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Post by sean on Nov 18, 2021 12:50:07 GMT -6
I could never gel with my SCM12 Pros.
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Post by sean on Nov 18, 2021 7:29:14 GMT -6
Personally, having been doing this professionally my entire adult life (which isn't that long, I'm 34) I've acquired more than enough equipment to "do the job". But, I run a studio and the clients I work with are often familiar with gear and will ask "do you have a U67" or "do you have a U47" or whatever piece of gear. And when I don't, I can tell that they feel like that may be making a compromise with their recording. Now, sometimes you put up your alternative and it sounds great and they are happy, but when they've heard the best (or whatever they've been told or believe is the best) it obvious it in the back of their mind.
The best comparison I can make is with guitars...if you are a say an acoustic guitar player and you make your living doing that, sure you can own a Collings or Bourgeois or whatever D28 inspired guitar and it'll sound great, but you're still going to want a pre-war Martin. And when you pull out a guitar like that, even if it doesn't sound as good as that other guitar, there's some psychological thing that happens as a player and to those around you.
All that to say, if this purchase is something you are buying to make a living and you feel like in the back of your mind you are making a compromise and there's a chance you're going to end up selling whatever you buy now to get what you really want, just buy what you really want now. The exception is, as other have mentioned, if the alternative is at a good price that you know you'll be able to get your money back or make money on when you sell it.
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Post by sean on Nov 17, 2021 23:46:06 GMT -6
For sale or possible trade is my Soundelux USA U99. It is based on a U67 with some added flexibility thanks to the “Fat” switch and high frequency “Boost-Cut-Flat” switch.
I’ve been torn between trading/selling it or getting a second to make a pair for drum overheads…but I would trade for a BAE 1073 module, Chandler RS-124, Coles 4038 pair, Highland Dynamics BG-2, Neumann KM86, POM PYE, or Retro Sta-Level.
Would sell for $1900 plus shipping
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Post by sean on Nov 17, 2021 19:17:44 GMT -6
Where is the Arturia bundle $99? Or did you have an upgrade? Mine was 99$ , but had to login my account to see it. I own 2 free plugins of there’s . Thanks I honestly don’t remember if I own any of their plugins 😳
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Post by sean on Nov 17, 2021 17:41:26 GMT -6
Where is the Arturia bundle $99? Or did you have an upgrade?
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Post by sean on Nov 17, 2021 9:04:15 GMT -6
I picked up Big Clipper, TransGressor 2, Sasquatch Kick 2, and the snap/clap/stomp things
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Post by sean on Nov 16, 2021 8:55:23 GMT -6
Any opinions about Boz Digital plug-ins that are on sale? Specifically TransGressor 2, Big Clipper, Sasquatch 2, and Manic Compressor?
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Post by sean on Nov 13, 2021 11:47:27 GMT -6
What’s the consensus on the Black Rooster stuff? Worth $84 for the entire bundle? Anything special or unique in there?
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Post by sean on Nov 12, 2021 12:42:06 GMT -6
For sale I have a brand new, freshly built and calibrated Hairball FET/Rack 1176 Revision A compressor. $800 or would trade for an API 550A or API 525. I may be interested in the trade option. Anything non-standard on the comp? No special mods or component value changes or anything like that. I think I’ve built a dozen of these this year for other people and myself. I have tried using carbon comp resistors in the signal path before but I didn’t really like what it did (more noise and distortion).
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Post by sean on Nov 11, 2021 8:45:04 GMT -6
For sale I have a brand new, freshly built and calibrated Hairball FET/Rack 1176 Revision A compressor. $800 or would trade for an API 550A or API 525.
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Post by sean on Nov 7, 2021 11:12:32 GMT -6
Yeah it seems like last year they had a Black Friday deal where they were $3499 new…might have to hold out for a used one
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Post by sean on Nov 6, 2021 6:41:43 GMT -6
$4700 now
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Post by sean on Nov 5, 2021 23:07:55 GMT -6
Damn the price increase on the Portico line is brutal. Guess I won't be getting a Master Buss Processor any time soon...
