Announcing free "mrelwood plugins"

[dahya]

Originally Posted by xpander

Downloads just fine here. Have you tried with different browser?

Thanks, usually use Chrome and don't usually have a problem. tried this using MS Edge, and it downloads...strange....nut thanks for that.

[JonLinnarson]

Very lovely plug-ins! I especially like CompLab, EQall, DynaStrip, SonnyComp and MotherComp.

CompLab might just be the most advanced compressor there is in Reaper! I prefer it over ReaComp most of the time. The other two comps are also great when you need a good sound and fast.

I've been trying to use mostly stock plug-ins and JSFX when mixing lately, to try and get rid of my choice overload when it comes to plug-ins, and having your effects (together with effects from Saike and others) have really made it a breeze

Looking forward to what else you can come up with. Many thanks!

/Jon

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by JonLinnarson

Very lovely plug-ins!

Thank you so much Jon, great to hear that you like them!

In a perfect world I would assign much more time to making and polishing my plugins, but being how things are, that’s very far from being the case. But I do want to say to everybody that despite nothing seemingly happening for months after months, I still do work with them almost every week. Lately my experiments haven’t just ended up sounding the way I aimed for, so I have scrapped several new plugin concepts and version updates to existing ones.

Some of the updates and improvements have stayed, but nothing major, so I just haven’t updated the downloadable versions yet.

[JonLinnarson]

Good to hear!

Quality takes time, as they say, so no need to rush out updates or new plug-ins

[pax-eterna]

Thank you for these. Will try them out soon.

[Reflected]

Gotta check ur stuff
Subscribed

[Lynx_TWO]

VocaStrip looks very interesting. I sometimes master podcasts for some friends of mine and this could come in really handy! I'll certainly be trying it on the next podcast...

[dom64]

Hey MrElwood - hope all is well.

Just checked in and found your demo of the Amp Era:
https://youtu.be/LayJf4YuZ3U

It's sounding absolutely awesome , and I can see you've added a few extra controls since the version I've got.

Can't wait till 1.0 is ready!

Big bump!

All the best,
Dom

[danerius]

Originally Posted by dom64

Hey MrElwood - hope all is well.

Just checked in and found your demo of the Amp Era:
https://youtu.be/LayJf4YuZ3U

Ive watched that clip five times now. It sounds absolutely AMAZING...

Sincerely /Bo

PS. Im kind of curious as to how it would sound having a side chain controlling the sag of an amp. If you wanna include that in AmpEra. It'd be awesome. DS.

[dom64]

Hey Mrelwood!
Bumping to show some appreciation for your work. Hope all is coming along nicely!

[mrelwood]

Thanks for the nice comments, everyone!

I have made a few new plugins, and improved on a few of the old ones. Currently working on a multi-band transient enhancer/controller. But ashamingly I have to admit that I have simply been too lazy to get the plugins publicly available. The server situation and the uploading process just makes it all a bit of a chore. I really do need to look into ReaPack...

I was feeling quite good about AmpEra as well, but while referencing to other plugins for heavier sounds, I did realize that I still have to work with it a bit. But we are not too far from the 1.0 launch!

[dom64]

Looking forward to that very much good sir!
I'm sure if you reach out someone could help you with ReaPack stuff.

[jansen]

Amp Era sounds fantastic. I'm really excited to try it when you release it. Also, I want to thank you for making these magnificent plugins. I have been using them quite a lot in the reaper mixing competitions over the last two years (especially Sky on the masterbus), with very nice results. You sir have talent!

I check in your website once in a while to see if there is any update, and I'm glad to see you are still working on them. Hopefully we can try them out soon too

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by jansen

Amp Era sounds fantastic. I'm really excited to try it when you release it.

Thank you! The version I use myself is already 1.0 Release Candidate 4, so there isn’t much to do anymore. Just small little tweaks.

Also, I want to thank you for making these magnificent plugins. I have been using them quite a lot in the reaper mixing competitions over the last two years (especially Sky on the masterbus), with very nice results. You sir have talent!

Thank you so much! I’m really glad to hear that you’ve found them useful! AmpEra, BAMP, EQAll, CompLab, and Sky are in every single project I make as well! I’ll try to update the public plugins sooner than later, as the public versions are really getting quite old.

I check in your website once in a while to see if there is any update

I will post in this thread as soon as I update anything in the web page, so it might be easier for you all to just follow this thread.

