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Post by BradM on Aug 29, 2023 10:43:59 GMT -6
As for the SB stuff, I've always been curious but having a lot of HW & a desk it somewhat seems superflous. Ironically I wish I'd have had something like this years back when using a certain LFAC or low / mid ranged desks with not much character to speak of.
We actually have a customer that has a Silver Bullet on the master inserts of his Neve 88RS. Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 27, 2023 23:44:57 GMT -6
I love the plugin but for totally different reasons than it was made.
The plugin succeeds like that on N mode on mix bus with the vintage and tight buttons hit. It just isn't as flexible as SDRR2 Desk in that mix bus regard. N as an early insert on individual tracks gives that subtle warmth and depth. It wrecks the Waves and PSP Neves that almost sound like digital overdrive. It isn't as sheened as Black Rooster Vpre-73 programmed originally by Ray from Fuse. It feels more modern and less brown and muddy than Softube British Class A or Brainworx bx_Focusrite (this one is really weird and fat).
A mode has a cool use as a clipper. You can get it to a gain range where a sort of non-linear transfer curve fun happens and use it as less beefy and gritty version of PSP Vintage Warmer or Apogee Soft Limit. Maximize the volume and clip off spurious transients as an early insert on tracks. It is better to use it for for mastering or as an early track insert maybe before or even after leveling compression or automation. You could even use it as a sidechain to a fast compressor to not pump the mix on transients while providing a slight amount of distortion less pushed on the audio path of the track. The sweet spot for this is just a little too small to wildly ride faders into for anything other than some slight distortion.
Hitmaker 4000 is easier to mix into. More forgiving than A for volume gain and more distorted!
Hi Dan, Thanks for checking out the new plugin! The way you describe what you are hearing seems to align well with the results the hardware delivers. So it sounds like you are getting the same experience I have with the SB mk2 sitting on my desk. That makes me happy to hear. I've been enjoying A > C for modern, harmonically present mixes. Aspect Ratio engaged. Cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 27, 2023 23:35:30 GMT -6
Hi, Yes, it’s intentional. Which sections do you have enabled by the way? For the least amount of left/right variation I would set Dyna Realism to SYM mode. Brad Ironically, I don’t have the plug-in. I have the HW. I'm so sorry! I totally misread your message. My brain is so fried from too many late nights this week. With my hardware designs I always try to design for the lowest crosstalk possible, but you always have some as a function of circuit layout (parasitic effects) and the levels that signals are at. It's somewhat inevitable, and coindentally part of the charm of analog circuits...the width/depth/glue thing we all like. I'm curious what settings you had that made you notice it. Cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 27, 2023 17:46:11 GMT -6
It's fine. I just wanted to know if the crosstalk is intentional. Hi, Yes, it’s intentional. Which sections do you have enabled by the way? For the least amount of left/right variation I would set Dyna Realism to SYM mode. Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 27, 2023 17:44:46 GMT -6
The only thing it needs is a red light for the various models because the line between better and crunch is so thin with the A and 4000. Better metering too that adjusts with the headroom knob. The headroom knob doesn’t move the meter. The opposite of uhe satin where the knob doesn’t change the processing and just changes the meter. SDRR2 does the headroom and metering knob scaling right. The light for the hitmaker 4000 and vhs switch is too dim too. drbill Main metering is on the output stage - last thing in the line - just like the hardware. So it is not linked directly to headroom. It was not our design concern to make it how other plugs do it - we designed this to be AS CLOSE to the hardware as was technically possible. That was our goal. Sorry it doesn't meet your expectations, but it is what it is - which is what we believe to be the most useful for the most folks. Think hardware output metering. Also, the saturation LED's come on gradually from blue to pinkish-red, as the hardware - or in this case software - starts to saturate. They are not intended to be "peak" style meters, but more gradual RMS-ish style metering. They are pretty close to the hardware in the way they work. The LED's for the C module are colored the same as the Color modules they represent to stay consistent to the hardware as well. I spent way too much of my life trying to get those damn Mojo LEDs to match the behavior of the hardware. I avert my eyes every time I look at my hardware because the memories are too painful. It’s sad to admit, but that might have been one of the most frustrating challenges of the whole project. Nothing like trying to digitally emulate the behavior of a very non-linear LED driver circuit that was breadboarded into existence through trial and error to match some strange idea I had in my head. As for Headroom, it’s adjusting internal operating levels and saturation thresholds in a compensated way. So I would hope the output meter levels wouldn’t change. If you want to see more output signal on the meter the easiest way is to turn up the Output Trim. The meter gets signal after that final Output Trim circuit, which by the way is modeled after an analog output stage I created specifically for the plugin. Brad
