Comments on: SGA1566 Is A FREE Tube Saturation Plugin By Shattered Glass Audio https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/ Freeware for music producers! Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sylvan https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-222130 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:47:09 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-222130 Just tried to install and my antivirus says the 64 bit installer is infected. I checked online and it seems that many other AV engines report the same. Shouldn’t be a false negative then, or is it? The 32 bit version is fine.

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By: Constantine https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-221145 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:26:22 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-221145 In reply to gtr.

Roman you are doing something wrong or maybe you have an old(er) version.
With no input oversampling at 4x, CPU set to HIGH, and everything set to default values the output reads about -110 to -115 dBFS. This confirms what GTR was saying.

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By: gtr https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196425 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:21:37 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196425 In reply to UserFX.

Your whole analysis is based on an incorrect use of Voxengo SPAN. That in and of itself is sufficient to make your whole analysis UTTER RUBBISH!
Stop spreading misinformation and wasting people’s time!

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By: UserFX https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196391 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:49:25 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196391 In reply to gtr.

There is no noisey environment. The plugin runs in the DAW and the only noise comes from the plugin itself. The DAW is completely quiet.

Trying to discard my analysis because of a supposedly noisy environment that doesn’t exist and a different setting in SPAN (which isn’t as

important in regards to the issue at hand as you claim it is) is a disgeniuous attempt to discredit my experience.

Everything I encountered I have described in detail and documented in the videos I linked earlier. This isn’t a matter of opinion, it’s a matter

of facts and evidence as everybody can see for themselves in those videos.

You’re not discussing the plugin’s bugs that are shown in the videos – the worst of which is probably the lingering high frequency tones it

emits. Instead you are ignoring them and you’re creating straw men (noisy environment, wrong usage of tools etc.) to deflect from the actual

problems and even claim they don’t exist.

Don’t do that. It’s a disingenuous way of arguing. If you don’t experience these bugs, that’s great. But I experience them and more importantly

I have demonstrated their existence in the videos.

Other people have run into different problems with the plugin that I did not encounter, such as the dll not loading.

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By: gtr https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196323 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:14:31 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196323 @UserFX
Because your whole analysis is based on the incorrect use of Voxengo SPAN and noisy “testing” environment.
I don’t want others to waste time, like I did, trying to replicate non-existent issues.

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By: UserFX https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196318 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:35:09 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196318 In reply to gtr.

Yes, changing the slope changes how the readout looks but even with a slope setting of 0 the noise registers far above -120dBFS.

More importantly, the noise is audible! That’s how I discovered it in the first place, using my pair of ears, a tool I do know how to use.

I’m getting a little suspicious of your intentions as I see you fighting tooth and nail to defend and belittle this plugin’s bugs even after watching the videos demonstrating the various problems I described.

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By: gtr https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196313 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:07:58 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196313 Spectra that you show are WRONG!
You need to set the slope to 0 dB from 4.5 dB, which is default.
The following is the paragraph from SPAN’s manual:
“Note that by default SPAN uses 4.5 dB per octave slope for the spectrum display which makes it look considerably “elevated” towards the higher frequencies in comparison to most other spectrum analyzers available on the market. This setting can be changed in the “Spectrum Mode Editor” window.”

With slope at 0 dB, as it should be, the noise will be below approximately -120dB, which makes it non-existent.

If you’re going to use a tool, use it correctly.

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By: Frank Z https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196238 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:09:49 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196238 Same here….

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By: Frank Z https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196237 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:08:32 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196237 64-bit version doesn’t load for me at all in Reaper or Sony Vegas. It seems to be an invalid dll…

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By: UserFX https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196233 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:42:04 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196233 In reply to UserFX.

Forgot to mention a few system details (Artyom’s bug report below reminded me): Win 7 x64, Projects at 44.1kHz

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By: Artyom https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196223 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:00:01 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196223 Bug in latest version of Reaper: When stereo mode is on, the sound goes from right channel only. After switching to mono it does not produce any sound at all. The project was set to 96kHz, 24 bits. OS – Windows 8.1 x64
I am away from PC at the moment and will give more details later. Cheers!

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By: Todd https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/12/sga1566-tube-saturation-vst/#comment-196219 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:31:09 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=21266#comment-196219 Great sounding plugin! Much appreciate something like this.

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