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Post by unit7 on Oct 23, 2023 13:52:55 GMT -6
Never "got" the CL1B, but do like the LA-2. Prefer Retro STA or Thermionic Culture Phoenix for gentle compression when tracking though. Or an LA-3
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Post by unit7 on Oct 20, 2023 13:52:53 GMT -6
Some impressive stuff in this thread! Overstayer MAS->AnalogueTube AT-101->Pultec EQP-1A (Pulse Techniques)->DON Classics Sontec 250 clone and soon finally into Sonic Farm Creamliner
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Post by unit7 on Oct 18, 2023 5:08:30 GMT -6
Thanks again everybody for excellent input and taking the time to help out! In these kind of discussions there's often bits of experiences that are shared that I value. But I'm a bit embarrassed now... As I have the i/o's of my interfaces hooked up in patch bays it was very easy to try this, I just didn't think of it, because routing has been analog/console related for so long. Didn't have to insert the HW outboard even, I just (physically) patched the outs to the ins on the selected inserts. So I just took a stereomix and routed it the the way I described, took three minutes and it works! All three busses play in phase. Could perhaps run into delay comp issues when routing multichannel gets more complicated but now at least I know this is working. Thanks again! Over and out! Attachments:
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Post by unit7 on Oct 17, 2023 13:59:42 GMT -6
I have yet another question regarding delay compensation. I asked on the DUC but got no qualified answer yet. I believe drbill will know this right away.. Before going to the final mix bus I'll be sending the whole mix to an Aux and insert an outboard compressor to blend in some parallel compression. All good so far. But if I'll send that (already compensated for) signal to yet another Aux with yet another outboard insert, will PT then calculate the added delay correctly? So you're going to add another HW insert to just the parallel signal? Why use another aux? Just put it after the other HW insert. But if your saying your folding in the first parallel aux into the mix, but sending that to another aux for more processing and folding that one also back in, so in effect having 2 parallel buses? I think you'll have issues there. Why are you trying to do that exactly? 7-8 years ago I found a setup/routing for processing the whole mix on my analog desk/my outboard that I really like and have used for all styles: Firstly I do classic parallel comp of the whole mix using a (HW) Shadow Hills Mastering Comp. Then I started experimenting with parallel distortion (on the whole mix/sometimes sans lead vocal) from my (HW) Culture Vulture (Anniversary Edition) and really loved it. But on dynamic material which I do a lot I found the distortion too present on loud parts, so instead I used the compressed version of the mix coming from the SHMC into the Culture Vulture and blended that into the mix in parallel, and it was an instant hit. Since the Culture Vulture doesn't have a mix pot I can't do the way you suggest (if I get what you suggest..). Anyway this, and similar stuff, is what I want to do in the hybrid setup. I'm certain the parallel comp will work, sending the whole mix to an Aux and insert my Shadow Hills on that Aux. But then when I send from that Aux to yet another Aux and insert the Culture Vulture on that second Aux, will PT then calculate additional delay compensation, I mean...will it see that the signal going into the second Aux is already compensated for and understand that it has to delay further when doing HW insert on the second Aux?.. My signature says "Babe in the woods"...Could be in this case, as I find it hard to wrap my head around this thing. Grateful for any advice! But in two weeks I'll start with my new setup and if it doesn't work I'll hear it right away and will probably know what to do to make it work, though dialing in delay comp manually would be tedious, especially since values differ at different sample rates
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Post by unit7 on Oct 16, 2023 23:28:55 GMT -6
I have yet another question regarding delay compensation. I asked on the DUC but got no qualified answer yet. I believe drbill will know this right away.. Before going to the final mix bus I'll be sending the whole mix to an Aux and insert an outboard compressor to blend in some parallel compression. All good so far. But if I'll send that (already compensated for) signal to yet another Aux with yet another outboard insert, will PT then calculate the added delay correctly?
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Post by unit7 on Oct 16, 2023 13:48:52 GMT -6
Really nice of you to do this Christian! Very subtle nuances..at least compared to what I usually do with equalizers when mixing. To me the REDD sounds most "like a record", closely followed by the WT. For more natural/flat I really liked the AT-3. To my surprise I liked the Fearn the least.
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Post by unit7 on Oct 9, 2023 14:56:01 GMT -6
Thanks guys!!! I'm certainly not trying to produce a problem here. It's a BIG move to throw out my 72 channel Harrison desk so there's a lot of planning and soldering coming up so among all the stuff that needs to be done I just thought IF this could be something to look into, now's the time. My interfaces are 2 x Avid I/o 16 x 16 and 1 x Prism ADA8-XR. I googled specs for the Avid interface but can't find, but I believe I've read before that it's 10kOhms. I'm not worrying at all and I'll probably notice if there's any major difference in sound from any of the outboard I've got for a good while now. drbill wow 120 i/o!! I concidered 64 i/o but decided to settle for 40 and chain my five units on the mix bus directly from unit to unit instead of having them all accessible in the patchbay Thanks again everybody for the input!
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Post by unit7 on Oct 9, 2023 6:41:16 GMT -6
As I'm going hybrid I've been asking around a bit regarding the impedance situation connecting my Avid and Prism interfaces directly (via patch bay though) to my outboard ins and outs which to my knowledge is 600Ω. I saw the thread about Eric's Copperline which mentions that possible issue and thought I should ask here. I can't afford 20 Copperlines , but I'm good with a soldering iron so I could easily build a bunch of simple "adapters". Has anyone any insight? Or even A/B'd with a Copperline or other solution?
