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Post by Guitar on Jul 2, 2022 12:24:56 GMT -6
You're killing me eric, cheers I think I have told the story before about sitting in on earnings calls for Avid, GC, etc. where the qualification of most of the anylist was they were the guy at the firm who played guitar. Even today, Walmart and Target profits are down suprise! Ok let’s look at this: you now are paying employees to pick the order, check out the order, run it out to the car and remodel most stores for this, you didn’t think labor costs would cut into earnings? I have lost all faith in our nations great b- schools.
The only business school I went to is "mind your own business" but nobody wants to hear about that lol.
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Post by Guitar on Jul 2, 2022 11:28:22 GMT -6
Ho,Ho, Ho!
I wouldn't exactly describe it as a "strategy"...
Agreed but they would 😁
You're killing me eric, cheers
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Post by Guitar on Jul 2, 2022 11:05:54 GMT -6
The Iron Age Audioworks Portia Street Stomp is what I reach for when that's needed. The 1:2 setting in particular brings things forward in a nice way. www.ironageaudioworks.com/pss Do you have the stock transformers…and what are they? Also: matt@IAA what other transformers have you guys used with these and why / to what effect?
Never going to speak for Matt but I am aware that they use a Cinemag part. I believe they got Cinemag to wind them something "special" that's not on the regular product sheet. Looks like it has different colored (Zebra stripe) laminations, that's kind of neat, just to look at. A couple different kinds of metal alloy, I guess, rather than just one type. Like an, uh, club sandwich... for your ears.
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Post by Guitar on Jul 2, 2022 9:47:19 GMT -6
I like SPL Transient Designer (Plugin Alliance) and sometimes Sonnox Transmod, as it can be way more extreme and harder.
I guess last time I broke out the Izotope Mutliband transient thingy because the drums I was give were so badly recorded, it took a lot of work.
They're all a little different, yeah, these are the ones I've chosen.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 30, 2022 14:46:51 GMT -6
I swear there is a conspiracy by music retailers to buy up some used gear and just post it these used pieces at insane prices to drive people to just say "eh, I might as well just buy one new". If there is, it's worked on this dummy.
I was just noticing that used USA Fender Stratocasters, a couple years old, a decade old, etc, are either the same price as a new one, or just marginally, superficially cheaper than a new one. On the mainstream auction sites.
The obvious question is: WTF?
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Post by Guitar on Jun 30, 2022 10:09:49 GMT -6
"Real" session guitarists? "Pros?" I was just listening to Tim Pierce, he said back in the '80s everyone, literally everyone, was recording with 100W Marshalls (plexis, JMPs, new out of the box 800s, etc) and Deluxe Reverbs, and that was about it!
Thought that was a cool perspective, from someone that works in music, rather than YouTube.
But on that note, I'm really surprised there's not a UAFX Marshall pedal. And I will be very surprised if they don't release one within the next year or so.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 29, 2022 12:39:21 GMT -6
I pulled a Lace Sensor Blue out of the closet and put it in my usa standard strat neck position, blocked the tremolo with a piece of alder I cut to size, finessed the nut, intonated, now I have this sort of monster godzilla shred strat guitar. This thing will not go out of tune, and sustains like mad. It looks cool and unique too, since I refinished it with a green stain and it has all black plastics.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 29, 2022 7:28:02 GMT -6
What's a high quality solution to bring line level down to mic level on the 2 bus. Would like to explore running a mix through a pair of tube preamps for "makeup gain". The preamps I have have a 20db pad, though I'm not sure that's enough padding...thoughts?
DIYRE Line 2 Pre or whatever they call it, basically a reamp. I copied this design. I have 4 here along with something like a "Folcrom," just a simple summing mixer.
Compared to a summing mixer, there is very little difference, when using the same preamps for makeup gain. Like Dr. Bill has said, most of the tone really is that makeup gain.
In reality? I don't use either one of them. But they can be neat.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 27, 2022 21:13:59 GMT -6
I understand that the original transfo company (Triad?) Is now making the original transformer again.
