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I Hate Those Ads Where Plug-Ins Look Like Physical Gear

by
Larry Crane
 on March 28, 2009 | | Comments (2)

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You know those ads? Yeah, some Photoshop jockey took the GUI of a plug-in and made it look like a piece of outboard gear, a synth or something. Drives me nuts. For years I couldn't figure out if one plug-in, I think it was Trilogy, was "real" or not. Ugh.

Image courtesy of Sonic Finger

2 Comments

by SuperAvilynAuthor Profile Page on April 1, 2009
Plug ins try to trick me all the time.... I think they're out to get me. Like HAL 9000 or something........
by goatsoundAuthor Profile Page on April 7, 2009
Man, to me it is endlessly charming and comforting. It kind of reminds me of the way that all the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers in the late 80's / early 90's went out of their way to make these terrible bikes that looked exactly like Harleys... As long as the plug in people keep pointing the finger back to the real thing, it only reinforces and reassures my stubborn choice to use real hardware. hmmm - I could spring for an 'Eventide Anthology' Bundle for about a grand, or just pick up an old 910 for less than half that. The front panel looks SO real, and it sounds JUST like the real thing. x Goat.

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