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Post by geoff738 on Nov 13, 2023 12:11:48 GMT -6
And perhaps more importantly what do you not use them for?
I suddenly find myself with four different SW brands. Never used the HW or SW before.
Thanks all!
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by theshea on Nov 13, 2023 12:14:43 GMT -6
mostly on kick and sometimes on mixbus for some smiley curve. i use the noiseash rultec.
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Post by svart on Nov 13, 2023 12:16:01 GMT -6
Ruletec plugin used on the master bus to bump the lows and highs a little.
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Post by niklas1073 on Nov 13, 2023 12:16:09 GMT -6
Drum bus, sometimes bass, lead vocal parallel, mix bus (almost always) and randomly elsewhere. Never used them on backing vocals and seldom on guitars.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Nov 13, 2023 12:20:15 GMT -6
EQP what everybody else said.
MEQ is fantastic on electric guitars.
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Post by mcirish on Nov 13, 2023 16:04:15 GMT -6
pretty much I only use it on drum buss.
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Post by drumsound on Nov 13, 2023 16:29:30 GMT -6
Vocals that need a bit of 'richness,' bass sometimes, sometimes drums... I was into the IK for a while, but decided not to deal with their install thing, not I use the UAD, both legacy and upgrade.
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Post by smashlord on Nov 13, 2023 16:31:07 GMT -6
Anywhere and everywhere
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Post by ericn on Nov 13, 2023 16:48:50 GMT -6
Shh don’t tell anybody but a good solid state Pultec is a damn good general purpose sound shaping utility/ console EQ.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2023 7:48:02 GMT -6
Nothing.
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Post by ji43 on Nov 14, 2023 7:55:44 GMT -6
EQM-1S3 on the mixbus (10k shelf is wonderful, 70hz low end).
Considering a pair of MEQ 500 series (Jack Douglas Edition) for guitar bus and a pair of 500 Series EQPs for Lead Vocal and Bass.
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Post by jaba on Nov 14, 2023 8:53:41 GMT -6
As much praise as they get I don't always reach for one even when available. They are unique though and sometimes just feel perfect.
I would most likely use them on vocals and snare, sometimes bass. Once had one on a mono 1176 running kick/snare/bass in parallel and for that mix nothing could have been better.
Hardware usually, sometimes software.
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Post by notneeson on Nov 14, 2023 9:21:38 GMT -6
Hardware wise I have a bunch of time on the Tube Tech version of the EQP. Love it on lead guitar (mid push) and lead vocals (air).
With the Ruletec I use it all over the place, but especially master buss and vocals.
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Post by niklas1073 on Nov 14, 2023 9:26:03 GMT -6
The pultec is again one of those very distinctive recognizable eq’s. I guess you either rely on their character or not.
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Post by lee on Nov 14, 2023 9:58:47 GMT -6
Bus use manly.
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Post by ab101 on Nov 14, 2023 10:35:09 GMT -6
I was using it on kick (like an A Designs Em-peq or the Pulse Pultec eqp500x.
However, when I got my Iron Age V2, I have no need for anything else on "kick." Also great on snare!
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Post by drbill on Nov 14, 2023 11:25:52 GMT -6
One UNUSUAL use :
On Electric Guitars that were recorded with MOTU mic pre's at 16 bit and were thin and anemic. Fantastic guitarist, but poor engineering. Sad, but true.
I use the 800 freq on the EQP-KT - almost all the other EQP's don't go up that high. Works like a charm and brings back a lot of the fullness that the motu pre's killed. That's my main usage for the the KT versions.
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Post by robo on Nov 14, 2023 11:28:02 GMT -6
I was using it on kick (like an A Designs Em-peq or the Pulse Pultec eqp500x. However, when I got my Iron Age V2, I have no need for anything else on "kick." Also great on snare! I love the V2 on drums. I’m usually V2 on kick and snare, Pultec on FOK mic. I’m not a huge fan of Pultec on the mix bus, but love it on drums, bass, vocals. I much prefer something like the V2 on midrange instruments and the mix bus. |
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Post by jaba on Nov 14, 2023 12:21:31 GMT -6
One UNUSUAL use : On Electric Guitars that were recorded with MOTU mic pre's at 16 bit and were thin and anemic. Fantastic guitarist, but poor engineering. Sad, but true. I use the 800 freq on the EQP-KT - almost all the other EQP's don't go up that high. Works like a charm and brings back a lot of the fullness that the motu pre's killed. That's my main usage for the the KT versions. I've never used the KT but I should have added electric guitars to the list. It's far from my go-to but a Pultec has definitely helped me get some nice amp sounds. |
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Post by plinker on Nov 14, 2023 12:58:08 GMT -6
Here's a pretty informative comparison of several 500 series Pultec clones.
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Post by Ward on Nov 15, 2023 7:24:14 GMT -6
If you peruse the Chambered Audio new Baxandall EQ 500 unit, further down you find the most useful of all EQP applications: The symmetrical boost and cut in the low end. That tight focusing and giving you more apparent low end whilst simultaneously cutting your audio real estate usage in half, is the greatest of all EQP applications. This is helpful |
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Post by prene1 on Nov 26, 2023 9:30:19 GMT -6
One UNUSUAL use : On Electric Guitars that were recorded with MOTU mic pre's at 16 bit and were thin and anemic. Fantastic guitarist, but poor engineering. Sad, but true. I use the 800 freq on the EQP-KT - almost all the other EQP's don't go up that high. Works like a charm and brings back a lot of the fullness that the motu pre's killed. That's my main usage for the the KT versions. Wow, as much flack as those unit received online glad you found a place for them. I have a pair also. But I’m surrounded by so many pultecs of different brands. Hmmm…. I’ll make use of them more. |
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Post by copperx on Nov 26, 2023 11:22:56 GMT -6
According to Bob Clearmountain, he used this EQP-1A snare trick on almost every mix:
Low frequency to 100 hz, and low freq boost about number 3. High frequency to 5k, broad bandwidth, crank the boost all the way to 10.
Sounds cool.
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