Yeah!! I'm really interested in trying some of those! Also really interested in Jeff Steiger's CAPI transformer, haven't tried that one yet either.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 27, 2022 12:59:49 GMT -6
Very "punk rock" of them, by the way, LOL! Not the punk punks want to hear about or talk about, but the kind of punk that punks really want.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 27, 2022 7:17:36 GMT -6
Yeah, that happened last summer I think. Must be nice to have that kind of budget, eh?
Yeah, green day's got the green. That's what their band was named for, "Paydayyyyyy."
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Post by Guitar on Jun 26, 2022 8:16:45 GMT -6
You also LOL at the clickbait title. "The greatest recording amp of all time" that hardly any of your favorite sounds and albums were ever recorded with X-D
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Post by Guitar on Jun 26, 2022 7:40:28 GMT -6
Posting just for fun: clips start at 3:30.
The thing that always surprises me about those little Princetons, is how much bass they have. Makes them sound a lot bigger than they are.
Also: strats everywhere. I've just been messing with my strat. So I'm noticing how they're still one of the most popular guitars in the world, to this day.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 25, 2022 18:10:09 GMT -6
Now y’all have me thinking about consolidating some equipment again. Maybe unloading an amp (either my Princeton ltd edition or the Vibro Champ reissue) and my Iridium. I have been using the Iridium almost exclusively to record with but the ruby and the dream do seem like an upgrade. Curses. That Italian dude I just posted has an Iridium V. Dream 65 video, very educational. He says they both have advantages, disadvantages.
And crucially, he says the sound quality is "different," not better/worse. UA wants you to think they made a "leap" but, it may not necessarily be so. The Iridium is bassier, and the UADFX is brighter. Depending on your goals.
And my favorite part: neither one sounds like the amp. I don't care. Move on, blind shooters. Some people can see.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 25, 2022 18:06:27 GMT -6
I’ll take a completely different tact, is there an interface you would consider that you can be the person who is their primary support? That’s pretty much how it works now. But it is also a great point. I am really leaning towards the cheapest MOTU that still has the ES converters since I have the ES828 and am very happy. I believe Guitar has the Ultralite MK 5 and is very happy. He is someone who has always steered me straight.
Ultralite MK 5 drivers, software, is very dodgy. I have to use an RME Digiface USB to use it in any real way. On two Windows computers. Some folks have better luck.
But the sound quality is exceptional, top class. And the RME Digiface USB is an exceptional interface, so it "works out" even though it's wonky and requires a couple extra cables.
I use the ULMK5 as a converter basically, and the RME as the interface.
Funny how I ended up here. It's a fucked up workaround that gives me the best latency, and the best sound quality, in the business.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 25, 2022 9:56:16 GMT -6
Here's another compelling A/B. It makes a big difference when "demo people" "actually know how to play music," if you know what I mean. It's like, I don't know, the 5% or the 1% that really know how to play. I guess that's a rare thing, indeed.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 25, 2022 7:29:10 GMT -6
Here's a really good one. Don't "spoil" yourself and just watch the thing blindly, see what you actually think without influence.
Me personally, based on these recent A/B demos, I'm pretty convinced my "dream board" has a Dream 65 and a Ruby on it. Man that's a lot of money but they seem to be the things. I'll tell you why, mainly? No menu diving. Just knobs you can touch. This is why Katana is so good. Not only that but it's true stereo in and out (Unlike Iridium, unlike IR-200.) Helix can do this, but I don't want to waste away into a skeleton "programming the helix" instead of "focusing on the music" if you get me. And obviously they sound pretty good. Yes I can hear a difference, I don't care what anyone tells me, I can hear things, and you can't tell me I don't. But it's close enough where I imagine these would be inspiring to play through.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 24, 2022 11:03:29 GMT -6
I think the Dream 65 is my new favorite of these, based on that video. The strymon sounds kind of dark and flat in that A/B, pretty big difference.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 23, 2022 9:49:09 GMT -6
In addition to what the others have said, check out the free Jon V FirComp VST, no cost. I think it's gonna be really light on your CPU. Also, sounds great. But I can also vouch for Renn Comp, RVox, and OldTimer. Although, I haven't got Oxford Dynamics, at this time, but it looks great. FirComp is excellent. It's pretty much my go-to compressor for everything at this point. The true-zero attack time is stellar. Do you have the $30 one, or do you just use the free one? I haven't got the gumption to pay for the V2 yet.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 23, 2022 9:48:11 GMT -6
Also add Klanghelm MJUC to the list for a "mojo" style compressor. Also not expensive.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 23, 2022 9:47:08 GMT -6
The expensive version of "this" that might eventually drop one of these days is the MDW compressor plugin, the Massenburg version of "simple, light CPU." I expect it to be about $150, but who knows. The EQ is really good. Annoying dongle requirement. But great.
