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Post by sean on May 29, 2023 6:28:01 GMT -6
If you are doing a lot of live/streaming work and the band is all in the same room and isolation is important, M160’s work great in that regard. The Sennheiser MD441 is also a stellar dynamic for that purpose (but expensive).
I’m not sure if certain brand are more of a value in New Zealand but if the Austrian Audio stuff isn’t that expensive consider using OC18’s for toms. I use my AKG 414’s there all the time. I also find the Oktava MK-012-01 sets really useful with the cardioid and Omni capsule and pads.
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Post by sean on May 29, 2023 6:16:54 GMT -6
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Post by sean on May 27, 2023 17:04:35 GMT -6
Cleaning up fairly nicely...vacuum carpet cleaner works pretty well on the grill cloth!
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Post by sean on May 26, 2023 21:45:54 GMT -6
Picked up a 70’s era Ampeg B-15N very cheap. It’s going to need some TLC but fingers crossed it won’t break the bank getting it up and running
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Post by sean on May 26, 2023 8:16:33 GMT -6
Agree...my home is acoustically weird, and even with A LOT of room treatment there's things that couldn't be fixed without major construction, and I've owned and tried several different speakers here from expensive (PMC IB2S) to cheap (Avantone MixCubes) and I recently purchased Neumann KH80's with the MA1 microphone and it's be this room has translated. There's not a lot of EQ going on but it helps with a crazy 140Hz null that the result of the dimensions. You might also consider something like the Trinnov Nova if you don't think the apartment is going to be long term dwelling and you don't want to hang panels. Expensive, but you can take it with you (or take it everywhere)
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Post by sean on May 24, 2023 7:19:48 GMT -6
For one thing…do you want to spend your day answering emails, downloading files, running a track through a piece of hardware, exporting it, uploading it, sending it back to the client, for $40? And to get to the point where two people a day email you with that request do you want to spend thousands of hours and a decades worth of time making YouTube videos to attract those kind of clients?
Maybe check Access Analog and see if they have a Shadow Hills and/our a Fairchild you can run stuff through
Now, if you are a commercial studio or try to attract outside engineers/producers to your space I could maybe see how having an Unfairchild or something similar would be attractive?
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Post by sean on May 23, 2023 14:49:09 GMT -6
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Post by sean on May 22, 2023 17:05:10 GMT -6
I have one on order for PT do you mind me asking why you sold it? I bought it about 3 years ago and used it at home for mixing and a few remote recording gig and it's always been rock solid and sounds great...in 2020 when the studio I worked at closed (got turned into condos) I thought I'd try hooking up all my outboard from their into my home space...but pretty quickly moved into another studio and now just need two channels at home, and just using a pair of channels of this was overkill. I definitely would recommend it to anyone!
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Post by sean on May 21, 2023 21:47:07 GMT -6
Ask your mastering engineer, if it’s someone you work with a lot they might be willing to share. I don’t think (most) people are all that protective of their techniques and they would probably be flattered you asked
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Post by sean on May 21, 2023 16:22:19 GMT -6
Sold locally pending pickup (guess I had it priced right...)
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Post by sean on May 21, 2023 14:01:20 GMT -6
Selling my Lynx Aurora (n) 32 channel AD/DA converter. Currently it has the Thunderbolt 3 card installed but also comes with the HD card for HD Native/HDX users. I’m the original owner, comes with box. $5200 for everything.
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Post by sean on May 20, 2023 17:23:41 GMT -6
The blackface ones usually command a little more money but $500-$600 is what you can expect for one.
I had Jim Williams at Audio Upgrades modify mine and it wasn't super expensive, and while they sounded better and didn't have the high frequency roll off at higher compression I still ended up selling them...but I have SO many compressors. It's one of those units where sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The Fuse Audio plug-in is great, the DIYRE compressor is based on the LA-4 but has some more flexibility...and for around what you could sell it for you could get a used Buzz Audio Essence or even a JLM LA500A which I think are better sounding, more flexible units...even after the mods (I've used a pair with the Eddie Cilletti upgrades as well very often and my opinion is the same)
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Post by sean on May 20, 2023 16:37:28 GMT -6
Milab VIP-50: Swedish made multi pattern condenser with a unique rectangular capsule. 5 patterns (Omni, wide cardioid, cardioid, hyper cardioid, and figure 8) with two roll filters (200Hz and 500Hz) and -10 or -20dB pad. Comes with case, clip, and shock mount. $1200 (new they run over $2000) For sale I have an Advanced Audio CM800T. This microphone is inspired by the Sony C800G and sounds remarkably close but at 1/15th the price. Comes with all the original accessories. Wonderful sounding microphone, definitely one of the best values around. Paul_g has some great A/B's with the real thing. $600, pick up in Nashville, or can ship. No trades.
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Post by sean on May 20, 2023 10:28:45 GMT -6
Was thinking of selling off a couple things to buy a couch that was on sale at Costco but now it’s out of stock…so maybe I’ll get this 😆 I’d *love* to not be using my laptop with two docks…cable madness
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Post by sean on May 19, 2023 21:33:48 GMT -6
Well iI’ve had 2 tube and 2 fet so far and I preferred them to 67’s & 87’s by quite a bit so I’m not sure about the circuit. I have a mint SM69 tube that is like NOS. They are still so underrated, people go for C24’s which I sold as it wasn’t as deep as a C12. Nice though. Silly money now. SM69 are pretty expensive here in the states…~$5000 for a FET and I’m guessing close to twice that for a tube
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Post by sean on May 19, 2023 19:27:06 GMT -6
I got a Brauner VM1 at a great price and it’s an amazing sound. Literally brilliant. I am waiting for another SM69 to arrive from customs, half the price of a vintage U67 and better than double the sound. There was one at a great price on eBay recently and I was very tempted
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Post by sean on May 18, 2023 14:58:24 GMT -6
The same Gene Lawson. He’s had an impressive career not just as a designer and builder but also studio owner and session drummer. He still have a studio open? He built the Rukkus Room, and his shop is still next to it in Berry Hill. I can't imagine he is still building plate reverb but I'm sure he'd still repair the amplifier of one, but he is still making microphones and preamps based on the Spectrasonic 110A.
