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Post by stormymondays on Oct 8, 2018 16:01:45 GMT -6
Products are up on gear4music.com, shipping in February. That’s optimistic!
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Post by stormymondays on Oct 3, 2018 5:04:16 GMT -6
My AA CM47 works pretty well for that too!
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Post by stormymondays on Oct 2, 2018 15:55:27 GMT -6
I wanted to like my R101 for that application too but I never did. I think the Stager SR-2N is really nice for thunderous lows.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 28, 2018 11:07:55 GMT -6
Do I buy another new KK84 capsule from Neumann for £500 in the hope that it will match B (it may not) spares.sennheiser.co.uk/neumann/km-84 - £384.30 plus VAT. If you are a professional, no need to add VAT. For me it's a no-brainer, even if you plan on selling it.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 28, 2018 11:01:19 GMT -6
OK the files are: Fingerpick 1 - Warbler 127 C-Flat Fingerpick 2 - KM84 body 1 (with early capsule) Fingerpick A - Warbler 127 C-Flat Fingerpick B - KM84 body 2 (with later capsule) I need to eat my hat again!!! However, I did buy the Warbler and it didn't do it for me. And then I got the Neumanns and it was all I ever hoped for in a mic. Maybe I listen with my eyes!!!
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 28, 2018 10:57:03 GMT -6
I'm loving it. Just switched over from Pro Tools. Such an easy transition. It’s the keyboard shortcuts that keep me from doing it. And yes, I know they have a preset, but inevitably it’s never all the shortcuts I need. You could potentially map each and every shortcut you need, not hard at all. As long as all the functions have direct equivalents, that is.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 27, 2018 6:52:01 GMT -6
They are clearly two different mics, and they are both really good. My guess is that the clips with the softer lows (2 and A) are the Warbler. For me, a correctly placed KM84 gives piano-like lows on acoustic guitar that are not soft.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 27, 2018 1:48:04 GMT -6
Let me talk some heresy here. I'd much rather hear a non-eq'd wedge at a lower volume than the usual ringed out wedge. There has been many a time where I asked if it was possible to hear the wedge without EQ for a minute. Even the monitor tech was surprised at the result...
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 26, 2018 14:10:13 GMT -6
That thing is amazing! Is it a new product? It's perfect for my studio headphone mixes.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 25, 2018 14:25:31 GMT -6
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 25, 2018 13:13:59 GMT -6
Lots of great info and opinions - thank you all!
I think bringing a whole X32 system for the board and monitors could be a doable approach. A changeover would entail repatching 24 XLR cables. Not the end of the world if it’s agreed and prepared in advance.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 24, 2018 7:43:02 GMT -6
Great, thanks! Off to do some reading... My soundman knows a local band that's big in the punk-rock scene, playing big stages, and that's doing something similar to what I want to do. It'll be interesting to hear how they manage at festivals! Gear-wise, I could approach this as carrying our own in ear monitoring with personal mixes. There are added dangers when feeding that to wedges, sure... Go all in ears no wedges mixing the to is a PITA without a experienced monitor engineer. More and more bands are going to the personal mix IEM for consistency and ease of carrying on the road. Yes, I’m considering that. However I’m still not sure what gear I would need to get so all my mixes are already premade and I don’t depend on the monitor desk.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 24, 2018 6:50:53 GMT -6
Great, thanks! Off to do some reading... My soundman knows a local band that's big in the punk-rock scene, playing big stages, and that's doing something similar to what I want to do. It'll be interesting to hear how they manage at festivals! Gear-wise, I could approach this as carrying our own in ear monitoring with personal mixes. There are added dangers when feeding that to wedges, sure...
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 24, 2018 0:07:10 GMT -6
Lots of great advice here, both on the analog and digital front. I totally agree about problem solving, digital sucks for that.
How would I do a split for the times that the sound company plans on doing monitors from the FOH? I’m thinking ART rack mount splitters.
I will also discuss this with a couple local sound companies, hear what they have to say.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 23, 2018 13:25:48 GMT -6
More info: the music is Folk Rock. There’s a 4 piece rock band (drums, bass, keys, guitar) plus string player (cello, violin, hurdy gurdy), wind player (sax, flute, clarinet) and we also play a few assorted acoustic guitars/mandolin.
