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Post by porkyman on Jul 31, 2015 0:53:02 GMT -6
thanks guys. shes my niece. i love her like my own though... my sister in law asked her there what she was listening to and she said Bowie. lol. thats what i think about every time i see that pic.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 30, 2015 19:30:22 GMT -6
Johnkenns powerstrip thread has got me all pumped up. heres my dilemma. i would have to sell my 2 ez1073's and ubk fatso and then some in order to afford the 2 powerstrips. here are the pros and cons
even though the ez eq is more versatile i feel i can do it itb with VMR and equilibrium. id rather have a more robust curve if im gonna send it out to hw anyways so in that aspect ps wins.
the ubk is seriously ridiculous for everything it does. i used to pass every single track through it to print. maybe just for saturation. or just to add some trafo to a soft synth. or just the comp section. since i got the anamod ats-1 ive been using it less. plus ive convinced myself the ps comp section will be versatile enough on its own, and its greatness is better than any of the fatso single comps alone. - winner ps
the pres i worry a little bit about because my main mic is a tube mic (mk-47). im not sure how i feel about tube on tube. i already know and love the ez mic pre. plus it has a separate line trafo just to mix it up a little bit when i send things back out. - winner ez
1 benefit of a channel strip box is freeing up some i/o and patchbay space. that is a plus for the ps, but on the down side i can only use it on 1 stereo 2 mono as opposed to 2 and 4. - draw
the biggest problem for me is going to be downtime having to sell b4 i buy, plus having to wait for it to ship bc i cant buy anything that expensive in cali with a 10% sales tax.... plus its significantly more expensive than what ive got now. overall i think it would be an upgrade, but im not sure if it will be significant enough for the time and money spent. what do you guys think? keep in mind im just a hobbyist and will probably never make a single penny i spend back.
thanks.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 30, 2015 18:08:58 GMT -6
theres a video on youtube where igor switches back and forth between a real la2a and the la500 and there is no difference at all. that being said, i had one of these and didnt love it. i sold it pretty quickly. i also had the jlm and sold it quickly too. its really weird because waves la2a and 3a have always been my gotos. i think i got so used to the plugin emulations that the hardware versions sounded wrong to me.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 23, 2015 20:00:04 GMT -6
the new line of motus are virtually identical to the apogee. same chips. same specs. somewhere in the motu 16a thread here youll find the graphs on them. you cant tell them apart.
that tascam does look interesting. looks like it uses the same chips as my Ross Martins.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 21, 2015 22:25:19 GMT -6
8M all the way. not familiar with the 802 but had UCX and AIO hdspe. MOTU runs better, sounds better, and is cheaper. especially if hell be running protools. as posted in another thread recently, the motu is more compatible with pro tools than RME. it will change buffer/bit rate etc automatically. i used to get stuck in 88.2 with RME and would have to restart my computer to open a 48 session. also wasnt able to change buffer without closing out the session. it was really irritating and it has been that way for ever they refuse to do anything about it, blaming AVID. if its AVID though why do MOTU drivers work so well?... just my .02.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 21, 2015 22:07:28 GMT -6
Just saw a new thread about the Aphex 500 series rack with USB. I was wondering why they hadn't done that before. It might just be what I'm looking for depending on the price, and I can always upgrade the modules separately as I get the money to do it. Seems like a great product. i was interested in that as well but the very few reviews i could find were not good stability wise.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 19, 2015 19:19:14 GMT -6
if you can find one used definitely the motu 8M/1248. i went from the mbox to the audient id22. it is really good, but i had stability issues PT win 7. i got it when the win drivers first came out though. i went from there to the SPL crimson. hated it. virtually unusable. didnt like the sound either. then i went to the RME. first UCX. it ran smoothly but i thought it was overpriced. i didnt like the DAC again. next i went AIO and ran Ross Martin ad/da spdif. it was really solid but i started building more outboard gear and needed more i/o and ended up going motu 16a (thanks to Wiz) and havent looked back. its been 4 or 5 months now and i still love it. its the first interface that ive never thought about selling, or needed to upgrade in any kind of way.
for me stability is number one followed by DAC and then pres. despite RME and MOTU'S reputations (RME being good and Motu bad). the Motu actually runs better on my system. im even able to change buffer rates without restarting. something i wasnt able to do in any other interface besides mbox. and conversion is vastly superior to the above boxes. the id22 is pretty good too but id still take motu. im not sure about the pres bc the 16a doesnt have any but im sure theyre at least on par with the RME. the audient and spl are probably better. just going by reputation though bc i only used my own gear when i had them. good luck
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Post by porkyman on Jul 18, 2015 3:35:21 GMT -6
pretty amazing. i think on cleaner more true to the source acoustic sounds it might not work as much but for itb electronic type of stuff i do it is probably the best plugin i have. my guess is Dr. Bill will love it and Jim Williams will absolutely hate it. lol...
a/b against waves comps but they're really not comparable. its more along the lines of ubk1 but i still prefer it to the kush. all 3 models sound so different one of them is bound to work on what ever the source is. tried it on everything. fixed a snare that has been bugging me for months. drumbuss. 2buss. amazing on arp bass and synth leads (although it can get too thick in a hurry).. it didnt always work for me on vocals but it is the absolute best on rap vox. the hifi and distortion combined with the wet dry makes it the ultimate vocal exciter for that modern pop sound. for $28 i cant imagine not finding a use for it somewhere.
thanks for the heads up!!!
