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Post by Darren Boling on Jun 1, 2020 11:46:29 GMT -6
www.terryaudio.com/ceq-product-page-v2A mastering engineer buddy sent me this link to check out. Faceplate looks silly but the audio demo is amazing. Thinking of grabbing the non stepped version as it's relatively inexpensive and I've decided to only get things in stereo or pairs. From the demo sounds like it'd be great for tracking and mixbus.
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Post by drumsound on Jun 1, 2020 12:38:31 GMT -6
That is possible the ugliest and stupidest looking piece of gear I've ever seen.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 13:17:06 GMT -6
Looks like a Zvex pedal.
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Post by Blackdawg on Jun 1, 2020 13:19:36 GMT -6
For the price, I would want a much better looking piece of gear.
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Post by grantb on Jun 1, 2020 13:20:19 GMT -6
That is possible the ugliest and stupidest looking piece of gear I've ever seen. Harsh man. You're going to hurt the feelings of the toddler who finger painted that panel. Constructive input is key to early childhood development. |
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Post by Guitar on Jun 1, 2020 13:29:22 GMT -6
I think there's something wrong with the child that painted that.
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Post by ericn on Jun 1, 2020 13:31:23 GMT -6
That is possible the ugliest and stupidest looking piece of gear I've ever seen. I think the prototype was used on Weezer’s “Hash Pipe”😁 |
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Post by Guitar on Jun 1, 2020 13:32:42 GMT -6
That is possible the ugliest and stupidest looking piece of gear I've ever seen. I think the prototype was used on Weezer’s “Hash Pipe”😁 I think the child that fingerpainted that panel was on the hash pipe. |
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Post by Guitar on Jun 1, 2020 13:33:52 GMT -6
That is possible the ugliest and stupidest looking piece of gear I've ever seen. I thought this was an overstatement, until I clicked on the image link. |
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Post by Ward on Jun 1, 2020 13:51:48 GMT -6
That is possible the ugliest and stupidest looking piece of gear I've ever seen.
If we could still rate members here, I'd give you all the stars I possibly could!
Looks alone will prevent that unit from EVER finding it's way into my studio or work elsewhere. I don't care how it might sound. Any client would see that and immediately think "amateur hour". |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 13:58:16 GMT -6
There’s no labeling. Fuck that. I’d rather have the new Drawmer 1974 or use plugins.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 1, 2020 14:22:42 GMT -6
There’s no labeling. Fuck that. I’d rather have the new Drawmer 1974 or use plugins. It's all good. You could always get deliriously drunk and fingerpaint labels on there with your wrong hand while trying not to throw up. It would be hard not to throw up, though, when you look at the gear. Might even improve the resale value. |
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Post by Darren Boling on Jun 1, 2020 14:40:43 GMT -6
You guys are hilarious, I guess from the responses no one's tried it yet. That demo blew me away so I guess I'll be the canary in the Crayola mine on this one. Worst case if he doesn't have a different option and it really bugs me my brother builds hot rods and I could have him fabricate me a new faceplate.
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Post by ericn on Jun 1, 2020 14:55:56 GMT -6
Let’s say you buy a bunch and redesign the front panel, what do you think you could sell them for as “Teddy Audio”?
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Post by EmRR on Jun 1, 2020 16:44:57 GMT -6
I appreciate the veer of it.
He did get everyone's attention, for better of worse!
You guys are failing one test: the idea that's been sold to us by Madison Ave that things MUST LOOK MANUFACTURED. STORE BOUGHT IS BETTER. WHY WOULD I PAY FOR A PAINTING WHEN I CAN TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH. HOW DARE THERE BE NO PERFECT RIGHT ANGLES ON LEVEL. All the things that keep the little guy down in favor of big industry. It's how they got us to buy factory made bowls rather than patronize the local potter. etc etc ad nauseam. It's a cultural problem.
I'm sure he'll make anyone a standard silk-screened or engraved panel if desired.
I dislike the 'Terry'. That'd probably be better served another way. Maybe the one place a manufactured badge would make a big difference.
Nothing about it says "amateur hour", not until it's driven and it fails to perform. I haven't met many clients who would know the difference anyway. In fact, many would be attracted to its difference.
It is how it SOUNDS, right?
It does have all the NECESSARY useful and not misleading info required for operation. 30Hz on a Pultec tells you NOTHING.
But wait, it does fail one other recent demand around here: it's more than 2RU high.
