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Post by jtc111 on Oct 30, 2018 16:23:44 GMT -6
7th Heaven is on my want list and I'm going to grab it when it goes on sale. I gave the samples for Illusion a listen and I wasn't blown away.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 29, 2018 9:48:57 GMT -6
Wouldn't a simple solution be to add six months to his delivery estimates? That would put the actual delivery date a lot closer to the mark the most of the time and would avoid what must be the majority of the complaints Josh fields. I'm sure a lot of us have ordered things that we knew up front would require a long wait. I ordered a DaVinci mic pre from HendyAmps and was told it would be a three month wait. He delivered in three months. I bought two custom acoustic guitars from Circle Strings in Vermont and knew up front I'd have to wait a year for each. They were delivered in a year and I had no complaints about that. I bought a bouzouki from Jack Spira in Australia and again knew up front I'd be waiting about a year. I made no complaints about that. The issue isn't that we're waiting. The issue is that the delivery estimates are unrealistic and we go through these repeated one month revisions half a dozen times. If I were Josh, I'd make all my delivery estimates 9 months and then bask in the glow of all the positive reviews about how I delivered a great product faster than expected.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 29, 2018 1:54:20 GMT -6
Talking to a supply chain guy for a major Consumer electronics guy, here is the thing a lot of smaller companies orders are being pushed aside because of pressure from the US big box stores on the big consumer electronics companies to push their suppliers to get parts so they can ship products to the US to beat tithe tariffs. So politics might have something to do with this one. But in this case, the delivery issues predate the tariffs. So while the tariffs have the potential to make it worse, they're not the cause. But if the tariffs do negatively impact deliveries, we're looking at a classic "from bad to worse" situation.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 28, 2018 15:55:33 GMT -6
Page 7 of “Stam goes retail” thread here has a timeline update indicating the ADG (along with many more products) are now starting to ship... Is it the end of July already?
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 27, 2018 9:39:39 GMT -6
I guess the cool part about it is that it feels like Christmas when it comes. I think the feeling is going to be more like a break-up that I didn't want to initiate but really wanted to happen.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 27, 2018 6:43:06 GMT -6
For a guy who has “immediate needs big time and needed stuff like yesterday”, buying from Stam is an odd choice. Stam gear is great and affordable, but you will be waiting quite a while for it. No worries. By this past September, everything will be in stock and will ship within two days of ordering.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 26, 2018 9:08:50 GMT -6
sexy
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 25, 2018 23:38:48 GMT -6
Wtf is this guy talking about? You didint get a response from me for one day and you’re being a dick about it? I’m about to “plonk” you so you don’t have to worry about it. JK, why you disrespecting me like that? hehe... I'm kidding. Don't plonk me. I like it here even though this place encourages me to spend money like I got thousand dollar bills stuffed in a wooden leg.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 25, 2018 0:07:30 GMT -6
They have some Beyerdynamic DT770s for $62. I'd guess headphones are easy to counterfeit, but could they really do that for ALL that gear? I wonder if these are somehow old refurbs? He's taken the bait. All that remains to be seen is if the line snaps before they reel him in.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 24, 2018 14:25:24 GMT -6
Damn... from the title, I thought this was going to be a guitar thread.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 24, 2018 11:16:36 GMT -6
These are scam sites. If you get anything at all, it's Chinese fakes. And as an added bonus, bogus charges on your card.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 24, 2018 9:30:56 GMT -6
All ua interfaces and cards come with their respective bundle of plugs in and they are in your account/authorizations, but if you sell the interface, those bundled plug ins go with the device to the new owner. All plug ins you buy, stay in your account, unless you sell them to someone else. I have to say this about UAD: I bought the UAD-2 Quad PCIE -which included the bundle- for $1,699.00 . They dropped the price to $699.00. So they'd take away my plugins from the Quad if I bought an Apollo X and sold my Quad? They are working very hard to never get my business again. Are you talking about a plugin bundle that was included as a special short term incentive or the regular package of plugins to get you started that came with every Quad pcie? Drew @ UA, can you weigh in on this? If one owns two pieces of UAD hardware, and each came with a slightly different set of plugins, do you lose plugins when you sell one piece of the hardware and opt to not sell the plugins?
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 23, 2018 13:52:06 GMT -6
Actually a sheet like that is not all that helpful.
