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Post by indiehouse on Jul 17, 2020 6:17:26 GMT -6
I wonder how all this will affect Independent repair people, who work on Neumann's? Chris You can still get parts, you just have to purchase through a dealer. |
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Post by Ward on Jul 17, 2020 7:47:03 GMT -6
IIRC the UK price with VAT is pretty close to the US price. Most of the savings was that US purchasers don’t have to pay VAT. VAT really is a killer ain't it? Someone's got to pay for it all, I suppose. |
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Post by stratboy on Jul 17, 2020 9:34:38 GMT -6
I wonder how all this will affect Independent repair people, who work on Neumann's? Chris You can still get parts, you just have to purchase through a dealer. I recently got a KM84 cap through B&H. Maybe they could order a transformer as well. |
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Post by michaelcleary on Jul 17, 2020 9:43:13 GMT -6
you can call Senn/Neumann in the US directly at 860-434-9190 but they will quote you full retail so you may be able to get a better price thru your favorite dealer. mc
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 17, 2020 10:23:18 GMT -6
I’ve been messing around with the vocal track of a song I’m working on. The key is a little high for me, so my voice is strident in certain parts. I’m trying to de-ess,and use subtle automation and compression, but you can only do so much when your original vocal isn’t quite right.
I might have to pop for a Sooth plug-in, but i’d much rather put that money towards some other things. I don’t have a good outboard compressor, but I’m beginning to think that the SA67 will be killer when I finally get a decent compressor.
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Post by ragan on Jul 17, 2020 10:52:26 GMT -6
I’ve been messing around with the vocal track of a song I’m working on. The key is a little high for me, so my voice is strident in certain parts. I’m trying to de-ess,and use subtle automation and compression, but you can only do so much when your original vocal isn’t quite right. I might have to pop for a Sooth plug-in, but i’d much rather put that money towards some other things. I don’t have a good outboard compressor, but I’m beginning to think that the SA67 will be killer when I finally get a decent compressor. As a guy with a bright voice who’s spent many years battling it (particularly before I got the MaxMod), I’d recommend FabFilter ProQ3 if you’re gonna invest in some software. Holding down shift and lowering the dynamic EQ band on the offending frequencies leaves the transients intact but de-resonates that chunk of the spectrum. It’s the most transparent way of doing it I’ve come across. Soothe is cool and unique (and it’s been awhile since I demo’d it) but more of a one trick pony. ProQ3 is incredible and incredibly useful on all kinds of things. First insert on almost any track for me. FabFilter is also running their sale right now I think. Or, don’t you have a bunch of Waves stuff? Have you tried C4/C6 multiband comp on this vocal? I don’t think it’s in the same league as the FF stuff (I’ve got C6) but it still might do the job. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Jul 17, 2020 15:09:39 GMT -6
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Post by chessparov on Jul 17, 2020 15:39:32 GMT -6
Thanks guys, for responding to my Neumann parts question. Short run it'll matter more for my 2 Buddies, with U87's. MJB, don't laugh, but the Soyuz Launcher lessens my sssibilance. IMHO it enhances a dynamic (like your SM7). Plus it can be used on tube mics too. Just a thought. (it also waxes my car and changes the oil too!  ) Chris |
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Post by Mister Chase on Jul 17, 2020 16:08:00 GMT -6
Thanks guys, for responding to my Neumann parts question. Short run it'll matter more for my 2 Buddies, with U87's. MJB, don't laugh, but the Soyuz Launcher lessens my sssibilance. IMHO it enhances a dynamic (like your SM7). Plus it can be used on tube mics too. Just a thought. (it also waxes my car and changes the oil too! ) Chris Love my launcher |
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Post by kosings on Jul 17, 2020 16:23:42 GMT -6
Shout out to weird audio
I purchased the little red monster and encourage anybody to test it against a U67 and be surprised and happy as I am.
I love my mic.
