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Post by geoff738 on Feb 13, 2019 19:10:01 GMT -6
Have you seen the report in the NYT?
Having a crap single is the least of his worries.
Ive been a fan since the Whiskeytown days but if any of what he is accused of is true? It’s all he said/she said at the moment but there appears to be a voluminous digital trail of very sketchy behaviour. Putting it mildly.
Lost for words really.
Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Oct 24, 2018 14:40:33 GMT -6
Would the little RME unit be a step up? Or not? Just in terms of conversion quality. I have to dig a little deeper on the ins and outs of the stuff mentioned above. Workflow may be the deciding factor. The Tascam doesn’t let you bypass the pres for example. But from what I gather the pres are really good so maybe not a big deal. It also lacks inserts, but again not a deal breaker. The Echo also has Adat connections. Thanks for the input guys, Geoff If you are talking about the RME ADI-2 Pro FS (basically a high-end DAC with two mic pres built in): The converters offer 124 dbA signal to noise. This is a very nice spec and would make a suitable mix/master monitoring, plus a killer home audio system. But at $2,000, you could buy an Apollo x6 and get that same spec and whole lot more. You could still connect that with your old unit. Actually I was thinking of this one link
Im guessing the unit you are referring to would be a step up, but how much? I’ll have a look. At it though. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Oct 24, 2018 13:02:50 GMT -6
I like them ok on guitar cabs, but there’s other stuff I like better.
Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Oct 22, 2018 14:53:57 GMT -6
Would the little RME unit be a step up? Or not? Just in terms of conversion quality.
I have to dig a little deeper on the ins and outs of the stuff mentioned above. Workflow may be the deciding factor. The Tascam doesn’t let you bypass the pres for example. But from what I gather the pres are really good so maybe not a big deal. It also lacks inserts, but again not a deal breaker. The Echo also has Adat connections.
Thanks for the input guys, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Oct 21, 2018 11:33:32 GMT -6
I’ll add that the Echo does have spdif, but I’d prefer not to use for this if I don’t have to. My stereo reverb hangs out there. But maybe if I add something that has a dedicated stereo out - the Echo doesn’t so I have to use outs 1 and 2 for my monitors.
Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Oct 20, 2018 19:19:19 GMT -6
Is the audience stuff worth looking into?
Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Oct 19, 2018 18:47:35 GMT -6
ok,
Been a lot of converter or interface threads on here lately. I’ve tried to read all of them as much as I can.
But I have to admit I don’t think I can grok all the technical details of a particular ESS chip vs. whatever. And I find the different models even within the same brand, say RME, but it could be Motu etc. to be a bit bewildering. And a few brands like BLA have gotten out of the game.
I think it’s safe to say that we have new chips and that converter quality has had a leap in quality the last few years.
So, my particular quandary. I currently run Logic on a geriatric iMac with an Echo audio interface on Firewire that is probably getting close to ten years old. So, prosumer at best a decade ago. I’m mostly a one band man these days. So, I really only need a couple channels of quality ad/da. I’m ok for pres etc. I’d like to get something that will work with what I have, on the off chance I ever record another band, and going forward. I’d like a definite step up from the Echo, but probably don’t want to spend a few grand. Ross Martin? I started one of the ancient threads about him here. I just looked. His website hasn’t gotten any better. Should I just get a cheap Focusrite or Presonus and call it a day? Anything new out of AES? I’m intrigued by the Cranborne stuff but will wait and see what the word is once they’re out and about.
But basically I’m looking for 2 channels of ad/da that’ll play nicely with my Firewire Echo on an old iMac without thunderbolt connections. I’d consider replacing the computer too as long as the Echo would still work.
I hope this is clear, and thanks in advance for any advice.
Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Sept 28, 2018 15:41:40 GMT -6
Anybody here try the Fryette Power Station or the Badcat Unleash? I see that the Fryette is currently on back order, but they have a couple other boxes too that look like they record direct. link
Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Sept 24, 2018 15:47:41 GMT -6
Am I allowed to love the SM7b if I loved it before the hipsters? Best mic I've heard on my voice for voiceover/radio DJ duty, want to pick up another one, regret selling it. That’s why I got one. Pre the B. It seemed like the RE20 was the mic of the moment so I got the SM7. Now the foam is crumbling. I’m assuming it contributes to the sound of the mic and should be replaced? Haven’t tried to source that yet. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Aug 16, 2018 21:40:19 GMT -6
I was told there would be no math.
(Great stuff here. Thanks!)
Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Aug 16, 2018 21:37:04 GMT -6
Delete.
an oopsie.