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Post by sean on May 18, 2023 14:19:44 GMT -6
I know it well! I own two Gene Lawson made these in the early 70s. They are quiet as a mouse, with a very hot output, and generally brighter than a 140. So overall they have a more 'modern' vibe (more bandwidth and lower noise floor). I personally prefer them to 140s, but as someone pointed out above, difference contexts give each of these models a useful purpose. The mic guy? The same Gene Lawson. He’s had an impressive career not just as a designer and builder but also studio owner and session drummer.
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Post by sean on May 16, 2023 20:52:44 GMT -6
Early morning “low ball” offer on an Upton 251 was accepted…so…incoming! I might need to sell a few things to justify this purchase… Oh shit!!! Was that you?? I'm sorry, this might not work out. <kidding> It was still more money than I should have sensibly spent, but at 7:30 in the morning I don’t think straight and my impulses get the best of me. But, I think I need to downsize my outboard and maybe part way with some of my “it’s a great microphone but when’s the last time I used it?” stuff. Pretty much just want to track down a decent pair of KM86’s and I’ll probably be set for a long time (bluegrassers love both of those) Except for maybe a good U47/U48 microphone 😆
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Post by sean on May 16, 2023 20:45:26 GMT -6
AKG C422 incoming. Probably broken I have a C422 and a C426. They are complicated. If it's broken make sure you find someone who really works on AKG's. I highly recommend Michael Amon but he is in Austria.
Hi Tim I got the microphone today and it sounds nice but as described in the sale one of the capsule has a bit less end. Not a total lack, but definitely a difference below 100Hz or so...sort of like the 75Hz high pass filter is engaged on a regular 414. Is there anything internal in the microphone that might cause this? Like a filter switch or capacitor or something. I'll likely take it to Richard Land or my friend Preston White at PTW Audio but figured I'd pick your brain since you're familiar with them. Cheers!
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Post by sean on May 16, 2023 17:20:07 GMT -6
Early morning “low ball” offer on an Upton 251 was accepted…so…incoming!
I might need to sell a few things to justify this purchase…
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Post by sean on May 15, 2023 6:37:25 GMT -6
I'm wondering about and kind of waiting for modern country music to embrace Atmos in a "in the round" way where you are seated in the middle of the stage and you hear all the instruments around you performing and feel truly immersed in the experience. Many years ago, when VR headsets became affordable, there was a live Paul McCartney concert that you could watch and choose where you were on stage or in the audience...front row, standing next to Paul, standing next to the drums...but the audio was static. I think, sooner than later, you'll be able to "interact" with the music you are hearing and seeing when using a VR head set. If you are listening to a song and you turn your head to the left, the stuff panned to the left will come up in volume...to where you are listening in sort of a 3D space. I think this is all more interesting when there is a visual element and I see it being more "entertaining" with film or video games...but head tracking is the real "exciting" think about spatial. For me, in my Atmos experiences, there's are two way to approach it. One, is "overmixing" and panning shit like crazy and making stuff spin around and showing off what is possible. The other is thinking about it as expanded stereo...where you can get increased separation in the traditional left / right we've become used to, and use the height and rear speakers sparingly more to create expanded depth. I also think that approach, at least right now, folds down to headphones/binaual alot better.
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Post by sean on May 13, 2023 8:07:40 GMT -6
As a listener, right now any way, I don’t think the headphone experience is great.
For Apple, if you want playlist placement, you need an ATMOS mix
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Post by sean on May 13, 2023 7:44:06 GMT -6
ATMOS sound bars are relatively inexpensive. There are a lot of spatial audio headphones (even AirPods Pros). It's still niche but there's a lot of money to be made if you have the facility to do it. You don't "have" to have $250,000 worth of speakers...that's for the .1% in the industry that can afford that.
Personally, by the end of this year, if the demand for stems and spatial mixes stays the same or increases, will try and set up a fairly low budget home ATMOS system for mixing because if I'm going to have to make stems to send to someone else to do a spatial mix of a record I made, I'd rather do it myself. I'll probably use all Neumann KH80's and a KH750 subwoofer and an Avid MTRX Studio. I'm sure they'll be a bit of a learning curve (I've done a few spatial mixes) but it's still at the growing pains stage.
I'd say if it's something you're interested in it's worth exploring and there's work to be had mixing in ATMOS. But, if you don't dig it, don't worry about it.
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Post by sean on May 13, 2023 7:09:28 GMT -6
As suspected the Korby KAT RED isn't working properly...but for $350 what do you expect? The tube is definitely microphonic so maybe that'll fix most of what ails it, but that's wishful thinking. Luckily the 6111's aren't expensive and it's on a socket, unlike the Neumann microphone that use this tube which are soldered to a PCB...but I couldn't find anywhere that sells "tested" 6111's so it's a bit of a crap shoot. If it's more than that...off to the tech.
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