The Arturia TridA-Pre is an enhanced plug-in recreation of a highly sought-after British-made preamp. With only 13 ever made this preamp equipped with highly-flexible four-band EQ is one of the rarest pieces of music hardware available. Now brought to life as a plug-in in your DAW by TAE analog-modelling technology you can see for yourself why this has been used on some of the biggest records by artists such as Elton John David Bowie Queen Metallica The Rolling Stones and much more. Presenting a gorgeous musical and highly versatile EQ with harmonically rich input gain TridA-Pre is the perfect preamp for any genre of music or instrument that comes into your projects. Revised with clever additions to meet the needs of modern producers TridA-Pre includes continuous controls and improved stereo functionality with left/right and mid/side operation. Coming with a range of professionally designed presets you can start adding authentic analog character to your productions and take your mixes to the next level. Please Note: This product comes in the form of a digital download code that will be sent to your email for activation.
The best of both worlds Why would you use a preamp plug-in if youve already recorded through a preamp I hear you say? Modern preamps have been designed to deliver a highly-transparent tone imparting very little or no tonal characteristics in favour of providing a blank canvas on which you can add your processing. During the golden age of analog production and equipment the nature of the preamps meant that each one would deliver a certain character resulting in a particular “sound”. Subtly enhancing your sound with desirable distortion harmonics and tone it became common practice to drive preamps as part of the creative process to create rich and unique tones. Now available as a virtual plug-in in your DAW you can directly inject the characteristics of vintage preamps into your tracks even after theyve been recorded giving you the flexibility of both worlds. Discover an industry-legend Creating a plug-in which closely emulates the sound of the original is not the vision that Arturia have and this is evident with TridA-Pre. This is a virtual replica of the hardware letting you enjoy all the nuance of the original with all the analog character you can imagine. Instantly recognisable the four-band twin-channel EQ stands out as one of the most musical complex and flexible hardware preamp EQs available and Arturia has spared no expense in implementing each piece in this plug-in. The high high-mid low-mid and low EQ bands each have four switchable frequencies calibrated to match the original specification. With up to 15dB cut or boost theres plenty of scope to sculpt and manipulate your signal in any way you need. Up to +40dB input gain is on-tap to allow you to drive any source into subtle overdrive enhancing the harmonic content for a more natural and saturated tone helping to perfectly sit in your mix. This can of course be driven into solid-state-like distortion making it ideal for synth leads vocal effects or electric guitar distortion. Technology evolved Trends may come and go but for musicians and producers the only constant is the desire to get the best sound for your projects. As technology improves and makes producing and creating music even easier than ever Arturias TridA-Pre puts one of the most sought-after rare console preamps into your DAW and enhances it for the demands of modern production techniques. Although released close to 50 years ago the unmistakable sound of the TridA-Pre is unequalled. Imparting the character and warmth that hardware is renowned for nothing quite sounds the same so why not have the next best thing at a fraction of the price direct in your DAW? Creating a plug-in which delivers an identical sonic signature is only the beginning of Arturias goal leading them to implement a range of smart addendums to bring the TridA-Pre into the 21st century. Continuous controls have been implemented in favour of the traditional stepped parameters letting you mix between the lines and improve the accuracy of your settings. Perfect for dialling in just the right amount of input drive for subtle overtones or for setting the level of your EQ frequency. Eliminating the traditional manual adjustments TridA-Pre now includes automatic gain controls to perfectly match the input and output levels depending on your settings ensuring you hear only the tonal changes rather than any volume changes in your tone. Taking advantage of digital DAW production TridA-Pre includes left/right and mid/side stereo processing. Process left right mid or side channels independently with individual control over drive