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Post by Guitar on Jun 1, 2020 19:07:04 GMT -6
I appreciate the veer of it. He did get everyone's attention, for better of worse! You guys are failing one test: the idea that's been sold to us by Madison Ave that things MUST LOOK MANUFACTURED. STORE BOUGHT IS BETTER. WHY WOULD I PAY FOR A PAINTING WHEN I CAN TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH. HOW DARE THERE BE NO PERFECT RIGHT ANGLES ON LEVEL. All the things that keep the little guy down in favor of big industry. It's how they got us to buy factory made bowls rather than patronize the local potter. etc etc ad nauseam. It's a cultural problem. I'm sure he'll make anyone a standard silk-screened or engraved panel if desired. I dislike the 'Terry'. That'd probably be better served another way. Maybe the one place a manufactured badge would make a big difference. Nothing about it says "amateur hour", not until it's driven and it fails to perform. I haven't met many clients who would know the difference anyway. In fact, many would be attracted to its difference. It is how it SOUNDS, right? It does have all the NECESSARY useful and not misleading info required for operation. 30Hz on a Pultec tells you NOTHING. But wait, it does fail one other recent demand around here: it's more than 2RU high. You know what, I have a lot of guitar pedals. I get really fatigued by the "perfect" screen prints on a lot of popular gear. Personally I veer more toward the Z Vex and Landgraff sort of hand painted kind of look. Stuff that looks more custom and handmade. My own builds have a lot of funky hand drawn and painted artwork on them. Even simple stuff like just hand writing the font, like BJF does. I like that. I don't think gear needs to be screenprinted to be "good." So I appreciate what Terry is trying to. However, the execution is terrible. It looks really really bad. Like Terry-bly bad. |
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Post by matt@IAA on Jun 1, 2020 19:12:27 GMT -6
User interface is an important part of design. There's a ton of information that needs to be conveyed to a user.. hopefully intuitively, quickly, without confusion. I look at that thing and I have no idea what it does or how to use it.
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Post by EmRR on Jun 1, 2020 19:22:32 GMT -6
I look at that thing and I have no idea what it does or how to use it. Oh come on, sure you do. It looks pretty clear to me. If in doubt, a twist of any control will clear that right up. As defense, I offer up the Pultec, AGAIN. If you'd never seen one before, ya got...not much. |
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Post by matt@IAA on Jun 1, 2020 19:27:06 GMT -6
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Post by Guitar on Jun 1, 2020 20:08:27 GMT -6
The layout is bad too of the controls vs labeling, things don't even seem to be "together" where they should. The whole thing is a scrambled visual mess.
I'm sure putting your hands on it a few times would help a lot, but still, there's so much going on there.
I sold some Lindell EQs because the controls were literally illegible. It just wasn't fun to "remember." It's a real issue.
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Post by EmRR on Jun 1, 2020 20:33:52 GMT -6
Yep. Hadn't seen the recall sheet, but I had 90+% of it. XFMR and Bypass aren't obvious. Going with proper rainbow gradient would make the frequencies clearer, but the groupings are obvious. I'm good with it. High Bell Boost 10K #1 and 10K #2 are interesting. Most if it doesn't matter, the ears should correct any misunderstandings pretty quickly. If a user can't hear, the labels aren't gonna help much. Hell, the total lack of standard in whether Polarity (or Bypass, sometimes) is written above or below a switch that might be active when either up or down is a bigger problem in audio gear than is anything here. Black 500 gear with dark print that requires a handy flashlight is a bigger problem than anything here. |
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Post by matt@IAA on Jun 1, 2020 21:01:21 GMT -6
I came off totally harsh and I don’t mean to. Everyone has their own design sense and aesthetic sense, and that’s totally rad. It doesn’t meet my design wants/needs, but that’s ok!
I just want to be able to walk up to something and know what stuff does. I don’t want to have to figure it out, or whatever. But, again, that’s me. I can see how the different vibe it has would be a pro for someone else. 👍
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Post by EmRR on Jun 1, 2020 21:27:49 GMT -6
I came off totally harsh and I don’t mean to. I didn't take it that way, and hopefully did not myself either. |
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Post by Blackdawg on Jun 1, 2020 22:52:02 GMT -6
Hmm even with the recall sheet helping me understand it, I just don't love the layout of it personally.
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Post by christopher on Jun 1, 2020 23:41:01 GMT -6
This looks AWESOME! I know what I’ll be picking up on reverb for $75 in 10 years
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