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Post by ericn on Nov 7, 2023 13:54:41 GMT -6
Yes even Ballpark tickets can cost more. Each! Chris Talk about insanity! I may not even ever afford seats in the green monstah ever again, pissah. I guess I can safely say I have acquired a Chambord Bax EQ 500. Coming in a few short weeks! Giggity. Yours is better than mine, I’m excited but no where near as cool. Guy salvaging demo on one of the floors of my building found an install rack 4 Shure UlX P4 w AC adapters and active combiner $150 sight unseen. Just need to buy a transmitter or 2,4 or 8 and test ( I’m going to assume 1 and they are all on the same freq. group for now) the BETA 87 & SM58 heads can live on Shure transmitters and the Ambient adapters can live on something new!
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Post by ericn on Nov 7, 2023 10:13:02 GMT -6
The Type L is $789 US MAP; pre tax. I see one or two of these in my future. I’m shocked 😳 but that price is an absolute steal!
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Post by ericn on Nov 6, 2023 12:16:04 GMT -6
Cost for Klaus to work on a 67RI these days is apparently 4k; tunes the capsule, S2 switch and removes some components/electronics from the signal path...and there's a long wait. Would be very curious to hear one of these vs a stock reissue. Wow!!!!! I’ll make you 3 from scratch for that price! Add the initial purchase too and you could have 4 more! Lol……… Ben, I was thinking no wonder we haven’t seen his book yet😁
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Post by ericn on Nov 5, 2023 22:03:51 GMT -6
hmmm...that's the reason I asked. One for $1800. They often list at insane $2500's...but I wonder if anyone actually buys them for that. The $2500 price from someone like VK where you have QC and the ability to return or exchange it is reasonable for what you get, but there is on Musicgoround for $1800 worst case I wonder what a new capsule would cost.
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Post by ericn on Nov 5, 2023 15:28:51 GMT -6
Depending on condition $1800-2400 usd seams to be the current range.
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Post by ericn on Nov 5, 2023 12:35:17 GMT -6
Waves L2, the only plugin to end up with a hardware version. Don't forget about this gem 🤣 I forgot all about that one, though I have never seen one in the flesh😁 L2 was out with almost every major live rig before digital desks became the standard.
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Post by ericn on Nov 5, 2023 11:06:18 GMT -6
Waves L2, the only plugin to end up with a hardware version.
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Post by ericn on Nov 5, 2023 9:02:45 GMT -6
Man Bill. I couldn’t put a like on this, so sorry for what your family is dealing with, but glad the foot is on the mend. Thanks for the kind words Eric. Dad (FIL - but like my own father) has gone to heaven now. A couple of days ago. We're sad, but it's a relief as he was really not in a good physical or mental (Alzheimers) space. We are at peace as we have a faith in God and an afterlife. Beyond that, my foot is really frustrating me. Bad day, good day, bad day, good day. I am beginning to believe the Dr. that it will take a year + to walk right again. I'm seeing a PT on Monday, and hope to gain a better perspective than the Dr. gives me. If I don't, I know who I'm going to call to get some rehab counciling. Keep your phone handy!! Sorry to hear of his passing, over time the memories of the man you knew will replace those of his condition. Best wishes to your family. The fun of rehab learning how far you can push it, everyone tells you not to push it, but to have to. Just learn your limits and concentrate on real movement and range, not the numbers.
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Post by ericn on Nov 5, 2023 4:57:57 GMT -6
The Focusrite Red series, what started the whole digital emulations thing. They weren’t great, didn’t really sound like the real thing but boy did they get the look of the front panel down. It is what led to companies like URS ect trying to copy API , Neve and SSL. UAD first with its own stuff, then like Waves licensing everything under the Sun.