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Post by BradM on Apr 14, 2023 13:47:27 GMT -6
So do this go in the slot "C" in the silverbuller? Can it also go in slot A or N? Good question. The gain staging would be all out of whack if you tried to put this in the A and N slots. Those slots operate at different levels. Brad
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Post by BradM on Apr 13, 2023 23:21:48 GMT -6
Well, I love my og SB and I have heard nothing (literally and figuratively) but good things about and from Locomotive Audio so I don’t see how this could hurt anything. 😎 We were definitely going for minimal suck. Barely made it. Phew! Brad
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Post by BradM on Apr 13, 2023 23:20:12 GMT -6
Wait — I’m confused (of course) It says it’s a stereo compressor that is stereo linkable. Uhhh….Quattro?? 😜 The sidechain can be linked or set to dual mono. This will affect how the compressor reacts for both channels if the triggering sound is just on one side. This also lets you use the module in a dual mono mode….a sound in the left channel wouldn’t trigger compression on the right side and vice versa. I hope that helps. Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 16, 2021 9:17:29 GMT -6
Oh yeah, totally get it. If I may ask, what transformers by whom are you using/waiting on? It’s been a challenging year for a lot of businesses. The suppliers we work are good people and are doing the best they can under difficult circumstances. So I’d prefer to keep those details private and just continue saying my prayers to the transformer gods. Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 14, 2021 14:26:48 GMT -6
Hi all, I’ll probably be sending out payment links for about 20 units as soon as we receive some transformers. So my best guess is those will ship sometime in January. Brad Boy oh boy, sounds great! Fingers crossed that I'm one of those...but definitely excited for whoever these lucky 20 are! I’m hoping we can build more than 20, but it all comes down to how many transformers we receive. Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 14, 2021 9:24:26 GMT -6
Hi all,
I’ll probably be sending out payment links for about 20 units as soon as we receive some transformers. So my best guess is those will ship sometime in January.
Brad
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Post by BradM on Nov 29, 2021 13:01:24 GMT -6
Did anyone here on RGO submit a SB mk2 pre-order in late September? Just curious who might be getting close to getting one…
Brad
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Post by BradM on Nov 24, 2021 10:58:25 GMT -6
Hi all, We’ve been using the same series of potentiometers from the same manufacturer since the company started back in 2013. So the feel of the pots is the same between all our products regardless if they are used in the Silver Bullet or a Mister Focus. We did decide to make Gain and Output knobs have 21 detents as Bill mentioned just because we felt that the easier ability to recall settings outweighed any minor trade-off to granularity on those knobs. I can see how putting a big knob on a 41 detent pot may feel slightly different than putting a small knob on it…due to the torque being applied (there’s a greater radial distance). Anyway, I’m glad to hear that the combination of knob sizes and detents for mk2 adds up to an enhanced user experience. Cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Nov 24, 2021 10:49:59 GMT -6
I typically use A>N as well. I use A with Gain somewhere between 9 and 10 o’clock. Output is then set to it’s unity gain setting of 3, or 2 o’clock, respectively. For N I often just set it to min Gain and Max Output. For 2-bus EQ (on mk1) I’m a Sub and Air guy. Often Tight and Vintage is in, but it depends on the material. I usually have Sub at 1:00 or 1:30, and Air between 2:00 and 3:00. On the mk2 I’m still figuring out what I like. There’s so many new options to explore. Brad
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Post by BradM on Nov 10, 2021 17:01:29 GMT -6
Is anyone here at RGO expecting to receive a new Silver Bullet mk2 this week or next? We've been shipping out a bunch the last few days. I look forward to hearing your first impressions and seeing how it looks in your studios.
Brad
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Post by BradM on Oct 31, 2021 12:30:43 GMT -6
I got a UA Ox and a 20 watt mini Marshall Silver Jubilee head recently. It’s the perfect setup to rock out at home and not disturb the neighbors.
Brad
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Post by BradM on Sept 24, 2021 15:25:23 GMT -6
Hi all,
Just a quick note to say we’ve opened up more pre-orders. I think folks will find our new process less stressful.
Cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Sept 9, 2021 14:00:08 GMT -6
So mojo blocks A and B have drive + attenuation while C has drive + mix (parallel processing). I guess C has a great potential to host compressor modules to do parallel compression. Would also love to have some big tube enhancer/saturation modules available in these slots. Is it possible to have tube based modules in all slots - A, B and C?
Also, how about some midside processors - encode, run through L and R (where L and R could be different modules to enable mid side), decode. (not sure if this makes it too complicated a box)
Companies - Locomotive, Audioscape, IAA, and anyone who can contribute one or more great modules I guess!
While we are at it, i wish we had a push button to place slot C before A and B - and have a compressor in C to gain stage into A/N modules.
Hi there, Mojo C was certainly created with future compressor modules in mind. That’s why we put a Gain Reduction indicator on the front panel by those controls. I’m totally with you on getting some tube modules into the box. While technically you can physically install tube based modules in all three slots, it’s not advised because it would potentially exceed the current capability of the power supply. I think that would have to be evaluated based on what the current draw of each tube module is. Having some creative limitations can be a good thing, so the routing architecture will always be C after A and N. I really like the way that I can use much less compression after I’ve already done some transient shaving with the A and N Mojo Amps. So that’s part of the reason why C comes last and not first. cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Sept 9, 2021 13:52:57 GMT -6
Maybe you could get CAPI and Gary Barnett and or Scott Liebers to do an alternate 'vintage' API mojo? I like GAR op amps a lot and I also like the CAPI CA-0252 just as much. Also like the IAA Helios or Quad Eight idea, matt is your man Hi, Thanks for the suggestion. Have you tried our Rogue Six op amp? It has more of a vintage flavor than our Rogue Five which is more open and modern. I believe Matt from Resistance Audio has done some comparisons with it against some of those other vintage inspired options. cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Sept 9, 2021 13:50:11 GMT -6
Are you able to use current Silver Bullet routing options for re-amping? It might be interesting to have a module that could help with re-amping or using pedals as insert effects. This might be a specialized op-amp or something that could help for that task. The track output to your guitar amp? I know Radial has different DI boxes and re-amp boxes and some have transformers. Maybe the Silver Bullet could be adapted to cover some of that utility. Thanks for the question. All the SB outputs are low impedance (~50 ohms) so can easily feed a signal into a guitar amp or pedalboard. You just might have to attenuate a little in your DAW to get the signal level where the amp or pedal is expecting it to be. Each Mojo Amp will allow you to attenuate the signal 24 dB, if you start with the Gain knob at minimum. Beyond that there’s not really anything a Mojo module would do to help further, unless it provided some kind of compression or EQ feature that was potentially useful. Typically reamp boxes have transformers to give galvanic isolation, level matching, and impedance matching. The impedance of the SB’s inputs and outputs are fixed. cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Sept 3, 2021 12:03:22 GMT -6
Hi all,
The 2nd batch went very very quickly this morning. Thanks to everyone who placed an order! We hope to start shipping the 2nd batch in January. Please watch the website over the next few months as we make progress.
If you weren't able to score a unit this morning, please know that we will make more available as soon as we can secure some key parts that are still outstanding. We have lots of PCB's on hand to assemble units as soon as those couple parts trickle in over the next few months.
Thanks again for everyone's support and patience.
Brad
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Post by BradM on Sept 2, 2021 13:09:17 GMT -6
Guys,
Anyone have any suggestions or preferences for which companies you'd like to see make Mojo Modules for the third MOJO C slot? What kind of things would appeal to everyone?
thanks, Brad
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Post by BradM on Sept 1, 2021 18:12:30 GMT -6
just saw on Facebook that preorder will be reopening on Friday 8am PST. So that's cool! This is correct. In the interest of full transparency, we hope to start shipping orders taken on or after 9/3/21 starting in January. December is usually a bust for getting much done due to the holidays and family travel. Cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 31, 2021 18:50:21 GMT -6
The Pandemic era SB's obviously excel... Dealing with masking frequencies. Especially on cover tunes. Chris P.S. I still wonder about a special "808" feature, for the "kids" out there bangin' out Beats. Haha. Love it! Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 31, 2021 18:48:38 GMT -6
If I think my pre-Covid Void Corp SB with original San Jose Bradatronix Rogue 6's and Carnhills will fetch a pretty penny then that bare metal prototype drBill has will surely get Apple-1 prices at auction... That’s pretty funny. I appreciate everyone’s sense of humor. Brad
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