From Brian Willoughby Sent Sun, Jun 17th 2018, 23:51
From Brian Willoughby Sent Sun, Jun 17th 2018, 23:51
Don=E2=80=99t fret, I=E2=80=99ve heard the effects of even order = distortion. It=E2=80=99s quite euphonic. It can even =E2=80=9Cfix=E2=80=9D= certain kinds of audio =E2=80=9Cproblems.=E2=80=9D (i.e. I=E2=80=99ve = heard emulated tube distortion turn harsh digital recordings into = smooth, silky audio) My point is that if you want distortion, there are plenty of ways to add = it that don=E2=80=99t also introduce fragile devices that also do = unwanted things like pick up subwoofer vibrations in a way that affects = the signal, and then wear out over time so that they have to be = replaced. Plus, paying through the nose for magic devices is against my = religion. Brian On Jun 17, 2018, at 2:39 PM, dubsiren <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > I have a pair of 1960=E2=80=99s Telefunken tubes in my TL Audio. If = you heard them, you would understand pretty quickly. >=20 > Sent from iMatt >=20 > On Jun 17, 2018, at 3:24 PM, Brian Willoughby = <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> Why bother with a fragile tube that suffers from microphonic effects? >>=20 >> The next stage in the chain could be the Metric Halo Labs ULN-8 (mic) = or LIO-8 (line) converter, which has several Character presets for = transformer and tube emulation in various flavors. >>=20 >> Brian >>=20 >> On Jun 16, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>> and again, it's not really about the DIs - what will be next in your = chain after the Neve?=20 >>>=20 >>> the first step down this road, IMHO, is an affordable tube input = channel (like the Bellari RP503) with a cheap DI if the unit doesn't = have a proper DI input (ie, the DI input *must* act like an external = DI). >>>=20 >>> thanks for the thread, y'all >>=20 >=20