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Post by kcatthedog on Mar 12, 2017 16:48:17 GMT -6
Are considering an 8 channel unit or is the16 two modular 8s ?
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Post by ragan on Mar 12, 2017 16:54:48 GMT -6
Also, Langston, change that avatar, dude! Get the actual sexy-ass tank on there. illacov
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Post by illacov on Mar 12, 2017 16:56:36 GMT -6
Langston, have you considered digitally controlling the analog circuitry in a 16 channel Zulu? Then you could have presets and recall, all channels doing the same thing, or doing different things. Or you could control it from a DAW plug-in. Heck, might as well make a digital I/O with built in Zulu, and pretend it's a multitrack tape machine. Forgive me if I'm talking nonsense. Platform is dual mono currently so each channel is independent from the other. Same for the modular. Digital control is cool, but adds cost to something I'd like to be affordable. I have totally investigated it and considered it. For now I'm focused on traditional analog controls and recall. Kcat, Modular format is expandable to up to 16 channels. Each tracking module fits 2 channels in 1 of 8 available spaces. Thanks -L.
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Post by veggieryan on Mar 12, 2017 18:00:06 GMT -6
It kind of feels like you are able to "scroll through" a vast spectrum of the tonalities offered by various topologies throughout the history of audio. Seems like you can start with a great "big and clean" preamp like a Jensen Twin Servo or NPNG and then have almost all the color flavors you could ever want with the twist of a few knobs. A 16 channel version with optionally ganged controls would be awesome. I ordered a second one to live on my EMT reverb returns... so sweet. If you can live without ganged controls, then help is on the way!! Thanks -L. I have grown quite fond of these knobs so yeah, give me 16 sets of them... I think I can find a way to carry on. It'll be like having 16 different tape machines, each playing a single channel. Think of all the money you are saving on tape reels alone. Oh the humanity! I bet it's going to look really pretty too. Will the calibrations be shared or individual?
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Post by illacov on Mar 12, 2017 18:07:28 GMT -6
If you can live without ganged controls, then help is on the way!! Thanks -L. I have grown quite fond of these knobs so yeah, give me 16 sets of them... I think I can find a way to carry on. It'll be like having 16 different tape machines, each playing a single channel. Think of all the money you are saving on tape reels alone. Oh the humanity! I bet it's going to look really pretty too. Will the calibrations be shared or individual? It will actually be like 16 tracks of 1 channel tape machines. So each channel will have it's own calibration control (front panel), individual and independent Deck, Bias, Enhance, Headroom controls. Still stepped, just less steps on Bias Enhance and smaller knobs. One tasty analog channel strip, same delicious circuits, however we may have some tricks up our sleeve for the mixing/mastering module. Thanks -L.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 15, 2017 18:27:57 GMT -6
How many rack spaces will the modular system be?
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Post by drsax on Mar 15, 2017 18:40:56 GMT -6
How many rack spaces will the modular system be? Langston has already posted that the modular system will be 4 rack spaces
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Post by illacov on Mar 15, 2017 19:36:54 GMT -6
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Post by illacov on Mar 15, 2017 20:18:36 GMT -6
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Post by BradM on Mar 16, 2017 9:38:27 GMT -6
I have to say that I love the way the manual looks like it was recovered from your hoarder cousin's flooded basement. Haha. Nice work by Naomi there! Brad
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Post by illacov on Mar 16, 2017 13:32:44 GMT -6
I have to say that I love the way the manual looks like it was recovered from your hoarder cousin's flooded basement. Haha. Nice work by Naomi there! Brad Thanks Brad! I asked her to do like a Lil Archie inspired take on myself and Tod, as the little boys and make Zulu the Snoopy character. She normally does more Manga stuff (what she's known for) but I always loved her retro art deco stuff. There's a lady engineer graphic that didn't make it into the v1 manual but Zora will be in the next revision. She looks like my mom when she worked at Bell telephone. The recall sheet art is hilarious too. My sister thinks people who engineer music are sooo happy. LOL I love those yellowed Crown Manuals and tech manuals that are crumbling and stained. I buy gear sometimes for the manual. Thanks -L.
