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Post by ericn on Feb 19, 2019 10:49:17 GMT -6
Is there a standard for polarity? I have two units from a well respected manufacturer that I have to flip the polarity on. Not really some circuits flip polarity, if they are unbalanced this means adding another stage. That would mean added cost and some would say effect the sound. In the world of balanced signals pin 2 hot is more or less the standard but not a true standard . This where knowing how to solder and a real patchbay comes in handy super easy to flip the polarity once and for all!
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Post by wiz on Feb 19, 2019 19:27:57 GMT -6
Is there a standard for polarity? I have two units from a well respected manufacturer that I have to flip the polarity on. Not really some circuits flip polarity, if they are unbalanced this means adding another stage. That would mean added cost and some would say effect the sound. In the world of balanced signals pin 2 hot is more or less the standard but not a true standard . This where knowing how to solder and a real patchbay comes in handy super easy to flip the polarity once and for all! And tip isn’t always send on a insert point...... yeah that’s right soundraft delta I am looking at you.... 8) cheers Wiz
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Post by ericn on Feb 19, 2019 19:40:33 GMT -6
Not really some circuits flip polarity, if they are unbalanced this means adding another stage. That would mean added cost and some would say effect the sound. In the world of balanced signals pin 2 hot is more or less the standard but not a true standard . This where knowing how to solder and a real patchbay comes in handy super easy to flip the polarity once and for all! And tip isn’t always send on a insert point...... yeah that’s right soundraft delta I am looking at you.... 8) cheers Wiz At one point there was a database somewhere out on the web of consoles and their insert format for live guys and freelancers.
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Post by drbill on Feb 19, 2019 21:21:22 GMT -6
Not really some circuits flip polarity, if they are unbalanced this means adding another stage. That would mean added cost and some would say effect the sound. In the world of balanced signals pin 2 hot is more or less the standard but not a true standard . This where knowing how to solder and a real patchbay comes in handy super easy to flip the polarity once and for all! And tip isn’t always send on a insert point...... yeah that’s right soundraft delta I am looking at you.... 8) cheers Wiz D&R's as well. Ring is send, Tip return.
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Post by iamasound on Feb 20, 2019 0:18:34 GMT -6
My Warm Audio Tonebeast and WA76 both ignite every time I use them, so I just keep a small fire extinguisher in my room and immediately put them out as I fire them up, literally. One finger on the power switch while the extinguisher is in my right hand at the ready...it works for me! I have a couple of STam audio pieces that function flawlessly. The only thing I've had catch fire in recent years is a stereo channel strip from Toft Audio (ATC2) which gloriously died in a huge puff of smoke. Nothing about the build quality of stam gives me ANY concern whatsoever. Design and build quality are his strong suits. Not concerned about any chinese built chassis or power supplies either as those are the same wherever you go as long as they pass inspection. Both of my Warm pieces of gear have been working flawlessly over the course of years, sound good and never have given me a bit of trouble besides a loose input gain knob on the WA76 which I noticed soon after unboxing the unit which a quick turn of a screw solved. My sense of humor is the thing that hasn't passed inspection. Stam is just a fine target for levity. His gear is raved about and the vast majority of his stuff is perfect, the dream of my career as a comedy writer fulfilled here on these pages from time to time.
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Post by notneeson on Feb 25, 2019 8:32:45 GMT -6
Hey stam, I ordered on feb 14 and the first one hundred price was still on the site. I’m told you will honor that but was hoping for confirmation.
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Post by stam on Feb 25, 2019 10:57:46 GMT -6
Hey stam , I ordered on feb 14 and the first one hundred price was still on the site. I’m told you will honor that but was hoping for confirmation. Yes sir, confirmed! Rosario (new worker) will send out confirmations via email this week and from now on for every purchase. I will have the new faceplate here next week and try the updated design with the filters Thanks Josh
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Post by notneeson on Feb 25, 2019 11:45:07 GMT -6
Hey stam , I ordered on feb 14 and the first one hundred price was still on the site. I’m told you will honor that but was hoping for confirmation. Yes sir, confirmed! Rosario (new worker) will send out confirmations via email this week and from now on for every purchase. I will have the new faceplate here next week and try the updated design with the filters Thanks Josh Thanks, Josh!
