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Post by quintosardo on May 30, 2014 3:13:06 GMT -6
Yesterday we had a heavy fine tuning session in the studio. These emulations are very hard to build and STA is really special. You have to really get what's happening, circuit modeling alone is not enough. We are late with the announced release because sometimes you think you have it but some days later you realize you miss something. Now I think we got it. It is real fun. Understanding how common use brought some old devices to be famous for uses different from the original target. STA-level, for example, was intended to compress (NOT to limit, as stated in the old manual) the program in a radio station. Now it is sought after for rather heavy compression, too, and is well known for its "sound" (the designers didn't want to add any sound, I guess). My idea of the sound of a STA-level: - the double shape compression curve. Saves some dynamics between the hard knee (lower levels) and saturation (higher levels) - its slow attack, which adds snap, together with its natural saturation and where it is placed. Peaks pass through but are limited. We get the same results with 25dB or 40dB of gain reduction - its feedback architecture together with limited frequency response at higher levels Well, some comps are just magics  |
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Post by henge on May 30, 2014 5:23:14 GMT -6
Thanks for the update Quinto! Looking forward the squezzing with this plug. ;-)
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 30, 2014 7:49:38 GMT -6
We're rooting you to get it right quinto, take your time, and please keep us posted, and when you say it's really ready, I'm sure we'll hop on board.
Meanwhile, I'll wait for the UAD 1073 to be offered on sale. My dream rig has a Heritage Audio 1073 and a St-Level, but if the plugs get close enough for comfort, who knows, maybe I'll never get the hardware.
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Post by quintosardo on May 30, 2014 11:10:35 GMT -6
I don't want to advertize here, but hw 73... I'll say only "Agata"... you'll see...  |
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 31, 2014 7:52:22 GMT -6
hmm. can you elaborate a little quinto ?
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Post by Johnkenn on May 31, 2014 8:54:28 GMT -6
Yeah - Google didn't turn anything up.
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Post by lolo on May 31, 2014 8:59:00 GMT -6
^^^^ also tried google. Hahahaha
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Post by sceneofdarhyme on May 31, 2014 13:46:50 GMT -6
Well I guess Agata is going to be the newest addition to his HW line. Not sure if this audio planets will need another 73ish tool, though.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 31, 2014 17:00:02 GMT -6
Ahhhh
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Post by quintosardo on Jun 3, 2014 5:26:54 GMT -6
Well, it is how I'd like to see it. Eight channels and a stereo buss. Some passive networks for pre-emphasis let us pick the behaviour of the channels. Line and mic inputs. I can't wait to mix drums mic groups through it.
Yes, boring '73 preamps, but this one is something I wanted. Looking at it as a "micro-console", not just as a set of preamps.
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Post by lolo on Jun 3, 2014 6:12:22 GMT -6
Got my attention Quinto.
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Post by quintosardo on Jun 3, 2014 6:56:37 GMT -6
I didn't want to switch this thread to an adv but that's fun, that's the reason why I'm involved with this kind of devices, so let's talk...
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 3, 2014 7:09:31 GMT -6
Gonna have to try this out again.
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Post by kcatthedog on Jun 3, 2014 18:59:25 GMT -6
If there is anyway to slip an adat out in, there would be a lot on very interested apollo owners !
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Post by sceneofdarhyme on Jun 23, 2014 17:12:00 GMT -6
btw, Quinto posted a pic of "Agata" on FB: www.facebook.com/sknote.it?fref=tsA micro-console, with 8 cascadable "rock" channels, line and mic inputs, in and out trafos, passive stereo mixbuss, emphasis networks on each channel...? Recording, mixing... and, yes, you can have it without the painting if you like standards... You can call her "Agata". |
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Post by henge on Jun 23, 2014 18:55:34 GMT -6
btw, Quinto posted a pic of "Agata" on FB: www.facebook.com/sknote.it?fref=tsA micro-console, with 8 cascadable "rock" channels, line and mic inputs, in and out trafos, passive stereo mixbuss, emphasis networks on each channel...? Recording, mixing... and, yes, you can have it without the painting if you like standards... You can call her "Agata". I'm not seeing the pic! |
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Post by warren on Jun 24, 2014 1:14:19 GMT -6
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Post by quintosardo on Jul 1, 2014 3:58:21 GMT -6
Hi guys, no, I didn't win the national lottery and go to Hawaii, I'm still at work. The candidate for final release of STA-limit should be distributed to testers tonight. I'm really loving it. News: STA is going to be a 500 series unit, too. It is a full analog emulation, no tubes. About Agata: yes, that's an unofficial snapshot, that's my unit. We are going to start recording two songs (a bit of Pink Floyd style), full analog, starting with Agata on drums. Then we'll mix the songs through it. Really three nice heavy rack units It should be available really soon. |
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Post by sceneofdarhyme on Jul 1, 2014 13:42:55 GMT -6
News: STA is going to be a 500 series unit, too. It is a full analog emulation, no tubes. Wooa! I know your entire hardware is based on analogue computing, mind to share how this works? |
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Post by deehope on Jul 1, 2014 14:05:38 GMT -6
News: STA is going to be a 500 series unit, too. It is a full analog emulation, no tubes. is this similar to what Anamod does? If you can get it as close as they did with there Anamod 660, then you have a serious player on your hands. |
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Post by quintosardo on Jul 1, 2014 15:39:17 GMT -6
Well, probably, generally speaking. Taking a different route to get, in analog form, the attitude of something else. STA, for example, is unique for its compression curve (due to the "imperfect" gain control tubes) and for its relationship to overall headroom. Getting something similar and good through analog networks could be called analog computing, even though the definition identifies just a design method. Our Vastaso, for example, does from opto to vca and more, can be defined analog computing because it is how networks are designed. Behaviour instead of actual components like optocouplers. It sounds better than the original, sometimes |
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Post by henge on Jul 5, 2014 5:39:31 GMT -6
its here!!...http://sknote.it/STA.htm
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Post by joey808 on Jul 5, 2014 8:47:58 GMT -6
Was going to buy it, but no AAX, and no demo.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 5, 2014 8:48:44 GMT -6
Yeah. Major bummer.
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Post by odyssey76 on Jul 5, 2014 19:29:42 GMT -6
Even worse for those of us who don't own the real thing.
Quinto - any plans for RTAS or AAX?
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