Those 'Secret Weapon' Plugins

[Cruciform]

I demoed Vitamin. Sounds good and I would buy it if I didn't already have this one. http://www.crysonic.com/nxtasyv3.html

Crysonic are a weird company, their service isn't up to much and their plugins generally aren't great but this one is very useful.

[Len911]

So how does Vitamin compare to Melda's MMultibandTransient??
Vitamin is on sale for $79
Sale price for Melda, $57, when it gets included in the 1/2 off, 4 plugins each week for life sale.

Vitamin
http://www.waves.com/plugins/vitamin#en ... th-vitamin

Parallel multiband harmonic enhancer with five individual bands
Control over the crossover frequency points between bands
Control over the mix of the direct signal with the enhanced version
Per-band stereo width control
Punch control for smoothing or accentuating punchiness and dynamics
Zero-latency processing

MMultiTransient

6 bands versus 5
3 crossover algorithms, versus 1, analog, linear phase, and hybrid
Control over the mix of the direct signal with the enhanced version-yes
zero latency depends on which crossover algorithm used, linear phase has some latency, and
hybrid, not as much
4 fully-featured modulators which can control any set of parameters including other modulators Each modulator works as an LFO, level follower, midi/audio triggered ADSR enveloper, randomizer or pitch detector, or even a combination and can listen to the plugin\'s side-chain.
provides an integrated tube saturation simulator, which can get your audio the great vintage analog feel and high-end sparkle.
can handle not only mono and stereo signals, but also mid/side encoding for stereo field processing, separate left & right channels, separate mid or side signal and up to 8 channels of surround audio.
Adjustable up-sampling 1x-16x
It uses 64-bit audio processing and can handle any sampling rate. It does not make much sense to go over 192kHz, but if you think it is a good idea, the plugin can do that.
Free-for-life updates

https://youtu.be/wHdRyb-2vzo

https://youtu.be/gwmbD_Qm6Z8

http://www.meldaproduction.com/video-tu ... odulators/

*I mentioned the SurferEq before, however, I just discovered this in the Meldas
https://youtu.be/b1ZONa864ek

[WeWillWriteUaSong]

Check out this nice gem.. Acustica D361A modeled after the Dolby unit. Adds that "magic" to anything it touches.

[mojobone]

So how does Vitamin compare to Melda's MMultibandTransient??
Vitamin is on sale for $79
Sale price for Melda, $57, when it gets included in the 1/2 off, 4 plugins each week for life sale.

Vitamin
http://www.waves.com/plugins/vitamin#en ... th-vitamin

Parallel multiband harmonic enhancer with five individual bands
Control over the crossover frequency points between bands
Control over the mix of the direct signal with the enhanced version
Per-band stereo width control
Punch control for smoothing or accentuating punchiness and dynamics
Zero-latency processing

MMultiTransient

6 bands versus 5
3 crossover algorithms, versus 1, analog, linear phase, and hybrid
Control over the mix of the direct signal with the enhanced version-yes
zero latency depends on which crossover algorithm used, linear phase has some latency, and
hybrid, not as much
4 fully-featured modulators which can control any set of parameters including other modulators Each modulator works as an LFO, level follower, midi/audio triggered ADSR enveloper, randomizer or pitch detector, or even a combination and can listen to the plugin\'s side-chain.
provides an integrated tube saturation simulator, which can get your audio the great vintage analog feel and high-end sparkle.
can handle not only mono and stereo signals, but also mid/side encoding for stereo field processing, separate left & right channels, separate mid or side signal and up to 8 channels of surround audio.
Adjustable up-sampling 1x-16x
It uses 64-bit audio processing and can handle any sampling rate. It does not make much sense to go over 192kHz, but if you think it is a good idea, the plugin can do that.
Free-for-life updates

https://youtu.be/wHdRyb-2vzo

https://youtu.be/gwmbD_Qm6Z8

http://www.meldaproduction.com/video-tu ... odulators/

*I mentioned the SurferEq before, however, I just discovered this in the Meldas
https://youtu.be/b1ZONa864ek

My take is that you can trade ease of use for complexity; the balance is in your control. Your choice probably depends on the material and your goals for same.