Customer Reviews
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Nice plugin!
★★★★★It takes the sound to a new level, more organic and analog-ish. Bring life back to dull tracks and gives a great sound overall. Nice one! -
It has it all!
★★★★★I picked this one up when on sale not long ago. Not bad choice at all! Not at all! At first it gives you to think but walking thru the Manual and testing with a few different sources gives you clear image how powerful can it be and the result it can give you. I would recommend it to all. Like so many PA stuff this one also is really great at what it does. So, if you're in business of getting a Saturation engine and want to be sure in results, have a ton of possibilities and flexibility in your mono or stereo image and working in M/S as well - get it! -
VSM-3
★★★★★The VCM-3 is a Must for any Mastering Project. Its the secret sauce... -
Vertigo VSM-3
★★★★★This Plugin really lifts my music into another dimension. From very professional demo to shiny high gloss production.
WOW!!! Definitely the best plugin I have bought in a long time!! -
Vertigo VSM-3
★★★★★GOLD -
Indispensible
★★★★★From the very first time I tried it, this plugin hasn't left my 2-bus chain. I also find myself grabbing it for my drum bus or snare. It adds a fullness and energy that I simply can't replicate otherwise. You will use it on every mix. -
VSM 3
★★★★☆I am unsure as to why it took me so long to discover this, but now I have I'm using it everywhere!
Most of the saturation plugins I have effect the whole frequency spectrum, this one gives you the option of only using the bandwidth you want and this makes it a game changer.
For the first time I am reminded of how I remember the sound coming back off tape especially for drums, bass and guitars. Being able to push just the low mids on a drum-kit just makes them sound right in a mix. -
The Cheat Code
★★★★★I won’t settle for anything less when treating low-end content. Nothing I’ve used in 10+ years gives bass such a clear presence on weak speakers, while retaining the character it needs in subwoofers. -
Impressive plugin - great for mastering.
★★★★★This plugin is simply amazing - tweak it right and it´ll do wonders on your mixes. Really great for clearing up muddiness and to give tracks beef and bite - definitely a five star - love it :-) Got mine with a discount - the VSM-3 is definitely deserve five stars -
"Sublime!"
★★★★★When I first tried the VSM-3 out, I did not understand it at all. I flipped through the presets and tried to work out how to fly this beast.
However, once I found a youtube video by Saher Galt, it all made perfect sense:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE1Yxv4cPRQ&t=4s
Now I literally use the Vertigo VSM-3 on EVERY project. It is in my elite circle of core plugins. It's just so essential to arriving at a highly defined mix with the right amount of warmth and harmonic coloring.
I use this just about every time of vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, bass, strings, horns, etc etc.
It is like a "magic" sculpting tool, in that you can do things that make certain tracks "pop out" in the mix, via for example using even harmonics in the mid signal, and odd in the side. It's uncanny just how effective this can be.
It accumulates too. I use EQ separation to really highlight certain mix tracks to sit in the mix in a way that showcases them, but NOT at the expense of say a lead vocal or instrument. It can help say a snare cut through the mix, or a bass, or anything you can think of.
I typically have a master version of the Vertigo VSM-3 sitting on all my master tracks, for a final tweaking of the final mix. It's astounding how subtle yet effective this can be.
You can bring up the mids, or the highs, or pick one frequency range for the even harmonics and another for the odds, and specifically apply them to just the mid or the side.
All I can say is WOW, what a huge difference this makes if you can master how to effectively utilize this plugin effectively. Personally I LOVE it. It's such a nice tool to have, and I use it all the time. I'm careful to not "overdo" it. I slowly calibrate the levels and the drive to suit.
Check out Saher Galt's excellent video on this if the Vertigo VSM-3 isn't making sense. For me, this make it so clear and easy to use this very valuable and sublime plugin.
I highly recommend working out how to use this (maybe via Saher's video), and then test driving it. If you're working on vocals in a mix, try the preset that gives even harmonics treatment to the mid, and odd harmonic treatment to the side. Check it out and put this on your lead vocal main bus and A/B the result.
This is a major "Go To" Plugin for me now. I use it all the time, and frankly represents a fantastic enhancement capability for my mixes.