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Post by geoff738 on Aug 2, 2018 22:18:00 GMT -6
How about sports car? ok, never mind, I was sorta funning. Don’t want to take this OT. Just kinda thought it interesting that it always seem to be Neve vs. API when there’s those other pretty important flavours at least in the (classic) rawk realm. They’re important but it all is. Cheers, Geoff But a sport car that doesn’t like to be driven hard is no kind of fun! While the Trident certainly is. The closest I’ve gotten is some Daking stuff. Not sure how close it is, but it works for me. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Aug 2, 2018 22:08:14 GMT -6
Then there’s things like Quad8 or Flickinger (anybody here ever worked with one?) or Helios or, Trident or as mentioned above, SSL. All of which can legitimately claim to be in the major leagues. But, what kind of whisk(e)y are they? Hair colour? Cheers, Geoff I have time tracking on a Trident TSM, the mic pres and eqs sound really good, but don’t like to be driven hard like you can with API etc. I don’t know what kind of liquor that is. How about sports car? ok, never mind, I was sorta funning. Don’t want to take this OT. Just kinda thought it interesting that it always seem to be Neve vs. API when there’s those other pretty important flavours at least in the (classic) rawk realm. They’re important but it all is. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Aug 2, 2018 19:24:50 GMT -6
Then there’s things like Quad8 or Flickinger (anybody here ever worked with one?) or Helios or, Trident or as mentioned above, SSL. All of which can legitimately claim to be in the major leagues. But, what kind of whisk(e)y are they? Hair colour? Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Aug 2, 2018 19:07:54 GMT -6
Sorry to hear you’ve hit a bit of a bump in the road but I m hoping that Søren can recover from this quickly and that you can all be together at home soon. All my best to Søren, and Mark and Katrina. It sounds like you have been able to keep positive spirits through this and have been there for each other. Im hoping all the best for all of you.
Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Jul 29, 2018 21:20:26 GMT -6
M49. Only got to be on one session it was used on, but it haunts me. 20 years later.
Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Jul 27, 2018 15:12:09 GMT -6
Just found out it was an SSL board, at Wessex studios. Wonder when they got that. In 1970 they installed a Neve A88 and in 75 put a 32x24 Cadac desk in the control and remix rooms and a 3M 24 track M79. Outboard included Neve, Urei and dbx limiters, Urei and Orban eqs, Marshall time modulators (?), Eventide flangers and harmonizers (in 75?). other stuff done there includes Never mind the Bollocks, Pretenders, early King Crimson and Queen, London Calling and many punk and post punk stuff like Boomtown Rats. All this from the book Great British Recordings Studios. It doesn’t go into great detail after that except that it closed in 2003. No mention of a plate, but that certainly could have been added before Pete went in there. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Jul 25, 2018 9:48:30 GMT -6
And also the Crane Song STC-8 and Trakker! I’ve only used the Trakker, but it can definitely be very transparent. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Jul 4, 2018 14:28:24 GMT -6
John has put up some files in another thread. Having issues linking. Sorry bout that.
Are the non platinum versions going to be phased out? Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Jul 1, 2018 19:15:28 GMT -6
Jamir Tate ordered one, and he knows what he's doing. I've wondered if the display model at NAMM was actually working. None of our Nashville peeps this out? Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Jul 1, 2018 19:12:15 GMT -6
I can’t believe they can make this and survive at this price point. If the initial reviews are positive I may have to loosen my wallet.
Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on Jun 30, 2018 22:44:28 GMT -6
Not in the C12 family but a nice mic, have you look at the Sure SM7 ( not SM57) a great mic for under 500$. Yeah about that . . . theres a hung jury on that, Big Bone. See... it has it's uses but you don't hear many of your peers calling it a "great mic" It's one of the OK-est microphones around though. I dunno about that. It’s sure been used on a lot of records that have sold lots of copies. (Has anybody been able to confirm or refute the Micheal Jackson Thriller rumour?) But as a C12 substitute. Um, no. That said, on my voice, I’m reaching for the Sm7. Plus I don’t have a C12. Makes that choice easier. Like any mic, works on some things and not so much on others. I like it on guitar cabs too. But yeah Sm7 and C12 are apples and kumquats. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on May 22, 2018 22:18:55 GMT -6
Yeah I technically still own one Been out on loan for years. Found the pre soft or something. I’ll take my Daking thanks. The eq too I sometimes liked but sometimes just didn’t do it for me. The comp didn’t have the mod to make it faster so it was really slow and I think there was a lot of user error on my part. It’s not a vca and I was trying to use it that way sometimes. I did like the di on bass. So, I’m a bit lukewarm on it but I don’t think it deserves the scorn it has gotten.
Decent pre. Not big, not fast or transparent to me but fine. It works. The eq I’d like another go round with. Had really mixed feelings. The comp I think I just simply wasn’t using for the right applications. Not real versatile maybe but I should give it another shot as a slow acting levellor rather than a fast transient shaper. I think it being blingy and spendy didn’t help it.
cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on May 22, 2018 20:42:14 GMT -6
See, that was four years ago...I've probably had two since 2014. I've said this before, but I really don't spend that much on gear in comparison to most. Most of the time, I let something else go to buy something new, so it's usually not much of a loss. It's my hobby as well as my job. I enjoy it. Yeah, I get it. After all, gear is part of the title of the site. You get to try a lot of stuff and see what works and what doesn’t for you but for the most part I think the level of stuff you’re trying out none of it is going to stink. I guess just not to get too obsessed over it at the expense of making music is what I’m getting at. Although if we weren’t at least a little obsessed over gear none of us would be here. Or most of us. And I enjoy hearing others experiences with new to them gear, yourself included, so there’s that. There’s always new gear coming out. Plus, I haven’t gone to the purple place in years. So I rely on the community here for that kind of info. Oy vey, rambling. Pints. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by geoff738 on May 22, 2018 20:03:39 GMT -6
But thanks...now I want another Sta-level. Heh. The least I could do! The pic dates back to whenever I joined. I think at least a couple Stas passed through your place since then but that’s just the ones I’ve heard about. Sounds like youre finally getting your vocal chain dialled in to where you’re happy. I’ve said this before to you but try to let the gear gas go for a bit and just make some music for a while. I know I know. So much gear, so little time. Cheers, Geoff
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