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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 29, 2015 18:16:04 GMT -6
Hey Jeff, how is supply going to be when these hit? Maybe I can convince tonycamphd to build a pair for me. I should be OK but I am wondering though. I think the demand may overwhelm me ( and my wife!). Is it too late to jack up the price a bit???!!  The right answer is $295 for RGO members and $349 for the general population. |
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Post by keymod on Jan 29, 2015 18:29:46 GMT -6
I'm still in for five, please!!!
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Post by Shannon on Jan 29, 2015 18:42:46 GMT -6
PS, I just modified the hours of our event at Randy's next weekend. See the first post of this thread if you will be attending. My main resistor and capacitor sorting specialist (my wife) wants to make sure I'm done and back in time to take her out for some BBQ! Sorry been behind, I should be able to make it !!! |
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Post by Randge on Jan 29, 2015 18:50:36 GMT -6
Lets see, 526 kit minus opamps is $295. Yep, I will set up a vid line and charge $296 pay per view to watch! HAHAHA! We should film the crazy though. R Hey Randy PayPal wouldn't take my 2.95 cent transfer the checks in the mail. Check the decimal point again, Eric!  R |
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Post by jsteiger on Jan 29, 2015 19:26:19 GMT -6
PS, I just modified the hours of our event at Randy's next weekend. See the first post of this thread if you will be attending. My main resistor and capacitor sorting specialist (my wife) wants to make sure I'm done and back in time to take her out for some BBQ! Sorry been behind, I should be able to make it !!! Do we have to kidnap you? |
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Post by odyssey76 on Jan 29, 2015 20:38:17 GMT -6
Hey Jeff, how is supply going to be when these hit? Maybe I can convince tonycamphd to build a pair for me. I should be OK but I am wondering though. I think the demand may overwhelm me ( and my wife!). Is it too late to jack up the price a bit???!! Keep it going Jeff - you rock! Great timing too. Who needs a plugin subscription when we can have gear this good for these prices? Amazing.... |
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Post by sopwith on Jan 29, 2015 22:05:28 GMT -6
I should be OK but I am wondering though. I think the demand may overwhelm me ( and my wife!). Is it too late to jack up the price a bit???!! Who needs a plugin subscription when we can have gear this good for these prices? Amazing.... You didn't hear? CAPI is moving to a subscription model. $50 per month, you get two 500 series modules per year - one of the newest release, and one of your choice. Actually....I'd totally sign up for that. |
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Post by ericn on Jan 29, 2015 22:26:55 GMT -6
Hey Randy PayPal wouldn't take my 2.95 cent transfer the checks in the mail. Check the decimal point again, Eric! R Hey I'm going to look at a space tomarrow, Need to buy a bunch of Heiders, a pair of RTZ EQs and rethinking the console situation! Randy what's a Decimal amongst Internet friends ? |
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Post by tonycamphd on Jan 30, 2015 0:36:24 GMT -6
jsteiger this is crazy man! the price is just awesome, three discrete op amps = "more is (glorious) more"! and using lme49710's as substitutions is no slouch either. Of course i haven't heard it, but if your history serves, it's going to be one of the best compressors money can buy at any price. I'm guessing this is gonna be the one that sends your biz out of control? I hope you ordered enough parts for these kits to keep them stocked for a bit? my prediction is you will be overwhelmed, and you're going to have to hire help. No joke, i'm totally serious. I was thinking how much i'd like to fill 3-51x racks in a tracking sidecar with your gear, these prices make it a totally reachable reality! really man, wow! the price is unreal good! Congrats ahead of release, can't wait to build and hear one!
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Post by tonycamphd on Jan 30, 2015 0:44:31 GMT -6
does anyone have the link to the pic of the guts of the FC526 from facebook?
thanx
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Post by sopwith on Jan 30, 2015 3:24:17 GMT -6
Can anyone give me a bit of an overview on the ultimate differences in the behavior and sound amongst the three IC/DOA combinations?
