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Softube Model 80 / u-he Repro-5 Comparison

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Reviewing major differences between Softube Model 80 and uhe Repro5. I mainly spotted on featurewise factors that can be objectively verifiable.
You can download these comparison presets to check sounds by yourself: https://plugmon.jp/model23/

Notes:
The question "which is closer to a hardware?" is not on the table here.
Sound quality is more or less transformed throughout recording, exporting and uploading.
I'm a heavy user of Softube Model 72, American Class A, Tape, Dirty Tape and uhe Hive and Diva. Though I tried to be mindful of keeping it as fair as possible, I still might have played favorite with uhe because I have worked with the guys a couple of times before. I highly recommend that you check the points shown in the video by yourself and see how it feels like.

After posting this, my friend taught me that you can actually kill the click noise in Repro5 using modulation. See the video below for details:
   • Declicking Repro5 with "Trigger" mo...  

Product URL:
・Softube Model 80
https://www.softube.com/model80five...
・uhe Repro5
https://uhe.com/products/repro/

Index:
00:00 Intro
00:17 CPU Usage
01:43 Featrues
02:29 "Vel to Filter" Behavior
04:03 Effects
05:11 Env/Voicemode
06:21 OSC
07:13 Which Sounds Fatter?
08:07 Product Philosophy
08:32 Play Side by Side
09:04 Patch1 : Init
09:17 Patch2 : Downward Sweep
09:36 Patch3 :Brassy Ladder Pad
09:46 Patch4 : Space Pluck
09:55 Patch5: Radiokid Pad
10:27 Patch6: Phase Strings
10:54 Patch7: Transistor Organ
11:08 Patch8: Moodful Sweep
11:37 My Verdict
12:47 Ending

Test Environment:
Machine: MacBook Pro (16inch, 2019)
OS: macOS Monterey 12.6.4
CPU: 2.6 GHz 6cores Intel Core i7
Memory: 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
DAW: Bitwig Studio 4.4.10 / Studio One 6.1.1
Plugin: Model 80 v2.5.61 / Repro5 rev.12092 (CPU test conducted in VST2 format)

posted by maajabujv