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Post by Ward on Aug 7, 2023 8:27:05 GMT -6
a 421 for sax? I could never make that work... but what says our resident sex expert, drsax? If we are going to put Classic Sennheiser on sax, I would reach for the 441 personaliy, but live the 421 is workable, you just have to twist that EQ knob to find what works for the player and the horn. The other day a guy grabbed an old AT ATM63 not n/d version, for his Baritone, forgot just how good it can sound. Ended up with a AT 3035. It gave us more life in the highend a bit of air. 441 over a 421? ALL DAY LONG! a 441 is fantastic on sax and other horns. Gotta say, I also love me an old 414 on sax.
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Post by Ward on Aug 7, 2023 8:25:04 GMT -6
I am really surprised that I find myself preferring the 70 over the 286.
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Post by Ward on Aug 7, 2023 8:03:13 GMT -6
Apart from channel strips, which I'm partial to . . . The Meeq which was the product that brought me here in the first place. And also, kind of fond of the Chambord 250 EQ, the old Orban 622B and the Focusrite Red 2 Also finding a lot of use for the LH95, which seawell introduced me to with his review.
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Post by Ward on Aug 7, 2023 8:01:04 GMT -6
Bill, let me know if you're coming to Phoenix. I'm flying to Portland tomorrow. We've got a festival in the UK and a date in Slovenia end of this month too. But I am trying to scale back touring, after 50 years. I'll see if I can pop to the UK one Don.. It would be nice to see you release the magic.
Oh dear, I've been watching too many films lately.
At least you didn't say "release the Kracken" although that long solo in DFTR surely sounds like it.
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Post by Ward on Aug 7, 2023 7:59:08 GMT -6
In the mid 90's I recorded Richard Hardy playing tenor sax for a friend's album with a Rode Classic paired to a Joe Meek VC 1 and he thought it the best sound of his playing ever as mostly his parts were captured with a Sennheisser 421. a 421 for sax? I could never make that work... but what says our resident sex expert, drsax?
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Post by Ward on Aug 7, 2023 7:54:37 GMT -6
Has anyone heard the difference between the baseline and premium versions of the SAE mics? Wildly interested in trying a U48 with all the vouching Ward was done for it. It takes EQ really well too. Good thing, as I like my vocal capture a little crisper than stock, but hats off to cdkelly for making it sound like an early 1960/61 U48 My Heiserman is going in to Dave at some point to get the H48 mod and have the K47 had basket modded to Cardioid/Figure of 8. The HM7 basket will stay Card/Omni
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Post by Ward on Aug 7, 2023 7:49:11 GMT -6
Let me reiterate this call: Who actually uses an 1176 in 2:1 ratio, and for what applications? Me 👋 Vocals and Electric guitar. It’s a nice option to have. I have it on the Stam ADG. I knew there had to be someone! Do you find it more useful than the 12:1? Did you know that you can adjust the input gain so that the 4:1 ratio is eerily similar to a distress in 2:1? And by the way, I have a pair of the Stam 76ADGs
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2023 17:23:32 GMT -6
If you're gonna build clones, you gotta have the right "numbers" in your product or you're dead in the water. I about fell out of my chair when Chris named it right. . Definitely rowing against the current. Now guys let’s not forget how this all started, before we had the clones we guys pulling modules who as the 1290’s disappeared they realized you could pull a 1272 reconfigure it as a pre. Now of course after a while these modded 1272’s became as rare as the real Neve pre’s. Since these modded 1272’s were marketed as 1272 pre’s, so the clones were all called 1272. Oh, you're only saying that because it's true.
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2023 16:29:46 GMT -6
The elusive 1290 is a ghost....a phantom....rarer than a dodo bird. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA And yet they are ALL building 1290s!! Even if they would quietly whisper "yes we know the preamp is a 1290 but shhh that's not good for business".
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2023 16:27:36 GMT -6
Let me reiterate this call:
Who actually uses an 1176 in 2:1 ratio, and for what applications?
