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BBE Sonic Maximizer Plug-In Software (Macintosh and Windows)

Like having a rack full of BBE 882i units with automation.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          7 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
 
 

"BBE Sonic Maximizer"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 8/2/2004

 

 
Feature:
Three knobs,but they do the job.

Value:
Could've been a little cheaper but the sound makes up for it.

Sound:
Way better than I expected.I would disagree that it's a "DOG" of a plugin and it definitely compares to the outboard versions.

Support:
Haven't needed any.

Overall:
It's a simple tool that sounds very sweet and cut's down on the need to EQ.I sometimes can drive myself nuts trying to fix muddy recordings and just end up over EQ'ing everything.This has helped me a great deal.

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"Give it a try = what can you lose?"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          7 out of 10
Submitted: 4/28/2006

 

 
Feature:
Simple is good.

Quality:
Like I said, it sounds like the hardware units.

Value:
Good bang for the buck!

Sound:
The sound is as good as the hardware units which are especially suited for live use. A rule of thumb may be applied here which is my opinion only; The better your recording or live gear is, the less you will need this type of processor.

Support:
It took some work to get it up and running on my mac. Could be operator malfunction.

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"I love my outboard BBE 482 buth this plugin is a DOG."

Overall:
          4 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          7 out of 10
Value:
          4 out of 10
I Want It:
          3 out of 10
Sound:
          5 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from agilitysolutions.com
Submitted: 4/12/2004
Style of Music: Hard Rock & Blues
Location: Houston, Texas, USA

 

 
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Feature:
The presets (bass, guitar, vocals...) are very helpful when using on individual tracks. Gives you a good starting point... Very simple interface. Easy to use.

Quality:
Its software? I guess quality was High in that it doesn't crash. I utilizes very little CPU overhead. But It's effect doesn't measure up to the BBE 882, 482 or any other outboard unit. So I guess I would give it a 10 for crash proof solid code and a 4 for achieving good sonic results. (Average: 7)

Value:
I'll use it, but it won't be one of my goto plug-in.

Desirability:
Yawn

Sound:
I use a BBE 482 in my PA system. It puts a final polish and clarity to my live mix. (Hard Rock Band) In my studio I have a full digital mixer connected via 3 ADAT light pipe connections to my computer which is running Cubase SX 2.0. The plug-in is just ok. It provides a much more subtle effect. Too subtle. I have used it on individual tracks and as a mastering tool during final mix-down. Its ok... Just didn't give me the polish I was looking for.

Support:
Didn't need support. This area should have a NA (Not applicable) although it is so easy to use I guess that is the best support you can get. So I give it a 10.

Overall:
This is a very mediocre product. No matter how good the quality and support are, if the product doesn't accomplish it's sonic mission, its a dog. Sorry BBE, I love my 482 but this plug-in is a dog.

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"This plugin lacks ONE thing that the hardware versions do."

Overall:
          6 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 10/17/2005
Style of Music: Disco
Musical Experience: DJ
Location: Los Angeles, CA. USA

 

 
Feature:
Puts clarity into the songs I use for my deejay mixes. I can apply a BBE effect to each individual song. It really is, like having a rackful of BBE Sonic Maximizers... one for each song!

Quality:
No problems in installation. No scratches on the installation CD. The installation CD is in a CD envelope and flops around in the box. In my case, the CD was already out of the envelope when I opened the box.

Value:
The effect you get out of this plugin is worth the price.

Desirability:
Just for asthetic reasons, I wish different skins could be applied to the plugin. But who cares about that?! This thing puts clarity into the songs I use!

Sound:
This plugin most definitely emulates what the hardware 482i and 882i do, and that is to bring clarity into my songs.

Support:
Haven't had to use tech support.

Overall:
I expect to use this plugin for quite some time, but if BBE updates the plugin so that it doesn't require an Output Gain control knob, I'll be getting that instead! The hardware BBE 482i and 882i don't use an Output Gain control knob and I hope that a future plugin doesn't either!

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