In this episode of Plugin vs Hardware, I’ll be comparing the hardware Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System with the plugin version of Universal audio.

Watch until the end to not miss the reveal of this blindtest!

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Plugin: https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/re...
Hardware: https://reverb.com/en-nl/p/lexicon-48...

Which one is your favourite?

Tracks used:

BSMNTPRTY (feat. Julia Ross) - Physical
https://music.apple.com/nl/album/phys...

Elle Hollis - I got out (Prod. Laurens Hof)
https://music.apple.com/nl/album/i-go...

Koba Brown - Steady ease (Prod. Ginton)
https://music.apple.com/nl/album/stea...


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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:50 About the 480L
02:20 Comparison
02:29 Drums A/B
03:19 Vocals 1
03:26 How I dial in a vocal reverb ( 03:26 tot 4:10)04:10 Vocals 1 A/B
05:04 Vocals 2 A/B
06:44 Outro