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Post by sean on Nov 5, 2021 17:38:41 GMT -6
Rev A’s have the most character/harmonic distortion/brightness so if you are wanting something that can add a little growl to a bass or snap/crackle/pop to a snare that would be my suggestion.
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Post by sean on Nov 2, 2021 6:41:26 GMT -6
Picked up a SPL Transient Designer 4 at a reasonable price. Now I’m cutting myself off for a little while!
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Post by sean on Nov 1, 2021 7:39:39 GMT -6
Bought a pair of Hairball Audio Rev F kits and sending my DBX 161 off to Jim Williams to be upgraded and balanced
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Post by sean on Oct 31, 2021 20:22:57 GMT -6
Traded a Hairball FET/Rack to a friend for an AKG C414B-ULS... SNIP. Congrats on the trade! Get a brass CK12 style capsule from tskguy or timcampbell and that darkness will clear away and you'll be left with a fantastic utility microphone! I actually really enjoy them stock. I have 4 now. 2 are modified by Jim Williams are very natural and flat, and the stock ones work great on toms and bright stuff like banjos. Embrace the darkness haha
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Post by sean on Oct 31, 2021 20:17:31 GMT -6
It works, that’s what I did as well. Well, I just bought them, but how do I use them?!? They show up when you log into the Custom Shop app
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Post by sean on Oct 31, 2021 11:27:43 GMT -6
I bought pretty much everything except Flywheel and the amp. Here are some quick thoughts
Pedals: Big Sur: Sounds like a Big Muff pedal, which there are a lot of versions of digitally, but this one has a lot more useable range of tones. The mix knob is greatly appreciated. Chorus 65: Awesome. Just the default setting you'll go "oh yeah this is what a good chorus pedal sounds like" If you've ever used an Ibanez CS-9 this nails it. Dozer Drive: Very cool, I like the Fuzz Face section in particular, it's nice to have a "mellow" fuzz pedal option digitally. And like the Big Sur the Tube Screamer side has a lot more useable range of sounds than other versions. El Germano: This is probably the most creative. If you've ever had a pedal with adjustable bias and voltage this nails the splatty, gated sounds you can get with those pedals. Reminds me of my EHX Germanium OD. Gate-230: Not sure if this would replace a dedicated gate plugin, but I tried it on a noisy bass and it did the job with little effort. Octafish: Does exactly what the Boss OC-2 pedal does. Like the real pedal a little goes a long way...just dial in enough so you feel it more than hear it and it adds a nice weight. A nice alternative to the BX Subfilter
EQs: W2395c: Hey, it's free, and you can't beat free. I wish it was modeled after the W2395, which I used to have, and it has a glorious low end. But, when you need an EQ with a board midrange Q this is a nice option. Reminds me of a MEQ-5 in the regard...but I think this better than plugin versions of those I've tried for what I like to use them for (electric guitars) TCS68: This is one I need to dig in a little deeper with. Last night I used it on a horn sections that was really bright and sort of fake sounding (even though they were real) and it did a great job at that. I don't think it sounds "lo-fi" but it does a nice job of killing the cheap mic/digital harshness VQA-154: This reminds me a lot of the Harrison EQ. Awhile back I demo'd this and mixed a song with it as the only EQ and really enjoyed it. One of those EQs where you can boost a lot and it never sounds "bad". I wish when you clicked on the EQ frequency it would move to that section, because sometimes that little knob is hard to grab! VQP-258A and 259A: Definitely the least flexible plug ins, but great sounding. The 259A is a nice way to roll off cymbal harshness, and the 258A is pretty fun on a mix if you want to add that smiley face EQ to it. Probably the best 3K shelf I've ever heard. Really cool on electric guitar.
