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Post by bartacusad on Sept 17, 2017 19:53:40 GMT -6
Never do a really good sounding rough mix. You'll spend the rest of the project trying to figure out how to beat it. Another issue is clients getting so used to hearing the rough(s) that they have trouble warming to the final(s) even if they are miles better. Exactly, only give them something that is marginally acceptable as a rough so that you'll never have to hear about something cool you did on the rough. That way you'll look like a dang magician once they finally hear a real mix! I literally had a well known engineer tell me that when I was coming up and it holds true! Haha!
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 17, 2017 19:21:07 GMT -6
Never do a really good sounding rough mix. You'll spend the rest of the project trying to figure out how to beat it.
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 16, 2017 21:12:05 GMT -6
Poor room acoustics makes great gear sound like junk.
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 16, 2017 19:02:08 GMT -6
Agreed! The level of tweakability is almost overwhelming. I spent about an hour building a "go to" kit and wound up with about 3 different versions because you can make them sound so completely different with the processing available. I was actually comparing it to a real drum track that I recorded at Soundstage and it was definitely as 3 dimensional as the real drum track. Kudos to Toontracks! Do not write good things about SD3 - otherwise wife kills me becasue I buy something again...LOL I'd use the ol' "it's getting towards the end of the year and I need a write off" excuse. Worth a try at least ; )
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 16, 2017 18:58:37 GMT -6
Definitely a good thing!I struggled endlessly with SD2's samples, which were always hit too hard. I can't buy this yet, but I will soon. If I'd known about this sooner, I could have asked it to be my birthday present tomorrow. :-) These samples are quite the opposite. Untweaked they are very vanilla in my opinion. Not aggressive at all but with just a few tweaks you can turn them into completely crushed if you want. Definitely opens up a lot of possibilities for just about any of the samples.
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 16, 2017 18:52:50 GMT -6
Hell, its better than 85% of what I get. Yeah especially considering we usually get a whopping five or ten minutes to get a drum sound on demoes half the time!
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 16, 2017 7:52:52 GMT -6
This thing is on an entirely different level compared to anything else that's out. Like the Kemper of drum programs. Agreed! The level of tweakability is almost overwhelming. I spent about an hour building a "go to" kit and wound up with about 3 different versions because you can make them sound so completely different with the processing available. I was actually comparing it to a real drum track that I recorded at Soundstage and it was definitely as 3 dimensional as the real drum track. Kudos to Toontracks!
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 11, 2017 21:49:21 GMT -6
Ahhh yes, if only. I think he's really into making DI boxes right now though....🙄 Hahahaha ouch!!! However I'll probably wind up with two of em 😂
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 9, 2017 8:30:57 GMT -6
Yeah. If only there were a modular mixer. Ahhh yes, if only. I think he's really into making DI boxes right now though....🙄
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Post by bartacusad on Sept 4, 2017 20:11:56 GMT -6
I don't see a lot of talk about the vp25 ? Dose it lack character because of the larger output transformer (smoother low end /less aggressive ) ? I thought about getting 2 vp28s and a few no iron cards to expieriment With . The VP25 for me are a "specific use" preamp and that is kick and floor toms. I built them purely out of a necessity to have a preamp with huge punchy bottom end...and they have it in spades. I use the Firlotte Op amp in them for their smiley faced eq sound and they work every single time. I'm sure they'd make for a great bass preamp as well but haven't tried it.
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Post by bartacusad on Aug 15, 2017 9:33:14 GMT -6
Man this thing is powerful! I'm just now getting into the Superior drummer world. The Tracker thing looks really cool too. Not so blown away with the drum sounds but there are plenty of Nir Z kits and others to be had. I'm getting it.
