Valley People Dyna-mite™
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A legendary, one-of-a-kind dynamics processor.
Designed in conjunction with Softube, the Dyna-mite limiter/gate/expander plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is a dead-on emulation of this classic — even enigmatic — dynamics processor.
Valley People’s roots go back to the 1950s, with the ambitious analog designs of the legendary Paul Buff, who founded the historic PAL studio in southern California. The Dyna-mite was Buff’s last design for Valley People, and it’s arguably his most famous.Now you can:
Crush, craft, and mutilate with one of the most versatile dynamic processors ever created
Use the Limit feature to bring out the smack of a drum or make an acoustic guitar more percussive
Dial in the Gate function to clamp down signals while leaving transients untouched
Use De-ess mode to control harsh consonants and subdue unwanted artifacts from hard compression
“The Valley People Dyna-mite plug-in puts an amazing front end on the attack of a snare or a tambourine that really makes it speak in a mix.”
– Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, U2, Jason Mraz, Morrissey)Customer Reviews
T. Taivalaho
December 10, 2021
Great for drums
I use it with overheads and drumbus. Dynamite!
Read MoreD. Samakli
April 27, 2021
When recording in an untreated and a little noisy room, this plugin it can save you the day
Sometimes it happens that there are computers with slightly noisier fans and the only solution is a Noise Gate that allows you to set a threshold, Dyna-Mite is the answer to these problems.
Read MoreP. Spierenburg
January 15, 2021
Superior on drums
Very good especially as parallel bus plugin.
Read MoreV. Sgargi
November 17, 2020
The gate I was looking for
It works great! I use like gate or heavy compressor. It does its job and I always have a great sound.
Read MoreA. Sooukian
September 8, 2020
So good that I don't even use it in parallel!
Best ITB drum compressor I've ever used. Love the unique thump and attitude it gives to transients. Very close to a DBX 160, but on steroids, with more attack, pumping and breathing. If...
Read MoreN. Pinto
July 1, 2020
True dynamite
The most aggressive compressor I've ever seen. Totally indispensable in my studio.
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Key Feature
Unique and versatile, the Dyna-mite has its own well deserved spot in the pro audio hall of fame
Use it to limit, expand, gate or de-ess, with a wide range of uses
Limiter goes from abusively squashing to a transient enhancing spikiness
Switch on de-ess mode to keep control of harsh consonants while limiting
Expander/gate goes from strict and tight to subtly expanding by softening the soft sounds and bringing the louder sounds forward
Ultra fast attack time
Modes Display shows quick help and parameter values
Models entire electronic path
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Customer Reviews
Valley People Dyna-mite™
T. Taivalaho
Great for drums
I use it with overheads and drumbus. Dynamite!
D. Samakli
When recording in an untreated and a little noisy room, this plugin it can save you the day
Sometimes it happens that there are computers with slightly noisier fans and the only solution is a Noise Gate that allows you to set a threshold, Dyna-Mite is the answer to these problems.
P. Spierenburg
Superior on drums
Very good especially as parallel bus plugin.
V. Sgargi
The gate I was looking for
It works great! I use like gate or heavy compressor. It does its job and I always have a great sound.
A. Sooukian
So good that I don't even use it in parallel!
Best ITB drum compressor I've ever used. Love the unique thump and attitude it gives to transients. Very close to a DBX 160, but on steroids, with more attack, pumping and breathing. If you're like me and love pushing compression on drum loops, you will be more than happy to have this crazy comp in your arsenal. This plugin - full of character - is absolutely fantastic. Thanks Softube/UA.
N. Pinto
True dynamite
The most aggressive compressor I've ever seen. Totally indispensable in my studio.
B. Studio
yep!
It's amazing.
D. Fornes Berenguer
Imprescindible en el drum buss
Fantastico para buss en paralelo de bateia , solo como limitador y realce de las cajas ya es una pasada!!!
t. taeksu
대단히 유용한 플러그인
소리를 깨끗하게 만드는 중요 요소
이것은 컴프레스이기도하며 디스토션이기도 하며 이큐가 되기도 한다.
매우 유용한 플러그인t. taeksu
대단히 유용한 플러그인
소리를 깨끗하게 만드는 중요 요소
이것은 컴프레스이기도하며 디스토션이기도 하며 이큐가 되기도 한다.
매우 유용한 플러그인T. Adams
Instant dynamics!
Slammed this on my guitar and instant dynamics! Great pulsing pumping big bottoms on my Strat and a real fatness rapidly achieved. So easy to apply! UA keep up the quality work!
M. Cartwright
like it for kicks, snares, or any other percussion with a fast attack
does a good job of helping kicks and snares jump out. Has some other tricks too, but I like it for drums.
A. Heinzelmann
Punchy Drums
I allways use the Valley People Dyna-mite Plugin on drums. I get very clear an punchy Drums when i use it on the single channels but i use it also on the drum bus to get it glued together. It is also nice on the bass guitar and mix busses.
D. Wilson
Valley People Dynamite
I've used it on drum tracks, I've used it on vocal tracks. Another great UA plug-in.
M. Hermann
Secret weapon
This dynamic tool is my secret weapon for any kind of extreme and obvious compression/limiting. Really great!!!
D. Webb
Wow. Just wow.
UAD makes a lot of great plugins. This one was like finding a Pearl of Great Price. This adds tremendous life and control to nearly everything thrown at it. DSP memory friendly, too. It shoves to the forefront or buries in the background; controls transients and or finds them if they are missing. Excellent job, folks! This hidden jem has found an appreciative audience. Thank You!
C. Paschall
Aggressive!!
I came across this guy when looking for some aggressive drum parallel compression. Wow. Took about 30 seconds for me to go buy it. A sound all it’s own for sure.
UAD User
Near flawless gate!
Doing voice over work in a less than perfect environment made me seek a good noise gate. Tried so many,both hardware and software.....then at George Whittam's urging,and after discovering a UAD coupon,went ahead and got the Dynamite. Just the ticket! The gate works great.......and I haven't even tried the other features....they will be the GRAVY!
M. Vergeade
So creative !
Of course you can use it like a traditional compressor , as good as others are , but you can try such differents and unexpected things with this magical tool ! A great idea to have made a plug-in of this nice hardware !
J. Beck
Difficult to put into words
I haven't had the good fortune of using one of the hardware models, but this plug-in is in a class all on its own. Would definitely recommend watching the video on how to use it because it's not immediately intuitive, but once you get it... the level of character and clarity this brings to pretty much anything you put it on is astonishing. It gives life, movement and color to individual tracks like you could never imagine! The gate mode is really what makes this thing an above and beyond plug-in though... the sound shaping possibilities are wild! Tend to use it for rounding out for signals that are taking up just a little too much space and wouldn't react pleasantly to more EQ'ing. A+