output and EQ settings for more precise control over your tone. Cracking the code Boasting a reputation for making the most accurate and authentic vintage synthesizers and keyboards Arturia has taken this expertise with them in recreating the most sought-after hardware preamps. Bringing to your DAW one of the rarest preamplifiers available with only 13 ever made TridA-Pre puts virtual gold dust at your fingertips. The journey to find a unit in perfect working condition culminated in Denmark at Sweet Silence North Studios. The musical home of Grammy award-winning producer Flemming Rasmussen whose critically acclaimed work with metal acts like Metallica Morbid Angel Blind Guardian and Ensiferum features the TridA-Pre heavily. A linchpin of his production style TridA-Pre was part of a larger console to deliver the signature sound of early 80s heavy records. Powered by technology Using proprietary modelling algorithms Arturia TridA-Pre can recreate the iconic hardware down to the component parts to create unrivalled realism and immersion. Unmatched in analog emulation Arturia TridA-Pre is powered by TAE and Phi technologies. TAE offers component-level modelling to accurately present the characteristics and behaviour of the hardware whilst Phis state-of-the-art physical modelling brings the acoustic properties into the virtual world for hyper-realism. The result is truly a next-level sound that is indistinguishable from the original to add to your productions. Reviews “Sometimes the smallest tweaks can make just the right difference.” – Mark Bowen (IDLES) “Very useful EQ after one of the first consoles I learned on. Great presets to get you started as well. Having input and output gain really helps.” – Brian Scheuble (Mix Engineer – Dave Matthews Fiona Apple John Mayer) “TridA-Pre beautifully recreates the curves and adds really hand features like mid/side processing and in/out gain. It may be the most musical EQ plug-in Ive ever used in recent memory plus its extremely light on CPU so it wont bog down your mix sessions.” – Andy Toy (Miguel Sabrina Carpenter Kiiara) FeaturesIndinstinguishable recreation of hardware preamp encompassing all analog anomalies and character 40dB of virtually-modelled input gain +/-24dB of output trim level Complete switchable EQ section with per-band phase inversion switch Four-band twin channel EQ with a low-pass filter high-shelf filter low and high midrange bell filter low-shelf filter and high-pass filter Three switchable low-pass filters with 12dB/oct slope set at 9 12 and 15kHz Four selectable high-frequency shelf frequencies at 8 10 12 and 15kHz with +/-15dB of gain Four selectable high midrange bell filter frequencies at 3 5 7 and 9kHz with +/-15dB of gain Four selectable low midrange bell filter frequencies at 250 500Hz 1 and 2kHz with +/-15dB of gain Low shelf filter with four selectable frequencies at 50 80 100 and 150Hz with +/-15dB of gain High-pass filter with -18dB/oct slope selectable between 25 50 and 100Hz Three stereo modes includes stereo link dual mono and mid/side Responsive and accurate analog clip LED indicator Independent phase switch per channel Three calibrations mode (-18dBFs -12dBS -8 dBFs) Comes supplied with a wide range of presets from sound design professionals Brought to life by state-of-the-art TAE analog modelling Independent left and right EQ controls when used in stereo operation Switchable transformers letting you choose between more modern modified Marinair components of the original Carnhill parts Introduce subtle overtones to growling solid-state drive with a pushed Input dial Enhanced with Automatic Gain switch to intelligently adjust output volume based on the input gain Sweepable continuous controls rather than traditional stepped parameters letting you mix between the linesGeneralCompatible across all major DAWs on both Windows and Mac Download manage and organize your plug-in and updates in Arturia Software Center Fully scalable GUI fits any screen size for optimized workflow MIDI compatible offers real-time control with your favourite keyboard or controller Step-by-step in-app tutorials showing you crucial parameters and tips inside each plug-in Powerful preset browser lets you filter organise and save your favourite presets to recall in any future sessionsSpecificationsOperating system:Mac: Mac OS 10.13+ Windows: Win 10+ (64bit)Format:Mac: VST AAX Audio Unit NKS (64-bit DAWs only) Windows: VST AAX NKS (64-bit DAWs only)RAM: 4GB Processor: 4 cores CPU 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU Disk space: 1GB GPU: OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU Product code: 1200-55
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