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Post by joseph on Jan 10, 2018 17:24:04 GMT -6
I'm just glad there will now be more unmodified 67s in existence.
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Post by joseph on Jan 9, 2018 14:41:44 GMT -6
Deal is like Lennon and Black is like McCartney.
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Post by joseph on Jan 8, 2018 20:05:29 GMT -6
You sir, have excellent taste! I saw the Breeders on their current tour and they put on a great show, not reunion-y at all, just a great artist rocking with a great band (Last Splash line up, but I am partial to Pod too). Hell yeah. I saw them play Last Splash front to back (plus other songs afterwords as well) on New Year's eve a few years ago. Still one of the best shows I've seen in a while. I also really like Mountain Battles, though I know some people on a certain forum dogged on it because they said it needed more treble. I liked the lofi-ish sound of it. If you like lo-fi, you should listen to The Amps' Pacer, if you haven't yet That is an often overlooked gem.
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Post by joseph on Jan 8, 2018 15:44:47 GMT -6
Huge tangent: It's interesting to think about just that— perfection. Most of my favorite records are perfectly imperfect, all in different ways: Exile, Pod, Time (The Revelator), Key Lime Pie, Remain in Light, Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home, The Letting Go, It's a Wonderful Life, Bach: The Goldberg Variations, any gloriously noisy Segovia. I wonder if I can add Ottis Redding's stuff to the list? I suppose it is a matter of perspective. Nice choices. Cool to see Key Lime Pie on that list! I do really like the sound of Lie Down in the Light btw, one of my reference acoustic recordings and for mixing electric with acoustic for that matter.
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Post by joseph on Jan 8, 2018 15:40:39 GMT -6
Uneven tension is pretty common / often on purpose, is that really what you meant? I think Albini takes a non-interventionist approach to the instruments themselves. True snare is a little loose, but it sounds natural. I'm sorta over that whole perfect snare sound myself. Hmm. As a drummer of nearly 30 years now, I can't say I've met very many other drummers in the studio or around the world that use uneven tension as a go-to sound. As for non-interventionism.. I'd also say that I've met a lot more drummers who were completely tone deaf and couldn't tune their own instruments if their lives depended on it.. Most are fine with whatever sound they have... until you tune their kits properly with good heads, and then suddenly they hear what drums are supposed to sound like for the first time.. So I wouldn't take non-interventionism at face value unless it was a complete professional. I think you're right on your second point. But it is common to tune the bottom lugs around the snares by ear differently than the rest. Usually starting with tuning evenly though.
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Post by joseph on Jan 8, 2018 14:00:50 GMT -6
Uneven tension is pretty common / often on purpose, is that really what you meant?
I think Albini takes a non-interventionist approach to the instruments themselves.
True snare is a little loose, but it sounds natural. I'm sorta over that whole perfect snare sound myself.
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Post by joseph on Jan 8, 2018 12:54:54 GMT -6
You sir, have excellent taste! I saw the Breeders on their current tour and they put on a great show, not reunion-y at all, just a great artist rocking with a great band (Last Splash line up, but I am partial to Pod too). Thanks, that's great! Love Macpherson.
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Post by joseph on Jan 7, 2018 21:34:28 GMT -6
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Post by joseph on Jan 7, 2018 15:39:51 GMT -6
I think this is generally true, but I don't think the boost issue is true of the MKII UAD plugins I've tried or DMG with Pultec or in Parallel with Sontec curves, or Sie-Q. The UAD 1073 MK II for instance at 3.2k sounded much less edgy to me than Slate's and very similar in phase to my BAE 1073Ds. This post is interesting regarding their SSL emulation, which I personally feel is very close to the hardware, much more than any other I've tried. www.gearslutz.com/board/showpost.php?p=12509577&postcount=140
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Post by joseph on Jan 7, 2018 15:18:41 GMT -6
Personally I think anyone buying a clone and expecting the real sound of a U47 is kidding themselves. That said, the Flea is my preference. The reason is it has the softest most relaxed 7k region which makes it sound more like a U47 in the mix to me. Whereas the 2-4k is more forward than a real U47 and there is less in the low mids, so the mic placement is pretty different, but I think that's less of an issue than a too sizzly 7k. Flea qualities easily heard in this example as Mic 2 www.gearslutz.com/board/high-end/1124560-chandler-redd-microphone-12.htmlThe Bock I think nails the low mids but is perhaps slightly bigger on the bottom and definitely the high mids are a bit too forward/resonant/pinched to my taste, much like their 251. Also the Bock doesn't have omni pattern which is a big minus for me as that can sound a lot better on females. Mic D here, listen to "slack: The Horch has a big bottom but is more modern than the Bock in low mids, impressive mic, doesn't really sound that much like the 47 here. www.gearslutz.com/board/gear-shoot-outs-sound-file-comparisons-audio-tests/506749-horch-rm2j-neumann-m49-neumann-m47.html
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Post by joseph on Jan 4, 2018 11:24:29 GMT -6
My friend used a hacked GH2 with old Nikons primarily and now mostly a Blackmagic Cinema with vintage Zeiss 21mm. Course you need a lot of studio lights with the Blackmagic cameras and they're not handheld.
