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Kazrog Retro STA-LEVEL v1.0.0 RETAiL WiN/MAC-BUBBiX screenshot
BUBBiX | 22 April 2025 | 81 MB / 59 MB
Retro Sta-Level is an official emulation of the hardware, developed by Kazrog in close collaboration with Retro Instruments. Noted for its musicality, the Retro Sta-Level easily achieves a "larger than life" signature sound when dynamically processing individual instruments and vocals. Professional music producers and engineers all over the world admire and rely on the Retro Sta-Level for the euphonic qualities it brings instantly to any sound source.



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  Member 15.02.2023 26 251
+827
Awesome! the Vu meter is so familiar tho 🤔
lets see how it performs next to TimP.
  Resident 4.05.2011 1082
+479
If Tim P used the same VU meter he borrowed it from the Retro hardware which was first manufactured in 2014 (so predates Tim P's software version) which itself is a homage reproduction of the original Gates hardware (has added attack and release times which the original doesn't and the ability to use two unites as a pair. The original 1954 Gates has a rectangular VU. Audioscape also makes a hardware version.
Music is always a commentary on society.
Frank Zappa
  Member 15.02.2023 26 251
+827
After comparing both on drums I found that TimP sounded much more natural to my ears. The attacks and transients in Kazrog Sta felt quite thin in comparison, and honestly neither of them has the authentic hardware saturation character.

  Member 1.11.2023 9
+3
The mixwave version is very nice if you didn't test it yet
  Member 15.02.2023 26 251
+827
I also tried that, but I think the Kazrog is better.
  Member 18.08.2024 1 54
+30
My personal favorite is Acustica SMOKE. Mind you, i've never used the hardware before
  Member 13.01.2024 45
+6
Interesting choice for drums, its not normally considered for that roll, primarily used for vocals & bass guitar.
  Resident 25.01.2014 2719
+1431
Nice one hidera!
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  Resident 14.11.2011 719
+92
comparison with the Arturia sta?
Software is like sex,it's better when it's free!
  Member 13.01.2024 45
+6
Arturia stands up pretty well, the harmonics between all 3 versions are almost identical in P.I. Dr. There's a slight difference in attack which I can hear on a full mix, I haven't tested on vocal or bass yet. The Arturia has some nice extra features. The Arturia vintage outboard were done by Pulsar Audio.
  Resident 5.09.2017 175
+121
I generally like Kazrog, but I don't know what people see in this compressor in particular. Tried Kiive, Arturia, Kazrog, they sound very boring with boring/bad saturation. This one is also very annoying to level match.

Maybe it just doesn't fit my workflow since I use compression mainly for tone instead of dynamics, most of my tracks either don't get any compression or are leveled with a rider/APU loudness compressor (source > target)/manually leveled. This one from Kazrog is very gentle in tone compared to the crunch madness of Kiive's take on Audioscape's take on this comp.
  Member 24.11.2024 40
+11
* Perform an offline bounce pre-plugin to measure momentary, short-term, or integrated loudness.

* Apply the plugin.

* Perform an offline bounce-measurement of the loudness again and compensate manually to match the pre-plugin measurement.
  Resident 5.08.2014 456
+243
Or use Fxdiff which is this, plus a plugin doctor.
  Member 28.03.2019 18 287
+388
is there some calibration? Probably?
  Resident 18.08.2020 515
+155
Works on Catalina
I've only given it a quick test with some vocals, it seems nice and smooth
Understanding the single, double, triple thing helps a lot, so check the manual to see what that's about.
I never really took to this particular compressor, or at least the other plugin versions of it, but this one has a lovely creamy quality to the sound when pushed, so it will likely get used sooner or later.
Need to try it on more sources to give a better review, though
  Resident 15.11.2020 2 953
+268
Yeah, I'm tryin' it on a track while the Avalon at buffer level, I'm goin crazyyy
  Member 23.11.2021 186
+76
This is the magic of STA Level, it's more a vibe machine than a compressor itself. It gives some kind of thick gluey sound that works really well on parallel for smashing the input to the sweet spot. I don't know any tube compressor that has this behaviour, especially when combined with the release setting on the compressor. It's one of my favorite comps of life, but every software that i tested has some kind of flaw, while Arturia one is my favorite. I didn't tested the Kazrog yet, i may come here later to tell my thoughts
  Member 15.02.2023 26 251
+827
Arturia can simulate pushed hardware to some degrees but gritty tube texture is not there and sound is on soft side. kazrog on other hand won't even simulates the clipping. less mojo, different approach different sound.
  Resident 18.08.2020 515
+155
When I was messing around, I noticed that each control affects other controls quite severely.
The attack speed, for example, affects the release, and then the single/double/triple thingy affects everything again.
At first, it seems a bit like spinning plates to dial it in, but then you realise that it's more of an instinctive compressor. As in, tune by instinct and just listen carefully to the signal as you adjust things.
I ended up with a beautiful, smooth and warm compression on a vocal, but I don't really know how I got there, so just saved it as a preset.
Seems there's some love for the Arturia stuff here so gonna check them out a bit more thoroughly as I may have overlooked them.
  Member 31.05.2020 1 460
+435
Kazrog is goin craaazy! Top notch EMUs recently
Keith Don't Go!
  Member 21.08.2020 49
+3
What does the Entropy slider really do?
  Member 27.01.2022 3 212
+211
It models the instability of old analogue circuits i.e destabilises the compressor's behaviour which causes minor fluctuations & changes.
  Member 10.04.2025 32
+18
never tried the real one, but these emulations of sta level are all different, kiive as-v comp and acustica smoke sound similar and tbh I don't like them aside that in vocals and instruments with no transient, this one sounds nice but behaves completely different, TimP library is idk... anonymous as sound, this one and acustica the only one handling well aliasing. I know arturia doesn't do a good Job at that but haven't tried the compressor though.
  Member 26.12.2022 180
+38
I love this it's the best version 💕

Thankyou so much
  Member 6.11.2024 6
0
theres alot of STA inspired emulations available in the market already, but theres something special about kazrog emulations, also heard they are releasing an Avalon eq emulation this year
  Resident 5.08.2014 456
+243
Vt747sp is out already. Unless you mean another.
  Member 13.01.2024 45
+6
No he means 2055 & 2077.
  Resident 5.08.2014 456
+243
Will be nice to see how 2055 compares with Amber.
Thanks for info.
  Member 12.08.2019 120
+73
I have the real sta level and I had the audio scape v comp I really hate I sold it. I like this of all the stas I tried
  Member 20.07.2020 460
+71
Been ABing the mixwave version and I prefer that one. Just sounds warmer and rounded but this sounds a bit crisper so will def find use for it. Also this version has sidechain input which is super handy.

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