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Post by porkyman on Jul 16, 2015 20:26:18 GMT -6
you talked me into it. im not even gonna try it first.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 12, 2015 23:17:05 GMT -6
building a pair fo sho. thanks for the heads up.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 1, 2015 17:49:18 GMT -6
yeesss. input monitoring!!! this was the most annoying lack of feature to me.
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Post by porkyman on Jun 17, 2015 23:33:13 GMT -6
ive got a set ad/da for sale in the classifieds if people are tired of waiting. you could buy it and cancel your order, or sell if you ever get it.
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Post by porkyman on Jun 13, 2015 21:25:07 GMT -6
thanks
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Post by porkyman on Jun 11, 2015 19:04:25 GMT -6
have you tried the pencil trick. if not, try taping a pencil to the middle of the mic. it deflects the pops and ess's past the edges of the diaphram.... i also have an mk47 (blueline) and it just simply doesnt have sibilance. its an amazing mic.
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Post by porkyman on May 30, 2015 22:59:16 GMT -6
thanks for the input Brad. im not so nervous now. ive got one with a 351 card coming. i know thats the gotta have consensus. what would you say is the go to tape card? thanks
i think tape machines are around $6000. not sure though.
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Post by porkyman on May 27, 2015 16:17:57 GMT -6
all it has is input output. anamod has bias control. the problem i have with the ss is having to eq in/out of it because the low end bump is so dramatic. just strapping it across the bus usually makes it worse. you have to mix into it to make it usable. quick example: in EDM it is basically mandatory to tune your kicks to the key of the song. having a boost at 75hz when youre trying to tune it to A-55hz is counter productive.
i want to be able to pass each individual track through it straight to print and not have to fine tune each one. plus some serious tape fanboys have converted to ats-1. im hoping to get a more defined 3d image more than hearing any kind of saturation.
i think when i get it. if its ok with wiz. i will pass his files on "show us your mix skill" thread through it so ppl can hear the difference on files theyre already familiar with.
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Post by porkyman on May 27, 2015 14:48:35 GMT -6
you can build your own. sound skulptor has the STS stereo tape simulator. Yeah ive got it already. It works but i don't like the lack of control. I only use it on sources well above the low bump like hihats. It sounds great on hihat.
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Post by porkyman on May 26, 2015 23:59:28 GMT -6
somebody talk me off the ledge. i can not even afford half of one of these but i cant get it out of my head. im about go all in on this thing and either cash out an ira or sell off the gear i worked so hard to collect. somebody please tell me they bought one of these things and it was the biggest waste of money they ever spent.
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Post by porkyman on May 26, 2015 23:45:46 GMT -6
theres an even cheaper option pcbgrinder.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=122"This is a components kit for a stereo, tube EQ with detented controls, which is based on Jakob Erland's (Gyraf Audio) Pultec clone" it's $680-$700 depending on the exchange rate. By the time you buy the case, hardware, knobs, tubes. the above options are a better deal. i think it would still be cheaper. depends i guess how crazy you wanna get cosmetically but the real benefit is that it fits in a single 2u case.
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Post by porkyman on May 26, 2015 23:14:10 GMT -6
O.k. I did some number crunching. 2 Warm E. Q.s with the 15% Musicians Friend discount (it's been extended) and California tax, shipped is $1,283.00 2 A.M.L E.Q. kits shipped to California is $1,220.00 that's $63.00 less. I'd have to build them but that's no problem. I'd sure like to hear a comparision. theres an even cheaper option pcbgrinder.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=122"This is a components kit for a stereo, tube EQ with detented controls, which is based on Jakob Erland's (Gyraf Audio) Pultec clone" it's $680-$700 depending on the exchange rate.
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Post by porkyman on May 23, 2015 20:23:12 GMT -6
thanks. im gonna see if i can demo s-gear and try some of the above. carymiller - you do mean boost at 4k/8k right? odyssey76 - pop right now but im a rocker at heart. its just so much harder to make. what do you guys think about the vox modelling amps?
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Post by porkyman on May 23, 2015 18:15:42 GMT -6
thanks for the responses guys. ill give it a try.
looking for a good cheap low wattage amp now. is the Bugera Vintage 5 Power Soak for real? a 5 watt amp? i certainly like the price.
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Post by porkyman on May 22, 2015 19:48:19 GMT -6
getting a good guitar sound has eluded me my entire life. i dont have a control room so miking an amp has yielded the worst results. plus i can only do it during the day which means never since i have a 9-5. going di is listenable but e-guitar is such a noisy instrument i feel like if its wrong the entire song is wrong. theres no way to hide it... it has been such a problem for me i quit guitar all together and picked up a synth. but of course the song im working on is in desperate need of a little pop guitar.
im not sure its even possible but anyone getting good results with amp sims. so far ive tried amplitube, GTR, guitar rig, and BIAS and its just not working for me. i cant get it to connect with the rest of the music.
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Post by porkyman on Apr 30, 2015 23:44:04 GMT -6
WOW!!! i cant even imagine what a real one must cost.
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Post by porkyman on Apr 29, 2015 21:39:31 GMT -6
i suggested a price of $1248 at perfectcircuitaudio because the 1248 should obviously be priced $1248. no brainer. they came back with $1277. just hit make offer button. maybe even try something lower see what they come back with. cheapest ive seen so far. just a heads up.
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