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Post by deehope on Jul 13, 2015 16:37:29 GMT -6
I'm wondering if there's anyone out there that owns both and has compared what the 2 sound like tone wise only when passing audio through them. My vc528s were the hardest things to give up as just the girth and polish they add to anything u pass through them is amazing. Does the Fc526 do this as well? If it's even close that would be asweomse as price wise it's more bang for your buck as you get both the console sound and a compressor.
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Post by jeromemason on Jul 13, 2015 16:47:35 GMT -6
526's will def add some very nice girth to your sound, you can flip the GR off and hear it plain as day. The Red Dot's were the most noticeable to me for this.
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Post by odyssey76 on Jul 13, 2015 17:42:58 GMT -6
I'm wondering if there's anyone out there that owns both and has compared what the 2 sound like tone wise only when passing audio through them. My vc528s were the hardest things to give up as just the girth and polish they add to anything u pass through them is amazing. Does the Fc526 do this as well? If it's even close that would be asweomse as price wise it's more bang for your buck as you get both the console sound and a compressor. I was wondering the same thing except for VP28 vs. FC526? Was curious if the tone is the same or is it different? |
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Post by drbill on Jul 13, 2015 18:12:47 GMT -6
VP28 all the way.
I don't know how or even why one would compare the tone of a mic pre to a compressor, but vibe and tone wise, I'd choose the vp28 every day of the week. My $.02
In the #2 runner up position, it would be the 528 missing links.
I've owned pairs of all 3.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 13, 2015 18:30:05 GMT -6
VP28 all the way. I don't know how or even why one would compare the tone of a mic pre to a compressor, but vibe and tone wise, I'd choose the vp28 every day of the week. My $.02 In the #2 runner up position, it would be the 528 missing links. I've owned pairs of all 3. Maybe I'm missing something, but they're both receiving line in info, why is the pre so much better? Maybe you can drive the pre more, but I tend to like just the flavor and not gobs of transient redux on the 2 bus. |
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Post by guitfiddler on Jul 13, 2015 19:31:01 GMT -6
This is a very helpful thread, thanks!!! Carry on...
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Post by deehope on Jul 13, 2015 20:08:12 GMT -6
526's will def add some very nice girth to your sound, you can flip the GR off and hear it plain as day. The Red Dot's were the most noticeable to me for this. Funny you would say that as that's exactly what i had in my vc528s. If i were looking just for an api preamp with girth its hands down the vp28 but i have other pres that i love giving that treatment as well so its good to hear the fc526 can substitute for the vc528 for that. |
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Post by tonycamphd on Jul 13, 2015 21:39:19 GMT -6
VP28 all the way. I don't know how or even why one would compare the tone of a mic pre to a compressor, but vibe and tone wise, I'd choose the vp28 every day of the week. My $.02 In the #2 runner up position, it would be the 528 missing links. I've owned pairs of all 3. Maybe I'm missing something, but they're both receiving line in info, why is the pre so much better? Maybe you can drive the pre more, but I tend to like just the flavor and not gobs of transient redux on the 2 bus. the VP can be used twice, once as a pre, and second as a tone insert line driver, the input amp, output amp attenuator by 2 opamps, with 3 transformers that the signal passes through is a crazy tone party, the FC526 is not going to compete with it as a tone piece on it's own based on it's signal path components, it has no input tranny, 1st op amp is a balanced 2520 receiver amp, the second op amp is the detector circuit for compression behavior(not imparting it's sound to the signal), and the 3rd is the output amp, followed by a 1:2 transformer, still great, but it looses to the VP28 by a score of 6-3, it's actually 8-3 if you consider the vp's a pre and a mix tone line insert, and also a low set threshold/low ratio(very low) compressor! It's gonna be a good long while before anything dethrones the Vp28 as tone king of the world IMO 8) |
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Post by drbill on Jul 13, 2015 22:33:27 GMT -6
VP28 all the way. I don't know how or even why one would compare the tone of a mic pre to a compressor, but vibe and tone wise, I'd choose the vp28 every day of the week. My $.02 In the #2 runner up position, it would be the 528 missing links. I've owned pairs of all 3. Maybe I'm missing something, but they're both receiving line in info, why is the pre so much better? Maybe you can drive the pre more, but I tend to like just the flavor and not gobs of transient redux on the 2 bus. ? ? ? Maybe Jeff could tell you. Tony made some points as well. All I'm commenting on is the sound, not the transient reduction or function - just the "sound" - pure and simple. I'm not a "tech" guy, but the vp28 is very cool IMO, and it's tonality is special. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 13, 2015 22:54:12 GMT -6
Forgot there wasn't an input transformer.
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Post by Calvin on Jul 13, 2015 22:55:18 GMT -6
VP28 all the way. I don't know how or even why one would compare the tone of a mic pre to a compressor, but vibe and tone wise, I'd choose the vp28 every day of the week. My $.02 In the #2 runner up position, it would be the 528 missing links. I've owned pairs of all 3. Maybe I'm missing something, but they're both receiving line in info, why is the pre so much better? Maybe you can drive the pre more, but I tend to like just the flavor and not gobs of transient redux on the 2 bus. Tony hit on it, but perhaps I can simplify by saying that even the line-in setting of the VP28 still sends signal through the input (mic) transformer, while there is no input transformer at all for the missing links. |
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Post by odyssey76 on Jul 14, 2015 11:45:55 GMT -6
Maybe I'm missing something, but they're both receiving line in info, why is the pre so much better? Maybe you can drive the pre more, but I tend to like just the flavor and not gobs of transient redux on the 2 bus. the VP can be used twice, once as a pre, and second as a tone insert line driver, the input amp, output amp attenuator by 2 opamps, with 3 transformers that the signal passes through is a crazy tone party, the FC526 is not going to compete with it as a tone piece on it's own based on it's signal path components, it has no input tranny, 1st op amp is a balanced 2520 receiver amp, the second op amp is the detector circuit for compression behavior(not imparting it's sound to the signal), and the 3rd is the output amp, followed by a 1:2 transformer, still great, but it looses to the VP28 by a score of 6-3, it's actually 8-3 if you consider the vp's a pre and a mix tone line insert, and also a low set threshold/low ratio(very low) compressor! It's gonna be a good long while before anything dethrones the Vp28 as tone king of the world IMO 8) This is exactly the answer I was looking for. Thanks Tony. |
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Post by deehope on Jul 14, 2015 16:24:19 GMT -6
I forgot to mention that I mostly used my vc528 at unity and 2db at the most. So I'm talking really subtle here.
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