I only made it to be helpful to me alone. I'm nowhere near the end-stage of a decision and I couldn't even tell you that I'm going to absolutely upgrade in the near future (I'm nothing if not patient these days). I made no claims to its usefulness and anyone is welcome to take the information and use it however it benefits them, or to disregard it completely. Sharing that chart was an afterthought, not the intent. I modified it from the original as a courtesy to those who found some use for it. For my own purposes, I'm sure information will be added as I go deeper into my research. What you saw was only a starting point in the process.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 23, 2018 10:59:34 GMT -6
Thank you bram. One last question: Do you have to buy plugins for the console if you already own them via your PCIE purchase? No. I started with pcie then added an Apollo and eventually phased all the pcie cards out of my system. I still own all the plugins and they work on the Apollo.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 23, 2018 9:50:01 GMT -6
My advice? Ignore the specs. Find devices with the features you want that make your workflow easier. That matters a lot more than specs that you'll never obtain in the real world. I think you've misinterpreted my intention. I'm not laying claim to the specs as being the determining factor. Specs just happen to fit on a spread sheet easier than the other things that go into the decision. Yes, workflow is absolutely critical. In fact, Vincent R. and I were kinda-sorta having a discussion about that last night. Neither of us loves the UAD Console software and we were discussing alternatives. The Apogee 2x6se specs out well on paper but I favor simplicity and the software looks overly complicated to me and could land that particular unit in my "No" column. It would be lovely to get every option into my home and evaluate it for a time but that's simply not feasible and would add a significant amount of money to the cost since I'd have to pay for shipping to return the units I didn't want. In the end, I have to rely on my own research which will include watching every video I can find on a product, reading the online operating manuals, seeking opinions from knowledgeable people who have experience with the product, etc. ...essentially, gathering as much information from reliable sources as I can and making a better educated guess rather than simply rolling the dice. When I first started buying gear 16 years ago, due to a combination of my own ignorance and having to overly rely on what salespeople told me, every purchase was a crap shoot and that led to more bad purchasing decisions than I'd like to remember. There's plenty I'm still ignorant about but because I do more homework and have a more finely tuned BS meter, my purchasing decisions have been much better in recent years and it's been a long time since I've made a truly regretful purchasing decision where I wound up with a piece of gear that was all wrong for me. So I absolutely understand specs aren't the be-all-end-all when it comes to making a decision. It's A factor, not THE factor, which is why I said the chart "might be helpful to some," which implies it won't be helpful to all. For those who find the information helpful, here's an updated chart with some requested additions. The Radar info might be sketchy because the numbers were harder to find.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 22, 2018 19:03:44 GMT -6
I've been toying with the idea of upgrading my Apollo Firewire and I made this comparison chart which might be helpful to some. If anyone wants me to add a unit that's not on the list, I'm happy to do so. I did add the unit mentioned in the last post before I put this up here. The others, except for the Apollo Firewire, are all have TB connectors.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 21, 2018 10:08:27 GMT -6
It sounds similar to what Lauten did with the Atlantis. In addition to the three polar patterns, the mic has a switch labeled F (Forward), N (Neutral) and G (Gentle). The F is a brighter version, the N I'm assuming is the sound of the mic with neither the N or G circuits engaged, and G sounds like it has a bit of a scoop in the sibilance frequencies. Having these EQ choices on a mic isn't a terrible idea but it seems redundant and I don't see the need for it although others might.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 20, 2018 17:50:47 GMT -6
I've found the Ocean Way Studio plugin has become a real go-to tool for VST tracks. The re-mode adds a layer of realism unlike anything else I've found.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 19, 2018 20:41:33 GMT -6
I also notice that the Antares has never been on sale since release. True, but you can include it in a custom bundle. The Custom 3 Bundle goes on sale often for $399 so $133 is the most you should pay for the Antares. I'd hold off for the Black Friday sale of the New Year's sale. I'll bet for one of those they'll do the Custom 3+1 Bundle for $399 bringing the cost of each plugin down to $100.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 19, 2018 13:16:39 GMT -6
Just to give you an idea of how patience can pay off. These are UAD buys I made over the last 18 months or so by combining coupons and sales. The first price is the list price, the second is what I paid for it.
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 Oct 18, 2018 23:36:31 GMT -6
I like the UAD stuff. I'm not all that big on the unison tech but that's not about the quality of the plugins. It's because I have a good selection of analog pres. In terms of quality, I've found UAD usually outperforms similar stuff from Waves. That's not to say the Waves stuff is bad; I just think more times than not the UAD plugins are better. I've long thought reverbs were UAD's weakest link; however, I've never used the 224 or RMX16. The one UAD reverb I really like is Ocean Way Studios. I never use it on audio tracks but that plugin's remic-ing ability makes a huge difference on midi instrument tracks ...really brings them to life. It sounds like you'd benefit from offloading some processing and that's probably the best argument for going the UAD route. The plugins look expensive on the site page but if you're patient, they run some great sales. At worst, you should never pay more than $133 for any UAD plugin (custom 3 bundle for $399). That sale happens several times a year. The last time it came up they sweetened it by making it a 3+1 sale so you got 4 plugins for $399. There's no guarantee they'll do it again for Black Friday or New Year's, but I'd suggest holding out until then if you can. If you do use buy a custom bundle, only include the more expensive ($249 and up) plugins. The others can usually be had for less than $133 at some point. Patience is really the key in making UAD more economical. Instant gratification will empty your wallet quickly. Also, UAD has an instance chart online so you can get an idea of how much you can offload. Hope that helps.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 18, 2018 11:40:34 GMT -6
Serious answer but what is the point of having extended conversations not about the thread topic ? Real world conversations are organic and I see forums as an extension of that. We're people with a like interest who don't have an opportunity to have these conversations face-to-face so we do this instead. That these conversations allow subjects to flow into other related subjects is part of the natural process of conversation. In real life, we don't change rooms when topics evolve so I don't really see the need to do so in a forum like this one.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 17, 2018 13:57:34 GMT -6
Wondering if we can slip this polarity confab out to another thread as I keep think there is something new here about STAM stuff Serious question and not trying to be sarcastic, but is this an OCD kind of thing for you?
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 14, 2018 20:12:52 GMT -6
So today there is a standard way to wire for polarity?
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 14, 2018 16:45:42 GMT -6
Or sing it backwards ...but you'd better hurry because we're running out of Beatles.
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