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Post by sean on Oct 15, 2024 18:01:57 GMT -6
It must be the change in season because I picked up a handwired AC30 reissue today. Couldn’t pass it up
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Post by poppaflavor on Oct 15, 2024 20:13:18 GMT -6
Grabbed this germanium Pre from the maker of that PlateMic (Richard at CVPA). I'm not affiliated, initiated the purchase myself and paid full price. Well actually there was a sale on Reverb that helped me decide to take the plunge, but you get what I mean :-) I've been planning on getting the Chandler Germ Pre for some time, since I love their Germ sound from the Chandler Germ Comp, but hadn't yet taken the plunge. I'm glad I waited :-) andersmv turned me on to this Pre's availability and I'm really glad he spread the word! It's EXACTLY the sound I was looking for, and granted the circuits are different but but this vntage NOS germanium-containing discrete op-amp CVPA CV5FGA is decidedly creamier than the Chandler Germ sound from my comps when I use them with no GR and just for color. It's bright, crisp, edgy and gets of course buzzy when pushed too much. But, the negative feedback knob takes the shrill down when dialed counterclockwise. So in this example I pushed it right about to the edge of what I'd consider impropriety for this vocal but enough to prove out how this germ op-amp sounds. Then I dialed back the NF knob to take off some shrill. Overall, this darkens the softer parts of the track, but it brightens when AVEC pushes up the energy. Overall, like gain-mediated brightness and edge addition only on higher gain signals, leaving the softer parts darkened by the NF. Nice. There are some intriguing features on the CVP-500, including a negative feedback knob that changes the resistance of the NF, and some internal DIP switches to change the routing (ser/par) of the input transformer. I made a quick side-by-side of a freely available lead vocal (AVEC, Home) bone dry or same through the CVP-500 with the CV5GFA op-amp. I also ordered the silicon CV5FA discrete op-amp but that hasn't arrived yet to make the comparison. Two tracks stats and sound clound link below, pretty much all is equal (except the sound lol). But you can see I knocked a dB from that biggest transient mid track clipping on the Germ :-) Yummo! Also included some stock photos of gutz. https%3A//soundcloud.com/poppaflavor/20241015-avec-home-lv-og-dryhttps%3A//soundcloud.com/poppaflavor/20241015-avec-home-lv-og-wet-cv5gfa
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Post by proxy on Oct 17, 2024 9:43:08 GMT -6
I had to liquidate a descent chunk of gear to bridge some money situations. I’ll be on the other side of that in November, where I can recoup and rebuild the studio. Kind of good as it forced me to sell several medium-cost items and now I have a budget to work with. First stop is ATC monitors and more acoustic treatment.
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Post by ericn on Oct 17, 2024 10:29:53 GMT -6
I had to liquidate a descent chunk of gear to bridge some money situations. I’ll be on the other side of that in November, where I can recoup and rebuild the studio. Kind of good as it forced me to sell several medium-cost items and now I have a budget to work with. First stop is ATC monitors and more acoustic treatment. To like this would be wrong, but most of us have been there, honestly for the most part I have always felt I came out with a better rig in the end.
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Post by poppaflavor on Oct 17, 2024 12:10:06 GMT -6
I had to liquidate a descent chunk of gear to bridge some money situations. I’ll be on the other side of that in November, where I can recoup and rebuild the studio. Kind of good as it forced me to sell several medium-cost items and now I have a budget to work with. First stop is ATC monitors and more acoustic treatment. To like this would be wrong, but most of us have been there, honestly for the most part I have always felt I came out with a better rig in the end. Welp, I ended up liking proxy's post before I read your post. But I liked it because of the note of optimism and phoenix-like renewal at the end. :-)
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Post by proxy on Oct 17, 2024 19:34:53 GMT -6
Yes, totally net positive. I do it occasionally, even when I’m not tight for cash.
I generally like to buy solid, popular pieces of gear (ex. Manley Vari-Mu). I always buy in good condition, and at a low price, so if ever I have to or want to sell, I also sell at a low price to move quickly.
This ebb and flow has helped me morph my studio from a humble beginning to a fairly full-featured setup.
All good in the neighborhood.
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