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Post by RealNoob on May 16, 2023 20:26:17 GMT -6
I always assumed if I had a newer Neve pre that I'd be all over the blue silk for fatness. However, on the tape sims (542), that red silk is incredible. It opens up a mix in a very effective but subtle way - never harsh, just present. And yes, I dropped the slate tape sim for good now.
Anyone else love Red Silk as much as I do?I run the tape saturation at noon, 15ips, red silk at 2:00 and then in and out to balance the gain structure.
The ONLY thing these should have are clicking knobs like the Elysia. They would be perfect then.
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Post by guitfiddler on May 17, 2023 7:50:12 GMT -6
Love’em🤟🏻
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Post by guitfiddler on May 17, 2023 7:52:32 GMT -6
I’m looking at the RN Masterbuss Processor. Is anyone using this? That thing does things that I don’t think any other box does. I’m also looking at the Bettermaker stuff.
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Post by nick8801 on May 17, 2023 10:16:56 GMT -6
When I had a pair of 542’s, red silk was my favorite!
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Post by Tbone81 on May 17, 2023 14:14:31 GMT -6
I’m more of a silk blue guy myself, but they’re both great. Choosing between red and blue is a good problem to have! I love my 542’s!
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Post by Quint on May 17, 2023 14:17:08 GMT -6
I’m more of a silk blue guy myself, but they’re both great. Choosing between red and blue is a good problem to have! I love my 542’s! I've gotta get a pair of these. |
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Post by srb on May 17, 2023 20:24:42 GMT -6
I’m looking at the RN Masterbuss Processor. Is anyone using this? That thing does things that I don’t think any other box does. I’m also looking at the Bettermaker stuff. Love mine. Stays on the master insert on the 5088. Don't use Silk much there, though. I do use it sometimes on the RND pres I have. I'm in the "little dab'll do ya" camp on that (and lots of other things, too). |
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Post by sentientsound on May 18, 2023 3:03:43 GMT -6
I also always have mine in-line on lead vocal tracks, often with the tape process off - expected to prefer the blue but red wins out a majority of the time.
Nice on electric guitars too.
I have one 542 and one Phoenix Gyrator EQ and their saturations are complimentary in some ways.
Just putting 2 different guitars or keyboards through those flat (just for the output stage's transformer tone) is enough to add
weight and separation.
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Post by bgrotto on May 18, 2023 8:55:09 GMT -6
I mix through an MBC and both silk options are indispensable (as it the non-silk transformer option AND the no-transformer option).
RND gear is just exceptional.
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Post by paulcheeba on May 19, 2023 16:40:20 GMT -6
I love 542’s and Bereich density’s I have a whole row in my console and use them all the time.
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Post by javamad on May 21, 2023 1:59:11 GMT -6
When I had the RND 5088 it was red silk all the way.
I have a pair of RND pres now with only red silk and I have it on at 50% usually … it just adds some excitement up top.
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Post by Mister Chase on May 24, 2023 12:39:14 GMT -6
I always assumed if I had a newer Neve pre that I'd be all over the blue silk for fatness. However, on the tape sims (542), that red silk is incredible. It opens up a mix in a very effective but subtle way - never harsh, just present. And yes, I dropped the slate tape sim for good now. Anyone else love Red Silk as much as I do?I run the tape saturation at noon, 15ips, red silk at 2:00 and then in and out to balance the gain structure. The ONLY thing these should have are clicking knobs like the Elysia. They would be perfect then. 542s are great. Took me a while to get used to how they work as all the controls are so interactive. I usually push the sat a little, 15 or 30 depending on the genre and song, blend anywhere from a little to maybe 3clk max and almost always silk red to varying degrees. It's great. |
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Post by Mister Chase on May 24, 2023 12:39:44 GMT -6
I’m more of a silk blue guy myself, but they’re both great. Choosing between red and blue is a good problem to have! I love my 542’s! Exactly. They should have a combined mode that makes purple. |
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Post by RealNoob on May 24, 2023 19:22:36 GMT -6
542s are great. Took me a while to get used to how they work as all the controls are so interactive. I usually push the sat a little, 15 or 30 depending on the genre and song, blend anywhere from a little to maybe 3clk max and almost always silk red to varying degrees. It's great. I agree about the interactivity. Takes some playing. I've gotten to a spot that feels good and I don't touch them. lol. |
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Post by Mister Chase on May 24, 2023 19:38:21 GMT -6
542s are great. Took me a while to get used to how they work as all the controls are so interactive. I usually push the sat a little, 15 or 30 depending on the genre and song, blend anywhere from a little to maybe 3clk max and almost always silk red to varying degrees. It's great. I agree about the interactivity. Takes some playing. I've gotten to a spot that feels good and I don't touch them. lol. I wish I could get there! Or at least reduce that window. Great units, though. Real quality sounds. |
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Post by Tbone81 on May 25, 2023 11:15:35 GMT -6
I agree about the interactivity. Takes some playing. I've gotten to a spot that feels good and I don't touch them. lol. I wish I could get there! Or at least reduce that window. Great units, though. Real quality sounds. I almost always have all the dials straight up, at 12 o’clock. Sometimes I’ll turnt the silk saturation all the way up to 100% on a thin sounding vocal or something similar. But with all the controls at 12 o’clock I can adjust the overall saturation pretty well by controlling how hard I’m hitting it. |
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