My final goal is for every musician to have a comfortable, quality sound onstage that’s under their control, just like my electric guitar sound doesn’t depend on the monitors/FOH. And we also need to hear each other well, because there’s lots of interplay and dynamics. We’re not a loud band.
Sometimes there’s a monitor desk (usually with a lousy tech), sometimes our sound man has to run monitors from FOH, sometimes we play a small club/bar.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 23, 2018 12:26:14 GMT -6
My band's got a fairly complex setup, with 6 musicians and lots of acoustic instruments and I'm looking for a way to run our own monitors so we can have a consistent stage sound with pre-made monitor mixes done at our rehearsal studio. We'd taylor the mixes ourselves and our road manager can act as surrogate monitor guy during the show.
I'd like your opinions on whether this is a good idea, if it's doable on a decent budget/weight/quality, if it will be easy enough so PA guys don't want to kill us, etc. The number of cables can be a concern as well.
Here's my idea: -24 channel / 8 aux send digital rackmount board, like the Soundcraft Ui24R. -24 channel splitter --> NO IDEA what to get here. Rackmount too? -Our own monitors (Mackie 350v3) for smaller places, or the sound company's monitors on decent stages. -Our own specialty mics and DIs for everything, so we're mostly self contained.
The PA company would have to supply mic stands, XLR cables, a few SM58/SM57 and that's it. And the monitor wedges if it's a big stage with nice equipment. All the channels go into the splitter, and then on their way to the monitor desk and PA. Monitor sends from our rack to the wedges.
Let me know what you think...
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 22, 2018 17:07:21 GMT -6
I set up a little group shot of my Supros since I'm mildly proud of my small collection. Second from left is the new Westbury. They are blowing them out at Sam Ash right now. Dammit I need one of those Westburys! I hope shipping to Spain is reasonable...
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 18, 2018 15:51:30 GMT -6
It's probably silly, but I would never feel confident enough in the product to run the most important instrument (vocal) through it. You might be the exception then. Almost everyone who has one says they are as good or better than the competition (save high end custom jobs or vintage) Well if I had some high end clone to compare it to, then yes, I could make my mind up. But I guess something would still bug me about running a vocal through such low end gear...
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 18, 2018 11:16:48 GMT -6
Back on topic, the KT-2A can be found in several European dealers for 299 €, stock apparently arriving next month. It's probably silly, but I would never feel confident enough in the product to run the most important instrument (vocal) through it.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 16, 2018 10:57:22 GMT -6
You can always get Sonarworks. It worked wonders on my (pro designed and treated) room.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 11, 2018 14:28:40 GMT -6
Thanks for the heads up. How does their new feature work that follows your natural tempo and creates a guide track that supposedly follows the feel and tempo, also matching certain qualified loops to the audio? I've only tried it once, and it does make a complete tempo map of a performance. If you add loops to it, they will follow the tempo. It's pretty amazing. Feel free to open a new thread and tag me for Logic questions. I'm no expert but I know my way around it!
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 11, 2018 13:55:32 GMT -6
Usually first in line, if needed. By the way, I want to encourage y'all to try the Hornet Sybilla deesser. I think it's incredible! It costs less than 8 bucks, I would gladly pay 50: www.hornetplugins.com/plugins/hornet-sybilla/I'm also a big fan of Sonnox Dynamic EQ. That thing is a magical problem solver.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 11, 2018 9:35:01 GMT -6
That guy doesn't know how to use Logic He's complaining about stuff that he doesn't know how to do, like preroll, or not using a "package" file for the sessions. Anyway, not to derail the thread, but as a former Pro Tools user of many years that's been using Logic for 4-5: -You can use Logic's take folder (which is awesome), or replace mode (like Pro Tools) and playlists (new in 10.4 but similar to PT). -Punching is seamless. -Files and bounces are managed quite the same.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 10, 2018 13:28:34 GMT -6
There are channel lists on the Play site. Spoiler alert!
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 8, 2018 9:58:24 GMT -6
Someone has to come up with a tactile solution, when you turn a hardware knob, you dont think numbers, you listen... when you turn a plug in knob with a mouse, my brain works differently.... That already exists. It's called Softube Console 1 and it's amazing!
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