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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 5, 2021 20:28:37 GMT -6
It’s here. Going to rack it up tomorrow. Tomorrow? Wtf The exhaustion that comes with a day job, 4 year old, and dinner with family... which included wine. Lol. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 5, 2021 20:42:49 GMT -6
The exhaustion that comes with a day job, 4 year old, and dinner with family... which included wine. Lol. I’m messing with you! |
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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 5, 2021 21:07:28 GMT -6
The exhaustion that comes with a day job, 4 year old, and dinner with family... which included wine. Lol. I’m messing with you!  |
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Post by ragan on Feb 5, 2021 21:40:07 GMT -6
The exhaustion that comes with a day job, 4 year old, and dinner with family... which included wine. Lol. I didn’t know you were a dad, Vincent.  Awesome. I’ve got a 3 year old and a 6 year old. I know that exhaustion well. Congrats on that V Comp. |
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Post by audioscape on Feb 5, 2021 22:38:20 GMT -6
But it doesn’t matter many AS pieces you already own, until you do the V, your mixes will never be Victorious !! At least, that’s what my pals, Dwight and Winston maintain ! 😂😂 CAN CONFIRM!! Hahahaha |
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Post by audioscape on Feb 5, 2021 22:39:16 GMT -6
The exhaustion that comes with a day job, 4 year old, and dinner with family... which included wine. Lol. Hahahaha, 'nuff said man! ;-) Just joshin' with ya! |
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Post by teejay on Feb 5, 2021 22:42:34 GMT -6
The exhaustion that comes with a day job, 4 year old, and dinner with family... which included wine. Lol. Was that 4 year-old Wine, or 4 year-old Whine? |
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Post by teejay on Feb 5, 2021 22:46:08 GMT -6
Charlie needs to stop with the it sounds even more awesome when run in series with a ________. Especially when I already own an Audioscape _____ and an Audioscape________. V Comp isn’t really on my list at the moment but now. If it was anyone else saying this... Just be sure to take pics when you unbox it. |
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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 5, 2021 23:12:47 GMT -6
Ok. I lied. I’m sorry, but compressor plugins just don’t act the same as real compressors. This is sweet. More to come.
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Post by gwlee7 on Feb 5, 2021 23:17:49 GMT -6
Charlie needs to stop with the it sounds even more awesome when run in series with a ________. Especially when I already own an Audioscape _____ and an Audioscape________. V Comp isn’t really on my list at the moment but now. If it was anyone else saying this... Just be sure to take pics when you unbox it. LOL. LEAVE ME ALONE.  |
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Post by chessparov on Feb 6, 2021 16:15:49 GMT -6
If Vincent does a video (or an entire Series) regarding his new Compressor(s) he could title it... "Audioscape From New York (Attack & Release)" But you gotta wear Thee Eye Patch! Chris P.S. Congrats on all kiddies too! Great prep for dealing with Bandmates. |
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Post by seawell on Feb 6, 2021 16:56:26 GMT -6
Ok. I lied. I’m sorry, but compressor plugins just don’t act the same as real compressors. This is sweet. More to come. I completely agree with this. The Sta Level/V Comp sound is something I have not been able to recreate in a plug in....not even close actually. Congrats on your new gear! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. |
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Post by audioscape on Feb 6, 2021 17:20:36 GMT -6
Ok. I lied. I’m sorry, but compressor plugins just don’t act the same as real compressors. This is sweet. More to come. I completely agree with this. The Sta Level/V Comp sound is something I have not been able to recreate in a plug in....not even close actually. Congrats on your new gear! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. @vincent R. - man, ABSOLUTELY!!! I'm actually OK with many EQ plugins, some get quite close... the ones that fail are the tube based ones but even they are fairly good. HOWEVER - compression is a WHOLE different ball-game. I've never been satisfied with a plug-in compressor like I am with ANY of my analog hardware compressors here... it's just night and day. And not ONLY sonically, but the ease of dialing them in, sitting them in the context of a track, the tangible nature of turning two or more controls simultaneously to hear their interaction, and SO MUCH more! This is ESPECIALLY true, again, with tube based compressors. Thought even the BEST FET or VCA plugs are still missing that unquantifiable "thing". And really, I think it comes down to the inherent non-linearity and unpredictable behavior of electrons - at the molecular level - crazy? Maybe. But something weird is happening there... I'll just say one thing, much like tube guitar amps, my V-COMP or OPTO COMP doesn't sound EXACTLY the same EVERY DAY... we're talking subtleties here but... an interesting personal observation. YMMV, as always 😘😎👌 |
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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 6, 2021 18:33:48 GMT -6
What amazes me, and I noticed it immediately when I tried the V Comp and Opto at jtc111’s place, is that you can really push a real compressor without it sounding clamped down like the emulations all do. So you can hit the real compressor harder and get a smoother sound. This unit sounds so old school and is even working on Emily’s voice. Having some real fun with this baby and I’m just goofing around. http://instagr.am/p/CK-IxOIhxFS |