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Post by prene1 on Apr 11, 2019 6:21:04 GMT -6
What’s the update on these units. I still haven’t received any confirmation yet.
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Post by jacobamerritt on Apr 11, 2019 11:39:31 GMT -6
Yes sir, confirmed! Rosario (new worker) will send out confirmations via email this week and from now on for every purchase. I will have the new faceplate here next week and try the updated design with the filters Thanks Josh Thanks, Josh! notneeson - Did you ever get an email confirmation?
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Post by jcoutu1 on Apr 11, 2019 12:42:08 GMT -6
What’s the update on these units. I still haven’t received any confirmation yet. I'm guessing March 2020.
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Post by notneeson on Apr 11, 2019 19:28:54 GMT -6
notneeson - Did you ever get an email confirmation? No, I don’t see anything looking back over it now. I was pleased with Josh’s reassurance and then I got very busy.
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Post by Derek Reese on Jun 13, 2019 17:05:52 GMT -6
This may sound like a silly question, but I'm looking at stam's sa-4000 EQ, and I'm not seeing phantom power ? so if i want to use this unit with a kick and snare mic wheres my 48Volts ? Same with the Stam's 550-A, no 48V
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Post by the other mark williams on Jun 13, 2019 17:31:35 GMT -6
This may sound like a silly question, but I'm looking at stam's sa-4000 EQ, and I'm not seeing phantom power ? so if i want to use this unit with a kick and snare mic wheres my 48Volts ? Same with the Stam's 550-A, no 48V not a silly question at all. The units you mention are all EQs, not preamps, so one would not expect phantom power. Sounds like what you’re actually looking for is a preamp.
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Post by Derek Reese on Jun 13, 2019 18:18:04 GMT -6
This may sound like a silly question, but I'm looking at stam's sa-4000 EQ, and I'm not seeing phantom power ? so if i want to use this unit with a kick and snare mic wheres my 48Volts ? Same with the Stam's 550-A, no 48V not a silly question at all. The units you mention are all EQs, not preamps, so one would not expect phantom power. Sounds like what you’re actually looking for is a preamp. wow i am an idiot LOL, so i would use whatever mic preamp i have which will give me my 48V, then go into an eq of my choice ? is that correct?
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Post by matt@IAA on Jun 13, 2019 18:29:33 GMT -6
not a silly question at all. The units you mention are all EQs, not preamps, so one would not expect phantom power. Sounds like what you’re actually looking for is a preamp. wow i am an idiot LOL, so i would use whatever mic preamp i have which will give me my 48V, then go into an eq of my choice ? is that correct? Speaking in broad terms...You have line level signals and mic level signals. Mic level signals are on the order of 1-10 mV, line level are on the lines of 1-10V. EQs and compressors are line level. Mic pres bring mic level signals up to line. Their job is to add lots of good clean gain. Line level gear is typically not adding a ton of gain, but manipulating the signal. You can also go out of your interface into a line level device during mixing.
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Post by Derek Reese on Jun 13, 2019 19:25:47 GMT -6
wow i am an idiot LOL, so i would use whatever mic preamp i have which will give me my 48V, then go into an eq of my choice ? is that correct?
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Post by the other mark williams on Jun 13, 2019 20:21:16 GMT -6
wow i am an idiot LOL, so i would use whatever mic preamp i have which will give me my 48V, then go into an eq of my choice ? is that correct? Yes.
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Post by Derek Reese on Jun 13, 2019 20:24:58 GMT -6
wow i am an idiot LOL, so i would use whatever mic preamp i have which will give me my 48V, then go into an eq of my choice ? is that correct? Yes. Thank You ;-)
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Post by kcatthedog on Jun 13, 2019 20:26:01 GMT -6
And as you build up gear consider a patchbay .
