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Post by rowmat on Feb 5, 2017 17:39:01 GMT -6
Found this on the new (officially not online) Heritage Audio website... www.heritageaudio.net/article/1081a/Obviously not identical to the original Neve 1081 as the Heritage uses a Class A output stage versus the Class A/B output stage of the original 1081. I imagine that's why it's called the 1081'A' |
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Post by sozocaps on Feb 5, 2017 21:05:23 GMT -6
I think they had that....
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Post by rowmat on Feb 6, 2017 0:38:06 GMT -6
I think they had that.... ?? |
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Post by sozocaps on Feb 6, 2017 7:43:27 GMT -6
Yea I was looking at that piece because of the extra eq bands the 1081 gives.... They had a 1073 1066 and the hotrodded 1081
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Post by rowmat on Feb 6, 2017 11:49:05 GMT -6
Yea I was looking at that piece because of the extra eq bands the 1081 gives.... They had a 1073 1066 and the hotrodded 1081 Ok. We have two 8173's and two 6673's (80 Series). Heritage need to employ someone who is web savvy to finish their new website instead of trying to do it themselves. It's pretty obvious they are struggling with it and have been for what appears to be a couple of months now. Seems they ditched the old site before having the new site ready. |
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Post by Ward on Feb 6, 2017 13:22:27 GMT -6
Heritage need to employ someone who is web savvy to finish their new website instead of trying to do it themselves. It's pretty obvious they are struggling with it and have been for what appears to be a couple of months now. Seems they ditched the old site before having the new site ready. Isn't that the truth?! It's hard to take seriously any company that has such a dodgy website these days, especially as they are used for research and commercial transactions. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 7, 2017 18:01:21 GMT -6
I think Ross Martin does some web design.
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 7, 2017 18:52:06 GMT -6
I just had the jr and the full 1073 and I've got to tell you, I would buy Heritage all day long. Really great sounding pres. He 81 with class A is really interesting.
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Post by sozocaps on Feb 7, 2017 19:19:04 GMT -6
Did you compare it to the UAD Unison ? The clips I heard it smoked it.
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 7, 2017 20:13:02 GMT -6
No i didn't, but yeah, I would imagine the Heritage would sound much better. Seems to be the same with most transformer based pres vs ic
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 15, 2021 11:40:22 GMT -6
Anyone have more experience with this? I think Chad has one... |
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Post by recordingengineer on Dec 15, 2021 15:43:45 GMT -6
I’ve not experienced these at all, but based on all the samples I’ve heard online, I’d love to have 4-6 strictly for toms.
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Post by ab101 on Dec 15, 2021 18:20:50 GMT -6
Apparently all the drums going through these heritage units.
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 15, 2021 19:35:01 GMT -6
Apparently all the drums going through these heritage units. That's the only video I've found of them... |
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Post by plinker on Dec 15, 2021 20:48:30 GMT -6
Wow! Those almost sound like drums!  Sorry, I'm not a fan of that thick, canon stuff. It might as well be samples at that point. It's very impressive, though, that the strip can make real drums sound like samples.
I've been eye-balling that strip for awhile now. Really great concept with an attractive price.
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Post by ab101 on Dec 15, 2021 21:22:28 GMT -6
At first I thought I really liked the snare, but then it started to annoy me. I agree with plinker about the thick canon stuff. But it may not be the fault of the Heritage units, it may be the settings.
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Post by plinker on Dec 15, 2021 21:24:44 GMT -6
At first I thought I really liked the snare, but then it started to annoy me. I agree with plinker about the thick canon stuff. But it may not be the fault of the Heritage units, it may be the settings. I'm definitely not calling fault on the unit -- probably due to the settings. However, it certainly doesn't sound fast with transients.
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Post by the other mark williams on Dec 15, 2021 22:08:46 GMT -6
At first I thought I really liked the snare, but then it started to annoy me. I agree with plinker about the thick canon stuff. But it may not be the fault of the Heritage units, it may be the settings. I'm definitely not calling fault on the unit -- probably due to the settings. However, it certainly doesn't sound fast with transients.
Thank god.  Seriously, that's one of the bigger things I look to a Neve-style pre to do: slow down the transients a touch. |
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Post by plinker on Dec 15, 2021 22:28:28 GMT -6
I'm definitely not calling fault on the unit -- probably due to the settings. However, it certainly doesn't sound fast with transients.
Thank god. Seriously, that's one of the bigger things I look to a Neve-style pre to do: slow down the transients a touch. Yes! Exactly why I don’t like them on drums! I realize I’m an oddball with that esthetic. Slowing down staccato sources sounds weird to me. Just like speeding up legato sources is an odd choice — to my ears and preference. Voice, of course, can be both. I’ll be the second to admit (after Gregg) that I know what I like and can capture/track well — but I can’t mix for shit! |
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 16, 2021 2:27:20 GMT -6
Hmm, the drums sound very produced and not natural: guess it depends what sound you were going for ?
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Post by allbuttonmode on Dec 16, 2021 4:29:42 GMT -6
OK, I have no idea what you guys are talking about.
I think these drum recordings sound exactly what they are. Old Ludwigs played by a great drummer. They sound far from over produced to me. But I guess that's a moot point. Everyone's got an opinion.
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 16, 2021 4:50:09 GMT -6
, I honestly thought they sounded like a sample. I don’t think they sound bad, but if there is nothing else in the chain, it seems the sound envelop is being affected by the pre. |
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Post by schmalzy on Dec 16, 2021 5:25:29 GMT -6
Sooooo, he has a "Big Fat Snare" drum dampening device on the snare. I HATE those things. That snare drum sounds more like that dampening device than those preamps, for sure. bigfatsnaredrum.comI had a string of drummers show up with those things. They REALLY make the drum super short, kills any over-tone, moves the tuning a lot lower, and makes the drum a lot quieter in the room. Of course that short, quiet thud isn't great for the heavy music we were doing in all those cases. The couple of drummers who insisted on tracking and hearing their kit with that Big Fat Snare Drum in the mix learned an expensive lesson about the engineer/producer (me) having the good of the song at the heart of everything and it's not just some weird power trip with the engineer/producer trying to exert influence and have it their way. It's a cool sound if you need deep and thuddy. It's maybe a weird choice for a preamp demo. |
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Post by nomatic on Dec 16, 2021 6:25:24 GMT -6
The Drums sound great! They sound expensive and well played like a record......
Y'all trippin......
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Post by phantom on Dec 16, 2021 6:44:35 GMT -6
Yeah, the snare has no trasient especially because of the big fat snare donut on it. That has little to do with the preamp.
About the drums, not my cup of tea at all, and I don't think it goes that well with the music they are playing, but it's a nice sound, well captured and mixed that has it's place on someone's heart.
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