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Post by jeromemason on Jun 2, 2015 22:51:37 GMT -6
All mine were uncompressed or 320.... I always send 320 mp3's, never any lower, IMO that's pretty close but there are some things you can still hear, but it really depends on the recording and what frequency information is the most prevalent. Higher frequencies and fullness and also image are how I hear it usually. Honestly, they older songs are easier to pick out because when they cut songs back then it was cut for hi fidelity, now songs are cut with the understanding most of the information is going to be chopped off and are mixed and mastered to compensate.
I buy from HDtracks.com, I always try to get the 96k ones if it's newer stuff. I never get anything over 44.1 on older stuff because they are just up sampling, I think that at least. But, HDtracks.com is really a good place to get your music from, good prices and they will send deals out quite a bit.
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Post by jeromemason on Jun 1, 2015 11:14:33 GMT -6
Yeah - I was surprised that the compressed one sounded brighter...Gonna have to adjust for that. That's the FET although Jeffs does it far less than any other I've heard.
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Post by jeromemason on May 28, 2015 22:53:48 GMT -6
Presonus faderport! I've got V-control and I like using it when I'm out in the other room listening to make little volume changes, works really well for that.
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Post by jeromemason on May 28, 2015 0:46:04 GMT -6
I guess I'd be a little hesitant because of the long throw of a full range driver. I have a feeling those may not portray low transient detail all that well, but it's just a guess from the quick read. Neat looking speaker though.
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Post by jeromemason on May 27, 2015 1:13:28 GMT -6
Roxul is safer than fiberglass.... at least that's what I was told. Whether it is rigid board or the semi rigid it's still going to dust... 703, all of them dust, I have no idea why it wouldn't be safe in something that is recommended for fiberglass.
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Post by jeromemason on May 25, 2015 1:21:23 GMT -6
No step....
But man I love it on snare.... probably my favorite comp for snare to be honest, so many different sounds you can get by a combination of adjusting the threshold and ratio.....
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Post by jeromemason on May 24, 2015 3:14:06 GMT -6
One thing about Sweetwater that I really like is that if I put an order through online, it get's forwarded to my guy there and he will give me my discount w/o me saying a word. I do like that. I think VK does the same thing, though I haven't dealt with them in a good while.
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Post by jeromemason on May 24, 2015 2:50:33 GMT -6
Here's a sample of a mix where Waves GTR was used (was notated in the track notes) Pretty impressive for no amp IMO. I am missing the thump that would normally come though, but if you're just looking for decent tones via plugins this one isn't too bad. I always have to throw this out there though.... the player has ALOT to do with it, nevertheless, here's a tone that can be achieved in Waves GTR. www.dropbox.com/s/hkc7spsv9yrbaai/Wave%20GTR%20Demo.wav?dl=0
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Post by jeromemason on May 23, 2015 13:38:03 GMT -6
I've heard them all, it sounds just like a 160a. Maybe they are stepping the voltage up?
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Post by jeromemason on May 23, 2015 12:58:55 GMT -6
It's not loose.... it's semi rigid. You would need to build a frame that's 4" thick, kind of like the studs in the walls of your house. You could use a piece of mass loaded vinyl to cover the Roxul and then put a slotted or hole drilled piece of thin ply on both sides.
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Post by jeromemason on May 22, 2015 23:38:33 GMT -6
BTW you or anyone else in town is welcome to come over and listen to the Warm EQ and the DBX 560a if you want. I'm just two streets down from Randy's place.
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Post by jeromemason on May 22, 2015 23:26:35 GMT -6
I have one.... still kind of amazed they only cost sub $600. I really like it on vocals, lets you pull the chest out of the singer, or put some cut on a soft female/male.
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Post by jeromemason on May 22, 2015 23:13:35 GMT -6
No doubt you have two killer comps for vocals, just saying that for the price of a plugin you can get a comp that is a swiss army knife, and a damn sharp one too.
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Post by jeromemason on May 22, 2015 19:35:11 GMT -6
Ok...I do not need this...I do not need this...I do not need this. Really, I have two FC526's. Wanna know what my vox chain is John? I pre process it with the DBX at like 8:1 knocking around 3-4db on the peaks with it working fast. I print that, and then use my FC526 like an Opto.... with a terribly slow release and mid attack and knocking around 2-3db off..... send me a vocal and I'll show you what that chain sounds like my friend. Massive. The reason I print the DBX is so I can have it for the snare.... so I'll probably go ahead and buy another one now that they are $200 freaking dollars... that's an insane price.
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Post by jeromemason on May 22, 2015 18:16:13 GMT -6
I've got one of these.... It's great on snare, vocals, bass, guitars I mean just about anything and it's the classic 160 sound too. I use mine everyday. $199 is a great deal.