The best convenient compact video solution I found other than the GH5 was the G85.
However, I preferred the colors on my friend's hacked GH2 over the G85 at least (namely the greens and skin tones), and the G85 kit 12-60mm is okay. The overall picture is more saturated video than film-like. It requires a fair amount of work in Resolve to adjust these things.
In general I pefer the Fujifilm colors straight out of the camera, albeit much less so vs the graded Panasonic examples I've seen (rather than straight Cinelike-D) and their kit lenses as well as their more affordable F2 primes for that matter.
The stills on X-T2 and 20 are better, which is 60% of the use for me.
So recently I went with an X-T20 even though there's no IBIS yet so you often need a tripod or gimbal and the video file handling requires more cuts (not a problem for my uses). The battery life is also worse and no 4k/60p (I don't care cause I hate 60p). Same sensor as X-T2, but there is slight aliasing with line skipping in 4K vs XT2 but no crop, and no joystick and generally the X-T2 body is better, but Panasonic ergonomics better still.
If they come out with an X-T3 with stabilization, I would probably upgrade to that eventually.
Still, I think the G85 may be the best overall affordable solution and is definitely better for handheld video.
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Post by joseph on Jan 3, 2018 19:01:37 GMT -6
UAD Pultec, Curve Bender, Massive Passive, Sie-Q and DMG Sontec curves.
I'd say the UAD/Softube Curve Bender fits the bill as far as being both warm and punchy.
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Post by joseph on Jan 2, 2018 18:41:59 GMT -6
Yeah KX88
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Post by joseph on Jan 2, 2018 12:06:38 GMT -6
I had a PCM96 and Lex 480L. I sold both of them and bought a Bricasti and the PCM native plugins. Native is excellent and very close to the PCM96. For the 480L typical large random hall sound, I like the Relab LX480 a bit better than the PCM Native version. Could be that they modeled the analog conversion, but I'm not sure why I like it better. It's a little more buttery. But the Native is still good and I use it a lot, but not as much as I used to. BTW, got the Relab VSR|S24 recently and it's off the hook good. TC System 6000 hardware good. 5 digit good and two decimal points good. Still digging into it, but it's deceptively awesome. Kind of a clunky interface, but it sounds excellent. Closest thing to a Bricasti in terms of realistic rooms that I've heard. Just something about it...... Agreed - the VSR24 is my favorite plugin reverb. And yes - for Outboard - Bricasti all the way. Yes, every now and then I rave about that plugin here. I use VSR for drum room enhancement in particular, the early reflection control is great, the size control so powerful. Honestly didn't think Ocean Way came close in ability to meld with captured early reflections. I like Nimbus for an airier sound with uncolored tails, like on acoustics, really like the chambers too. But been tempted to get Stratus because some of the room presets with denser early reflections than Nimbus were very impressive.
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Post by joseph on Dec 31, 2017 16:35:38 GMT -6
For me, as with every hardware vs plugin comparison, it's just a difference in depth/reality. The plug just sounds flatter. There are frequency response differences of course too, but they're far outweighed (to me) by the difference in depth/reality. Yeah, but it's not hardware vs plugin, it's hardware vs inferior hardware plus DSP emulation. I don't see how one can emulate a preamp, that's like emulating the glass on a camera lens.
