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Post by BradM on Aug 30, 2021 17:54:00 GMT -6
Very cool! Was just curious if mine is now a collectors item or still in production. Im sure as hell not selling mine. Besides, having both will be way better haha Is kind of nuts what people are asking for and getting. One sold for 2,499 it says on reverb. And please wait to increase price until I've been able to grab one Thanks hahaha Bill has been trying to tell me for the longest time that the mk1’s are going to be collector’s items. I was like “yeah right!”. I’m actually starting to believe him now. Crazy times we are living in. Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 30, 2021 17:51:48 GMT -6
What was I seeing on the news about inflation? Just kidding of course! I wouldn’t do that to you guys. I’d only raise it $300. Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 30, 2021 16:51:43 GMT -6
Classic vintage. Always worth more than anything new. curious actually, will it be phased out? Or still made and sold? I’m reserving the right to make mk1’s available at any point in the future. You just never know what might happen. But right now we are making mk2. I’m quite amazed at the prices people are getting for mk1’s. Maybe I need to raise the price of mk2 by $500…. Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 29, 2021 17:19:20 GMT -6
Hi all,
I’m a little late to the party, but I just wanted to say thanks for all the questions, comments, encouragement, and support. It’s been a hell of a journey and we are super excited to make the Silver Bullet mk2 a reality. I will do my best to answer any questions you might have….or at least send answers via Bill since he tends to be way more active on the forums these days than I am. Thanks in advance for your patience.
To anyone here that was able to score a unit from the initial pre-order batch—congrats and thank you for your order! I am confident you are absolutely going to love what the team has created. Speaking of the team…Louder Than Liftoff has always been a team endeavor from the very beginning. Some of the folks intimately involved in the development and assembly of LTL products have been with us for many years. Due to their obligations and commitments to other companies and projects they can’t always take the public credit they truly deserve. But they kicked ass on this thing and we are so grateful to have them as friends, mentors, and partners in making great sounding gear. As for the folks I can mention…Bill, and Deegan…thanks for joining me on this crazy ride while we blow up circuits in the man cave.
Someone remind me to one day share the video of the first time I powered on the first Silver Bullet mk2 prototype. There were lots of expletives…
Cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Aug 26, 2021 16:47:18 GMT -6
But I like how they took a play from my design book and used white soldermask and black ink. Hey! I love the look of white PCB's. I've been using them for all my board designs since the very first Chop Shop PCB went into production back in 2013. It's been part of the LTL signature look from day 1. Still looks killer. cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Nov 2, 2020 11:06:14 GMT -6
I don't think so. But I could be wrong.... I honestly don't know either. I think Black Box is from 2014 or 2015. When was released the Silver Bullet? We unveiled the Silver Bullet at AES in October of 2014. I'm really excited for this new DIYRE Duo. I'm proud to have helped wth the mechanical design (thanks for the opportunity, Peterson!). I think a lot of Colour fans are really going to love it.
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Post by BradM on Nov 2, 2020 9:57:16 GMT -6
I’d been reading about it and their modules for a while but didn’t realize this was ready to drop. SB reference was, of course, facetious, but good humoured ! When we entered the market with the Silver Bullet, there were ZERO competitors. Slowly, other companies have been coming up with their own take on saturation based mix bus devices - the HG2 for example, MAS, etc. - and a bunch of them are cool, but actually, I'm kind of surprised that none have even come close to the versatility, the sonics, the ergo's or the intrinsic value of the Silver Bullet at it's price point. Just cause something can go on your mix buss doesn't mean it should. Oh I don't know... I think some of them do offer really great sonics and versatility. I wouldn't hesistate to use an HG2 or MAS in my studio. Both are exceptional designs, and I consider Eric and Jeff be friends. Brad
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Post by BradM on Oct 19, 2020 14:22:16 GMT -6
It looks like all the units that were intially released in the first batch by Audioscape were sold out in a day. Did anyone here manage to snag one?
