David Bendeth’s +10db Bundle 2
Original price was: $149.00.$39.00Current price is: $39.00.
Made in conjuction with David Bendeth, +10db is a channel strip plugin meticulously modeled after one David’s personal hardware compressor unit that you’ve heard on some of the hardest hitting albums made. Unless you refuse to listen to any music after Beethoven, you most certainly have heard this unit in action. Best yet, this is the first time this hardware unit has been available in plugin format.
This bundle gives you 3 plugins:
- +10db Channel Strip
- +10db Compressor 2
- +10db Equaliser 2
Available Formats
Mac: VST2, VST3, AU, AAX Native – MacOS 10.13 or greater – Intel or M1
PC: VST2, VST3, AAX Native – Windows 7 or greater
Available as 64-bit only.
Features
- Super punchy attack
- Killer drum compressor
- Unique analog EQ
+10db is the first of it’s kind channel strip plugin modelled after David Bendeth’s personal compressor unit. We didn’t just use the hardware unit for inspiration, we dug in deep and made sure that it sounded just like the original. If you’ve ever listened to Breaking Benjamin or Paramore, or any of the other countless other records mixed by David Bendeth, one of the first things you’ll notice is how damn punchy the drums sound. This unit is a critical part of his drum mixing chain, and now it can be a part of yours.
Professional Testimonials
“Like DB, this thing is pure rock’n’roll! We’re loving the way it sounds on drums here.”– Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Kiss)
“The +10db recreates a piece of gear that may not be as ubiquitous as other well known counterparts, however the original’s sonic signature has made it a well kept (until now) secret weapon for me and countless other engineers. From the beautiful smash of the compressor/limiter to the oft forgotten, but unique sounding eq section, this plug-in recreates the personality of the hardware with aplomb.”-Neal Avron (Linkin Park, Sara Bareilles, Switchfoot)
“It’s what I had hoped it would be. Big, open, punchy and versatile. Very happy to have it in my arsenal. Thanks DB!”-Ted Jensen, Sterling Sound Mastering (Billy Joel, Green Day, Talking Heads, Norah Jones, Mastodon)
Why did we model this unit?
It seems like everybody is modeling hardware these days, but we wanted to do something a little different. We didn’t want to model any hardware units that have been done a million times. We wanted to do something that had never been done before but has been an icon in the recording industry, and the only way to do that was to team up with producer/mixer David Bendeth. He just happened to have a few of these in his rack, so he sent us one to pore over.
Unless you stopped listening to music after “Johnny B Goode” then you have most definitely heard this hardware unit many many times. Think of Led Zeppelin drums.
In order to get this same compressor in hardware, not only would you have to pay over $2,000 to get one, but you’d have to deal with all the other drawbacks of using analog hardware. For a very small fraction of the price, you can get that same sound in the much more convenient software format. There are really no downsides (unless you live in Alaska an need a room heater)
A few extra features
Since we weren’t bound by the limits of the analog hardware, we took the liberty of adding a couple features that make this even more powerful than the original hardware. For one, we added a “Dry Passthrough” knob that makes parallel compression super easy, without having to set up extra buses.
3 Plugins in 1
When you buy the +10db bundle, you actually walk away with three separate plugins: +10db Compressor, +10db Equaliser and +10db Channel Strip.
5 reviews for David Bendeth’s +10db Bundle 2
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An3s –
I experienced some bugs from version 2.0.5 and reported these. Some were so annoying that I stopped using this plugin altogether. Long story short, I recently downloaded v2.0.12 and viola! everything solved. Awesome! Some things just take time I guess. This bundle is just killer on the drum bus!
Razzia –
Same great sound. Much improved user friendliness. Very generous upgrade offer. Same old Boz. Still one of the most under appreciated developers in this space, in my opinion. Thanks Boz.
dduke77 –
I was having some real trouble with a badly recorded snare + a sample, getting them to sit in the mix, so I summed the signal to a parallel aux and strapped this bundle across it, chose one of the snare presets, and now I have a very crunchy, snappy snare banging away right where it needs to be in a 90s-style grunge / metal mix. Being so pleased, I put it across the drums submix parallel buss, and it absolutely destroys. Barely touched the settings to adjust to taste. 6/5 stars.
Aaron Whisnant –
This is an awesome sounding plugin! So was it worth buying? Absolutely! Seriously, has that magic little sound that seems to add a little something to your tracks. Coming from someone who grew up on 2 inch tape and analog consoles I have always wrestled with the lack of warmth in the digital realm. While it’s really gotten better over the years, there’s just a tonal element that digital doesn’t quite have yet. So I rely heavily on using plugins that can pepper my tracks with that “IT” sound. Something that separates an eq or comp from the other plugins, usually it’s somewhere in the low mids and hi mids. This really does stand out. Especially good on guitars both acoustic and electric. You won’t regret it.
whydoIneedausername –
This is amazing!! It takes what was great in V1 and makes it even more user friendly. Totally worth the upgrade.