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Post by mike on Jan 25, 2022 17:56:41 GMT -6
Just for fun while I wait for the annual end of year RGO tech awards someday  , what was your favorite piece of Hardware/Software you picked up in 2021?
Mine was a Martinsound Martech MSS-10 Preamp for hardware / and the Kit Plugin Blackbird N105 Channel Strip for software
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Post by notneeson on Jan 25, 2022 18:24:37 GMT -6
Hardware: Serrano 87.
Software: Rule Tec EQ1A, it's all over every single mix.
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Post by gwlee7 on Jan 25, 2022 19:38:05 GMT -6
Kinda quiet 2021 for me unless I am really forgetting something. So, I guess the vibro champ reissue is it.
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Post by Blackdawg on Jan 25, 2022 20:24:35 GMT -6
Well it was mid dec 2020...but im gonna count it  HVA EQ-6S. Love that thing. Only other hardware I got was a DIYRE Colour Duo, which is always super cool. I bought SoundToys5 Bundle last year and its been great, as has Inflator. |
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Post by phdamage on Jan 25, 2022 20:33:04 GMT -6
Lawson L47 (original) - despite its kind of gaudy (gold) appearance, it sure sounds sweet! My first big boy tube mic! Of course I bought a few more after but it’s still my fave.
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Post by Ned Ward on Jan 25, 2022 20:35:56 GMT -6
Small but fun - Redco Custom 1/4" Speaker cable with 1/4" male on one end and a 1/4" female on the other end to use my Fender Princeton with it's F-cap speaker jack as an external cab for my Princeton Reverb, or disconnect the internal speaker and swap it over to the Princeton.
Sometimes it's the little things.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jan 25, 2022 20:57:38 GMT -6
My favorite thing I used in 2021 was a 15W Supro amp. I haven't bought it yet, but plan to trade a friend for it soon.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2022 21:03:07 GMT -6
Benedetto Bravo Deluxe. Pretty much the archtop of my dreams.
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Post by drumsound on Jan 25, 2022 21:23:02 GMT -6
Rupert Neve Designs 5424 for hardware.
I haven't bought software of any sort in quite a while. That comes this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2022 22:20:35 GMT -6
Apogee Symphony Desktop
Goodhertz Tupe
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Post by tkaitkai on Jan 25, 2022 22:41:29 GMT -6
HW: Lavry Blue 4496-4
SW: Fuse Dozer Drive or Techivation T-De-Esser
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Post by kyamcalvert on Jan 25, 2022 22:44:49 GMT -6
Man, I'm seriously considering one of these. Pops into my head daily. What did it replace, if anything? |
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Post by srb on Jan 25, 2022 22:52:21 GMT -6
Hardware: ATC SCM45A's. Quite an experience. I can reach out and grab things in the stereo field. The overall sound is...well, excellent, but I'm struck by the imaging...depth-wise, too.
Software: FabFilter Pro Q3 has been real nice.
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Jan 25, 2022 23:29:35 GMT -6
Flickinger TwinFlicks. Excellent value, excellent vibe.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2022 23:39:35 GMT -6
EV RE16 too. Thanks chessparov for convincing me to pull the trigger on it |
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Post by hadaja on Jan 25, 2022 23:54:36 GMT -6
2021 purchases : Love the Upton 251 more so then the Heisermann h47t.
Getting to know the AS Vcomp a lot better and liking it .
Want to get to like the Vintech x73 but its still sitting in the box yet to make the rack for full time duties. Need more time with this one.
software - first time i bought no new software for the year. If i cant get time to test the new hardware it isn’t right for me to buy new software.
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Post by subspace on Jan 26, 2022 0:54:28 GMT -6
Hardware - the FiiO BTR5 battery operated Bluetooth DAC. Combined with Apple lossless streaming starting in June, it's changed my daily listening reference.
Software - my first Softube purchase ever in Summit Grand Channel, which I upgraded to Volume 5. That added a lot of AAX DSP options for use with Carbon and quickly became my most used collection.
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Post by ragan on Jan 26, 2022 1:14:41 GMT -6
Hardware - probably the Stam SA-23A+
Software - probably the KIT Blackbird Neve EQ. Or Reverberate 3 (wait, when did that come out?)
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Post by bricejchandler on Jan 26, 2022 2:11:39 GMT -6
2021 purchases : Love the Upton 251 more so then the Heisermann h47t. Getting to know the AS Vcomp a lot better and liking it . Want to get to like the Vintech x73 but its still sitting in the box yet to make the rack for full time duties. Need more time with this one. software - first time i bought no new software for the year. If i cant get time to test the new hardware it isn’t right for me to buy new software. Yeah the Upton sounded great on your vocals. I remember the voicing of the 47s just sounded strange in that shootout, the 251 mics were much more flattering. I went back and listened and I find the Soyuz actually had a nice vibe to it, a Neumannish mid push without it being overbearing! Btw what components are in the Signal Arts 47 you're selling? |
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Post by seawell on Jan 26, 2022 2:15:03 GMT -6
Hardware: Highland Dynamics BG1
Software: Audiothing Wires
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Post by bricejchandler on Jan 26, 2022 2:24:17 GMT -6
Hardware: Coil CA70 and 286s. No Brainer here. I love these so much
Software: Kit N105 just because, well, I think it's the only plugin I got in 2021!
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Post by kcatthedog on Jan 26, 2022 3:51:38 GMT -6
Flickinger TwinFlicks. Excellent value, excellent vibe. [br Nice, where would place it sonically in relationship to say: neve, api, trident, ssl? It’s not clean and detailed like Hardy or Grace? |
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Post by kcatthedog on Jan 26, 2022 3:53:33 GMT -6
I’d say 2 HW: Aurora N and my Daking pre, both are all about great sound.
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Post by hadaja on Jan 26, 2022 4:20:25 GMT -6
2021 purchases : Love the Upton 251 more so then the Heisermann h47t. Getting to know the AS Vcomp a lot better and liking it . Want to get to like the Vintech x73 but its still sitting in the box yet to make the rack for full time duties. Need more time with this one. software - first time i bought no new software for the year. If i cant get time to test the new hardware it isn’t right for me to buy new software. Yeah the Upton sounded great on your vocals. I remember the voicing of the 47s just sounded strange in that shootout, the 251 mics were much more flattering. I went back and listened and I find the Soyuz actually had a nice vibe to it, a Neumannish mid push without it being overbearing! Btw what components are in the Signal Arts 47 you're selling? Updated the classifieds ad to include some info on the Signal art mic. Cheers |
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Post by gwlee7 on Jan 26, 2022 6:13:04 GMT -6
Oh, I think the game changing software in 2021 for me is the Fuse VQP bundle. The 258A passive eq is idiot proof and provides instant guitar separation. Add 2db to lows and highs on one, subtract 2db on the other and presto. …. doubled guitars no longer sound like mush. You can clearly distinguish them. Fuse, Tokyo Dawn, and the Best Service Halls of Fame IR reverb suite have totally changed my life.
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, what was your favorite piece of Hardware/Software you picked up in 2021?
HVA EQ-6S. Love that thing. 
