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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 5, 2015 14:25:42 GMT -6
Hey guys, welcome Dizengoff Audio to the fold. Gonna get Matt to drop by - ask him any questions you want! These products look killer and I understand the D4 has been getting rave reviews.
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Post by jfoc on Aug 5, 2015 14:30:15 GMT -6
looking forward to hearing about the new federal comp clone
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Post by mobeach on Aug 5, 2015 15:04:43 GMT -6
Welcome!
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Post by odyssey76 on Aug 5, 2015 15:08:04 GMT -6
Great to have you here Matt!
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Post by jcoutu1 on Aug 5, 2015 15:28:13 GMT -6
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Post by RicFoxx on Aug 5, 2015 15:32:25 GMT -6
D4 is awesome and Matt has been great to work with!
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 5, 2015 17:06:04 GMT -6
Yeah - he just started to advertise up top and down bottom though. So, he helps sponsor this board. I appreciate all these guys - let's be loyal to them and buy their products!
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Post by winetree on Aug 5, 2015 17:15:42 GMT -6
I've done my share.
I bought 2 - D4s and have a deposit for 2 of the Federal Comps.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Aug 5, 2015 18:14:55 GMT -6
Yeah - he just started to advertise up top and down bottom though. So, he helps sponsor this board. I appreciate all these guys - let's be loyal to them and buy their products! Awesome. Haven't seen the banners yet, but haven't checked in much today either. Glad to see some "little guys" doing big things. Looking forward to getting my hands on some of this stuff. |
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Post by Guitar on Aug 5, 2015 18:32:48 GMT -6
cool, just saw the banner ad, looks good, great product lineup
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 5, 2015 18:35:30 GMT -6
I switched from the Warm Audio Tone Beast to the D4, and it's a whole nother thang. I'll be working on a little video for it next week. So far, my take on the D4 is it's bright and smoooooth. I hear much more low level detail now, so the nuance of a vocal doesn't get lost in the sauce of a digital mix anymore. I'm lovin' it, as they say. More to come.
Matt's the real deal, and I'm glad he'll be joining us.
I've wanted an LA2 or a STA-Level for tracking vocals for a while now, so I'm curious as to what the Federal sounds like when compared to those.
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Post by tonycamphd on Aug 5, 2015 18:52:37 GMT -6
Matt's the man who came up with the original Black lion Audio FM192 mod for Mutt Lange and Mike Shipley if i'm not mistaken, winetree's D4 sounds killer, Matt's a bad man!
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Post by gouge on Aug 5, 2015 19:01:39 GMT -6
my music partner ordered the dizengoff comp so one is on it's way down under. I found out about dizengoff on this board. :-0
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Post by ericn on Aug 5, 2015 21:37:57 GMT -6
Thanks Matt for buyin the beer for our online party!
Send us some of your gear to check out at our NV get together !
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 5, 2015 22:15:13 GMT -6
I think you're right Tony.
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 6, 2015 5:54:40 GMT -6
I am very pleased with my d4 and have a an 864 comp on the way. wil probably get at least another d4, I find Matt very knowledgable, helpful and interested in how you are using his/your gear  . |
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Post by deehope on Aug 6, 2015 18:03:42 GMT -6
I've never gotten official word if these products are no longer only released in limited numbers?
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Post by dizengoff on Aug 6, 2015 18:09:28 GMT -6
Thanks everyone! D864 signal transformers FINALLY arrived yesterday, after being pushed back by the manufacturer for almost a month. So those will start shipping out very shortly. I have two new dealers, SX Pro in the UK and Oceania in New Zealand. Working on an Australian retail relationship at the moment. I was in Omaha recently modifying some converters for a studio there, and they had both the RCA BA6A and the Federal AM864. I thought the D864 (surprisingly) has more in common with the sound of the RCA BA6A than the original Federal (they share the same input tubes). Anyway, thanks for welcoming me, and I'm excited to start shipping these comps!! Matt Dizengoff Audio |
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 6, 2015 18:18:33 GMT -6
Hey Matt great news really looking forward to the 864 !
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 6, 2015 21:07:56 GMT -6
I think Sylvia Massey has one of those RCA compressors.
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 6, 2015 22:04:38 GMT -6
Wow. That means it's big and thick. Really want to hear one of these.
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Post by sopwith on Aug 7, 2015 3:50:12 GMT -6
Thanks everyone! D864 signal transformers FINALLY arrived yesterday, after being pushed back by the manufacturer for almost a month. So those will start shipping out very shortly. I have two new dealers, SX Pro in the UK and Oceania in New Zealand. Working on an Australian retail relationship at the moment. I was in Omaha recently modifying some converters for a studio there, and they had both the RCA BA6A and the Federal AM864. I thought the D864 (surprisingly) has more in common with the sound of the RCA BA6A than the original Federal (they share the same input tubes). Anyway, thanks for welcoming me, and I'm excited to start shipping these comps!! Matt Dizengoff Audio Right on, Nigel at Oceania is a great guy, just bought my Gefell through him. Glad to have your gear available onshore! |
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Post by Guitar on Aug 7, 2015 16:26:36 GMT -6
I think Sylvia Massey has one of those RCA compressors. She probably has one of everything, haha, maybe two. |
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Post by dizengoff on Aug 7, 2015 16:46:43 GMT -6
I'm sure Sylvia has one of those RCA's. The fellow whose 192's I modified at the end of July was Mike Mogis, who is in Monsters of Folk and Bright Eyes. He's got an incredible studio with a Neve in his A room and an API in his B room. I'd say the RCA was a tad more 'weighty' sounding than the D864 because it has that extra interstage transformer plus it's using a 6V6 power tube for its output stage. They share very similar input stages, though, and I felt they shared a similar quality.
One thing that's impressed me about the D864's behavior as I've been building/testing is that it has this ability to pull all the air out of a signal and make it dense, yet it seems to add this airy sheen around the signal at the same time. It's very interesting.
I sold a D4 to a fellow who interned under Sylvia Massey. He's a fantastic engineer, he has great ears. He really seems to love using the D4 on his mixbus.
Matt
Dizengoff Audio
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 7, 2015 17:22:08 GMT -6
Cool Matt. Are you happy about the new compressor resembling the RCA more than the Federal? Is it a good thing?
I took a look at Sylvia's site, and there's a spot where she has a before and after production song file. The demo is just horrible, I mean like way off key, monotonous, amateurish, etc. The produced song just rocks, is exciting, well constructed and interesting. If that's what she can do, I want some, cause she's a genius.
Matt, did I understand correctly, the engineer you mentioned uses the D4 on the mixes? I assume then he has two, and uses preamps on the 2 bus? I would have thought people would try two D864's on the 2.
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