MOTM

At 6:18 AM +0000 2004/08/21, mbedtom wrote:
>I would appreciate hearing from everyone out there in MOTM-land who
>has experience with a BBE Sonic Maximizer.  Seems like a one-trick
>pony but if the trick is good, it might be justified.  Is the plug-in
>version sonically equivalent to the "external box" version?  The plug-
>in is cheaper and might help keep noise levels down...

I bought a hardware BBE Sonic Maximizer specifically for a project 
involving cassette to CD remastering. It did wonders to brighten up 
the sound on 20 year old cassettes. I also tried the plug-in version 
and it sounded quite similar to the hardware version. I haven't had 
any need to use it on any other projects, but I intend to keep if 
forever.

I suppose that if you always record sound into a computer before 
processing, then the plug-in version would work for you. But if you 
need any live processing, then the hardware box is the way to go.