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Post by ericn on Nov 4, 2023 18:36:21 GMT -6
Going through the process of watching Lewy Body Dementia take its toll has been hard over the past number of years... my only concern and reason for posting is I am concerned my own behavior and language used here amongst valued colleagues and dear friends might cause any one else any discomfort. Grief sometimes affects how we behave, and I would be ashamed of myself for hurting another person when it were definitely not my intention. I totally get this Ward, and I don't think you need to worry. We all get "off" at times. And I completely get your distress. It takes time. I've been through it a couple times now.... We are days away from my Father-In-Law passing. Dementia, Alzheimers, heart failure and kidney failure. They have taken him off all his normal meds and have him on morphine mostly. With another med for "agitation". He has lost his normal mental acuity at this point. I just saw an interview with Don Randi (old friend / mentor / wrecking crew) talking about his last session with Glen Campbell and his Alzheimers progression. Heartbreaking. I'm sad I didn't have the opportunity to say "goodbye" in person with my FIL as I've been laid up with the broken foot. Yesterday I got the OK to start hobbling and learning to walk again, so if opportunity permits, I'd like to go see him - but I know he's not really there anymore. That's the hard part. Dementia and Alzheimers SUCKS!!!! This has been extremely hard on my wife, but she is a better person than I and she's getting through it. Loosing your own father is hard, and my prayers are still with you. I remember that one pic you posted on IG of you with your father and it was a super cool one...... Man Bill. I couldn’t put a like on this, so sorry for what your family is dealing with, but glad the foot is on the mend.
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Post by ericn on Nov 4, 2023 18:18:00 GMT -6
Didn’t listen but thanks in advance and hope the kid is feeling better.
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Post by ericn on Nov 4, 2023 12:41:09 GMT -6
What happens when you change the hpf to a lower frequency? The bump should have the same relationship to the -3 dB point, think of it as a third type of filter.
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Post by ericn on Nov 4, 2023 12:26:25 GMT -6
Well, I was hoping the answer would be that I didn’t HAVE to get a PCM41 but so much for that! No you need a TC 2290😁. All of the reasonable early digital delays have very distinctive sounds because the designers either embraced the sound of early digital or tried to overcome it. Personally a arack with a couple of Deltalabs, Roland SDE 1000s maybe some Lexicon or Yamaha Multi effects and a couple of TC D-2s would be fun, wait I have had that rack, it was useful and fun.
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Post by ericn on Nov 4, 2023 11:38:55 GMT -6
And can the IAA V2 do the API 550 mid-push thing? I loved my 550's for making guitars and vocals jump out of speakers. It can, but its different. The 550 is super tight in the low end and somewhat brash in the upper mids/top. the V2 feels similar down low - maybe a bit more lush - but with much smoother upper mids/top. I like really aggressive guitar tones, and i often use the V2 to boost upper mids in the guitars as the 550s seem a bit too pokey to me at times. from around 1.5k and down i use them pretty interchangeably though. V2 is killer and a great value. I'd have way more of them if they had 4 bands! The other thing to remember is Matt at IAA has a number of Opamp options and transformers. While not completely custom IAA’s stock product line can get you closer to what you want. Just ask Matt.
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Post by ericn on Nov 3, 2023 21:29:38 GMT -6
Looks great. What do the 6db and bump buttons do?
Here's a real measurement of the BF-500 high-pass filter around 100 Hz:
The default slope is 12dB/oct. The "6dB" switch changes the slope to 6 dB/oct. The "Bump" switch creates a 3 dB resonance around the cutoff frequency (works only with the default 12dB/oct. slope)
The bump is useful, but my fear is guys with 3in KRKs loving it because it gives the illusion of LF. Now a cool probably never thought of use, got sealed sub that doesn’t have EQ? This thing dialed in will flatten out your LF.
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Post by ericn on Nov 3, 2023 16:48:19 GMT -6
I’ve never build ez1084 but I’ve built both capi vp28 and ez1073+addon eq. I assume that ez1084 has more features that means there’s a lot of components than vp28. It’s not necessarily mean more difficult but… Colin has most of the build docks on his sight take a look.
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Post by ericn on Nov 3, 2023 16:47:17 GMT -6
No doubt! I kept thinking Vincent through that thing restored would be a trip back in time. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the 44's have an internal jumper that can be set to "M" or "V" to alter the sound of the mic. I'm pretty sure the "M" setting is to sound like "me", and the "V" setting is to sound like "Vincent". You know which one I'm going to be using. If only it were that easy😁
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Post by ericn on Nov 3, 2023 13:51:06 GMT -6
Time to start working on vintage crooner tunes! No doubt! I kept thinking Vincent through that thing restored would be a trip back in time.
