Alex, I like that!

Lots of pumpy, bright, tight sound... a pretty good imitation of some of the 80s processing I heard without it being "nailed to the wall." That's good for the encoders which need SOME breathing room to figure out what to keep and what to throw away.

Looking through the settings, some of them duplicate what my ear has told me to do here; others seem so counter-intuitive... but I can't argue with the sound! I love being surprised like this.

It's impressive to me that you're getting this consistent a sound with only 4 bands... and the crossover points aren't at ALL what I would have expected. Again, if it works, I can't knock it!

Thanks for sharing this! I keep tweaking my sound, learning from you guys, and I don't know if I'll end up with an 80s Top 40 sound or not, but whatever I do, I'll share it here... and I think it may be getting close to time for me to do so.

I still have so much to learn!!!

I'm not, actually; I've been using a preset I brewed myself.

I don't think we can attach files in the forum, but if you'd like to hear my "work in progress" shoot me a PM. I don't guarantee it sounds like an Optimod, but I think it is a retro, dense, analog sound if that's what you're looking for.

For some time, i try to set ST to get similar sound of Optimud...

I'll not buy anymore of this crappy soft... I'll return to my good old Optimod FM 8100A, IT ROCKS!!!

Why stick with crap, when you can get the holy grale???

Make sure if you use a 8100A it's been refurbed with new chips, caps and PS. The old TL072 chips just don't cut it today.

Nothing wrong with ST at all.Maybe just maybe you don't have a clue what you're doing.

The newer Orban products sound good.8600 S rocks but that is probably way out of you skimpy budget.

Yes, "Optimud" seems like a good description.

If you can't get a great sound from Stereo Tool, it doesn't mean it's ST's fault. There are many, many settings in there (way more than on your Optimod I'd say). If you don't know what you're doing, then yes, your sound will be terrible.

Also, you can't expect any digital processor to sound just like your analog box.

Good point, but for me ST would be the holy grail, not the Optimod. It's a matter of taste I guess.

Hi Blacklightradio,

For some time, i try to set ST to get similar sound of Optimud... But i give up! This software is nowhere near Optimod in sound processing... Optimod is life, is breath taking, ST it's like a cloudy day! No life in sound whatsoever!

I'll not buy anymore of this crappy soft... I'll return to my good old Optimod FM 8100A, IT ROCKS!!!

Optimod ROCKS!

€ 429.27 is what hvz is asking for the full version of ST. For that price, plus the price of a multicore PC to run this piece of crap, i can buy a Optimod!!! Why stick with crap, when you can get the holy grale???