Compressors VCL-25A: I really like this on vocals, adds a little warmth. Does a great job of "hugging" the singer. I'm not the worlds biggest fan of the 1176 followed by a de-esser because it added a bunch of sibilance sound, this is more of what I'm looking for in a vocal compressor. VCL-373: Another standout, this reminds me of a less dirty Devil-Loc. It can really flat line something, but it doesn't sound smashed or fucked up (unless you want it to). On drums it's great at taming the snare drum in the overheads. Hit it hard and it does that transistor overdrive thing nicely. VCL-4: If you've used a LA-4 this is what they sound like. I think it was modeled after one with the Altatronic mods, and I have a pair that Jim Williams modified, and this is pretty close. Personally, sometimes it's a little too grabby for me on vocals. But, I'm liking it on electric guitars (I've owned this one for awhile) VCL-515: I need to spend some more time with this one. I haven't figured out what it's attack and release characteristic work with. VCL-864U: If you've used a real Federal, or one of the clones like the Schmidlin, you know they can be fickle beast but I found this to be immediately gratifying. Similar to the VCL-25A but with a faster attack. Another beautiful, musical release characteristic.
Saturation: VPRE-2C: Definitely the easiest to dial in, on electric guitar it reminds me up plugin into an old Califone tube record player, or a Champ cranked up and bagging for it's life. But, can be subtle as well. I used it on a some hand claps (mix of live and samples) to even them out take the edge off. Sounded great on a bass DI to give it just a touch of grit and even out the playing (I thought the "high" setting sounded best on bass) VPRE-376: Adds some brightness and edge to sound. I dig it on electric guitar in particular. Didn't really "do it" for me on anything else (bass, vocals, B3 *although not a bad on this*) VPRE-31A: Probably the subtlest of them all, definitely the smoothest and doesn't really get "blown out". This actually makes it pretty useful, it got the closest on the B3 to the sound go the Leslie being too loud, and on electric guitar added some woolliness instead of grit/spit/grind. VPRE-562A: This might be my favorite. It's got the most flexibility, and sounds great on every source. Probably a bit more "amp" sounding than "preamp" sounding, but the EQ's are amazing and in 5 seconds you can really change the sound of a source.
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Post by sean on Oct 31, 2021 8:16:14 GMT -6
Messing around with all these Fuse Audio plug-ins today, just quickly trying some stuff...
Pedals: Big Sur: Sounds like a Big Muff pedal, which there are a lot of versions of digitally, but this one has a lot more useable range of tones. The mix knob is greatly appreciated. Chorus 65: Awesome. Just the default setting you'll go "oh yeah this is what a good chorus pedal sounds like" If you've ever used an Ibanez CS-9 this nails it. Dozer Drive: Very cool, I like the Fuzz Face section in particular, it's nice to have a "mellow" fuzz pedal option digitally. And like the Big Sur the Tube Screamer side has a lot more useable range of sounds than other versions. El Germano: This is probably the most creative. If you've ever had a pedal with adjustable bias and voltage this nails the splatty, gated sounds you can get with those pedals. Reminds me of my EHX Germanium OD. Gate-230: Not sure if this would replace a dedicated gate plugin, but I tried it on a noisy bass and it did the job with little effort. Octafish: Does exactly what the Boss OC-2 pedal does. Like the real pedal a little goes a long way...just dial in enough so you feel it more than hear it and it adds a nice weight. A nice alternative to the BX Subfilter
EQs: W2395c: Hey, it's free, and you can't beat free. I wish it was modeled after the W2395, which I used to have, and it has a glorious low end. But, when you need an EQ with a board midrange Q this is a nice option. Reminds me of a MEQ-5 in the regard...but I think this better than plugin versions of those I've tried for what I like to use them for (electric guitars) TCS68: This is one I need to dig in a little deeper with. Last night I used it on a horn sections that was really bright and sort of fake sounding (even though they were real) and it did a great job at that. I don't think it sounds "lo-fi" but it does a nice job of killing the cheap mic/digital harshness VQA-154: This reminds me a lot of the Harrison EQ. Awhile back I demo'd this and mixed a song with it as the only EQ and really enjoyed it. One of those EQs where you can boost a lot and it never sounds "bad". I wish when you clicked on the EQ frequency it would move to that section, because sometimes that little knob is hard to grab! VQP-258A and 259A: Definitely the least flexible plug ins, but still good sounding. The 259A is a nice way to roll off cymbal harshness, and the 258A is pretty fun on a mix if you want to add that smiley face EQ to it. Probably the best 3K shelf I've ever heard. Really cool on electric guitar.