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 16, 2017 13:35:37 GMT -6
Yeah, manual looks really cool!
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Post by illacov on Mar 16, 2017 16:37:23 GMT -6
Dereck Blackburn of Quiethouse Recording, posted some awesome clips demonstrating Zulu with before and after examples, plus his settings via recall sheet for Zulu. He wrote on Facebook today: "Zulu People - I am going to be putting together some before and after files today. Here is a song I made a few months ago with and without Zulu, gain matched wavs. More to come." drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2qtL18cH3iWWHluWGZFWkRkeHMI've attached the recall sheet along with an image of the wav before Zulu and after Zulu. The transient difference is massive. Thanks -L. Attachments:
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Post by jcoutu1 on Mar 16, 2017 17:01:47 GMT -6
Dereck Blackburn of Quiethouse Recording, posted some awesome clips demonstrating Zulu with before and after examples, plus his settings via recall sheet for Zulu. He wrote on Facebook today: "Zulu People - I am going to be putting together some before and after files today. Here is a song I made a few months ago with and without Zulu, gain matched wavs. More to come." drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2qtL18cH3iWWHluWGZFWkRkeHMI've attached the recall sheet along with an image of the wav before Zulu and after Zulu. The transient difference is massive. Thanks -L. Hey quiethouse, looks like you've got a stalker. Haha
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Post by illacov on Mar 16, 2017 17:05:11 GMT -6
Dereck Blackburn of Quiethouse Recording, posted some awesome clips demonstrating Zulu with before and after examples, plus his settings via recall sheet for Zulu. He wrote on Facebook today: "Zulu People - I am going to be putting together some before and after files today. Here is a song I made a few months ago with and without Zulu, gain matched wavs. More to come." drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2qtL18cH3iWWHluWGZFWkRkeHMI've attached the recall sheet along with an image of the wav before Zulu and after Zulu. The transient difference is massive. Thanks -L. Hey quiethouse , looks like you've got a stalker. Haha Hey man, he said it was cool to share it! LOL And why wouldn't you stalk Dereck, his stuff sounds amazing! He's already loving Zulu and showing off some amazing settings that are truly insightful! Thanks -L.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 17:10:56 GMT -6
Any dates on Europe?
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Post by jcoutu1 on Mar 16, 2017 17:13:10 GMT -6
Hey quiethouse , looks like you've got a stalker. Haha Hey man, he said it was cool to share it! LOL And why wouldn't you stalk Dereck, his stuff sounds amazing! He's already loving Zulu and showing off some amazing settings that are truly insightful! Thanks -L. I stalk him too. We were chatting about Zulu the other day actually.
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Post by illacov on Mar 16, 2017 17:14:28 GMT -6
We will start invoicing for Global within a week or so. We wanted to double and triple check our manufacturing processes and materials for Global reg friendly distribution. Thanks -L.
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Post by illacov on Mar 16, 2017 17:16:27 GMT -6
Zulu in Super Hifi Mode: Try putting a pair of direct boxes on the line outputs of Zulu in HX or EX mode using balanced XLR to TS/instrument (unbalanced) adapters then patch the outputs of the direct boxes into a pair of mic pres. This patch produces euphoric results. Check it out and share your experiences here. This is my partner Tod Levine's favorite way to patch Zulu, especially during mastering jobs. As long as you have a transformer couple DI, we prefer passive, so far even the cheap transformer coupled ones perform quite well, you experience a forward shift in headroom, clarity and 3D imaging of the audio. The bass in this mode must be tried to heard! An image of the hookup is attached. Thanks -L.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 17:32:15 GMT -6
We will start invoicing for Global within a week or so. We wanted to double and triple check our manufacturing processes and materials for Global reg friendly distribution. Thanks -L. That's cool. I guessed that there's a lot of ducks to line up.