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Post by the other mark williams on Feb 6, 2021 18:42:55 GMT -6
What amazes me, and I noticed it immediately when I tried the V Comp and Opto at jtc111 ’s place, is that you can really push a real compressor without it sounding clamped down like the emulations all do. So you can hit the real compressor harder and get a smoother sound. This unit sounds so old school and is even working on Emily’s voice. Having some real fun with this baby and I’m just goofing around. http://instagr.am/p/CK-IxOIhxFS Man, I can't wait to hear this on both your voice and Emily's voice. Going to be killer. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 6, 2021 18:43:22 GMT -6
What amazes me, and I noticed it immediately when I tried the V Comp and Opto at jtc111’s place, is that you can really push a real compressor without it sounding clamped down like the emulations all do. So you can hit the real compressor harder and get a smoother sound. This unit sounds so old school and is even working on Emily’s voice. Having some real fun with this baby and I’m just goofing around. http://instagr.am/p/CK-IxOIhxFS I've been really pleasantly surprised with some of the Apollo comps on the way in. To the point I was wondering whether I should bail the HW and just go ITB for comps. But ultimately, there's a weight and command of the attack with the HW that you just don't get with SW. The 176 is really great on vocals. I really think you should consider the Apollo X...it's a really big improvement. |
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Post by chessparov on Feb 6, 2021 18:57:38 GMT -6
I fully expect that Vincent's upcoming Audioscape clips, will be super cuts. Chris |
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Post by Tbone81 on Feb 6, 2021 19:09:13 GMT -6
Something I noticed with plugin compressors...when I’m too heavy handed with them, I listen back to the mix and hear all sorts of wonky shit. Weird resonances, strange distortion, a flatness etc. And I think “wtf did I do?” But when I over do it with HW comps it’s sooo much more forgiving, and I’m just left thinking “huh, I should back off on that comp a little”.
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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 6, 2021 19:16:12 GMT -6
What amazes me, and I noticed it immediately when I tried the V Comp and Opto at jtc111’s place, is that you can really push a real compressor without it sounding clamped down like the emulations all do. So you can hit the real compressor harder and get a smoother sound. This unit sounds so old school and is even working on Emily’s voice. Having some real fun with this baby and I’m just goofing around. http://instagr.am/p/CK-IxOIhxFS I've been really pleasantly surprised with some of the Apollo comps on the way in. To the point I was wondering whether I should bail the HW and just go ITB for comps. But ultimately, there's a weight and command of the attack with the HW that you just don't get with SW. The 176 is really great on vocals. I really think you should consider the Apollo X...it's a really big improvement. Hoping to switch to a 16X when I can put the funds together. I can’t really use the software UAD plugins going in. For some reason, maybe cause I’m recording a little further back, or maybe it’s just the style I’m singing in, but the little latency there is shows up in my ears as being out of phase and I cannot hear myself. It basically makes the whole concept of how the Apollo works when tracking useless to me. It’s not just me either. This happens when tracking my wife and other bigger voices. People start having issues hearing themselves. For that matter I can’t really use the built in preamps either without clipping them. Not the converter, cause the levels going in are fine, but the digital preamps themselves. Smh. Not designed for opera singers. Lol. I had to completely re-record the “La Donna e Mobile” section of my FleA vs FleA video because they were completely distorted. |
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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 6, 2021 22:14:15 GMT -6
What amazes me, and I noticed it immediately when I tried the V Comp and Opto at jtc111 ’s place, is that you can really push a real compressor without it sounding clamped down like the emulations all do. So you can hit the real compressor harder and get a smoother sound. This unit sounds so old school and is even working on Emily’s voice. Having some real fun with this baby and I’m just goofing around. Man, I can't wait to hear this on both your voice and Emily's voice. Going to be killer. I’ll post some stuff next week after I have the opto in here too. I can show how each handles the same vocal. |
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Post by Quint on Feb 6, 2021 22:48:16 GMT -6
Alright, well I managed to pull the trigger on a V-Comp tonight. Looking forward to giving it a go.
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Post by ragan on Feb 6, 2021 23:00:01 GMT -6
Ya’ll are killin me.
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Post by ab101 on Feb 6, 2021 23:11:13 GMT -6
Man, I can't wait to hear this on both your voice and Emily's voice. Going to be killer. I’ll post some stuff next week after I have the opto in here too. I can show how each handles the same vocal. I am looking forward to hearing the comparison. Thank you! |
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Post by the other mark williams on Feb 6, 2021 23:19:45 GMT -6
Alright, well I managed to pull the trigger on a V-Comp tonight. Looking forward to giving it a go. Oh man - sounds contagious! |
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Post by reddirt on Feb 7, 2021 2:26:07 GMT -6
Will be great to hear your shoot out Vincent; if any voice is going to push them . its yours.
Cheers, Ross
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Awesome. 