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Post by joseph on Dec 30, 2017 14:37:06 GMT -6
Probably a mackie with decent number of channel outputs would be fine.
Or a K-Mix plus 2 extra preamps for better sound quality.
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Post by joseph on Dec 30, 2017 9:04:39 GMT -6
I use two very different mono small speakers: A fancy Tivoli Audio kitchen radio (I stuffed some Auralex foam in the bass reflex port) and an Avantone Mixcube (powered). Both give me very useful information without sounding like crap. I remember thinking the Tivoli was a really good reference for mixes, also looks classy.
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Post by joseph on Dec 28, 2017 10:30:15 GMT -6
Yeah I like to check mixes on laptop speakers and a Bose revolve we got for my son.
The laptop will tell you if bass 2nd harmonics are audible or kick is too pointy or vocals too loud or too soft, and the Revolve is almost a mono source with exaggerated bass, so it's useful for hearing if midrange is clear and projecting enough or bass a tad overdone.
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Post by joseph on Dec 24, 2017 22:04:24 GMT -6
Merry Christmas gents!
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Post by joseph on Dec 24, 2017 12:15:17 GMT -6
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Post by joseph on Dec 23, 2017 12:39:13 GMT -6
Yep, I researched the issue years ago and came to same conclusion as Svart, albeit without his usual erudite explanation. Basically unplug everything in an electrical storm and hope for the best. or do this "Lightning protection at the Space Shuttle launch pads is provided primarily by a 70-foot insulating fiberglass mast 5 feet in diameter located on the Fixed Service Structure with a lightning rod at the top of the mast, as shown in Figure 1. A catenary wire running from the top of the mast to grounding points 1000 feet to the north and south of the tower is used to direct the current away from the pad structure. The lightning protection mast is struck an average of three times per year." ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/38831.pdf
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Post by joseph on Dec 19, 2017 11:39:42 GMT -6
Oh yeah, the BX20 adds so much breadth to moderate tempo songs.
I think RMX16 sounds fantastic but not sure it serves the stuff I’m doing at the moment.
Have to check out the Eden.
I really didn’t expect the 1176 to nail high gr fet distortion so well.
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Post by joseph on Dec 19, 2017 10:55:36 GMT -6
I agree with all the criticisms of UAD, but I honestly don’t think native solutions top a few of the latest UAD plugins. I say this as a recent UAD customer, who did not go through all the upgrades.
For example the new SSL emulations - I tried many other emulations.
The waves strip eq is opaque and dynamics smushy , the slate is just the eq without lpf so the synergy isn’t there, the duende sounds like an SSL in overall character, and gate is very nice but the overall impression is a little grainy and 2D. These are older tech plugins so it’s understandable.
The brainworx g and e don’t sound like an ssl but bigger, less dry and more eq masked.
For that sort of thing I think the UAD 88rs mkii is better anyway.
The new trackcomp ssl dynamics are nice I have to say.
The UAD gbus is also better than other plugins. I do really like action of cytomic the glue, but it’s cleaner than hardware. I think andy plans to update in near future though.
Also think UAD 1176 E holds up well versus hardware clones in shootouts I’ve done. The compression and distortion is essentially the same. Only in the low end do I hear the hardware being a little more present. The slate black has the most annoying release taper and metering, I only ever liked it in fastest A and R. The slate stress is excellent though.
Likwise no native opto sounds as good to me as la2a gray.
The UAD 1073 phase shift is way closer to my BAE hardware than any plugin native ive tried.
The softube curve bender rocks, but only UAD licenses at the moment.
I wish it weren’t true!
I do prefer the relab and exponential reverbs and dmg/tdr for clean dynamics/eq and limiting.
I don’t like the older UAD stuff much.
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Post by joseph on Dec 13, 2017 8:45:13 GMT -6
For 2bus I'd go 2X 535 or Silver Bullet first.
Love 73 eq but would never use it for that.
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Post by joseph on Dec 8, 2017 9:18:25 GMT -6
Yeah for taming bass signals I like dynamic eq, usually TDR Nova, which is free.
Btw this is one of the reasons why I don't like DI bass tracks. Distance from a cab usually prevents this problem.
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