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Post by unit7 on Sept 27, 2023 4:38:22 GMT -6
And BTW..after recording a couple of vocalists and also double bass, I'd like to report that to my soon 59 year old ears your capsule, at least in this mic, does NOT sound thin :-)
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Post by unit7 on Sept 27, 2023 4:33:54 GMT -6
Recorded with this gem again today and love it. I need a shock mount though and a new cable but Flea don't make a connector, other than the original swivel, that fit on the mic side of the cable, so any tips on how to get a non swivel connector? I have been able to find a few of these NOS tuchel connectors on Reverb from time to time but really you could continue using the connector with a shock mount the same as most people do with U47s
Your current female insert would fit these housings.
Thanks for the tip Tim! Felt a bit bulky/heavy having that mount, but I'll do as you suggest
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Post by unit7 on Sept 26, 2023 15:16:29 GMT -6
Recorded with this gem again today and love it. I need a shock mount though and a new cable but Flea don't make a connector, other than the original swivel, that fit on the mic side of the cable, so any tips on how to get a non swivel connector?
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Post by unit7 on Sept 22, 2023 14:15:16 GMT -6
Every time I look at my AMS/Neve 1084s. Often.
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Post by unit7 on Sept 9, 2023 15:32:07 GMT -6
John...Just to "satan get thee behind me..." you, again. jk. Should have been RS666 really
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Post by unit7 on Sept 5, 2023 13:41:52 GMT -6
Sometimes you just have to say What The F$ck. I just ordered a matched pair. My credit card had zero balance on it, and that's not acceptable. I have this strange feeling that I'm going to end up with everything they make! Congrats! I'm waiting for my pair too. I don't think you are going to be disappointed. I'm using the one I've got for lead vocals and lead instruments all the time and it's just fantastic. I'm probably going to get a fourth unit eventually
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Post by unit7 on Aug 25, 2023 13:49:09 GMT -6
Resurrecting the thread! Just did a mix through one of these last night.......WOW. CLASSY. It just added this beautiful sheen to everything. Its not really something you can get to pump like an SSL or anything... it sort just turns to mush after 1-1.5dB GR, but man is the tone ohhhhhh so sweet! That said... don't know if it's worth the big bucks (to me). Lots of gear can be had for $7500. Seems like a great piece for mastering folks, though. Totally agree. Still decided to sell mine. It's in the classifieds here and on a Swedish site too. Got a PM today from a Swedish mastering site so maybe it's moving soon. I thought the super weak Swedish krona would make it an easy sell, but I don't know..
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Post by unit7 on Aug 3, 2023 16:55:52 GMT -6
Aw man sorry to hear that Bill. Hope you get better soon. Same! Speedy recovery, Bill! +1
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Post by unit7 on Aug 3, 2023 0:44:50 GMT -6
Continuing to share the joy for this thing.. Just ordered a pair and excited like a kid. Have had the RS124 on bass (after Purple MC77) since 2016, but thinking about selling it for yet another RS660. Yes, it's that good! And I thought the 124 was pretty amazing on bass It is, but even at fastest settings it's pretty slow
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Post by unit7 on Aug 2, 2023 16:12:39 GMT -6
Continuing to share the joy for this thing.. Just ordered a pair and excited like a kid. Have had the RS124 on bass (after Purple MC77) since 2016, but thinking about selling it for yet another RS660. Yes, it's that good!
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Post by unit7 on Jun 21, 2023 14:46:30 GMT -6
I didn't know but just googled and found an article in Sound on Sound and it's a 12AX7. Reading that article is quite an appetizer! Dave Hill is (was) king.
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Post by unit7 on Jun 19, 2023 10:31:50 GMT -6
Dave Hill Falcon
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Post by unit7 on Jun 19, 2023 7:35:01 GMT -6
Jealous ! Though it's nice to share joy for new lovely gear I'm pretty tired myself of all raving about gear and peoples superior lives on social media and stuff, but I do have to say, and as always, this is for people that care and can afford to care to go the last few percents of refinement, this unit makes me want to sell a bunch of my other hi end comps and get like...three more of this. It adds fatness and creaminess and the GR "ballistics" caresses the source in a lovely way. Great work Wade & Co!
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Post by unit7 on Jun 19, 2023 7:00:57 GMT -6
With the privilege having Adam here... spock Is there an easy way to buy a second unit later and have it stereo matched? To my knowledge (having two AnalogueTube here with 8x6386 in each) JJ 6386s actually have serial numbers and the measurements stored so at least for them I believe it wouldn't be too hard to match.. But I guess pots and xformers and perhaps more have to be matched too Hi, Yes, there’s a path towards having an initial unit matched to a second one. Thanks, brilliant! Just hooked it up and instant love! Easy to dial, sounds GREAT!! Keeper :-)
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Post by unit7 on Jun 18, 2023 14:24:52 GMT -6
With the privilege having Adam here... spock Is there an easy way to buy a second unit later and have it stereo matched? To my knowledge (having two AnalogueTube here with 8x6386 in each) JJ 6386s actually have serial numbers and the measurements stored so at least for them I believe it wouldn't be too hard to match.. But I guess pots and xformers and perhaps more have to be matched too
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Post by unit7 on Jun 17, 2023 16:09:40 GMT -6
What inputs are on the monitor? Thanks! This is part of the question.. Mac has HDMI and USB-C/TB3
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Post by unit7 on Jun 17, 2023 14:20:50 GMT -6
I just got a Mac Mini with M2 Pro 12 core. I’d like a 49” UW monitor with it, but not sure it’ll work. I googled a bit but can’t find a reliable answer. Anyone know a good source of info? Grateful for any advice!
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