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Black Friday/Cyber Monday acquisitions
Did anyone pick up any exciting new toys this past weekend?
I picked up the LiquidSonics Seventh Heaven reverb and a cool little utility plugin from SoundRadix called Auto-Align which they describe as "an automatic microphone alignment and phase correction plug-in." I figure that can be helpful when using multiple mics to record acoustic guitar. I thought I was done there but I talked myself into a bigger purchase before the weekend was over... the UA Apollo X8p. Vintage King gave me $925 for the Firewire unit in a buyback and 36 months of 0% financing for the balance. I could've stuck with the Firewire but in looking around on the intertubes, it's apparent the value is dropping substantially. I don't think I could have cleared much more than $925 for the Firewire on the used market today once I factor in shipping and fees.
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I'm interested to know how you like the Seventh Heaven and what you are comparing it to.
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Other reverbs I own: Eventide 2016 Stereo Room Waves Abbey Road Chambers Waves Abbey Road Plates AIR Non-Linear Reverb AIR Reverb AIR Spring Reverb Altiverb 7 Eventide Black Spring Eventide Blackhole Avid D-Verb Soundtoys Little Plate Avid Space Eventide Studio Reverb Eventide Tverb UAD DreamVerb UAD EMT 140 UAD EMT 250 UAD Ocean Way Studios UAD RealVerb-Pro Eventide UltraReverb Valhalla Plate Valhalla Vintage Verb
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combo cab for my 5e3 deluxe clone. it is a mojotone cab with smooth blonde tolex and solid oxblood grill cloth. great deal at 15% off and only $5 shipping for that big box.
i thought about updating my firewire apogee ensemble to an apogee thunderbolt element but i've already spent enough money. we'll see about xmas time. play music!
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I hear you on spending too much though. I wasn't planning on the Apollo upgrade.
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I've tried most of those except for UAD plugins. One of my very favorites right now is Ebony from Acustica, which is a plate. Let me know how you like the Seventh Heaven as you progress. |
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I just looked and there were no 2x6se units in the refurb pile. I was relieved.
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Do not know which presets the 7th Heaven has but my favorite (for my voice) on my M7 is the SunSet Chamber with about 60ms of pre delay.
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http://soundbytesmag.net/review-seve...-liquidsonics/ Seventh Heaven is an amazing reverb plugin. It's my go to for both voice and acoustic guitar. And it's a whole lot cheaper than the Bricasti M7 hardware!!! https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...design-model-7 |
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Black Friday
I was planning on making some Black Friday / Cyber Monday purchases but bought a crown for a recently broken tooth instead. The dentist was not running a sale!
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That said, I loaded 130 Bricasti M7 IRs into my Logic's Space Designer and they sound really good to my ears. Not better than the LiquidSonics SH but very good all the same. |
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No specific new recording gear for me but I got a sweet 32" monitor in 21:9 aspect ratio and 1440 resolution. The extra horizontal space makes editing in my DAW very nice.
I was tempted to get a general purpose LDC since I don't own one but could not make up my mind. Various plug ins also caught my eye but I think I should become proficient in what is included in Logic Pro first.
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