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Post by jeromemason on May 21, 2015 1:45:54 GMT -6
There looks to be different types, does someone have a link, so I know what kind to get? As long as it's the Safe n Sound bats you should be good. Believe it's made for 2x4 walls, and 12 bats to a pack. Very good stuff.
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Post by jeromemason on May 20, 2015 20:09:41 GMT -6
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Post by jeromemason on May 20, 2015 18:04:25 GMT -6
signaltonoize.com/?page_id=4188Also, there is a donate option, but when Bricasti allowed them to sample their box it was with the understanding that no one could make a profit on it. I chose not to donate because of that, that was the first time I'd ever felt dishonest about donating rather than not, choice is yours though. If you don't want to simply put $0 in during the whole checkout phase.
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Post by jeromemason on May 20, 2015 13:07:38 GMT -6
Modded Yamaha HS80m's and a pair of 3-way KRK 10-3's. i have the Yamaha HS80m's as well. Curious as to what mod you did and how did you like the result? Might be interested in something like this. I still need to swap the opamps to the opa2134's, but I removed the limiter (which effects the speaker at ALL volume levels, yes, it is compressing at 70db) Swapped all the power smoothing caps to FM panasonic's on the PSU board, swapped the coupling caps on the power amp board, and changed the 10uf electolytic caps to 22uf Elna's on the pre/eq board and also used wima's for the 100nf metalized caps that are in opamps sections. What you get is by changing the 10uf caps to 22uf it adds another octave in the low-end and also the Elna's are much smoother. The Wima's also help to smooth the top as well. You could also go to like 120nf in preamp board to give more lowend, but I was afraid it might make them spongy so I left them at 100nf. If you get the schematic you can see which caps to change, when I change the opamps I'll take some pictures for future request's, but most people don't mod the power amp section or the PSU, they only mod the preamp/eq board. I noticed a lot of difference when I modded the power sections, like a lower noise floor and the monitor also felt more open as well. Basically, I had one speaker I was modding, and the other I left alone, after I would modify a section I would play them at the same time to see how much difference there was between them. I can definitely say that modifying the power section opened the monitor up a bit. Just follow the schematic and watch for audio path caps, those you'll want to use Elna's or the nichicon audio grade caps, they make a big difference in these monitors. Hope this helps Jerome
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Post by jeromemason on May 20, 2015 2:46:35 GMT -6
All you have to do in Hofa is click load IR, then locate the "L" file, double click it and it will ask if you want to also load the "R" and that's how I do it.
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Post by jeromemason on May 19, 2015 20:02:19 GMT -6
I've never heard them do that... I'm not really sure why they'd be doing that though....? Mine loaded just fine, tails are normal. Maybe google it? See if anyone else has had the same issue?
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Post by jeromemason on May 19, 2015 13:38:31 GMT -6
Mmmmm looks like you got a little mixed up, that says Waves H-Reverb, not Hofa IQ-Verb
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Post by jeromemason on May 19, 2015 2:16:18 GMT -6
Home Depot across from the mall. Just make sure to get the Safe n Sound ones.... the low-end coefficient is near the same as the board. Cutting them into triangles and stacking them in the corner is probably the most effective bass trap I've ever made.... I mean on all of my panel traps, when I'd strap them across a corner you could still hear bass loading up when you got near the corner, with this, the bass in the corner or within a foot of it is totally GONE.
So, for around $150 you can do 4 corners if your ceilings are no higher than 8'
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Post by jeromemason on May 18, 2015 23:27:06 GMT -6
I use the following: PSI-A21-M's (Main Near-fields) I also love Equator Q10's, but they're too large for my current setup. Equator D5's (Instead of Yamaha NS10's I strongly prefer D5's; prior to my D5's I used ADAM A7's which I also prefer to NS10's) Vintage ROR A's (Kind of like Auratone's on Steroids, but extremely hard to find. I've been looking for someone to team up with to clone mine and bring them back.) I use an ADAM SUB 8 (mainly because it has that handy remote.) And I use a Drawmer MC2.1 Monitor controller currently. PSI's are some of the most precise monitors I've ever had, they were too technical for me, I found I needed something more "broaband" to mix on if that makes sense. Best way I could describe them was it was like an EQ, a very good one that you could use to notch and find little things, but not so broad. I remember being able to hear all sorts of things on those monitors you couldn't hear on other speakers, I mean like any other speakers. That got me to thinking though, if they really don't fit my ears and you can't hear what they reveal on pretty much any other speaker, can I justify the expense. Definitely a monitor for certain people. The transient response of them is what I miss about them, they had the transient response of NS10's but still gave you accurate and a good amount of low-end. And hit me up on cloning your speakers.... I might be able to help.
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Post by jeromemason on May 18, 2015 21:00:31 GMT -6
Modded Yamaha HS80m's and a pair of 3-way KRK 10-3's.
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