[juan_r]

Of course the best would be to ReaPack the whole lot...

[Osse]

I dont know if my plugins are downloaded or not, they dont seem to download. Should I expect them to download to another location than the normal downloads folder when I download thru chrome? +1 on reapack, would be easier on both ends I think. Thanks!

[justcosmic1]

Hi,
Thanks so much for implimenting the suggested side chain for the dynamic EQ function and for all the hard work thus far.

I am finding on my system, that the curves are very lo-res/blocky (see attached Jpeg.
I am on Win764bit with a screen resolution of 1600x900.
The stock ReaEQ displays fine as do other similar plugins (DDMF IIEQ Pro for example); but both this and Nitsuj's JS:"ReEQ" seem to have this problem on my system.

Anyway - keep up the good work - and I'll perhaps chime in agin in future with any suggestions that could be helpful.

PS it would be good to know a little about the technical side of the EQ too - such as linear phase/minimum phase etcetera. Or mixed phase! (ala Kirchoff)

[/AND/]

Wow, great job, I'll try them out and donate as well! BTW yes, it is best to offer these through the ReaPack manager, keeping everything neat and tidy.

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by Osse

I dont know if my plugins are downloaded or not, they dont seem to download. Should I expect them to download to another location than the normal downloads folder when I download thru chrome? +1 on reapack, would be easier on both ends I think. Thanks!

They are just normal Dropbox downloads. Maybe your Chrome or a security software blocks certain download locations?

Yeah, I need to get my plugins ready for ReaPack…

Originally Posted by justcosmic1

I am finding on my system, that the curves are very lo-res/blocky (see attached Jpeg.
I am on Win764bit with a screen resolution of 1600x900.

I think that looks normal for 1600x900 display. The graph is high contrast, and pixel by pixel so it isn’t anti-aliased.

PS it would be good to know a little about the technical side of the EQ too - such as linear phase/minimum phase etcetera. Or mixed phase! (ala Kirchoff)

The EQ filters are all taken from “The EQ Cookbook”, and they are just “normal phase” filters. I haven’t looked into the phase preserving filters, since the idea of the EQAll is to have a relatively low CPU utilization. As low as it reasonably can on a JS plugin, that is. The JS plugin code is being generated in real-time, which does cause some CPU penalty.

[Wallaby]

That's amazing, this EQ has automatig gain reduction !
Awesome !

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by Wallaby

That's amazing, this EQ has automatig gain reduction !
Awesome !

Absolutely! All my plugins do.

It’s strength is adjustable, hold the main volume reading at the top bar to get to the menu. You can even adjust the strength while you’re holding the mouse button, no need to let go.

[dahya]

Originally Posted by Osse

I dont know if my plugins are downloaded or not, they dont seem to download. Should I expect them to download to another location than the normal downloads folder when I download thru chrome? +1 on reapack, would be easier on both ends I think. Thanks!

It didn't work for me either, until I tried the following:

1. Right Click on the link
2. Select "Save Link as..."
3. Select the folder to download to
4. Chrome will then prompt that "it can't be downloaded securely", and suggests to Discard it - Select KEEP.

[dahya]

So I've just been trying to use the CompLab plugin, trying to compress using the sidechain, and only want to compress the MID channel. I don't understand how I can do this as I can't see separate controls for M & S?

I have set the plugin to Stereo M/S, but I can't see how I can compress the MID and SIDES separately, or just compress the MID only ?

Also, it seems that the sidechain source is limited to channels 3 and 4 - what if I wanted to sidechain another source on another pair of channels (eg 5/6, or 7/8)?

[/AND/]

Is there a way to download all plugins as a single archive? Including and excluding those in beta...

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by dahya

I have set the plugin to Stereo M/S, but I can't see how I can compress the MID and SIDES separately, or just compress the MID only ?

There is a pre level for the side channel in M/S mode, if that’s enough for your needs. If not, you need to encode the stereo signal to M/S in a separate plugin (Stereopposition can do that) and then only process the right channel. And then of course decode back to stereo with another plugin.

Also, it seems that the sidechain source is limited to channels 3 and 4 - what if I wanted to sidechain another source on another pair of channels (eg 5/6, or 7/8)?

In that case you need my Routter plugin! That allows you to route the track’s channels pretty freely.

