moosers
Published on 11/11/10 at 18:53
The BBE Stomp Ware Bundle is a bundle of eight different plug-ins that are all modeled after hardware pedals made by BBE. This bundle is actually put out by Nomad Factory and BBE in cahoots. The eight plug-ins included in the bundle are Sonic Stomp, Soul Vibe, Free Fuzz, Green Screamer, Tremor, Mind Bender, Opto Stomp, and the Two Timer. You'll install the bundle as a whole, and none of the plug-ins are available on an individual basis. It's definitely nice to get this many different effects in one place, but they're pretty limited in what each of them can do, as most only have two knobs in order to follow the make up of their hardware pedal counterparts. While the plug-ins are designed for guitar, they're definitely useful across the board in terms of possible applications. All of the plug-ins in the bundle are pretty easy to use, so unless you're an absolute beginner, I wouldn't think that a manual would be something you would need.
SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE
I'm running the BBE Stomp Ware Bundle on my recording system at home. This set up runs with Pro Tools LE 8, which I run with a Digi 002R audio interface. The computer I'm running everything on is a Mac Book Pro that has a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and 4 GB of RAM. These plug-ins are all really low processing guzzling plug-ins, so they should be able to run on most systems.
OVERALL OPINION
While the BBE Stomp Ware Bundle is a decent one, I really only find myself using a few of them every now and again. On paper it's a great deal, but a few of the plug-ins in here I don't use at all as they aren't up to par in terms of sound quality (namely the overdrive ones). I do like the Two Timer plug-in as it's unique, but it's probably not worth getting the bundle if you're only going to use a few of them. It's cheap enough where it's not really a risk to get it and see if they're going to be useful, but your money is probably better spend elsewhere in my opinion. If you're looking for a cheap way to get a variety of useful plug-ins, check out some of the other bundles that Nomad Factory has to offer...
SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE
I'm running the BBE Stomp Ware Bundle on my recording system at home. This set up runs with Pro Tools LE 8, which I run with a Digi 002R audio interface. The computer I'm running everything on is a Mac Book Pro that has a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and 4 GB of RAM. These plug-ins are all really low processing guzzling plug-ins, so they should be able to run on most systems.
OVERALL OPINION
While the BBE Stomp Ware Bundle is a decent one, I really only find myself using a few of them every now and again. On paper it's a great deal, but a few of the plug-ins in here I don't use at all as they aren't up to par in terms of sound quality (namely the overdrive ones). I do like the Two Timer plug-in as it's unique, but it's probably not worth getting the bundle if you're only going to use a few of them. It's cheap enough where it's not really a risk to get it and see if they're going to be useful, but your money is probably better spend elsewhere in my opinion. If you're looking for a cheap way to get a variety of useful plug-ins, check out some of the other bundles that Nomad Factory has to offer...
