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moosers
Published on 04/06/10 at 20:54
The Digidesign AIR Chorus plug-in is one that comes free with Pro Tools 8, the newest version of the software. In my opinion, it is worth upgrading to Pro Tools 8 from a previous version just for the plug-ins, as there are a ton of new ones under the name AIR (Advanced Instrument Research) and otherwise. This of course is in addition to a ton of new features including a new way to comp and an interface that is easier on the eyes in my opinion. You don't need to do anything to install AIR Chorus, as it automatically installs when you install Pro Tools 8. The interface of the plug-in is very straight forward, as is the case with most of the AIR plug-ins. This one has sections for chorus and LFO, the former of which has parameters for feedback and pre delay, and the latter of which has those for waveform (triangle or sine) and L/R phase. It then has parameters for rate, depth, and mix to round things out. I don't believe that they make a manual for this one, but one isn't necessary either way.
SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE
I only recently upgraded to Pro Tools 8 on my home studio, but have been using it and the Digidesign AIR Chorus since they first released Pro Tools 8. Right now at home I'm running it on a Mac Book Pro that has a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 4 GB of RAM. I run Pro Tools LE 8 with a Digi 002R audio interface or a Digidesign Micro Box if I'm on the move. I also had been previously running it on a Pro Tools HD system. In either scenario, I didn't have any problems at all running the plug-in, as it takes up a very low amount of processing power.
OVERALL OPINION
For a free plug-in, the Digidesign AIR Chorus is really great to have around. I wouldn't necessarily pay for it, but it has definitely come in handy more than I thought it would. It has a pretty clean sound and is capable of getting a good amount of varying tones, as there are definitely a nice amount of parameters to work with. If you've got Pro Tools 8, get to work and try out these new plug-ins including AIR Chorus, as you'll be glad that you have them and even happier that you got them for free!
SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE
I only recently upgraded to Pro Tools 8 on my home studio, but have been using it and the Digidesign AIR Chorus since they first released Pro Tools 8. Right now at home I'm running it on a Mac Book Pro that has a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 4 GB of RAM. I run Pro Tools LE 8 with a Digi 002R audio interface or a Digidesign Micro Box if I'm on the move. I also had been previously running it on a Pro Tools HD system. In either scenario, I didn't have any problems at all running the plug-in, as it takes up a very low amount of processing power.
OVERALL OPINION
For a free plug-in, the Digidesign AIR Chorus is really great to have around. I wouldn't necessarily pay for it, but it has definitely come in handy more than I thought it would. It has a pretty clean sound and is capable of getting a good amount of varying tones, as there are definitely a nice amount of parameters to work with. If you've got Pro Tools 8, get to work and try out these new plug-ins including AIR Chorus, as you'll be glad that you have them and even happier that you got them for free!