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Post by bartacusad on Jun 20, 2017 7:01:58 GMT -6
I've never found anything that does what the Zener does. There's just something intangible going on with it that is nearly impossible to replicate. The good thing is that its not a one trick pony. You use the real thing or the plug? The plug
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Post by bartacusad on Jun 19, 2017 11:50:58 GMT -6
I just CANNOT make myself pull the trigger. I just stare at that $400 thinking..."I've done this before and never used the plugs..." Surely I can make shit sound good with the 500 plugs I have now... I've never found anything that does what the Zener does. There's just something intangible going on with it that is nearly impossible to replicate. The good thing is that its not a one trick pony.
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Post by bartacusad on Jun 11, 2017 22:46:44 GMT -6
Interesting that there hasn't been much noise on here about it...There are some good prices...I'm just having a hard time buying software these days. Zero resale. That new SSL G Comp is the best I've ever heard including hardware...and I 've got several of them.
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Post by bartacusad on May 12, 2017 6:05:04 GMT -6
Where do you get a Silver Bullet plugin?
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Post by bartacusad on May 8, 2017 15:11:22 GMT -6
What do you want a tube pre to do? There are all types. My main interest is using it for vocals. I've got 1073's, 1066's, every flavor of CAPI, and Martek but I don't have a tube mic pre and would love to have that flavor.
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Post by bartacusad on May 8, 2017 13:54:49 GMT -6
I'm sure this subject has been covered exhaustively so you can just give me your quick two cents....I'm looking at getting a tube mic pre under $1500 and preferably under $1000. Current contenders are the UA Solo 610 and Dizengoff D4. Any others that smoke these for close to the same price? Thanks!
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Post by bartacusad on Apr 13, 2017 7:26:19 GMT -6
Pultec (of your choosing). Super smooth. Love the NTI/Maag too
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Post by bartacusad on Mar 16, 2017 6:46:15 GMT -6
If that mod summing box is DIY I'm all over it. Super pumped on this. Indeed it will be. He's got a few things in line ahead of it. We gotta keep the pressure on for him to finish it : ) The DAWtomation is getting near the end of R&D but still lacks a few tweaks and implementations. It's really going to be a cool setup with his summing box.
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Post by bartacusad on Mar 14, 2017 10:04:30 GMT -6
Plus one for DMG Limitless. Crazy loud without destroying your mix.
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Post by bartacusad on Mar 14, 2017 10:01:50 GMT -6
I'm down. Just name the time and place.
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Post by bartacusad on Feb 20, 2017 16:21:49 GMT -6
Is there some situations where if you had both the VP26 and VP28 you'd actually pick the VP26 over the VP28 ? Just wondering because if the VP28 is the VP26 on steroids what real need is there for the VP26 ? I'm not knocking the VP26 at all , its my favorite mic pre ever . But if I order some more CAPI pres shouldn't I get the VP28 instead of the VP26 ? But for some reason I want to only get more VP26's !!!! Are there some people that actually prefer the VP26 over the VP28 ? Of course! Sometimes less is more...BUT....if you don't have a pair of VP28's with Litzwire transformers and your favorite op amps then you definitely should add that to your arsenal before you add any more VP26's.
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Post by bartacusad on Feb 20, 2017 14:21:48 GMT -6
I'm thinking of getting some kind of hardware SSL style stereo compressor. If you only have one, how do you decide whether to use it on the drum bus or the mix bus? I can't really see myself printing the drum buss with compression early on, so I can use the hardware in the mix bus. And if I do it later in the mix, it's going to mess up the balances. How do you make the decision? (No, I can't get two!!!) The only SSL hardware compressor that made any sense for me to buy was the Wes Audio Dione. Its got a great feature set and sounds better than any plugin AND its total recall. I tried all the usual suspect plugins and they all collapsed my mix. They got me really close but sometimes 5-10% better can be the difference between a mix that pops and one that doesn't. It also can really depend on the kind of music you mix.
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Post by bartacusad on Feb 10, 2017 8:28:04 GMT -6
Bought it 😎
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Post by bartacusad on Feb 10, 2017 7:57:01 GMT -6
Using Mid-side processing on my mix. Absolute total game changer. I can't believe it took me 25 years to discover it!
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