VIs with multiple plugs being used at the same time. No problems to report. I do not have any experience with the UAD stuff but from what I`ve read online, most users have nothing bad to say. I really like the CLA stuff as well and having used the hardware (LA-2a and 1176s), the plugs are pretty darn close. I use them a lot. If you`re looking for compressor plugs, the CLA collection and the SSL collection are definitely worth it. (Waves has specials every month so you may want to wait for sales on those collections.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Thanks Ernest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted April 22, 2016 Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 I have the older set of Waves plugins. I still think they are some of the best out there. As far as consumption goes, they are what I'd consider to be medium/heavy CPU consumption plugs back when I first got them. Computers have come a long way since then and they would be medium or light on most computers now. . I normally use them for mastering but I can run quite a few instances in Sonar without any big issues. I don't have the newer ones but I'd think waves would use similar logrhythms to keep the consumption down. Allot of times they just shift parameters and give plugins a new GUI without any big changes to the original codes. I'm not sure how much they could improve on the older ones besides the way the parameters work/blend. The GUI on the older ones are a little primitive compared to newer ones but I'd still put the results above most others I've tried, especially their multiband and limiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 144dB Posted April 24, 2016 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2016 Thanks guys. When the CLA bundle goes on sale next, I think I'll grab it. I'm also interested in their Hybrid Compressor (H Compressor), and perhaps when it goes on sale I'll grab one of those as well. I still use the Renaissance Compressor a lot... Good sound, and easy on the CPU. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted May 7, 2016 Members Share Posted May 7, 2016 Waves Hybrid plugs are really good. The H-Comp and H-Delay are two of my favorite. I have a lot of plugs but those two gets used a lot. The Renaissance collection is also outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted May 7, 2016 Members Share Posted May 7, 2016 I agree with you concerning the older Waves plugs. Of all their new plugs, the SSL and CLA collections are definitely worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 144dB Posted May 7, 2016 Author Members Share Posted May 7, 2016 The CLA bundle just went on sale, so I'm going to pounce... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 So.... what do you think of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 144dB Posted May 12, 2016 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2016 I did buy them, but I haven't installed them yet. I ran into an issue with the installer, and I haven't had a chance to apply the fix yet. I only get ~30 minutes at most in the studio per day, and I didn't want to lose that time to troubleshooting. On the weekends, I might get 1-2 hours In a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Sorry you're running into issues. Is there anything we can help with? Please do let us know what you think once you get them installed and have a chance to use them a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 144dB Posted May 14, 2016 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2016 Hi Phil, I got it resolved last night. My audio PC is off the network and Internet, so it doesn't get Windows updates. When I went to install Waves Central, it threw an exception. Luckily Waves got back to me quickly with the recommended O/S patch, and the plugins installed flawlessly. So far I really like them. I use the 1176 far more than the others, and it sounds very similar to the UA recreations. I've never used a real 1176, but given that I now have two recreations that sound very similar, I trust the real thing is in the ballpark. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted June 7, 2016 Members Share Posted June 7, 2016 Hi Phil, I got it resolved last night. My audio PC is off the network and Internet, so it doesn't get Windows updates. When I went to install Waves Central, it threw an exception. Luckily Waves got back to me quickly with the recommended O/S patch, and the plugins installed flawlessly. So far I really like them. I use the 1176 far more than the others, and it sounds very similar to the UA recreations. I've never used a real 1176, but given that I now have two recreations that sound very similar, I trust the real thing is in the ballpark. Thanks again. Glad to hear you`re up and running. Every time I install Waves plugs, I end up calling them. Their installation process is less than intuitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Hi Phil, I got it resolved last night. My audio PC is off the network and Internet, so it doesn't get Windows updates. When I went to install Waves Central, it threw an exception. Luckily Waves got back to me quickly with the recommended O/S patch, and the plugins installed flawlessly. So far I really like them. I use the 1176 far more than the others, and it sounds very similar to the UA recreations. I've never used a real 1176, but given that I now have two recreations that sound very similar, I trust the real thing is in the ballpark. Thanks again. A real 1176 is one of my all-time favorite compressor/limiters - they're about as speedy as they come, and super-common in LA-area studios. Glad to hear you got everything worked out and that it's all working for you now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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