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Post by jtc111 on Dec 15, 2018 6:56:28 GMT -6
In the delivery update thread, on Dec. 13th, Josh wrote, "ADG work will start in 2 weeks and hopefully some units will go out just before Christmas..."
I'm not sure how you can start work on a product after Christmas and ship the same product before Christmas.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 14, 2018 18:38:24 GMT -6
Not gear, per se ...but I had the body on one of my strats replaced. This guitar started life as a cheap strat copy from Guitar Fetish. Early on I replaced the pickups with Klein Jazzy Cats, then I replaced the neck and tuners. The only thing left of that cheap clone was the body which weighed about 16 tons. This flame maple over swamp ash replacement from Warmoth weighs in at just under 4 pounds. Now there's nothing left of the GF clone I originally bought except the case.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 11, 2018 12:08:15 GMT -6
So it seems Stam is trying to get some shipped this month, but as was pointed out yesterday at 20 units per day and all his other products that need shipping too, at best we wil experience distributed shipping over perhaps 6-8 weeks ? With the 20 unit shipping limit, he can only ship ADG units this month if he has less than 380 other units to ship. I'd think that the number of units that will ship prior to the first ADG unit ships would be a known quantity, as would the number of ADG units that are supposed to ship. He should be able to give a more accurate window than a month for when the first ADG units will ship.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 10, 2018 13:16:49 GMT -6
I'm not an IT guy either, but I've upgraded my computer hard drives enough times over the years that I know to make a complete backup before doing anything.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 8, 2018 16:33:03 GMT -6
I am using almost OW reverb in re-mic mode....Another reverb that begins to compete a lot with my UAD reverb is "Seventh Heaven Professional". Love the "Small Chamber" and "Romms1 Studio A". When I use plugins, uad often my first hand choice in 80% of the cases. Love them! I agree with all of that. Re-mic-ing VST instruments with OW makes my ears smile. I rarely ever use it as a straight reverb but you'll find it on just about every ITB instrument track I create, with the exception of bass and drums. I just picked up Seventh Heaven last week but it's already a favorite. The tails sound nicer than Valhalla. I'm curious to see how often I use this instead of Altiverb moving forward.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 7, 2018 18:07:27 GMT -6
I thought #1 stood out. It had a fullness that the others lacked. Putting them in order of best to worst, 1, 4, 3, 2. 4 and 3 were close but 4 had a bit more depth to the sound. 2 sounded a bit flat compared to the others.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 6, 2018 22:36:18 GMT -6
I'll take an A-S version. His gear doesn't disappoint.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 6, 2018 14:45:03 GMT -6
FYI to Superior Drummer users. BestService has Custom 6 midi bundles on sale for about $66. That's a great deal and about half the price I'm seeing it elsewhere.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 5, 2018 22:15:19 GMT -6
I've gotten some really great deals from BestService. Emotional Cello and the Chris Hein libraries are ridiculously good. I don't know how I haven't seen these guys before. Great prices! FYI-they're very responsive to emails.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 5, 2018 18:53:21 GMT -6
I've gotten some really great deals from BestService. Emotional Cello and the Chris Hein libraries are ridiculously good.
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 4, 2018 22:48:56 GMT -6
I really wish they'd expand the Ocean Way Studio plugin. I'd love to have more mic options. Drew @ UA, can you hear me?
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Post by jtc111 on Dec 4, 2018 11:03:19 GMT -6
Also they are definitely doing a Sta Level clone. I'm first, damnit. I've been standing in that line for a week now.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 30, 2018 14:05:22 GMT -6
I jumped through all the hoops ...even the bonus one. When you pull my name out of the hat, I'd prefer a blue one. If you send me a red one, Vincent R. will steal it and that will ruin our friendship.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 30, 2018 8:42:05 GMT -6
My experiences with Chris Yetter have been even better! Before answering the phone, Chris knew who I was, what I was going to order and said that God had sent an emmisary to tell him what to have ready for me, and within one hour of calling and placing the order, a delivery driver appeared on my doorstep and handed me my order. Just kidding, exactly the same as what lcr jtc111 and seawell have said. Hey, I just feel this guy / business needs to be praised. And Im def. not the first to share this positive experience. I know many of you can relate, you dont always get this type of an experience from the smaller companies! As already mentioned, this business model works! And it leaves the customer feeling both appreciated and appreciative. It's a good recipe to garner return business. Now about that STA-level clone... Chris, can you hear me?
