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Post by stormymondays on Mar 30, 2020 13:58:29 GMT -6
I sometimes used it in place of my Tree Audio The Branch II, for vocals and for acoustic guitar. I think that's a pretty good endorsement. Or maybe I'm just crazy! Really, I hope the Heritage TT-73 that will replace it will be that elusive extra 5% better. To reiterate, I decided to "upgrade" because I wasn't using the EQ on the way in, and mostly so customers see something they don't own. Plus, it sometimes felt "wrong" to plug a U67 or KM84 into such an inexpensive preamp. Oh, I'm so vain
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 30, 2020 12:44:12 GMT -6
Great quality, great customer service. If you can’t get the sounds you are after with the 73 preamp or the 3A, it’s not the gear. The downside? They are too affordable and they don’t use the “original” Neve knobs. Edit: there are no “cheap” parts in the regular line. It’s true that the premier line uses more “expensive” parts but they are catering to a certain audience. This is coming from a guy (me) that recently sold his 73 Pre because it didn’t look impressive enough to some clients!
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 29, 2020 6:27:09 GMT -6
Golden Age is vastly underrated. Even without the Carnhill upgrade their pre sounds excellent.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 28, 2020 13:15:01 GMT -6
I won't be able to try my Heritage TT-73 until the lockdown ends, that could take a while. I spoke with Heritage's owner about the difference between the Elite series and the regular one. He said there's a very subtle difference between the transformers. In my case, I'm replacing a Carnhill-equipped Golden Age Pre73 mkIII (plus EQ module) with the Heritage mostly for the looks. There, I've said it: to impress clients I think the Golden Age sounded wonderful. Also, I didn't use the EQ a whole lot so I thought it could be a worthwhile upgrade.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 25, 2020 17:47:11 GMT -6
Comp 3A user here, I have a pair. They kill on guitars (acoustic or electric) and they are really good on vocals. Really anywhere you’d use a real LA3A. I’ve never felt the need to upgrade anything.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 19, 2020 11:27:46 GMT -6
I wouldn't doubt people were doing the Type A in the mix for tone thing by then. Yes, I just looked it up and it was invented in 1965, and in use for Dark Side Of The Moon (as noise reduction). Some creative use of it is to be expected too!
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 19, 2020 11:13:15 GMT -6
Audiothing Type A is a secret weapon. Saves the day on many vocal tracks! I've had goos success with it too. One weird thing I did was on a jazz record. There was a song with brushes, and I had stereo OH that were LDCs and a mono ribbon. The condensers were kind of room-y, but on a brushed tune I didn't like the romminess. The ribbon, however, wasn't cutting it on the brushes. I tried Type A on the ribbon and it was PERFECT. Funny, I used it on drums on a recent project. We were referencing Pink Floyd’s “Brain Damage” and I swear I could hear it on the drums! Not sure if it even existed back then, probably not...
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 18, 2020 17:25:19 GMT -6
Audiothing Type A is a secret weapon. Saves the day on many vocal tracks!
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 18, 2020 17:21:54 GMT -6
Happy with my two Samson units, no problems here.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 13, 2020 3:03:37 GMT -6
Usually 15-20 cm away pointing “wherever”. Dustcap of the cone is the standard spot but it’s not the end of the world if it points to another spot. Lately it’s been a Fender Tweed Deluxe which is not beamy, so that could be a part of the ease of use.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 12, 2020 17:19:02 GMT -6
Stager SR-2N. It’s magical. It really is the sound of the amp in the room and it doesn’t require high precision positioning.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 10, 2020 11:47:04 GMT -6
At least, about 30 dB more I guess
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 10, 2020 11:19:22 GMT -6
Goldmike is not a tube preamp. It does have tubes but the amplification is not tube.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 10, 2020 5:36:50 GMT -6
Heritage TT-73 preamp, will arrive this week.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 9, 2020 15:10:11 GMT -6
I'm taking the $15 bet as well!!! I had the survey voucher. Thanks for the 39.99 code Ragan!
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 8, 2020 17:07:42 GMT -6
Figured I would be done plug-in binging after the $29 Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor and Maag Magnum-K but Pluginboutique got me today with the $9 Exponential PhoenixVerb Stereo deal. I just read this, deal is still on, I just had to buy it!
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 3, 2020 17:02:13 GMT -6
What's the consensus in 2020...Do you guys just master to one LUFS range and call it a day? I have always tried to master around -10 to -9 LUFS...but is anyone doing different mastering for the streaming? To answer your specific question: those LUFS levels are fine. I’m familiar with them because they’re on display on Fabfilter L2 - if memory serves well it shows -9 as the low “CD” level. If I have to master one of my mixes it usually sounds good around that area. As far as I know from my chats with mastering engineers, big artists do not do streaming masters. If doesn’t make any sense. They do vinyl masters with no brickwall limiting though.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 3, 2020 16:57:30 GMT -6
Master for (sensible) CD levels and it will work out fine - no matter what the internet chatter says. I’ve attended sessions at two of the top mastering houses in Europe. There was no LUFS meter on sight. It needs to sound good and have the appropriate loudness for the genre, as easy and as hard as that.
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 3, 2020 9:19:13 GMT -6
Got the Ampeg B15, I’m sure it will be useful. However, I’ve decided I have too many compressors and EQ already!
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Post by stormymondays on Mar 1, 2020 17:16:11 GMT -6
Ribbon mic and distance. However, I’ve never found it hard to record. Maybe it’s the instrument? Is it a quality tambourine? Meinl brand always works for me.
Does it have a skin or just the hoop? You need a little bit of technique with the skin, dampening it from the inside with the fingers of the hand that supports it.
You can also strike with your fingertips, either all together or separate.
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Post by stormymondays on Feb 29, 2020 8:17:59 GMT -6
Perfect on (don’t laugh) bagpipes! Not gonna laugh but I bet that was loud. You can’t really imagine unless you’ve lived it! I’ve recorded a bagpipe band on location, I was wearing closed headphones plugged into nothing!!! 😄
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Post by stormymondays on Feb 29, 2020 7:24:37 GMT -6
I haven’t been able to compare the Stager to the Coles, but they definitely scratched my Coles itch. They are perfect to throw in front of a guitar amp and have the exact sound that you are hearing in the room. Same for my upright piano. Killer for mono drums and stereo room. Perfect on (don’t laugh) bagpipes!
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Post by stormymondays on Feb 28, 2020 6:36:04 GMT -6
Stager SR-2N and Advanced Audio 47fet. Have had my finger hovering over the "add to cart" buttons for weeks. Can’t go wrong with the Stager. Get a pair. They are in constant use over here.
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Post by stormymondays on Feb 21, 2020 5:41:54 GMT -6
Still looking to get a deal on an AEA R44CE. Also looking into Heritage TT-73.
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Post by stormymondays on Feb 21, 2020 5:41:04 GMT -6
Strymon Flint and/or Supro Tremolo Got the Supro and sold it. Nice but too noisy for me. Nothing beats a Supa Trem for regular tremolo. Still looking for the perfect harmonic tremolo. I have an analog-only policy too
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