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2023 16:27:07 GMT -6
I am thinking off adding a 500hz HPF position for overheads. Maybe we can add more mods in the future (tube output, 2:1 ratio, etc...) Compressors are so much fun to make, endless options. 2:1 ratio is something I find interesting for 1176 citcuits. The UA AE has it and you can really push vocals into those. That could be a good option for the whole lineup maybe? People keep saying this, which influences manufacturers but I'm curious as to who actually uses it. I know I tried it at first with my 76ADGs but found it nearly useless in real applications. What I DID miss was the 12:1 ratio which everyone knows is the brightest, but not overbearingly so. 4 8 12 and 20 are there for a reason. Now, if you could press the 4:1 and 8:1 ratios simultaneously and get a true 12:1 ratio with the tonal imprint? That would be killer. Then including the 2:1 would make sense for the 0.01% of users who like it. IYKYK I'm kidding a little bit here. I'm really looking forward to getting an 1178 and using one again, I've been crying for this and informing some folks for a number of years, and now we are at the dawn of a new source! I've heard some demos of 1178s and clones that would be off-putting to me, if I didn't know better. You see, an 1178 does NOT have to pump and breathe to heavily compress/limit. Not. At. All. IYKYK There are quite a few reasons to own one. Drum buss in mixing, but also overheads during tracking. Backing vocals, especially group vocals, and daisy chain both channels together for lead vocals - there's a real trick to this one. Most of all, it's like an 1176G or H's 1/2 sibling . . . IYKYK
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2023 16:08:50 GMT -6
I bought two Vintech X81s. I didn’t know this but they are a 73 preamp and 81 EQ, which I was hoping wasn’t the case because I actually prefer the 81 pre to the 73 pre. But the EQ makes up for it. I also chopped the dual pots down and put the metal CAPI Marconi knobs on it. I don’t know how to post a photo but it looks so good It's not actually a 1073 preamp. The 1073 is also an EQ module. The preamp is the 1290. Early Neve designs were built around two amplifiers: the 1290 mic pre and the 1272 line amp. I'm sure everyone knew what you meant, but knowing this little tidbit comes in handy once in a while.
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2023 16:04:22 GMT -6
What I love about the Heiserman is the two head baskets. This gives me a lot of options. For my voice, baritonish - the H7 capsule is the best I have found, compared to Fleas and Wunders with similar caps. (And I tried several Fleas and several Wunders - none of which were slouches - it is just that the Heiserman has this thing on the low end that is special - different than my AEA 44s which are rich in the lows - the Heiserman low end is somehow beefy but tighter than the AEA 44). Fact. A good U47 or an accurate high quality reproduction seems to have a built in Pultec EQP. When you boost and cut the same frequency by the same amount in a Pultec, it tightens up the low by lowering the sub 50hz content and giving that same amount of audio real estate to the 50-100hz range. That's what a quality 47 sounds like too. And a 48 sounds slightly better. in cardioid, of course. JMHO
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Post by Ward on Aug 6, 2023 13:47:13 GMT -6
I don't have a Stam 47, yet. But might some day.
I can give you a Heiserman/Singal Arts comparison but not at the moment - I'll work on that.
My own thoughts with the Hesierman H47T verses Signal Arts 48 is that the Heiserman sounds very hi fidelity and more modern vs the Signal Arts, especially with the K47 capsule. Yet, the Signal Arts reminds me more of Bluegrass Dan's old Telefunken U47 (cardioid to cardioid).
I don't find the Heiserman M7 head basket to be dull. The K47 just sounds a little more present and maybe a tiny bit scooped
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Post by Ward on Aug 4, 2023 17:54:20 GMT -6
Buy some cinder blocks and enclose it. Can make a pretty good reverb chamber too Haha... yeah, that's the challenge. Keeping sound from leaving also keeps sound bouncing around. That's why I like country spaces. Let all that low end energy just float away to the hills! There's some merit to the cinder block idea, right? Mass and all that. Yes, mass to stop sound and they're relatively easy to work with . . . if you've ever used a trowel and played with legos. Mortar them together with fillcrete instead of concrete (1 bag cement, 4 bags of sand, 2 cups of baking soda). Inside, build a 4x2 (2x4s turns sideways) treatment frame and wall up where needed. Johnkenn, maybe this should be in Studio Building?
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Post by Ward on Aug 4, 2023 11:47:32 GMT -6
Buy some cinder blocks and enclose it. Can make a pretty good reverb chamber too
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Post by Ward on Aug 4, 2023 11:42:42 GMT -6
Woodwinds - ribbons. Samar vl37 super on flute. HA!! Same! Done a bunch of work with a champion flautist over the past 2 years, who is in Arizona now, and she and I both preferred all her flutes captured by a VL37
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Post by Ward on Aug 4, 2023 11:40:24 GMT -6
Another Stam 87 T and I’m waiting for the Stam 78 to arrive. Same!! And this time purely by coincidence.
