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Post by Vincent R. on Jul 23, 2022 8:50:01 GMT -6
I just received mine. These things sound incredible. Basically I have (2) transformers in the path while using it in my my Link Audio SL4K-E01; a Jensen SSL style transformer and the Royal Blue's Marinair style. Dialing it in gave me something similar to my Dan Alexander, but with more low end. I have to continue playing with levels and see how best to dial it in. I have the 5db high shelf bypassed at the moment. I may switch that and play around with that at some point. I did a quick test of all my Neve Style preamps. I tried to level match them as best that I could. Each of these is a separate take, but I've tried to be as consistent as possible. Recorded these with my FleA 49.
1) Link Audio SL4K-E01 2) Link Audio SL4K-E01 with Royal Blue engaged at around 30-35%
3) AMS Neve 1073 DPX (EQ not engaged)
4) Dan Alexander 1272 Channel 2 5) Dan Alexander 1272 Channel 1 (These both sound a little different)
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Post by sirthought on Jul 23, 2022 16:14:23 GMT -6
They all sound pretty close to me. The Dan Alexander might be a bit more solid on the low end. Sounds good.
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Post by nudwig on Jul 23, 2022 18:16:33 GMT -6
I love the Royal Blues. If you have them in the Mr Focus you can play the presence and tilt against each other for some great tonal combos.
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Post by Vincent R. on Jul 23, 2022 19:52:21 GMT -6
I love the Royal Blues. If you have them in the Mr Focus you can play the presence and tilt against each other for some great tonal combos. I thought about that. |
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Post by Vincent R. on Jul 23, 2022 20:02:15 GMT -6
They all sound pretty close to me. The Dan Alexander might be a bit more solid on the low end. Sounds good. My goal was to have a Neve front end with SSL for mixing. So this set up is kind of a best of both worlds, which makes me really excited. |
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Post by Blackdawg on Jul 24, 2022 4:33:46 GMT -6
The AMS sound the best to me personally.
But I like the Royal Blue combo as well.
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Post by Vincent R. on Jul 24, 2022 6:16:45 GMT -6
The AMS sound the best to me personally. But I like the Royal Blue combo as well. In my opinion, the AMS often sits better in a mix. |
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Post by Blackdawg on Jul 24, 2022 13:08:57 GMT -6
The AMS sound the best to me personally. But I like the Royal Blue combo as well. In my opinion, the AMS often sits better in a mix. It has the "sounds like a record!" Sound ha |
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Post by Vincent R. on Jul 24, 2022 21:15:06 GMT -6
It does. I like the Dan Alexander with my FET and TLM mics when I want some more weight. It’s nice with my tube mics in a simple arranged jazz ballad too.
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Post by drsax on Jul 26, 2022 11:30:53 GMT -6
The Royal Blues are fantastic. Currently running a kick drum and a snare through a Chroma/Mister Focus pair as I type this. A thing of beauty!
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