In case anyone is wondering about the logical extension of these types of plugins in 2022. Not that you can't just use Waves Renn, Sonnox, whatever, of course you can.
The funny part, to me, is $150 is probably cheaper than a single Rennaissance or Sonnox plugin used to be back in the day.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 23, 2022 6:00:08 GMT -6
In addition to what the others have said, check out the free Jon V FirComp VST, no cost. I think it's gonna be really light on your CPU. Also, sounds great.
But I can also vouch for Renn Comp, RVox, and OldTimer. Although, I haven't got Oxford Dynamics, at this time, but it looks great.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 22, 2022 14:38:18 GMT -6
Right, did you see what you said? No MUSIC was left The gear we use doesn’t add any music. Subtract the music, the difference is there. If it nulls to infinity, ok that’s a null. Otherwise it tells us not much at all. Maybe we are left with some distortions of types we don’t understand in the noise floor? If the noise of no signal vs post-null look different, well then I guess it isn’t a perfect null either. Ok I know I’m a lone wolf on this one so I’ll stop Someday I’ll make a YouTube channel and get some groupies and fan club 🤣 It certainly adds a lot of information related to the music (at least the gear I use does), and it changes the music. The act of summing signals to stereo doesn’t, unless it’s done improperly, like in older versions of Pro Tools. And a piece like the Sumbus adds a hells of a lot to the music. But it’s not the part where the signals are summed that makes a difference. Again, I use a summing mixer.
Most analog componentry has "tolerances," in other words, individual variances from the "ideal." You will know this if you've ever measured a bunch of 1K resistors. The stated value is an ideal. Individual components, due to variances in manufacturing, physical reality, will have slight, measurable differences. There really is no "1K resistor" if you get what I mean. This could easily result in, for example, channel 9 being a little louder than channel 2. And so on.
In the practice of "analog summing," yes there will be some difference, some might call it "imperfection." That will make it deviate from a perfect, ideal sum, such as a digital sum. As well as defects such as signal crosstalk between channels, Johnson-Nyquist noise, other electrical noise, and etc. This is unavoidable in the "analog realm." It's a non-issue in digital.
So yes, there will be "sum" difference, haha, get it? LOL!
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Post by Guitar on Jun 22, 2022 10:48:10 GMT -6
Right, did you see what you said? No MUSIC was left The gear we use doesn’t add any music. Subtract the music, the difference is there. If it nulls to infinity, ok that’s a null. (even then there’s still room to rule more out unfortunately) Otherwise it tells us not much at all. Maybe we are left with some distortions of types we don’t understand in the noise floor? If the noise of no signal vs post-null look different, well then I guess it isn’t a perfect null either. Ok I know I’m a lone wolf on this one so I’ll stop Someday I’ll make a YouTube channel and get some groupies and fan club 🤣
Someday I'll get so "technically precise" that literally no one will speak to me, and no one will be able to understand what I'm saying. If that's what you mean by groupies and fan club, LOL!!! Either that or a bunch of sweaty, unshaved men X-D What a time to be alive, what a hobby.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 22, 2022 9:48:50 GMT -6
The null wasn’t a null, but he thinks it is
I haven't watched the video, but I know what you're saying.
A 100% null, absolute bit perfect silience, is a "null."
Anything less than that is a difference. A subltle difference, maybe? but nonetheless, not "THE SAME," in the definitive meaning.
I couldn't even get Weiss MP and Weiss DS1 to null completely.
The devil is in the details; sometimes really, really far down in the analyzer. In Voxengo Span you can set the lower limit to like -180 dB or something to really peer into the void.
There's a lot of pseudo scientists in this world. Telling pseudo intellectuals what they think they know. Or people that just haven't learned yet.
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