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Post by illacov on Mar 19, 2017 20:01:21 GMT -6
Just as an FYI we are officially into back order on Zulu's at Handsome Audio. To celebrate our successful launch you may still enjoy pre-order pricing until Midnight 3/20/2017. Please go to our pre-order form and fill out an order form to sign up for our next round of Zulu's due the first week in April 2017. If you have already pre-ordered then your pricing is locked in, but after 3/20/2017 the price for Zulu will officially be the awesome low price of $750 for the world's first passive analog tape simulator. We will begin issuing EU and global invoices the week of 3/20/2017 as well. Thank you for continued support. -L from Handsome Audio.
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Post by illacov on Mar 20, 2017 8:01:46 GMT -6
Please spread the word about this if you can. I posted this on Facebook and other sites, but everything we can do helps. Some people are just finding out about Zulu, the $400 price goes good bye at midnight.
Thanks -L.
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 20, 2017 9:13:48 GMT -6
Zulu in Super Hifi Mode: Try putting a pair of direct boxes on the line outputs of Zulu in HX or EX mode using balanced XLR to TS/instrument (unbalanced) adapters then patch the outputs of the direct boxes into a pair of mic pres. This patch produces euphoric results. Check it out and share your experiences here. This is my partner Tod Levine's favorite way to patch Zulu, especially during mastering jobs. As long as you have a transformer couple DI, we prefer passive, so far even the cheap transformer coupled ones perform quite well, you experience a forward shift in headroom, clarity and 3D imaging of the audio. The bass in this mode must be tried to heard! An image of the hookup is attached. View AttachmentThanks -L. Why does this work? Just another stage of transformers?
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Post by ragan on Mar 20, 2017 10:09:19 GMT -6
Zulu in Super Hifi Mode: Try putting a pair of direct boxes on the line outputs of Zulu in HX or EX mode using balanced XLR to TS/instrument (unbalanced) adapters then patch the outputs of the direct boxes into a pair of mic pres. This patch produces euphoric results. Check it out and share your experiences here. This is my partner Tod Levine's favorite way to patch Zulu, especially during mastering jobs. As long as you have a transformer couple DI, we prefer passive, so far even the cheap transformer coupled ones perform quite well, you experience a forward shift in headroom, clarity and 3D imaging of the audio. The bass in this mode must be tried to heard! An image of the hookup is attached. View AttachmentThanks -L. Why does this work? Just another stage of transformers? You gonna grab one, John? I think you'd dig this thing
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Post by illacov on Mar 20, 2017 10:11:26 GMT -6
Zulu in Super Hifi Mode: Try putting a pair of direct boxes on the line outputs of Zulu in HX or EX mode using balanced XLR to TS/instrument (unbalanced) adapters then patch the outputs of the direct boxes into a pair of mic pres. This patch produces euphoric results. Check it out and share your experiences here. This is my partner Tod Levine's favorite way to patch Zulu, especially during mastering jobs. As long as you have a transformer couple DI, we prefer passive, so far even the cheap transformer coupled ones perform quite well, you experience a forward shift in headroom, clarity and 3D imaging of the audio. The bass in this mode must be tried to heard! An image of the hookup is attached. View AttachmentThanks -L. Why does this work? Just another stage of transformers? It's actually loading the output stage of Zulu differently with the high impedance of the DI transformer (typically 50K or better) which transformers with an output impedance of 600R or 1kohm (in one example) like to see alot. Extreme oversimplification alert: Iron likes stages of high impedance and the higher it goes the less deterred your signal becomes. Additionally, when a transformer works harder usually indicated by it's ratio (higher ratio, more work) you tend to hear it's impact more. That is unless great care and expense is taken to fabricate the transformer. So it's really a double whammy for Zulu in this regard. BTW this works for every output transformer coupled device in some way shape or form. Try it on your 1176 or your 1073, etc...See what you get, may not be Ultra HIFI anything but it will be something of interest. For Zulu it creates extremely open upper midrange, expanded stereo presence and really deep low end. More so than typical in any other application. The cheaper the passive DI the happier I've been LOL The better the DI the less color you obtain, it will still work just be different. I tried it with $20 Stereo Pyle DI and loved it. I need to try it with one of those impedance changer mabobbers inline to a mic preamp or a line input/ADC as well. Or a mic pre with switchable impedance. Another thing to try! Thanks -L.
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