Originally Posted by /AND/

Is there a way to download all plugins as a single archive?

There is not. I will get them into Reapack at some point, so that will make it all easier.

Including and excluding those in beta...

They are all beta… Well, almost all of them.

[mrelwood]

In case you missed...

AmpEra 1.0 has been published! More info here:

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?p=2708100

[juan_r]

Great, mrelwood, I'm checking it out tomorrow or the following day! And sorry about your dropbox accident. I hope you didn't lose any data.

[Gibson_GM]

Sweet! Thank you, I really enjoy Ampera!

[Gibson_GM]

I tried it out, sounds fantastic! But on my system, 61% cpu use This is using one instance of Ampera 1 routed to a track with some delay, so as to make 'stereo'.

My machine is a bit lacking in RAM.

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by juan_r

And sorry about your dropbox accident. I hope you didn't lose any data.

Thanks. Luckily it seems that I didn’t lose anything.

Originally Posted by Gibson_GM

I tried it out, sounds fantastic! But on my system, 61% cpu use This is using one instance of Ampera 1 routed to a track with some delay, so as to make 'stereo'.

My machine is a bit lacking in RAM.

Glad you like it! The unfortunate fact is that running an IR in JS does take a huge amount of CPU. But still, 60% doesn’t sound right! It’s 2.4% on my ‘19 MBP with the default settings and a 100 sample buffer at 48KHz. I suggest increasing the REAPER buffer size or lowering the AmpEra quality settings.

[Gibson_GM]

Ok, thanks! Sometimes when something is new, a person has to wait a while for things to be adjusted or must learn to set it up properly. That's very understandable Your plugins are really top-notch and much enjoyed!

** I messed around with the quality settings, and found a good middle-ground. For me, the CPU use is comparable to neural amp modeler. But Ampera is also including reverb, IR, delay and more, so the trade-off is likely fine. Adding those features via busses probably would raise CPU consumption considerably Ampera is more flexible than many alternatives!

[ivansc]

Originally Posted by juan_r

Of course the best would be to ReaPack the whole lot...

Agreed!

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by ivansc

Agreed!

I actually just discussed this with the ReaPack dev. Turns out that AmpEra isn’t suitable for ReaPack in its current form. I’m not completely sure how much additional work it would require, but it is possible that AmpEra and BAMP aren’t going to make it to ReaPack. I’ll try to get my other plugins in there though.

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by Gibson_GM

CPU consumption

Forgot to mention, you can disable the speaker IR in AmpEra and use the included IRs in ReaVerb. A little of a hassle, but it will cut down the CPU usage considerably!

Although, something I still have to figure out GUI wise: While the button next to “Speaker” disables the speaker IR, the slider still transforms between an UK and an US style amp. So to get the “correct” sound with the above method, you need to both select the IR in ReaVerb as well as the corresponding amp setting in AmpEra.

I had actually forgotten about that. Standby for AmpEra 1.01! XoD

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by mrelwood

Standby for AmpEra 1.01!

You didn't have to wait for too long... AmpEra 1.01 is now live!

The slider is now renamed "Amp", and the IRs can be bypassed in the help menu. If the IRs are bypassed, a warning is visible in the main screen. The warning can be clicked to enable the IRs again.

https://mrelwood5.wixsite.com/plugins

[mrelwood]

The website overhaul is now at a point where I have decided to publish the new mrelwood PluginPack v1.00!!!

The pack includes several new plugins, and major updates to most of the old ones. There are no descriptions at all for the plugins just yet though, so you'll have to play it by ear for now. I'll keep updating the web page in the following days.

Happy plugining!

https://mrelwood5.wixsite.com/plugins

[jansen]

Awesome! I didn't dare hope these would be released one day. And so many unexpected goodies (even a game, gosh!!). Thank you very much for these, can't wait to try them. My small donation is nowhere near what you deserve for your efforts, but I hope others can thank you as well.

Congratulations for the release!

[mrelwood]

Originally Posted by jansen

My small donation is nowhere near what you deserve for your efforts, but I hope others can thank you as well.

Oh, wow!! Thank you so much Jansen! That’s really nice of you. That’s already infinitely more than I’ve gotten in the past year or two… (Not that I’d have published anything though…) But seriously, that was very generous of you.

But that’s not why I do this. It’s the other parts of your post. Thank you so much!