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Post by Vincent R. on Jan 10, 2024 9:05:00 GMT -6
There is no "proof". But going from a $6.99 blanket to a $20 dollar blanket is substantial. Easy to feel, easy to hear. sorry, maybe I missed it but where is the $20 blanket? I linked the Harbor Freight blanket mainly due to its size (40"x72") which I thought would cover a window just about right. I haven't actually purchased these or even looked at them. I have other moving blankets, that I use for moving stuff, and I know there are various weights. Certainly not opposed to a $20 blanket but won't hold my breath for a deal like winetree found. But everything in this thread seems to be over $100/panel. I have a few of those harbor freight blankets here from my move. They don't do much. I have a few much thicker moving blankets that I have been using to make a portable booth for some session work I've been doing that are much better. I would have to look up where I got those, but they were more like $20-$30 each.
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Post by Vincent R. on Jan 8, 2024 8:50:57 GMT -6
Nice.
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Post by Vincent R. on Jan 5, 2024 20:00:55 GMT -6
I am not foolish enough to believe the “Soundproof” jargon, which is why I called them sound reducing. That’s not a bad idea drbill. I may go that route at some point. I could probably stick two of my existing panels on the ledge when recording if needed.
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Post by Vincent R. on Jan 4, 2024 11:58:28 GMT -6
Looks like we'll be in our new home within the next few weeks, which has lead me to start finalizing my plans for the new studio. The room is a touch smaller than my previous room, but with higher ceilings. So I have enough GIK panels to hang, and may grab a couple more if needed to treat the ceiling, which wasn't really feasible in the last studio. The new room has a large double window. While I can throw a couple of my GIK panels on stands to be moved around as needed, I wanted to get a decent set of sound reducing curtains, both to curtail the bleed from outside (and the bleed from my loud voice for my neighbor's sake), and possibly to help with some absorption. Does anyone have any recommendations for brands that do this well?
While searching I came across Nicetown blackout, thermal insulated, sound reducing curtains. These claim to have a 15db reduction in sound, and there are some decent deals on Amazon for them. Reviews seem to be pretty decent on these.
Originally I came across Moondream 3-in-1 Sound Insulation, Blackout, and Thermal Insulation Curtains. They claim a 7db reduction in sound, but reviews seem a bit mixed on them.
I'd love to hear any recommendations or experiences that anyone may have had.
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Post by Vincent R. on Dec 7, 2023 20:46:11 GMT -6
I haven’t tried either, but just wanted to point out the Heritage 73 EQ 500 series doesn’t have the high pass filter.
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 21, 2023 22:57:06 GMT -6
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 15, 2023 8:16:01 GMT -6
The MK67 with the Neumann BV12 conversion is a wonderful sounding microphone. I have found the low end is a touch lighter than I expected it to be. Could be my choice of tube. Otherwise, it is a fantastically balance microphone. Emily sounds particularly great on it. I recorded a fantastic saxophone solo with it. My brother did a pretty awesome pop vocal on it for a project he was working on. It's been my go to for myself when doing pop/rock. I haven't had it next to a reissue. I've had it next to the original BU67. The MK67 had a slightly bigger sound. The BU67 had a bit more focus. That said, I really want to grab the BU67/269 V2. The more open sound should give me more of what I was looking for in both the 67 and 269 mode. Hoping to grab one when I'm in my new studio. In transition at the moment. It will be nice to have a 269 style mic again too. I had to sell my RMS269 when my computer died a few years back. I really like that sound on my pop/rock vocals.
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 9, 2023 9:24:16 GMT -6
I really liked #2. It had some real grit, but was smoother on the top. My guess is that's the BAE, and #1 is the Warm.
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 8, 2023 19:33:39 GMT -6
Only listening on my cans, but here are my thoughts. B7 has a touch more mojo. It's smoother. I like the way it handled the high end a little better. My guess is that's the Stam SA47. The A7 is a touch cleaner. Not bad, but I preferred the B7.
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 5, 2023 22:10:49 GMT -6
Wes had one of my mics for repair and personally called me to let me know they wouldn’t be able to work on it. It was really classy for him to call himself, and we had a nice convo.
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 3, 2023 4:09:36 GMT -6
Just be aware of AEA’s 10 week back log. Otherwise they produce all of the parts of the RCA 44, so any replacements would still have the mic looking identical.
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 2, 2023 9:48:31 GMT -6
I've seen Michael Buble a few times. Emily saw him right before he blew up too. He doesn't need any help, but the engineers, or more likely, the studios are pushing "the sound." but why? Just for the vibrato control functions? Which begs the question: Which is worse, the unrealistic pitch correction or the dehumanizing vibrato removal robotic sounding aspect ? The people who control our industry are not musicians and not engineers. They are business people and they hold the real power.
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 2, 2023 8:30:05 GMT -6
I've seen Michael Buble a few times. Emily saw him right before he blew up too. He doesn't need any help, but the engineers, or more likely, the studios are pushing "the sound."
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 2, 2023 5:35:30 GMT -6
Look at Link Audio. The have multiple versions of SSL Preamps, EQs, and now DYNX modules for the 500 series. You can buy them as a kit or get them assembled. www.linkaudiodesign.deI have a pair of their SL4K-E01 preamps, which are their SSL 4K transformer based preamps. This can be set up with a line in or pad, depending on how you want to use it. It has a variable high pass built in. They also have a slot for a Colour Module. I have a Royal Blue module in there for a bit of Neve color when I want it (usually tracking). I also have a pair of their SLQ51X Brown SSL 4K brown knob EQs. The EQs have a built in -12dB high pass. You have to select where when you build it. There are a few options. Mine are set at 70 hz. Both of these go into a pair of SSL 611 DYNs. At the time Link didn’t have a dynamics module. They recently released one. I love these channel strips and highly recommend them if you are looking for SSL. http://instagram.com/p/Cf4To0UOtZw
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 1, 2023 14:28:25 GMT -6
Speaking of faceplates...the fact that they put WARM-AUDIO on this one made me laugh out loud. Nice touch! haha At their price point Warm has established themselves as a “ respectable” brand, I’ll bet that if you include mics there are 2x as many Warm products out there than Tubetech. What always interests me is what the modders will do and charge to make this more like the original. I was thinking about that myself. www.reviveaudio.com has a ton of Warm Audio mods. I'm curious if they'll make one for this unit.
