KAUSTHUB RAVI & SIVANESH NATARAJAN
AI MAGIC, COMPRESSION
AND GUITARS
OVERLOUD COMP LA
Plug - in
The relatively new company Overloud has released the Comp
LA. It is a recreation of two legendary optical compressors,
the LA-2A, and LA-3A from Teletronix/Urei. Before you
write it off as just another emulation, you come to find out
that it has some interesting features added to this common
unit. The 2A version is tube-based and delivers a warmer,
harmonically rich tone. The 3A version is solid-state based
and has a faster attack, cleaner tone. The extended features
that it has are what makes it interesting. It includes - Mid-
Side Processing, Parallel compression, Controllable harmonic
generation amount and metering, oversampling modes, meter
calibration all built-in. These features tailor the humble 2A
and 3A into a tool for power users looking to get a lot more
out of them. The plugin itself sounds pretty nice, close to most
other emulations. Its got a decent it of character. Do the extra
features seem like something that you would use? Most of the
time it seems like added gimmicks that might never actually
come of use, but for those of us who think we think that it is a
good idea then its a nice plugin to add to your arsenal.
46
The
Score Magazine
highonscore.com
KEMPER PROFILER
STAGE FLOORBOARD
AMP-Modeller
YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT!
The Kemper Profiler, a popular competitor to the AXE
FX units has come out with a floorboard version of its
unit. It essentially combines the company’s Profiler
Head/Rack with its Profiler Remote, and even adds a
bit more, says Kemper. Combining the two units offers
enhanced switching capabilities, allowing the Profiler
Stage to control and program Performances, as well as
manage Rig switches and parameter modifications. The
Kemper units are known for their superior amp profiling
capabilities and offer unparalleled tones that sound really
close to the amps that they’re modelling. The Profiler
stage itself comes preloaded with 100s of guitar amps, and
of course, features Kemper’s Profiling tech for capturing
the tone of other amps. Five footswitches offer access to
five different Rigs per Performance, while Performances