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Post by BenjaminAshlin on May 4, 2023 20:54:23 GMT -6
That is expensive for what it is.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on May 2, 2023 16:01:20 GMT -6
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 26, 2023 15:39:56 GMT -6
Love Toneking and Nolly. Those 2 get the most use from me.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 26, 2023 4:09:50 GMT -6
$5,299 here in New Zealand That’s only 165 hours work at the median wage! 178 on ours
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 23, 2023 19:11:35 GMT -6
It's probably the only thing that's cheaper over hear. haha To true. Was your price rrp or discount by the shop. There are a few shops here saying $6200 rrp with discount at $4500 but when you look they are out of stock or only have 1 or 2. No stock in NZ. That was the last known RRP. I'm guessing they would put the price up when you tried to order it.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 23, 2023 16:08:02 GMT -6
I’m coming to New Zealand..lol That said, even at $5300 it’s a complete ripoff. Where do they go with this. 10k.. Good news is plenty of 1176 options for much less. I remember when the UA comps were a couple of grand and I thought expensive but it’s original. Now I’m just shaking my head knowing they’ve priced themselves out of my market. It's probably the only thing that's cheaper over hear. haha
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 23, 2023 5:05:28 GMT -6
$5,299 here in New Zealand
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 21, 2023 6:57:32 GMT -6
BenjaminAshlin I don't feel like Chinese clones like Warm or Advanced Audio are in the same class as boutique makers like BeesNeez and Stam. Both groups are good for different reasons. The boutique mics always sound more polished, but those brands tend to come with communication issues and wait times. I've had better communication with companies like AA or Warm, but the product needs a little more love, maybe a slighting more vibey preamp. At this point all of these mics are completely usable though. I also, can't argue about the quality of FleA, Wunder, or Telefunken though, particularly their high end lines. That's more a pick your poison and go kind of debate. Anyway, the big difference I'm hearing between the WA67 and BU67 is low mid mud vs clarity. I was able to use EQ and get the WA67 really close to what I wanted it to sound like. I imagine I'll be keeping it for a bit...., but still may grab a BU67 at some point. @ineedanswers if the BU67 sounds as good on Emily as it does in that clip it will be hard for me not to buy one. As for my MK67, in it's current configuration it sounds more like a middle ground between the U67 and M269. Not sure why that is. I've rolled a number of tubes, etc. The low end just isn't as prominent. This became much more noticeable when I switched from the mid heavy Apollo Silverface to my Avid Carbon. Yeah I may have forgotten the n't in aren't.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 21, 2023 6:55:58 GMT -6
IMO Warm and Beesneez are in the same class. Warm is a chinese knock off brand (I think they are a great thing for the average home studio and have made quality hardware accessible to more people). While beesneez is a manufacturer who makes all their main components and hand makes the microphone in house. Beesneez started out with their "tribute series" and have moved towards clones. Then there are the flea and telefunken who are trying to build a 1 to 1 look alike premium clone. So you think the Warm 67 is equal to the BU67? The Warm is cheaper and available for me to buy next dat delivery, so that's one advantage over imported mics like STAM and Beez Neez. Does the Warm have the period correct filtration circuit etc? Whoops thats meant to be aren't....
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 20, 2023 22:50:14 GMT -6
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 20, 2023 0:26:29 GMT -6
Funny...I was coming here to post something about the Warm. I got a vocal from a guy that I do a lot of stuff for. I actually suggested the Warm a while back to him and he bought it. Got some vocals today and was thinking, "damn, these are recorded well..." Like - there are NO issues EQ wise. Just really solid, no problems...and sure enough it was the Warm 67. Makes me want one. Yeah the Warm BeesNeez and a handful of others can really deliver a great production at a great price, the thing with all of them is this though, while Damn good mics on there own the second you start judging them against the real deal or the upper level clones you find weaknesses not overall as microphones but as clones. IMO Warm and Beesneez aren't in the same class. Warm is a chinese knock off brand (I think they are a great thing for the average home studio and have made quality hardware accessible to more people). While beesneez is a manufacturer who makes all their main components and hand makes the microphone in house. Beesneez started out with their "tribute series" and have moved towards clones. Then there are the flea and telefunken who are trying to build a 1 to 1 look alike premium clone.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 19, 2023 17:16:02 GMT -6
Are you including NS-10s in that characterization of 2 way monitors? Just curious. I would love to find some monitors that are even more brutal in showing clashes in the midrange. i'd include NS10's in there too simply because I've used both at the same time and find myself not needing to use the NS10's much anymore. Before the 3 ways I would always need to check on 2-3 different speakers/headphones before I trusted the midrange. Now I don't even think about it. What I hear in my 3 ways is what I get anywhere I listen now. Svart, did you design some speaker at some point, what happened to that project?
