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Post by Ward on Apr 10, 2024 17:19:43 GMT -6
Got my latest used Beyerdynamic M88 today. Still eagerly awaiting something from stam
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Post by Ward on Apr 8, 2024 19:18:11 GMT -6
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Post by Ward on Apr 7, 2024 12:48:57 GMT -6
AS should clone The Atomic Squeeze Box! Those compressors are truly fantastic! Not directed at AS. Could be any cloner or re-creator! stam is top of mind, but also Serpent and Hairball, but not ruling out anyone at all But great suggestion!
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Post by Ward on Apr 7, 2024 12:10:37 GMT -6
Anyone care to take a guess? Hint: I've thrown out hints . . .
The last time I asked this, I led people towards the 1178 and with good reason . . . I wanted AS to recreate one and started a list. Not this time. I'm just curious what everyone else is thinking!
I'll park a blank poll here that we might populate later.
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Post by Ward on Apr 7, 2024 10:30:32 GMT -6
SNIPThe big elevation change consoles look awesome, but I'd never buy one due to reflections. At least that's been my experience. It's funny how that works! But it is so true. Bad angles and poor reflections can kill centered mix components. You listen back to your mixes elsewhere and just shake your head!
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Post by Ward on Apr 7, 2024 10:28:02 GMT -6
Is it possible to get a BL40 in each channel? maybe? Well that sounds encouraging!
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Post by Ward on Apr 6, 2024 14:21:09 GMT -6
In this case, we sent two prototype compressors and they picked. We can do custom from a blank sheet of paper if that’s what someone wants. I’m hoping this new console design will meet most people’s needs, or at least will be a jumping off point with minor modifications. This desk is not really full inline and not split - it has a mic/line input and a tape input, along with a large fader and a separate monitor path like an inline desk, but separate bus cards like a split design. The monitor path can be assigned to the stereo bus, and the bus cards also have stereo inputs assignable to the monitor path. In the 16 channel footprint you get 52 inputs at mixdown. With a couple different channel strip options I’d think we can be good to go. Is it possible to get a BL40 in each channel?
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Post by Ward on Apr 6, 2024 14:19:47 GMT -6
Stuff arriving soon will change this and I'm out of space anyhow as shown by the lonely Orban EQ sitting atop the rack This is a beautiful setup. My racks are metal. It's the reference point I have to show my lady so that she better understands context that what I've got is a paltry pittance which pales in comparison to true collections. Also, gotta to ask what's your perspective on the Orban longevity? I like the approach that he uses and the devices look interesting, but I've seen a lot of comments that the build quality is not high enough, such that pots get scratchy and the overall build might perhaps be construed as flimsy. They're all tools of the trade. Tools like a mechanic has . . . The Orban just had it's semi-annual checkup and repairs, this one was a little more than others due to a recapping and $180 bill! But gear must be maintained. It isn't there for looks, pardon the apparent irony.
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Post by Ward on Apr 6, 2024 11:39:37 GMT -6
Someone fix the title please. I thought it was going to be a thread about Liquid Crystal Displays
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Post by Ward on Apr 6, 2024 11:35:41 GMT -6
Top 6 today, it changes...
AEA RPQ500 AS V3a CAPI 312 Iron Age QP5 Iron Age LH95 Chamboard 250 EQ
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Post by Ward on Apr 6, 2024 11:31:16 GMT -6
Sold on this... now then . . . What do I sell to make room for one of these? "I left my heart in San Francisco". Maybe a kidney, then
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Post by Ward on Apr 6, 2024 11:26:05 GMT -6
If we’re ever in the same spot, I’ll make us a couple 🥃 You live mere hours away from my two best friends from growing up. Highly possible!
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Post by Ward on Apr 6, 2024 11:23:15 GMT -6
oh there are other racks . . . full of overflow gear
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Post by Ward on Apr 6, 2024 11:22:48 GMT -6
as the French say, plus ca change plus la même. I hope I got that right, lowlou! Stuff arriving soon will change this and I'm out of space anyhow as shown by the lonely Orban EQ sitting atop the rack
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Post by Ward on Apr 5, 2024 13:46:10 GMT -6
What bitters? sugar cube or syrup? What kinda cherry? I like using maple syrup sometimes... I use agave for sweetener. No cherry. Aromatic bitters. Generous orange twist. Sounds delicious to me!
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Post by Ward on Apr 5, 2024 13:40:20 GMT -6
Just curious: you love 500A's but sold/could live without the CAPI BT50s. Is there that big a difference? You mean 550A's? Yes, there was a big difference to me. I actually have/own A-1's that came out of Leon Russell's console, which are "theoretically" not as "good" as the A's - but I've use A's most of my life on the API consoles I worked on. I love those, but either way, I could never really get along with the BT's even though I tried all different kinds of opamps. I'm probably the only person though... Different strokes I reckon . . . I have never gotten on with API EQs. Neither the utility nor the feel.
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Post by Ward on Apr 5, 2024 13:37:55 GMT -6
Is this an April Fool's Day joke?
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Post by Ward on Apr 5, 2024 13:35:06 GMT -6
Sold on this... now then . . . What do I sell to make room for one of these? You know me. I’ll trade a preamp for a nice original U47 any day! You already have one of the best U47s I've ever heard! That 1960 Telefunken U47
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Post by Ward on Apr 5, 2024 13:33:49 GMT -6
If I had more time I’d watch a bunch of ev33 videos. I like how he doesn’t cork sniff. Mixes with abandon. Wrangle the sound quickly into what you want with a tool that’s not fussy and gets the result, and move on. He truly is one of us. One of the few who got into the big club without having his soul crushed by the machine.
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Post by Ward on Apr 5, 2024 13:31:04 GMT -6
Hard to screw up with a Sta-level (damnit now I want it again) or v-comp. You have to crank the input on the V-Comp compared to the retro, but it sounds pretty damn similar when you do. You just can't make it your only vocal comp. It's like audio syrup. It's delicious at times, but can get sickening. Anyone who spends a lot of time tracking or mixing vocals should have a STA/Vcomp/Mu and OPTical CL1b/LA2a/LA3a (not the LA4 which is great on bass and electric guitars), And a couple of FETs like a rev A 76 and a Rev F 76. and one VCA comp . . . which one?
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Post by Ward on Apr 5, 2024 11:00:27 GMT -6
Power down everything, keep every unit supplied through decent quality power conditioners as well.
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Post by Ward on Apr 5, 2024 10:45:15 GMT -6
Sold on this... now then . . . What do I sell to make room for one of these?
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Post by Ward on Apr 4, 2024 13:49:42 GMT -6
What was this Thread about again? Nostalgia , old Seinfeld episodes . . . oh, the mammaries
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Post by Ward on Apr 3, 2024 17:19:58 GMT -6
Larceny the past 3-4 days. Man, that is a sweet bourbon! Not sweet, 'sweet' with no heartburn!
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Post by Ward on Apr 2, 2024 16:36:42 GMT -6
I got a usb cable for my Casio electronic piano. Whoopee. But only after I lugged it upstairs to where the computer is and discovered it doesn’t take the midi cables I ordered for it. D’oh! Cheers , Geoff Sometimes, the little things are most satisfying!
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