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Post by Derek Reese on Jun 13, 2019 20:35:10 GMT -6
And as you build up gear consider a patchbay . Absolutly !!
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Post by Derek Reese on Jun 14, 2019 7:58:14 GMT -6
And as you build up gear consider a patchbay . Can you please suggest a video that explains how to connect a patchbay, i have looked and none of the videos i have found actually show you step by step how to connect the gear, very frustrating. They just explain the basics.
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Post by kcatthedog on Jun 14, 2019 8:12:50 GMT -6
Don’t really need a video as the standard practise is to have the top row of a patchbay coming from the outputs of the gear you are connecting, so these send a signal from the box to the patchbay.
The bottom row is the inputs going to the gear you are connecting so the gear can receive a signal.
So, the output from your pre would go to say row 1 top of the patchbay.
You could put your input for your eq in row 2 bottom spot.
So, if you connected a trs male cable from the channel 1 top hole to the channel 2 bottom row, you would be sending the out from your pre to the input of the eq.
You could put your interfaces line ins/outs on a standard trs bay, say it was 8 channel and 1-8 were in channels 3-11, then you could take the channel 3 top row, which would be the out from you eq and patch it to the channel 3 bottom row( input to channel 1 of your interface).
In your daw, if you set the recording channel to input 1 it would be recording the output from your eq.
Really just think about sending a signal out of a box and then an input receiving a signal, outs are on top row, ins are on bottom row of a standard patchbay.
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Post by Derek Reese on Jun 14, 2019 9:46:36 GMT -6
Don’t really need a video as the standard practise is to have the top row of a patchbay coming from the outputs of the gear you are connecting, so these send a signal from the box to the patchbay. The bottom row is the inputs going to the gear you are connecting so the gear can receive a signal. So, the output from your pre would go to say row 1 top of the patchbay. You could put your input for your eq in row 2 bottom spot. So, if you connected a trs male cable from the channel 1 top hole to the channel 2 bottom row, you would be sending the out from your pre to the input of the eq. You could put your interfaces line ins/outs on a standard trs bay, say it was 8 channel and 1-8 were in channels 3-11, then you could take the channel 3 top row, which would be the out from you eq and patch it to the channel 3 bottom row( input to channel 1 of your interface). In your daw, if you set the recording channel to input 1 it would be recording the output from your eq. Really just think about sending a signal out of a box and then an input receiving a signal, outs are on top row, ins are on bottom row of a standard patchbay. Thank you for explaining, i am going to have to read your post a few times for it all to sink in ;-) I have four 1073's coming and eight mic pre's in my apogee ensemble. But eventually i will acquire more eq's and perhaps a few compressors so a patch bay will be my friend.
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Post by Derek Reese on Jun 14, 2019 10:14:31 GMT -6
Don’t really need a video as the standard practise is to have the top row of a patchbay coming from the outputs of the gear you are connecting, so these send a signal from the box to the patchbay. The bottom row is the inputs going to the gear you are connecting so the gear can receive a signal. So, the output from your pre would go to say row 1 top of the patchbay. You could put your input for your eq in row 2 bottom spot. So, if you connected a trs male cable from the channel 1 top hole to the channel 2 bottom row, you would be sending the out from your pre to the input of the eq. You could put your interfaces line ins/outs on a standard trs bay, say it was 8 channel and 1-8 were in channels 3-11, then you could take the channel 3 top row, which would be the out from you eq and patch it to the channel 3 bottom row( input to channel 1 of your interface). In your daw, if you set the recording channel to input 1 it would be recording the output from your eq. Really just think about sending a signal out of a box and then an input receiving a signal, outs are on top row, ins are on bottom row of a standard patchbay. I started a patchbay diagram so i can visualize what i am doing.Where would my microphones go ?
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