Compressors VCL-25A: I really like this on vocals, adds a little warmth. Does a great job of "hugging" the singer. I'm not the worlds biggest fan of the 1176 followed by a de-esser because it added a bunch of sibilance sound, this is more of what I'm looking for in a vocal compressor. VCL-373: Another standout, this reminds me of a less dirty Devil-Loc. It can really flat line something, but it doesn't sound smashed or fucked up (unless you want it to). On drums it's great at taming the snare drum in the overheads. Hit it hard and it does that transistor overdrive thing nicely. VCL-4: If you've used a LA-4 this is what they sound like. I think it was modeled after one with the Altatronic mods, and I have a pair that Jim Williams modified, and this is pretty close. Personally, sometimes it's a little too grabby for me on vocals. But, I'm liking it on electric guitars (I've owned this one for awhile) VCL-515: I need to spend some more time with this one. I haven't figured out what it's attack and release characteristic work with. VCL-864U: If you've used a real Federal, or one of the clones, you know they can be fickle beast but I found this to be immediately gratifying. Similar to the VCL-25A but with a faster attack. Another beautiful, musical release characteristic.
Saturation: VPRE-2C: Definitely the easiest to dial in, on electric guitar it reminds me up plugin into an old Califone tube record player, or a Champ cranked up and bagging for it's life. But, can be subtle as well. I used it on a some hand claps (mix of live and samples) to even them out take the edge off. Sounded great on a bass DI to give it just a touch of grit and even out the playing (I thought the "high" setting sounded best on bass) VPRE-376: Adds some brightness and edge to sound. I dig it on electric guitar in particular. Didn't really "do it" for me on anything else (bass, vocals, B3 *although not a bad on this*) VPRE-31A: Probably the subtlest of them all, definitely the smoothest and doesn't really get "blown out". This actually makes it pretty useful, it got the closest on the B3 to the sound go the Leslie being too loud, and on electric guitar added some woolliness instead of grit/spit/grind. VPRE-562A: This might be my favorite. It's got the most flexibility, and sounds great on every source. Probably a bit more "amp" sounding than "preamp" sounding, but the EQ's are amazing and in 5 seconds you can really change the sound of a source.
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Post by sean on Oct 31, 2021 7:18:00 GMT -6
I used Dan's trick— I bought credits in the custom shop (which has a baked in discount) then used those credits to buy Amplitube 5, which bought me into the group buy at $199 (even though I paid like $170 for the credits, or so). So, I buy 200 gear credits for $160 and then use that to purchase a $199 software, getting me into the group buy? Are we certain this works? That's what I did. I think I had some "Jam Points" in my account and it was $117.
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Post by sean on Oct 30, 2021 17:49:35 GMT -6
I bought all the Fuse Audio stuff I didn’t own except the amp sim and Dozer pedal (I have so much of that stuff already I don’t use). Fug it. It’s really unique stuff. I haven’t spent much time with the amp, but the Dozer is really something special even if you have a bunch of stomp boxes. It’s incredibly heavy on guitars and instant Yeezus on drum machines. I guess I can skip coffee tomorrow and grab this instead ($6!?!)
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Post by sean on Oct 30, 2021 16:25:46 GMT -6
For some reason when I did that it still left the installer files on my computer drive. And those are huge
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Post by sean on Oct 30, 2021 15:44:34 GMT -6
I bought all the Fuse Audio stuff I didn’t own except the amp sim and Dozer pedal (I have so much of that stuff already I don’t use). Fug it. It’s really unique stuff.
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Post by sean on Oct 30, 2021 11:25:35 GMT -6
Also if there's some trick to install everything on an external drive and not the system drive at the same time, that be great. Or if there's a guide to getting rid of those installers, please share. What a stupid system!
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