kasroc
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Post by kasroc on Jan 8, 2019 16:16:57 GMT -6
I just pulled the trigger on a pair of the FC526-XFMR...hear guys are even mastering with these. Rivals with the likes of Shadow Hills mastering comp. They are really good, but man trying to master with them sounds like a nightmare. The gain controls are very tweaky, you'd have to switch to alignment tones all the time. I couldn't deal with lack of link either. So they aren’t stepped. I hear not having them linked is actually a good thing. We’ll see. Can’t wait to try them. Heard so many good things! |
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Post by EmRR on Jan 9, 2019 8:01:22 GMT -6
There's a ton of gain range on the input and output knobs, not stepped, and they are small. It's hard enough to do a recall in mono. I've never personally been sold on unlinked stereo compression unless it's true LR with no C. YMMV.
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Post by plinker on Jul 1, 2021 13:29:07 GMT -6
Are we still loving these?
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ericn
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Post by ericn on Jul 1, 2021 21:33:23 GMT -6
Really? Everywhere I go (except here perhaps) the splice - 500 or 19" seems to be the #1 1176 clone out there. It certainly is for me. 4 years later but Doc I suspect the splice just is to rare to hold the title of best FET. For me it’s still Purple MC76 but I’m basing it on stuff I have used and the Splice hasn’t spent time here yet. Just like most only know the old MC76 plug-in. |
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Post by drbill on Jul 1, 2021 21:44:53 GMT -6
Really? Everywhere I go (except here perhaps) the splice - 500 or 19" seems to be the #1 1176 clone out there. It certainly is for me. 4 years later but Doc I suspect the splice just is to rare to hold the title of best FET. For me it’s still Purple MC76 but I’m basing it on stuff I have used and the Splice hasn’t spent time here yet. Just like most only know the old MC76 plug-in. I dunno. There are certainly more contenders out there now than years ago. But the A/D "spliced" topology still gets r done for me. At this point, still my faves -= but I haven't tried them all!! |
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Post by ericn on Jul 1, 2021 21:48:26 GMT -6
4 years later but Doc I suspect the splice just is to rare to hold the title of best FET. For me it’s still Purple MC76 but I’m basing it on stuff I have used and the Splice hasn’t spent time here yet. Just like most only know the old MC76 plug-in. I dunno. There are certainly more contenders out there now than years ago. But the A/D "spliced" topology still gets r done for me. At this point, still my faves -= but I haven't tried them all!! Well yeah the dual topology kind of scares me because it would be so simple. I think the one thing I can say about both of us is we know what we like and we both have absolutely no problem telling everybody what that is ! |
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Post by robschnapf on Jul 3, 2021 21:04:26 GMT -6
I’m still using 526s everyday.
Kinda livin on guitars
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Post by robschnapf on Jul 4, 2021 19:54:21 GMT -6
Make em go orange
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