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Post by Ward on Aug 3, 2023 16:55:56 GMT -6
Received my EV RE320 yesterday. Have yet to try it against the usual suspects (RE20 RE27 TF M82 D12E) but looking forward to it!
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Post by Ward on Aug 1, 2023 18:31:42 GMT -6
I'd look up video searches for Stream Deck and DAW or Stream Deck and Reaper (you use Reaper now, right)? I've become a two DAW guy. I'm using Studio One for all my mixing and sketches, but using Reaper for livestreaming and remote recording due to its lightweight tech. I just can't get used to the editing in Reaper. I'm 5x faster in Studio One even after months of Reaper. I'm also a two DAW guy, at the same time. Pro Tools on a Mac Pro for most audio, Logic on an iMac for synths, sweetening, samples, tuning and timing flex - which I like better than Antares
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Post by Ward on Aug 1, 2023 18:24:54 GMT -6
so I'm not really fishing for anything. I'm just curious what other folks do. My only close gear head friend sells anything he doesn't use in 2-3 months, which seems kinda wild to me. I have way, way more gear than I need. I probably have enough mics to set up for 3 full live bands tracking though barely have the room for a 5 piece in my live room. There are some valuable things that I literally haven't used in at least a year - a pair of 414B ULSs in mint condition and a Lawson 251 are the real big ticket pieces that are just sitting around. I have an awful lot of credit card debt and I could easily eliminate at least half of it selling stuff I don't really use, if I sell those pieces as well. Without them, I'll maybe get rid of 1/3 of the debt. only hesitant to sell the 414s as they are no longer made and I feel like I might want them around again at some point. The Lawson I got a killer deal on and I do still bust it out on occasion, but probably not often enough to keep it. I have a pair of Shannon Rhoades 251s that I much prefer to the Lawson, anyway. Hell, I have a hard enough time parting with drum sets (have to sell at least 2 of my 7) and those take up a lot more room than a few mics. I also have a pair of C414XLSs that sit for a year at a time, then when I need to record accordion (of any sort) they come out and NOTHING beats them at capturing squeeze box! Really good on banjo as well. Anything that is irritating, basically.
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Post by Ward on Aug 1, 2023 18:22:18 GMT -6
But a 44 Ribbon is even bigger... Chris I already have a pristine 1942 RCA44, which was rebuilt by 'Uncle' Wes back in 2010. And it is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
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Post by Ward on Aug 1, 2023 18:21:09 GMT -6
Gee and here I thought "Parallel Mixing", was like "Irish Yoga" (if you ever saw the infamous Poster) Especially on St. Paddy's and after hitting all the Parallel Bars". * Chris *That's when the Parallel Bus is safest. The wheels on the parallel bus go up and down, up and down, up and down . . .
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Post by Ward on Aug 1, 2023 18:18:59 GMT -6
Most of us are still harboring plans to acquire a Redd Mic too. And by most of us, I mean me. Also thanks to you. well, you all know I LOVE my REDD mic hah!! I think Johnkenn still needs one for that incredible voice of his. Amidst all the mics I have It’s the default around here. Gets chosen for most lead vocals and most saxophonists. Would be the one I’d keep if I could only have one mic in my studio. You realize you're not making this any easier.... that being said, the next big microphones for me are 1. Heiserman H251 2. Neumann M49V 3. Redd mic
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Post by Ward on Aug 1, 2023 18:11:23 GMT -6
Sorry about that, but in my defense . . . everything I've pushed as an 'evangelist' has been AWESOME gear! LOL Haha... I'm more talking about the Luna videos and stuff like that. It's actually interesting seeing some high level engineers track a song, but you have to filter out a LOT of Luna propaganda. Now, Audio-Scape? Sometimes I just gaze lovingly at my Optocomp but I feel sad that it doesn't have any Audio-Scape siblings to play with. Promote away! As and I wished each other well. Amazing products. Evolving company. I'm so glad to see my 'baby' the 78 come to fruition. Someone let me know how it turned out, please.
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