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Post by jtc111 on Mar 24, 2019 17:07:17 GMT -6
As of late I've really taken a liking to the UAD Curve Bender eq. I'd love to own the hardware unit but $6k is a bit "yikes" for me. I've been looking for alternatives and nothing I've seen so far has peaked my interest. The Elysia xfilter looked promising but I think I want stepped pots. I've ruled out the API 550b because the 2db steps are too big. Maybe I've missed a contender along the way. Any suggestions that are in the same vein as the Curve Bender? Xfilter IS stepped. Not gooey though. In the videos for both the rack and 500 versions, the knobs appear to be moving smoothly rather than stepped.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 24, 2019 12:24:26 GMT -6
I don't know what the Curve Bender does, but I picked up a used Hendyamps Michelangelo and love that dang thing on the mix bus. Chris makes top notch gear. I own his DaVinci channel strip and it's a favorite of mine but the Michelangelo has fixed frequencies so it's not really what I'm looking for right now.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 24, 2019 12:20:00 GMT -6
We make a 500 Series Curve Bender called the TG12345 MKIV; it doesn’t have the 51 frequent points of the big boy, however it’s just like Dark side of the moon console input channel setup, albeit 10k is the shelf rather than peaking. A pair of these on your mix bus and you’ve got a Curve Bender programme EQ. $1095 map. I've no doubt it sounds great but one band and a low cut is less control than I want.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 24, 2019 11:17:19 GMT -6
if you need stepped boost / cuts, that pretty much takes you into the land of mastering EQ's, and those get pricey quick! Really quick. I recently searched for a high end EQ and ended up with the Miad LCPQ-4040's. Very euphonic and I really love them. But they don't have stepped pots. Not sure if they would meet your other requirements or not. My runner up was the Great River EQ's. I think their mastering version has stepped pots. Not sure though.... But be prepared to spend. For some reason, high end EQ's come at a premium price. If I go with an option without stepped pots, I'd likely get the xfilter. I'm going to touch base with Chris Yetter and ask if he thinks he might take on the Curve Bender clone idea. There's certainly a hole in that market that could be filled. If he could make that unit in the $2500-$3k range, I'd get one. Just out of curiosity, why do stepped pots make the price jump so high?
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 24, 2019 10:53:25 GMT -6
The Api 5500 has a choice of 0.5, 1 or 2 db steps. I didn't realize that. I'll have to give it a look.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 24, 2019 10:18:56 GMT -6
I also LOVE the UAD curve bender. I gotta put the hardware on my bucket list, who knows when I would ever have that money. I have very limited experience with hardware EQ. It's a bit different but a lot of people seem to use the Maag stereo thing. I think that one's a little over $2K I have the Maag plugin and I don't like that it has fixed frequencies. I feel like being locked into frequencies works against me at times. When it's the right eq, it's great, but more often than not it doesn't work as well as other choices. Back in November or December, Chris Yetter (Audio-Scape) asked for suggestions for new gear. I suggested a Curve Bender clone and a bunch of other people liked that idea. Chris seemed intrigued by the idea but I don't know if he'll actually take it on.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 24, 2019 9:50:53 GMT -6
As of late I've really taken a liking to the UAD Curve Bender eq. I'd love to own the hardware unit but $6k is a bit "yikes" for me. I've been looking for alternatives and nothing I've seen so far has peaked my interest. The Elysia xfilter looked promising but I think I want stepped pots. I've ruled out the API 550b because the 2db steps are too big. Maybe I've missed a contender along the way. Any suggestions that are in the same vein as the Curve Bender?
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 24, 2019 9:39:20 GMT -6
It may not be doable right now but the Flea 47 is whole different level of microphone. I took your route and bought a bunch of economically priced microphones along the way ...MXL V69, Oktava MK319, AKG Solidtube, AKG C414, Blue Kiwi, etc... it was an expensive journey. If I knew then what I know now, I'd have passed on all those mics and saved for the Flea. The first time I used it, the first thought I had was "Oh... that's what a great mic is supposed to sound like." If you don't need the omni pattern, you could get away with the "Next" version which is around $3k. A great mic probably should be part of your long-term plan and the Flea is a great mic.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 22, 2019 22:21:37 GMT -6
Hold the option key and drag it to where you want it. 56 times? That’s what I’m trying to avoid.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 22, 2019 14:44:44 GMT -6
Hold the option key and drag it to where you want it.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 20, 2019 19:28:56 GMT -6
I know the first five shipped with the 6386 tube but does it have the empty sockets to seat a pair of 6BA6 tubes? Everything after the first five will have sockets to go either way but I'm wondering if the first five have them also. The email made it sound to me like they don't.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 20, 2019 14:32:02 GMT -6
I never said that... ;-) As per John Kennedy’s advice, I gave him a month to do the right thing before I publicly bash him, so best bet for everyone in the Pro Audio community is to play it safe and not buy ANYTHING until I do the reveal. Plugins are safe. I modified my post.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 20, 2019 12:12:16 GMT -6
It kinda looks to me like they were trying make a piece of hardware that looks like a plugin that tries to look like a piece of hardware. We may have come full circle with this piece of gear.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 20, 2019 11:08:36 GMT -6
Bowie is Christian at proaudiotubes.com He posts here. That website appears to be no more.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 19, 2019 22:42:37 GMT -6
Okay, I get what you're saying now.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 19, 2019 19:32:04 GMT -6
Because if you're looking for space saving exercises you can't beat plugins. But there's an abundance of everything else in 500 format so I have a hard time buying that it's a space saving thing.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 19, 2019 18:54:38 GMT -6
There's probably a technical reason why there are so few reverbs and delays offered in 500 series format. Can anyone educate me on that?
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 19, 2019 14:54:13 GMT -6
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 19, 2019 12:18:49 GMT -6
Seventh Heaven cured my lust for better reverb plugins. I can't imagine it getting better than that unless I buy a Bricasti M7.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 19, 2019 11:11:19 GMT -6
I scored a V-comp. Didn’t mean to. I went through the whole process thinking I wouldn’t get in, just trying for fun. Ended up snagging one! I don’t expect it to unseat my Highland Dynamics BG2. If not, I’ll offer it up here to anyone that wants it. I'm about this shade right now...
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 18, 2019 21:17:15 GMT -6
Promising delivery in June 2019 according to the website. Any believing that will happen? Be nice...we all know the score. You should have seen the paragraph I deleted.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 18, 2019 18:19:12 GMT -6
I'm on the list for the next batch. He's waiting on some transformers to come in.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 18, 2019 18:01:53 GMT -6
Well... I was on it at 8pm sharp. Annnnnnnnd I didn't get one. Sold out.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 18, 2019 10:01:41 GMT -6
Is there a way to directly communicate? Yes, the owner is Chris Yetter and his email address is audioscapeaudio@gmail.com He's pretty responsive. Twice I've wanted items that were not in stock. The first time was for an Opto compressor. I emailed Chris and he said he was waiting on a part and would have it ready for me in a couple or three weeks. A short time later I got an invoice, paid it, and the compressor was at my door in a few days. The second time was this month. I wanted the Buss Compressor, it was out of stock, I emailed Chris and I guess my timing was good because he emailed me back saying he just put two up for sale on the website.
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Post by jtc111 on Mar 18, 2019 7:23:12 GMT -6
Just like the last time though, he says he'll take orders at the introductory price for a week after the 5 are sold.
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