Brad
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Post by BradM on Oct 16, 2020 19:53:31 GMT -6
Also looks like Brad has had a hand in helping with something as well with it. I spy the spaceman logo on the back. Metal work perhaps? Also this will be a good model for them to go one. Develop 500 units, then just rack them up and sell them as rack units. Just like what Brad did with the Chroma too now that I think about it.. Still cool though. Hi, As Chris just mentioned (or is that you, Charlie?), Audioscape is using our Hypermatter PSU that we developed for Chroma+. I'm really excited about this partnership and look foward to getting my hands on a D3A for my own studio. I'm a huge fan of the LA3A. At NAMM last year when Chris and Charlie showed me a prototype V3A the gears began turning. It wasn't long after that we set in motion a plan to bring a dual channel, chainable, rackmount LA3A to fruition. I'm stoked that this thing is now a reality and can't wait for you all to try it. Big thanks to the guys at Audioscape for giving me the opportunity to be a part of the wonderful work they are doing. I look forward to more exciting collaborations in the future with my friends! Cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Jan 29, 2020 16:49:56 GMT -6
I have a fully loaded ATS-1 that I absolutely love and use on every single project I do. Dave Amels no longer owns Anamod by the way. He sold the company last year. Brad Was it you that bought it?! The only things I buy these days are food, heath care, and rent. Oh, and yesterday I bought new shoes. Brad
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Post by BradM on Jan 28, 2020 14:57:12 GMT -6
I have a fully loaded ATS-1 that I absolutely love and use on every single project I do.
Dave Amels no longer owns Anamod by the way. He sold the company last year.
Brad
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Post by BradM on Jan 17, 2020 9:57:53 GMT -6
Is the rack identical to the Purple Sweet 10 or are there some tweaks? I’ve seen Brad mention the possibility of designing his own 500 series rack over the years, Im curious if this is it. Looks like a great deal on 10 channels. schmalzy Hi, It's a standard Sweet Ten Rack that has a custom silver cover plate on the far right. I briefly looked at designing my own 10-slot rack, but I kept finding myself coming back to the Sweet Ten. It's mechanical design is extremely robust. The extended side panels and front pull handles are really nice touches that make loading modules and installing the whole rack much easier than dealing with other racks. The performance of the Purple Rack is top notch (transient performance is killer, lots of current on demand). Aside from API and BAE they've been making 500 series racks the longest. The latest revision is a very mature design by a very experienced designer. This is the rack that I use in my own studio so I've gotten to know it quite well over the last 10 years. So yes, it's my favorite for sure. I see no point in reinventing the wheel on this one. There's also some features of the Sweet Ten architecture that really make it stand out. Most people might be unaware that it has a built-in fully balanced 8x2 summing architecture. Currently that can only be accessed by installing a Purple Moiyn module in slot 9. However, in the future there may be some LTL designs that take advantage of this hidden feature. Think about that for a moment. I get a lot of emails from customers asking about 500 series racks. People really have a hard time trying to figure out what rack they should be getting and that decision point creates a barrier to entry for some. There's so many options on the market that it can be confusing. And between you and me, many of those options are not racks I want people sticking my modules in. So Chroma X allows me to create and end-to-end, integrated system solution that delivers the performance I want my customers to have. In light of these things I decided to reach out to Andrew at Purple and see if might be interested in a collaboration. And he was! As an aside, I'm kind of amazed that other 500 series makers haven't done stuff like this. Anyway, I'm a big fan of creative and collaborative partnerships. Expect to see LTL doing more of this going forward. I'm teaming up with quite a few cool companies this year. Exciting things are on the horizon. cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Jan 13, 2020 18:37:20 GMT -6