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 29, 2018 20:12:00 GMT -6
Pretty damn sweet. The current deal is you get the SSL E-Series, Distressor, Helios, and Lexicon 224 plug-ins when you register the X8p. I already have the SSL and Distressor and it looks like I get my pick of any two UA developed plugins as replacements. As many plugins as I have, my choices there are very limited, but that doesn't bother me since I have more than I need.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 29, 2018 18:02:50 GMT -6
My experience with Chris has also been stellar. I bought an Opto based on some praise it received here. Got it home, loved it, wanted another but it was out of stock. I asked Chris when it would be in stock again. He said he was waiting on a Cinemag delivery and he would invoice me when he had it ready for shipping. About 11 days later, I got the invoice. A few weeks later I grabbed a 76A. When he has that STA-level listed on his site, we'll be talking again.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 28, 2018 16:57:27 GMT -6
Yep. With UAD, patience can pay off big time. For the more expensive plugins, it's almost always cheaper to put them in a custom bundle. For the cheaper stuff, be patient and wait for opportunities to combine sale prices and coupons. These are some deals I got over the last year (reg price/what I paid): Sound Machine Wood Works $299/$80 Friedman Buxom Betty $149/$53 Korg SDD-3000 $199/$80 Softube Amp Room Bundle $199/$44 Brainworx b x_saturator V2 $199/$34 ENGL E646 VS $149/$24 ENGL E765 Retro Tube $149/$24 SPL Vitalizer $249/$54 EMT 250 $249/$49 elysia mpressor $199/$24 SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor $299/ $75 Fender '55 Tweed Deluxe $199/$29 Sonnox Oxford Inflator $179/$64 Neve 1081 $249/$0 UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection $299/$24 Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Collection $299/$49 Precision K-Stereo Ambience Recovery $199/$94 Pultec Passive EQ Collection $299/$99 Hey! Quick question! I'm looking to do a lot more amp sim stuff. How is the Softube Amp Room stuff? I'm always inches from pulling the trigger but, also, I know it's pretty old (for software) so I'm not sure how it keeps up with the newer stuff. How's the Engl stuff? That's all! Sorry to toss some unsolicited questions at you! I wish I had a good answer for you, but to be honest, I've hardly touched the amp sims. I grabbed the plugins because I could get them cheap and I like having tools in the box should a need arise. For my personal needs, I have a bunch of damn nice electrics and a bunch of amps that give me the kinds of sounds I like. I know I've read comments from folks here who like the sims, so you're probably not making a mistake in buying any of them. But if the need isn't pressing, I'd wait for the New Year's sale. Last year they had a bunch of them discounted to $50. I'd buy one with the $25 coupon in my cart, then a few minutes later another $25 coupon would show up and I'd buy another. Just kept getting one at a time and UAD kept giving me a new coupon after every purchase.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 28, 2018 16:46:39 GMT -6
Vincent R. had a Slate VMS. He threw some blind listening tests at me and with 4 or 5 microphones in the mix, to my ears the Slate came in dead last every time except one, and in that test it came in second to last. I get why it would be appealing to some folks but if I owned it, the only time I'd reach for it was if all my other mics were broken.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 28, 2018 9:04:26 GMT -6
Either way, people can't say UA doesn't offer deals on their plugins. You just have to be patient and wait for sales or, even better, offers like the ones I just received. Yep. With UAD, patience can pay off big time. For the more expensive plugins, it's almost always cheaper to put them in a custom bundle. For the cheaper stuff, be patient and wait for opportunities to combine sale prices and coupons. These are some deals I got over the last year (reg price/what I paid): Sound Machine Wood Works $299/$80 Friedman Buxom Betty $149/$53 Korg SDD-3000 $199/$80 Softube Amp Room Bundle $199/$44 Brainworx b x_saturator V2 $199/$34 ENGL E646 VS $149/$24 ENGL E765 Retro Tube $149/$24 SPL Vitalizer $249/$54 EMT 250 $249/$49 elysia mpressor $199/$24 SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor $299/ $75 Fender '55 Tweed Deluxe $199/$29 Sonnox Oxford Inflator $179/$64 Neve 1081 $249/$0 UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection $299/$24 Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Collection $299/$49 Precision K-Stereo Ambience Recovery $199/$94 Pultec Passive EQ Collection $299/$99
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 27, 2018 20:03:20 GMT -6
For a grand, that plugin better give back rubs.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 27, 2018 15:57:05 GMT -6
What's this frenzy of all these clones out there? I mean for fucks sake, no imagination/ innovation whatsoever. It's getting really annoying... If it wasn't for affordable clones, my rack would look very empty.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 27, 2018 15:39:21 GMT -6
I still have room in the rack. I should be relocated by this coming summer. I'll be buying a desk with 24 rack spaces on top so there are still some slots to fill. I can squeeze a STA-Level clone in there.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 27, 2018 14:39:41 GMT -6
GO AUDIOSCAPE!!!! Take over the bang for the buck lower end market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He has a weird business model. He doesn't take orders on out of stock items and he ships in stock items quickly.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 27, 2018 14:38:28 GMT -6
Other than the Retro and some DIY kits, I can't think of any STA-Level compressor clones out there. I'm very interested when this shows up as in stock.
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Post by jtc111 on Nov 27, 2018 13:04:32 GMT -6
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