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Post by indiehouse on Jul 17, 2020 19:12:54 GMT -6
Shout out to weird audio I purchased the little red monster and encourage anybody to test it against a U67 and be surprised and happy as I am. I love my mic. Weird. |
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Post by m03 on Jul 17, 2020 19:49:24 GMT -6
Shout out to weird audio I purchased the little red monster and encourage anybody to test it against a U67 and be surprised and happy as I am. I love my mic. Weird. Does it smell like astroturf in here? |
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Post by timcampbell on Jul 17, 2020 20:02:10 GMT -6
Shout out to weird audio I purchased the little red monster and encourage anybody to test it against a U67 and be surprised and happy as I am. I love my mic. Somebody has got to get it through Tommy from Weird Audio's head that this kind of trolling not only isn't winning him clients but is hurting his chances of selling microphones. |
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Post by ragan on Jul 17, 2020 20:19:00 GMT -6
Shout out to weird audio I purchased the little red monster and encourage anybody to test it against a U67 and be surprised and happy as I am. I love my mic. ... his chances of selling microphones. I think that ship sailed with the bench press stats. |
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Post by Ward on Jul 18, 2020 6:48:15 GMT -6
Shout out to weird audio I purchased the little red monster and encourage anybody to test it against a U67 and be surprised and happy as I am. I love my mic. Sure. Let's go with that. |
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Post by the other mark williams on Jul 18, 2020 6:53:35 GMT -6
... his chances of selling microphones. I think that ship sailed with the bench press stats. hahahaha I’d forgotten about that! I needed that this morning. |
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Post by drbill on Jul 18, 2020 12:20:01 GMT -6
I’ve been messing around with the vocal track of a song I’m working on. The key is a little high for me, so my voice is strident in certain parts. I’m trying to de-ess,and use subtle automation and compression, but you can only do so much when your original vocal isn’t quite right. I might have to pop for a Sooth plug-in, but i’d much rather put that money towards some other things. I don’t have a good outboard compressor, but I’m beginning to think that the SA67 will be killer when I finally get a decent compressor. thanks for that Martin. Would love to hear the problematic track without de-essing, if it's amenable to you. Cheers, |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 18, 2020 16:38:46 GMT -6
Hi Bill, good to hear from you. I've already deleted those vocals and moved on from that track. My vocal kept bugging me, it's not the mic. I'll post dry and processed for you whenever I get back to that track. It may be a while because of Covid-19. My recording space has been taken over by my wife while she teaches classes and hosts seminars online. I haven't had any time to myself to record in four months, ugh...
I still would love to have an LA2A or Sta-Level style hardware compressor. I feel that would be most of what I need to reach the quality level I'm shooting for. Plug-ins just haven't cut it yet. This is the general vocal quality I'm trying to reach at home. I do realize it's done in a great room, with a great engineer and producer with a world class board and processors, but I do feel I can get close. The SA67 has the right ack-ack attack the vintage 67 has.
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Post by Darren Boling on Jul 20, 2020 10:48:20 GMT -6
Just to give everyone a heads up ProAudioLA (so I'm assuming all US Neumann dealers) can get the transformers.
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Post by chessparov on Jul 20, 2020 12:11:12 GMT -6
Hi MJB. Just wanted to say I "get", how Pete's singing vibe and yours are related. You both have a sincerity and authenticity about it. Great antidote to a lot of the seemingly mindless/overly Autotuned stuff out there! I ended up re-listening (and expanding) in the Genre of "Mountain Soul" (largely Bluegrass based) to get more of this "Authenticity". Chris |
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Post by Mister Chase on Jul 20, 2020 12:14:40 GMT -6
It's very interesting to hear that track and different takes on the u67 qualities.
When I think u67, I think of the vocals on Lou Reed's Transformer. It nails that velvety silky detailed thing that just seems almost ethereal. I had an adk z67 for a while (would love one again some day) and it did a similar thing on my voice that I miss a lot.
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Post by ragan on Jul 20, 2020 12:31:48 GMT -6
Worth noting that, as far as I know, it’s a guess that that Townsend track is a U67. I don’t think we ever found any record of what mic it was. May not be a U67 at all.
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Post by sirthought on Jul 20, 2020 12:38:07 GMT -6
I’ve been messing around with the vocal track of a song I’m working on. The key is a little high for me, so my voice is strident in certain parts. I’m trying to de-ess,and use subtle automation and compression, but you can only do so much when your original vocal isn’t quite right. I might have to pop for a Sooth plug-in, but i’d much rather put that money towards some other things. I don’t have a good outboard compressor, but I’m beginning to think that the SA67 will be killer when I finally get a decent compressor. Check out TBProAudio's DSEQ for something similar to Soothe, but works even better in many situations and costs only 80 Euros. You can demo it too. This developer makes great tools and offers incredible customer service. www.tb-software.com/TBProAudio/dseq.htmlBut I'd recommend just cutting the vocal again and back up about three or four inches. It can do wonders. |
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Post by chessparov on Jul 20, 2020 13:06:57 GMT -6
Worth noting that, as far as I know, it’s a guess that that Townsend track is a U67. I don’t think we ever found any record of what mic it was. May not be a U67 at all. It was a 57.  Chris |
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Post by the other mark williams on Jul 20, 2020 17:27:05 GMT -6
Worth noting that, as far as I know, it’s a guess that that Townsend track is a U67. I don’t think we ever found any record of what mic it was. May not be a U67 at all. It was a 57. Chris Just don’t tell Ward it was an SM7beard. |
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