BTW, to kind of make my point - there's a real interesting set of blind comparison files floating around. There's 3 sets of files - a.) Burl Vancouver, summing 32 wide; Burl Vancouver - summed ITB, and going 2 wide thru the Vancouver; Silver Bullet - summed ITB, going 2 wide thru the SB. Found them! Such a great idea! store.louderthanliftoff.com/pages/silver-bullet-vs-summing-boxI want to use this, but I think I'm having issues seeing the full window (or there is some type of issue in the code). BradM Those top two boxes on the right should have text right? Using Google Chrome I had forgotten that I still had that up. The player was a little complicated to working and I got frustrated while implementing it. I'm impressed that page worked for you. Haha. My webpage coding skills are pretty mediocre. Brad
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Post by BradM on Jan 13, 2020 18:31:05 GMT -6
There's at least 1 innovation here. The monitor input appears to be a blend knob, so you can use a single knob to blend between input and DAW output. (vid @ 1:50) Seems like a very smart feature for home users. Do any other companies do this? Yeah, I have an old ART USB preamp that has this feature. drbill I'm all for selling out. I aspire to sell out and buy a house one day. Maybe I'll make a brand one day that is focused on being the biggest sell-out brand out there. $300 SSL Bus Comp here I come! Brad
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Post by BradM on Jan 10, 2020 12:27:04 GMT -6
I'm actually surprised a company like Behringer or KT or Midas isn't jumping on a product category like this. Seems like it's right up their alley, especially with the live sound applications. Maybe it's just a matter of time. Brad I would be but I think the failure of every single one of this type of thing scares them, as well as all the different sizes needed to make everybody happy. From the days of our sister company Intelix building digitally controlled matrixes these things don’t scale easily. It’s just less expensive and easier to do it all in the digital world. Add in your competition is $100 PB. With some audio interfaces having 24x24 or 32x32 I/O, I'm still not convinced that just connecting all my gear to one of those interfaces as hardware inserts (and using the hardware as "plugins" like Bill does) isn't the most cost effective and intuitive solution and convenient for small/medium setups. Because hardware inserts are being used in the DAW there is perfect integration and recall. Also routing is even simpler and more intuitive since you are treating each piece of outboard like a plugin. I say this with the utmost compassion, but the average pro audio customer these days struggles with basic signal flow and gain-staging compared to pro audio users 15-20 years ago (as evidenced from support emails we get). The simpler and more intuitive the routing is, the better. I'm still waiting for someone to do some tests comparing that kind of setup, which involves multiple round trips of conversion, to one of these crosspoint router devices. As far as I'm concerned the "more conversions is bad" argument is moot and dead. Conversion quality is very good these days and all the "damage" is done on the very first A/D conversion that occurs when the source is captured anyway. Short of audio clips I'd love to see THD and frequency response measurements of loopbacks using each setup, just out of curiosity. cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Jan 9, 2020 17:43:07 GMT -6
I don't really understand why people these days have such a problem with simply sticking plugs into holes.
Also these things aren't connector compatible with my console's onboard TT patchbay. I'd end up with a permanent rat's nest connecting the console's I/O with the automated patchbay dingus.
I prefer a non-permanent rat's nest.
John, The "kids" these days prefer to do everything with their phones and apps. One could argue that Flock's design is catering to what seems most comfortable / sensible to younger generations. If voting could be done by swiping right while waiting in the grocery checkout line, we'd probably see world-changing voter participation by that segment of the population. Punching paper ballots, and likewise sticking plugs into jacks is largely seen as an unnecessary inconvenience in this age of pocket computers and instant digital connectivity. And let's not forget - the jack patchbay well is over 100 years old at this point. Evolution is bound to happen eventually. Also music is mostly being recorded by non-technical people these days. So we are seeing the design of gear and user interface that reflects this new reality. I think increasingly as we go forward, the most successful pro audio products will be those that facilitate artistic convenience rather than technical mastery. Brad
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Post by BradM on Jan 9, 2020 11:07:17 GMT -6
I'm actually surprised a company like Behringer or KT or Midas isn't jumping on a product category like this. Seems like it's right up their alley, especially with the live sound applications. Maybe it's just a matter of time.
Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 30, 2019 20:39:29 GMT -6
Anyone checked out the new Trident/PMI 78 console? Feature set is nice for the price. Scares me that it's from the same company behind the Toft boards and they're based on the same stuff. At the same time, I love the Tonelux stuff. Tonelux console would be magic. The designs of the new Trident 68/78/88 consoles were done by a very competent team with many decades of console experience including the late John Petrucelli (the "P" from APB Dynasonics). I say this confidently, because I've worked with some of those same people on Kush products and LTL products over the last ten years. It's true - those Toft boards were not great. I used to own a Toft ATB24 before I traded up for a D&R Vision. My understanding is that they are not based on the Toft consoles at all and are new designs from the ground up. I've looked at them up close at multiple NAMM tradeshows and and was impressed by the mechanical design, modularity, and use of modern components. I can't remember if I was looking at the 78 or the 88, but they have an actual backplane connecting all the modules with very rugged connectors. If I were personally shopping for a console in the $15k to $40k range I'd be looking at these new Trident consoles very seriously. The feature set is extensive and flexible, they look great, and they are designed by people I know. Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 28, 2019 11:22:48 GMT -6
Imagine that you've got a great studio space, nice live room, control room, and 3 iso booths. Strictly a tracking studio. 30k or so would be top of budget. What sort of board would you grab? I would design and build one from scratch that more optimally suits my present hybrid workflow. I have some ideas. As they say, when you want something done right... Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 24, 2019 16:15:55 GMT -6
Silver Bullet 2 should have SSL mojo amps and Helios mojo amps....or two other console flavors in general. Although an SSL one with an LTLO style buss compressor and the beautiful eq on it already would be pretty cool. The Glu Gun you could call it! Ha! Silver Bullet and Glu Gun haha What other console flavors do you think might appeal to the general consumer? One of these days I'll get around to finishing up a compressor design... Maybe we can just call it "Elmer" instead. Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 23, 2019 14:37:46 GMT -6
Thanks so much everyone. I'm petty sure I'll pass on the SSL Six after considering all the insights and helpful tips here. So far the 2 Bus + came the closest to what I was looking for, so trying the Silver Bullet will be a great help in knowing where to set my sights, even if can't quite afford it yet. Brad, I sent you a PM. Hey Martin, I'll check my PM's. For what it's worth I happen to have a Dangerous 2-Bus+ for sale so either way I might have something that could work for you. talk soon, Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 22, 2019 17:47:35 GMT -6
Holy shit just demoed the silver bullet for a few hours at a friend's place. God. Damn. I want another already Wait do you already have one? Or would this be your first? PM me your friend's name so I can reach out and thank him/her for corrupting you. Sorry not sorry, Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 22, 2019 12:26:36 GMT -6
Tell me how you really feel. Haha. I'm tempted to get one just so I can take it apart and study its mechanical construction. I'm kind of nerdy like that. I do give them credit for packing all that circuitry into that little enclosure. Anyone know what brand/type of fader they are using? cheers, Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 22, 2019 11:45:10 GMT -6
What about Louder than liftoff Chroma+ ? store.louderthanliftoff.com/products/chromaplusCheaper than an Silver bullet and with more interesting preamps and sound options than the SSL six (in my opinion, but haven’t used any of them myself). Same price as the SSL. Obviously no bus comp but maybe you want to add a real bus comp later anyway and the Chroma+ has comp as option. Downside is the inflexible EQ compared to the SB. Giving advice is dodgy when I haven’t used the stuff myself but just wanted to flag the option, I’m very tempted by it myself! You can always install one of my EQ-equipped Colour modules in the expansion slot to give you more EQ flexibility. For instance, putting something like Rogue-Tec Air in the slot will give you a variable Pultec HF boost (frequency selected by onboard jumper) when you turn the C-MIX knob. Even though those the HF and LF buttons only give you preset amounts of boost, I will say that the amount of boost chosen for each was based on years of use by Bill, myself, and others. They are preset to a 2-bus sweet spot that really works well. Brad
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Post by BradM on Dec 22, 2019 11:39:18 GMT -6
Hey Martin, I have to echo what everyone else here is saying. The Siver Bullet truly would give you console-like mojo and a finished 2-bus sound that feels like cheating. As much as SSL has a legacy of building big consoles with killer worflow, they really have never had a legacy of awesome tone like API and Neve. I know the SB may be a little bit out of your budget, but it's one of those pieces that most people tell me they kick themselves for not getting sooner. Also, Chroma+ is aobut to start shipping at the end of January. That's squarely in the same price range. It doesn't have the full range of features that the SB has, but it will give you the same great A & N console tone with some present EQ. Plus it has my fancy new power supply design I'm jazzed about. Are you located in the U.S.? How about this...I'd be willing to send you one of my personal Silver Bullets to try out for a few weeks (it's one of my trade show demo units), and then you can report back here about what you like or don't like about it for what you are trying to do. If you can cover return shipping then that would be cool. Send me an email or give me a call and we can make that happen. cheers, Brad
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