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Post by ericn on Nov 2, 2023 21:11:50 GMT -6
Vintage/Original Presonus Audiobox. Classic IC chips also still going strong. Chris Johnkenn, we really need a 'Junk' or 'Useful cheap stuff' sub-forum . . . for things you wouldn't expect to be great because they cost very little. Persons headphone boxes spring to mind, Aphex 107 preamps as well . . . quite a few 'junk' pieces that are found in a lot of studios. Remember, Once Upon a Time, an 1176 was considered junk. In theory absolutely great idea, the problem is in the real world it’s way to easy to have a bad run, worse if a part fail safter time. Don’t get me wrong there are plenty of bad designs out there, but I have also seen way to many products get a bad rep because after 2 years the capacitor they went to because they couldn’t get their preferred cap leak like a Congressman.
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Post by ericn on Nov 2, 2023 21:06:05 GMT -6
I've seen Michael Buble a few times. Emily saw him right before he blew up too. He doesn't need any help, but the engineers, or more likely, the studios are pushing "the sound." It’s Michael as much as the industry, unfortunately there is more money in selling Buble water, than his performance so why invest the time? Then we have the world of $100 tickets, Damn it he better be on pitch, no mater how much that Clair rig distorts!
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Post by ericn on Nov 2, 2023 21:02:03 GMT -6
I have the sense that Apple Mac Silicon version improvements do not translate directly to audio DAW performance enhancements. The Apple designers are going after the video and graphic rendering improvements, looks to me. Didn't DAW software possibilities to offload/leverage Nvidia graphic card processor card power fissile a while ago? It's about software effort, compatibility and scale, I'd guess. But like Michael Carnes says, the power efficiency and fan noise are real pluses for DAW users. I have an M1 MAX laptop, and the fan has NEVER gone on, to my ear, anyway. Not so with any of my Intel Macs. (In my family, we have 5 Macs.) Have't yet upgraded the studio computer from the 2013 trashcan, but it'll happen. In conversations with a couple of developers both audio and otherwise, in the short run you nailed it, with the rush to be compatible with the latest and greatest most just ported their code with minimal adjustments. In the long run ( or until Apple makes another CPU change) once these same developers see how they can take advantage of what the new chips can do we will see an advantage. Every time Apple has changed chip architecture we have seen the same rodeo.
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Post by ericn on Nov 2, 2023 13:07:16 GMT -6
Hi Guys, After receiving numerous requests from our customers, we are thrilled to announce the relaunch of our BF-500 Filters. The V2 has undergone a complete redesign to improve its precision and overall technical specifications.
Pre-order now at the special price of $249 CAD. Shipping in the first week of December.
Best regards, CHAMBORD AUDIO
* Please note that the prototype's pictures are for reference only. The final product will have our usual black matte front panel. *
Looks great, the price is right, just one little problem, I’m broke!
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Post by ericn on Nov 2, 2023 5:49:54 GMT -6
I will admit to keeping Anteres hardware in the live rack to gently help a bit. It’s just to damn easy to become reliant on it and hilarious to see someone who is missing a note and knows it to see the look on their face as the wedges spit it out correctly. I was listening to one of my songs a few days ago and thought I really did a good job of the studio vocal recording. Then I realised when guitarist started soloing at the outro it was actually a “live show” recording. A smile of pride came to me, my live vocal was so spot on I’d thought it was the edited studio recording. In truth, I do put this pitch accuracy down to me using a very high quality IEM system. I like to do some subtle blues/jazz bending and glissandos etc and AT would be terrible! Singing in tune is the number 1 job of the lead vocalist - you have to tick that box first! BUT you forget 1 important point, you can actually sing 😁 Unfortunately in this day and age of pop music the ability to actually sing is not a job requirement to be a lead vocalist.
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Post by ericn on Nov 1, 2023 18:56:05 GMT -6
Better to have back orders, than No orders. More boutique builders need to adopt or maintain that attitude and business model Most boutique customers understand this business model. It is a GREAT business model. The problem is one very large dealer is very convincing at telling manufacturers the exact opposite.
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Post by ericn on Nov 1, 2023 18:23:59 GMT -6
I wonder what part(s) have been so hard to source for Tube-Tech? Multipe people in the know, distributors included, have stated that isn't the problem. The company isn't set up for unlimited production, they have a limited capacity and don't plan on changing that. If it works, it works. Slow and steady doesn't need to win the race Better to have back orders, than No orders.
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