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Post by unit7 on Jan 30, 2015 3:30:41 GMT -6
As you can imagine, there will be a huge amount of possible configurations due to the module using three opamps. I will have three available kit bundles at the store to try and simplify what is a little complicated. Was it ever explained what the three opamps do? Is it like Input, Output and Compressor sidechain? |
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Post by unit7 on Jan 30, 2015 5:05:27 GMT -6
does anyone have the link to the pic of the guts of the FC526 from facebook? thanx This? Attachments:
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Post by keymod on Jan 30, 2015 5:11:11 GMT -6
Can anyone give me a bit of an overview on the ultimate differences in the behavior and sound amongst the three IC/DOA combinations? I would like to know that also. Hopefully this will be answered at the Slack Key gathering. |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jan 30, 2015 8:53:44 GMT -6
Jeff, even if a compressor's way back on my to do list, what you and guys like Bryce at Warm Audio are doing is important. By making a great tool affordable, many of us don't feel so shortchanged when it comes to creating our own productions. So, you're helping lots of musicians get closer to a goal that often feels unreachable, and it's a really good thing. Thanks.
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Post by jsteiger on Jan 30, 2015 9:50:38 GMT -6
As you can imagine, there will be a huge amount of possible configurations due to the module using three opamps. I will have three available kit bundles at the store to try and simplify what is a little complicated. Was it ever explained what the three opamps do? Is it like Input, Output and Compressor sidechain? For the discrete 2520 style positions, the 1st amp is the balanced receiver. The 2nd is the amp stage where gain reduction occurs. Coined the "VVR Signal Preamp". Same concept as the "signal preamp" stage in an 1176, if you look at their schemo. The 3rd amp is the output stage which is post the output pot. I have this set up very much the same as the 2nd stage in a VP28 or the ML2. The DIP8 chip is a single opamp that is half of the full wave peak detector (red LED lights when output exceeds +28dBu). The quad chip has one channel for the rest of the full wave peak detector. One channel is for the GR meter and the other 2 are the side chain audio detection. The detector amp is like an 1176 so a "peak limiter" by definition. |
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Post by svart on Jan 30, 2015 10:39:27 GMT -6
Damnit, why couldn't you do it the 8th? I'm planning on being up there on the 8th-9th.
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Post by jsteiger on Jan 30, 2015 10:44:21 GMT -6
Damn. Can you leave a day earlier? You prolly drive in right?
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Post by Randge on Jan 30, 2015 11:24:24 GMT -6
Maybe Jeff can leave a pair here (for a while) for you to hear, Svart! Lol!
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Post by jsteiger on Jan 30, 2015 11:42:41 GMT -6
Maybe Jeff can leave a pair here (for a while) for you to hear, Svart! Lol! R Well, I wanted to get 8 done to bring down but was only able to finish up 6. I ran out of time since I'm bringing a shit ton of Heider stock to RnR. That said, I think I may still have a pair that I can float around town. I was actually gonna talk to rolffz about parking a pair at Blackbird for "free rentals". I know you guys are tight Randy so maybe we can work something out along those lines. |
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Post by Randge on Jan 30, 2015 11:55:57 GMT -6
I would be glad to run it by there on Monday.
R
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Post by tonycamphd on Jan 30, 2015 12:06:44 GMT -6
Can anyone give me a bit of an overview on the ultimate differences in the behavior and sound amongst the three IC/DOA combinations? I have the LME49720 all over my console(the 2 channel version of the LME49710), they are very good. The diffs would be the LME's will posses less character and more transparency and speed, which can be a very good thing depending on your goal. The discretes have more heft imo, the Gar1731's exhibit more butter than the SL2520 reds, which exhibit more aggression and harmonic juice than the 1731's, the Gar2520 falls between the 2. This is just my impression, YMMV My guess is, when i get one of these and understand the circuit a bit, i'll use the red dot on the input stage as this op amp seems to get the most versatility depending upon how hard you knock it on input, the output will probably be the 1731? and i'm excited to see what the 3rd is all about, i'm guessing it's a gain reduction control amp? this could be potentially more versatile with the 49710 than a discrete?(faster?), fun to think about, but I don't want to speculate too much with Jeffs creation. |
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Post by svart on Jan 30, 2015 12:25:24 GMT -6
Damn. Can you leave a day earlier? You prolly drive in right? Yeah I'll drive in. I have recording on saturday the 7th. Probably be up there around noonish on the 8th. Should only take me around 2.5 hours to get up there if the roads are clear. |
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Post by 79sg on Jan 30, 2015 17:42:18 GMT -6
I'm new to RGO and Nashville, don't post too often but look forward to meeting everyone.
Scott
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 30, 2015 19:38:03 GMT -6
Welcome, 79sg! I would imagine you're welcome to come to Slack Key for the FC526 testing...as long as you aren't insane and don't have a rap sheet... |
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