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Post by Johnkenn on May 14, 2020 12:40:23 GMT -6
Damn...the 1084 is pretty damn good. Wish I could trade the 1073 for it. But they're definitely similar enough to where I need to just not buy it. Trying this out really made me play around with the 1073 more than I had. Think it's going to take the place of my Acustica Gold on the Drumbus.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 14, 2020 12:50:16 GMT -6
Actually, think I like the top end of the Helios more than the 84 or the 73
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Post by Guitar on May 14, 2020 14:12:46 GMT -6
Drum bus is my primary use of the UAD 1073, love it there.
It's kind of unfortunate to pick very specific places that things only get used on, but oh well, it happens, it's good to catch that and try to toss it up sometimes. Even if it ain't broke.
I haven't pulled out the UAD Helios in a while but remember it being really good for "rocking" stuff. Great color. Doesn't sound like other things.
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Post by wiz on May 24, 2020 22:53:22 GMT -6
I have the 1073.
I did some test where I set up the 1084 as close to the 73 as possible...on a few songs...to compare.
Apart from slight defences in the HPF settings I got them to match.
Sonically I prefers the 1084 by some margin...Enough to pay the 149 to get it on sale atm.
cheers
Wiz
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Post by Vincent R. on May 24, 2020 22:58:58 GMT -6
I have the 1073. I did some test where I set up the 1084 as close to the 73 as possible...on a few songs...to compare. Apart from slight defences in the HPF settings I got them to match. Sonically I prefers the 1084 by some margin...Enough to pay the 149 to get it on sale atm. cheers Wiz Yeah, the Unison preamp sounds much better on this new 1084 too. I may have to grab it.
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Post by wiz on May 24, 2020 23:29:14 GMT -6
I have the 1073. I did some test where I set up the 1084 as close to the 73 as possible...on a few songs...to compare. Apart from slight defences in the HPF settings I got them to match. Sonically I prefers the 1084 by some margin...Enough to pay the 149 to get it on sale atm. cheers Wiz Yeah, the Unison preamp sounds much better on this new 1084 too. I may have to grab it. I havent tried the Unison on it... I tried the V72 and the 73 when I got the Apollo, as I have real ones of those.... I decided the difference between the real thing and the UNISON versions, was large enough to keep the real things... good point though maybe the 84 is better now...than they are... cheers Wiz
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Post by Vincent R. on May 25, 2020 6:14:27 GMT -6
I have a few of the Unison preamps from before I purchased any real preamps. The V76 is nice, but not nearly as good as my Tab Funkenwerk V78M, which is a modern take on the V72. I have a real 1272 with original Neve transformers. I never really liked the 1073 unison preamp. Their later 1290 unison preamp was much better. The 1084 sounded better still, though I only tried it briefly. Maybe I’ll make some clips. Been demoing they 1084.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 25, 2020 10:13:39 GMT -6
I have a few of the Unison preamps from before I purchased any real preamps. The V76 is nice, but not nearly as good as my Tab Funkenwerk V78M, which is a modern take on the V72. I have a real 1272 with original Neve transformers. I never really liked the 1073 unison preamp. Their later 1290 unison preamp was much better. The 1084 sounded better still, though I only tried it briefly. Maybe I’ll make some clips. Been demoing they 1084. Gonna have to try the unison pre. IMO, the Helios has been the closest to sounding like a real pre.
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Post by javamad on May 27, 2020 9:12:07 GMT -6
" ...the Helios has been the closest to sounding like a real pre."
It was a watershed moment for me too.
I love the current 1084 EQ and use it all the time.
I will definitely be trying out the new version and Unison pre as soon as I can get back into the studio (lockdown woes!)
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Post by cowboycoalminer on May 27, 2020 13:51:49 GMT -6
Actually, think I like the top end of the Helios more than the 84 or the 73 I think the Helios is the best model they've done, too. By far my favorite.
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