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 19, 2023 16:02:57 GMT -6
The good people at Warm recommended spraying the pattern selector switch with some Deoxit. That did the trick and the WA-67 is back in fighting shape. Sometimes it’s the simple things. It is a shame that no one suggested that the switches could be dirty earlier in the thread Ocean/wind clean the high Z. Good that you got it sorted out tackhouse.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 16, 2023 15:14:58 GMT -6
5 years ago maybe... but work, life, family. Hey who said you were allowed to have a life😁 Definitely not my work.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 11, 2023 21:05:38 GMT -6
If you open up the VSM 2 uses a standard linear regulated power supply. The Transformer is dual winding on the primary and looks like it has a switch for 110V/240V. These types of PSU don't care if it is a 50 or 60hz. If not a simple step up transformer will work fine.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 7, 2023 1:19:01 GMT -6
You guys aren't worried about fiberglass or rock fibers getting in the air you have to breathe? You can get an inexpensive fabric (two layers of black cotton/poly blend looks good too) to go over the top before you staple or pin the straps and avoid that. Yes.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 5, 2023 21:10:20 GMT -6
It's just a rebranded Anubis but with USB as it's main connection and adat for expansion vs Raven (networked). It will not be cheap I'm sure. And it'll sound amazing. The Anubis is great. All mergings stuff is great The drivers will be the important part.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 3, 2023 17:18:31 GMT -6
Maybe it's just me, but that is one ugly piece of industrial design. I would take the Anubis in black over the neumann.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 2, 2023 19:31:23 GMT -6
That title on first glance…hoo boy Softube doesn't typically make hardware But also an appropriate name.
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Tonex
Apr 2, 2023 1:36:19 GMT -6
Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 2, 2023 1:36:19 GMT -6
Sounds great. Are the FX in the ToneX too? I believe that was recorded with Tone king imperial which has FX built in.
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Tonex
Apr 1, 2023 22:55:40 GMT -6
Post by BenjaminAshlin on Apr 1, 2023 22:55:40 GMT -6
Tone king is my goto for cleans since its release.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Mar 31, 2023 16:25:26 GMT -6
Surprised they are using an Electro Harmonixs 12ay7. Not normally highly regarded for a 251 or c12 circuit, but I have build both with EH and like their sound. Very beautiful microphone. One day i'll get my hand of one of your capsules for my own build Tim.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Mar 24, 2023 19:27:10 GMT -6
Its a bit different if you are using a dedicated ADAT interface like an RME and ADAT converters because they provide enough ADAT IO for the sample rate IO limitations to be seamless. Most general audio interfaces do not.
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Tonex
Mar 21, 2023 0:19:52 GMT -6
Post by BenjaminAshlin on Mar 21, 2023 0:19:52 GMT -6
So what's the ToneX consensus? I bought two Kempers back in the day and it always seemed like a soft lower fidelity (aliased?) version of the real thing. I bought packs etc. and profiled my own amps but it didn't work out. However I'm looking for some sort of cab loader because despite being able to crank my 50W valve amp it still rattles the windows and even in another room it's a bit much. That amp was made to play rather large venue's really.. I have a 1W Marshall as my alternate amp so it's neither here nor there. Anywho I've looked at the Tonex, Iridium or just a TC Electronics cab loader for the Suhr and its been interesting.
Actually this is a bit odd, I can hear the difference between these two and it's down to presence / upper frequencies, just skip to 11:00.. Hmm?
Anyway, it seems to me that the ToneX's stock profiles aren't amazing although for someone who generally dislikes anything with the words guitar and sim in the same description I am actually quite impressed with this. One thing that always seperates a real amp from a sim for me is bass resonances, overtones and harmonics. I'd rather cut something out than try to add stuff that's not really there. This seems to nail it, sweet..
The kemper had a poor DI input with poor transient response. Sounded much better if you used a good DI into the line in. Along with this it has a set amount distortion "types" which the profiler will select when you profile an amp.. I guess it will overlay an eq curve on top of that. There is obviously more going on that just this.... but that seems like the basis of it. This is why kemper profiles start sounding the same after owning it for a while. I did some good work with the kemper but it wasn't very good as a live unit compared to helix or HX stomp. Tonex is interesting to me but the neural dsp plugins are still what i'd use during recording at this point.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Mar 12, 2023 22:31:05 GMT -6
Beesneez don't use a standard chinese PSU, it's custom. You would need to open it up and check the wiring compared to a new microphone. I built a 251 style microphone using a spare beesneez PSU. Is mic building a service you offer? 5 years ago maybe... but work, life, family.
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