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Post by Vincent R. on Nov 1, 2023 6:55:46 GMT -6
The most egregious use of AT IMHO has been it's push into Jazz vocals and musical theater vocals. Now, I'm ok with tuning a note here or there to fix 1 or 2 things. Don't get me wrong. It happens. This lazy habit of just putting Autotune on a track, setting and forgetting it, or pushing Melodyne to 100% on everything, drives me nuts. I don't want to hear the tuning, especially in this context.
In regards to jazz vocals, thehightenor mentioned Michael Buble. There are actually a number of videos tearing apart it's use on his live performances. He'll go to do a jazz riff or vocal slide, and the autotune has no idea what's going on and totally messes the performance up. Whether that is his team or the show's he's on, it's an issue. I was recently listening to the new Laufey album Bewitched. It's a really nice jazz vocal album. Check out here Bosa Nova track " From the Start." It's a nice listen. But the vocal is melodyned to 100%. She does a riff or a scat and it's just unnatural sounding and took me right out of the album, cause there isn't any variance.
The new live action remakes from Disney have been disastrously tuned. The sound track to Beauty and the Beast is atrocious. They even tune to death Josh Groban's cover in the end credits. He's another singer with a solid voice. The Little Mermaid isn't as bad, but the singing is better in it in general. Still, AT is all over it. The Greatest Showman decided to just make a pop album. Its just tuned to death. Considering the all the Broadway veterans in the cast, it definitely didn't need to be, but maybe this approach was why it crossed so well into the mainstream pop world. So what do I know?
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 31, 2023 18:47:43 GMT -6
I watched a few of the videos and now I want an original CL1B even more. ^THIS^
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 29, 2023 18:23:26 GMT -6
I have found that for the classical stuff the TLA-100 plugin wins against my outboard stuff. So I really want a real piece. I'll have to keep looking. Did you ever get one? Not yet. It’s basically my next big gear purchase. I made an offer in one a few weeks ago, but the seller and I couldn’t come to an agreement. There quite a few of them up for sale, but the asking prices are above what they usually sell for. So, I’ve held off.
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 28, 2023 21:52:01 GMT -6
Well Vincent, I do hear you on the dial in part. Perhaps somehow I got lucky today and manage to twist some things and got it fairly well tamed and it did sound really good. But yes, at first, especially with the presets, it needs some dialing in. I suppose I better save what I did as a preset! Now the easy one to dial in and lovely is the TDR Molot! I think I finally got it working for me.
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 28, 2023 12:53:06 GMT -6
Stam or Audio Scape would be a good option if they chose to do it.
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 26, 2023 20:50:00 GMT -6
I have to say, I really don’t love the MKII plug-in. It’s hard to really dial in. I do enjoy the original though. I can use that with my Carbon’s DSP too.
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 26, 2023 11:20:56 GMT -6
This is the worst feedback on a 'clone' I've seen WA receive. From what I can see, the majority of comments seem to be negative, many even prefer the Softube plugin over the WA. I wonder what that will mean for WA, if it will force a rethinking of what they are doing. I imagine this might have economic consequences. Maybe I'm wrong, who knows.. Had not all these youtubers compared it to the actual hardware they are claiming to have copied, things might have gone quite differently! I'm glad this happened tho. I welcome some change in this market. I doubt it. Warm isn't trying to sell this to most of us here. They're trying to nab the newbie in their foam filled closet studio who just doesn't know yet, and can't fathom spending thousands of dollars on a single piece of gear. They're most likely already rocking the WA73 and WA800 and can be persuaded that this is final magic piece of their signal chain. Give it a year folks and they'll be a ton of these on the used pages for half the price.
Heritage on the other hand is trying to sell to many of us here.
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 26, 2023 10:43:45 GMT -6
KSM-44 was my first mic. It is a great utility mic. Never quite wins shootouts though. Still, I recorded a ton of things with it, violin, viola, cello, guitars, male vocals, female vocals, you name it.
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 26, 2023 9:42:28 GMT -6
I’d add another BN67/269 v2 and use em as a pair. Love 269s on OH. ^This!^ Probably killer on piano too.
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 26, 2023 7:15:50 GMT -6
I'm not a tube expert. Maybe bowie can shed some light on this.
The CL1B and WA1B uses: (1) 12au7/ECC82 & (1) 2ax7/ECC83.
The Tubesessor uses (1) CK5755 & (1) 12BH7A. I wonder why they changed the tubes, and how much that is responsible for the sound differences. It's a nicely built unit with some nice features, but it lacks the depth of the CL1B. That said, I think it got closer when you engage the tube saturation settings.
On anther note, I’ve never loved my voice through any of the CL1B plugins, but man does it work for Emily. Been eying the TubePressor for a while, but it got me thinking about the CL 2A. Anyone here use the Tube Tech CL 2A? I know the optical circuit is different than the CL 1B, but how do they compare sonically? If you’re going to spend this kind of money, 2 channels makes a lot more sense to me. Just curious.
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