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Post by ragan on May 8, 2024 10:59:11 GMT -6
Johnkenn you know what never crashes your DAW…that 1178
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Post by ragan on May 8, 2024 9:47:20 GMT -6
Third crash now. I was in the trace exchange downloading different traces...crash. That said, I think I can live with it Wrong thread/product again Johnkenn lol
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Post by ragan on May 7, 2024 17:13:36 GMT -6
Oh, I know. I just don’t need them right now.
I love the VL37A I got from him recently though and I’ll get a pair of AL95 at some point in the not too far off future.
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Post by ragan on May 7, 2024 16:30:57 GMT -6
I’ll get a pair sometime too.
I love Coles on OH and they sound at least as good as the Coles.
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Post by ragan on May 7, 2024 15:54:19 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on May 7, 2024 13:49:02 GMT -6
Cool, worth checking out I think.
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Post by ragan on May 7, 2024 11:12:02 GMT -6
Man if I were looking for a pair of ribbons to do Coles-like things, I'd be running for some Samar AL95s.
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Post by ragan on May 7, 2024 9:10:00 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on May 6, 2024 11:08:08 GMT -6
I couldn’t really find the ‘special’ in this when I demo’d it. Not sure if I was using it in the way that’s supposed to bring that out though. It seemed like kind of an odd setup. I should give it some more time because some people seem to really dig it.
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Post by ragan on May 6, 2024 8:09:14 GMT -6
I used to really dig the plug-in. Is it native?
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Post by ragan on May 5, 2024 10:12:40 GMT -6
I have one of these plugs. I guess it’s the MKI? I have always really dug it for delay and modulation. It has a distinct liquid kind of sonic footprint that my ear recognizes immediately from lots of classic tracks.
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Post by ragan on May 4, 2024 20:38:26 GMT -6
The refurb Air I ordered has 16g RAM and 1TB SSD.
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Post by ragan on May 4, 2024 12:58:10 GMT -6
Ordered a refurbished 15” M2 from Apple. Thanks for the insights everyone.
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Post by ragan on May 3, 2024 14:46:14 GMT -6
Harmonics are not present in the original signal, they're introduced by the system. Maybe we're dancing around semantics, but the way they described it on the video certainly left me feeling like they were trying to pull a high tech smokescreen. Harmonics absolutely ARE present in the original signal. Otherwise your guitar would sound like a sine wave. Virtually every sound has harmonics in it. Obviously they are doing something, and maybe they are just not describing it the best way possible.... I think we’re talking about two different things that use overlapping terminology. “Harmonics” in the realm of the modeling of any system is referring to the nonlinearity in the system itself. These are harmonics that the system imparts. I think that’s what the TH-U people are talking about because they’re talking about their model, not what you feed into it. I think what you’re referring to is that any given audio signal can be broken down into harmonic components (what an FFT does). That’s also true, of source signals. But I don’t think that’s what TH-U are talking about when they talk about their model.
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Post by ragan on May 3, 2024 12:21:01 GMT -6
But, I can still kinda see what you mean drbill. They are part of what happens when you run signal through the system.
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Post by ragan on May 3, 2024 9:23:37 GMT -6
One thing that left me scratching my head the longer I thought about it.... Unless I misunderstood, or was distracted during the video, they mentioned that "normal" IR's measure freq response, but the Fluid IR's also measure "harmonics". Um....harmonics ARE what determine freq response - right?? So....did I get it wrong, or are they freely throwing around tech terms meant to entice guitarists who don't know any better. Either way, the Fluid IR's generally seem to sound better. But I do not generally appreciate those throwing out tech talk to disguise actual truths. Maybe I was just daydreaming..... ?? Harmonics aren't what 'determine the frequency response'. Frequency response is the frequency dependent output gain (and phase, if we care for a given application) you get by running a consistent magnitude input signal across the spectrum. Harmonics are multiples of that input frequency that are generated in the (nonlinear) transfer function of the system itself. Harmonics are not present in the original signal, they're introduced by the system.
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Post by ragan on May 2, 2024 11:45:41 GMT -6
“More sound and depth in your productions…” Hell yeah, I’ve been looking for a way to get more sound in my productions.
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Post by ragan on May 1, 2024 19:10:40 GMT -6
NT1s are just bright. If you want a quite bright mic, they'll do that just fine. For me (I had a couple) they were just too spitty and sibilant. I would take a 3U Warbler over an NT1, enthusiastically. I have heard people say that of the NT-1A and the newer NT1s (4th Gen sometime after 2020 and newer.) I suspect the later 4th gens, 5th, and current models got a different capsule that has a more sibilant tone - possibly a switch to a cheaper chinese capsule that previous runs. But I am only speculating. The one I picked up shows a smoother top end in its booklet than the newer ones, so I am hoping for the best. The ones I had were many years ago.
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Post by ragan on May 1, 2024 16:00:51 GMT -6
I have a Rode NT1 (4th Gen - the one with the Rycote-style mount and "Pancake Flipper" pop screen) inbound and should have it sometime today - decent price. I'll be using it for my own demo work in a semi-treated space. I have read as much as I can about them (have used one a long long time ago) and my general impression is youtube/home producers types love them but "real" studios would typically never have them, largely because they have the good stuff and this one is nowhere as good. In a time when you see FooFighters recording overheads on drums with LA-220s, a time where TS recorded her first album on an Avantone CV-12 (I could be wrong about the specific model), and way back when Michael Jackson recorded Thriller with the SM7, if it gives you the sound you want, why not use it? So, from a more technical or aural analytical perspective, when does the NT-1 not work? I'll compare it to other mics I have and see which works best, but until I can afford "the good stuff" and more importantly, can afford to have a properly treated room where "the good stuff" isn't picking up unwanted sounds, its one I think is worth having for my poor mans studio. I have read that a Warbler by 3U would be better value near the price point, but not much else, at least that I have seen. So if there is any specific question, what should I be listening for with this mic that makes it less suitable than the better mics relatively close to its price point. I suspect < $500 its pretty good but < $1000 its a dust collector. I just can't afford for it to be a dust collector yet...at least not right now. Appreciate your thoughts. NT1s are just bright. If you want a quite bright mic, they'll do that just fine. For me (I had a couple) they were just too spitty and sibilant. I would take a 3U Warbler over an NT1, enthusiastically.
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Post by ragan on May 1, 2024 13:58:59 GMT -6
The comparisons in the video pretty well exemplify the differences I hear between sims /IRs and mic’d amps, so this sounds pretty promising to me. You mean the differences in the normal IR and Fluid IR? Yeah. The fluid IR compared to normal IR sounds similar to mic’d amp vs sim in general, to me.
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Post by ragan on May 1, 2024 11:38:14 GMT -6
The comparisons in the video pretty well exemplify the differences I hear between sims /IRs and mic’d amps, so this sounds pretty promising to me.
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Post by ragan on May 1, 2024 10:19:43 GMT -6
Just watched. Nice!
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Post by ragan on May 1, 2024 10:09:52 GMT -6
Cool!
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Post by ragan on May 1, 2024 9:57:03 GMT -6
I’ve always been a TH-U fan, will have to check this out.
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Post by ragan on Apr 29, 2024 10:52:16 GMT -6
Yeah I was thinking about that (used/refurb) from like OWC or something.
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