February 2010 New Gear Thread

[Majestic12]

Had to replace 2 broken keys, otherwise great shape and I got it for a steal.
I love Ensoniq gear, but could never afford it when it was new. Now I have a TS-10, ASR-10 and SD-1.

[cramseur]

Joy today! Just added the TR-606 !

Still working off of sold material.

[Captain Proton]

I wasn't supposed to be buying any more kit but just got a few royalty payments in

So just bought a couple of little items.



The Tc Volume Knob is to control the Ubk Fatso compression amount in the insert on the unit. I already have one of these to replace the Mackie Onyx I used to have. Really good bit's of kit for the money.

[Delta Heavy]

Originally Posted by Dubai

powercords affect equipment with powersupplys sensitive to electric noise, and RFI EMI contamination, and PSU connected to power cleaners.
some masterclocks are sensitive, some pcs psu are (usually tower pcs), some converters are, etc...
i dont see a point having a good cable if its not connected to a power cleaner anyway...

the clock i have is affected, some PCs i have also, but.. im a bit disappointed with that cable.
...
The gold plated its for corrosion and avoiding the connectors to get oxidized over time = will last longer, with better contact, than non gold plated.
but... the important thing its the cable design, the shield, the copper quality, the isolation materials, the number of strands, the size of the strands, the configuration of the strands.

it works great for power amps, but not enough for masterclocks.
something its a bit wrong, maybe the store sold me a chinese copy not 99.9999% OFC.
but it works way better than similar size ACME cables, for the size it performs great, dont think its a copy.

maybe its becouse the shield is connected to the ground pin.
ground contamination.
maybe cables are not twisted pairs inside.
maybe the AWG size of the OFC conductors its too Big for the <15Watts needed.
who knows.
if its ground contamination or too big AWG, purchasing in another store wont solve that.
great for my power amps. i was hoping to use it with my masterclock, but no, thats why the disappointment.
no need to sell.

[Captain Proton]

Maybe some audio streo imaging rocks to tie on your cables?



Quote "Brilliant Pebbles is capable of dramatically lowering audio noise and distortion - perhaps especially in systems where great pains have been taken to ensure the highest possible performance."

Or maybe some power socket covers?



Quote "Machina Dynamica's Tru-Tone Duplex Covers are special audiophile-grade covers for all duplex wall outlets; they are intended to replace all types of duplex covers - steel, plastic, wood, etc. - in the listening room -- including non-audio outlets and unused outlets. While one or two Tru-Tone Covers can make a significant improvement to the sound, 3-4 Duplex Covers in the room can yield tremendous results. Tru-Tone Duplex Covers produce a remarkable degree of focus, fullness, detail and presence."

Big apology's for thread hi jack..... normal gear lust viewing to commence.

[Rusty_OHara]

Originally Posted by roginator

INFERNAL MACHINES!!!

Always been curious to check one out... nearly brought one once, but geezer was dodgy... c'est la vie.

[Yoozer]

Originally Posted by Dubai

no TX7 ?

Not programmable on the device itself, no cartridge slot, more noise on the outputs?

[nofi]

new patchpanel SEM!

bought from a local dealer with no wait (but they seem to have lost the manual... aaah well.. lucky it's all analogue!)

I'm having heaps of fun with this one. Tom Oberheim did a really great job here.

[rockmanrock]

Originally Posted by Yoozer

Not programmable on the device itself, no cartridge slot, more noise on the outputs?

I've read about the noise issue so many times. When I got mine I found the headphone output was extremely hissy but the main mono output is perfectly alright. Deepsonic's demos are pretty clean. Anyone know if Yamaha intended anything in particular to sit on top of these? The holes through the unit are a bit odd too, like it's designed to be bolted onto something.

Have you got your Dimension clone pedal yet Yoozer?

[Yoozer]

Originally Posted by rockmanrock

I've read about the noise issue so many times.

To me, it's the least significant issue. I actually enjoy the extra edge of noise I get with my TX81Z

Have you got your Dimension clone pedal yet Yoozer?

Yes! I almost forgot about it; I had to relocate the gear to another room. I briefly tested it when it arrived, but it looks like I'm going to need a DI box for this, because it quickly overloads when I plug the keyboard output in there.

I'll put it in my todo list to make some demos.

[rockmanrock]

Originally Posted by Yoozer

To me, it's the least significant issue. I actually enjoy the extra edge of noise I get with my TX81Z

I think people are so used to super clean soft synths these days. If the noise was that bad they'd never have made stuff like the TX816.

Originally Posted by Yoozer

Yes! I almost forgot about it; I had to relocate the gear to another room. I briefly tested it when it arrived, but it looks like I'm going to need a DI box for this, because it quickly overloads when I plug the keyboard output in there.

I'll put it in my todo list to make some demos.

I hope that fixes it, it's a good pedal otherwise. Behringer advertise it as being suitable for keyboards so it's a bit annoying having to muck about with a DI box.

[Yoozer]

Originally Posted by rockmanrock

I think people are so used to super clean soft synths these days. If the noise was that bad they'd never have made stuff like the TX816.

I thought the 816 was supposed to be pretty hi-fi, actually - especially compared to the DX7 mk 1.

I wonder if anyone tried to use noise per track to dirty things up in a DAW - as opposed to using coloring plugins. Like leaving a Juno-60 on for a day, or hanging a mic outside of the window - and record a gigabyte of noise, chop it up and apply it per track.

It's almost so that it becomes

[shadowfac]

Originally Posted by rockmanrock

I think people are so used to super clean soft synths these days.

Yes.

prophet '08 oscillator bleed normal?

[plaid_emu]

Should arrive this afternoon:


I know, I know..... Behringer. But I was instigated by this old thread. I'll see how it works out. I'm not using the pres, just the line I/O. I've had mostly positive experiences with their gear in the past (considering the price). I've since sold the few pieces of Behringer stuff I've owned through the years except the little BCN44 MIDI controller I keep around in case I need it.

What can I say? It was $500 less than the Focusrite Octopre mkII Dynamic I was going to buy, and they're both made in China anyways.

I do have a question about word clocking maybe someone could possibly answer. I also ordered these today because the manual said I needed to:



In theory what would happen if I were to hook the Fireface 400's BNC cable up to the ADA8000 without the word clock termination? Nothing? Will it just degrade the audio or will it fry any of my gear? I can temporarily clock it from the ADAT input until the BNC T and the terminator are delivered, but I was just curious what's behind the science. WHY are these pieces are necessary?

Mostly I'm worried the T adapter will interfere with the physical access of the ADAT input on the back of the unit. SEE BELOW>>>



But I'm afraid that just clocking it from the ADAT input might not give me the best possible sound.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[Swami Digital]

Not terminating may give you jitter. Basically you don't want any reflections or interference in the clock signal, so you need to terminate it with a load that guarantees such. Here is a good picture showing you things that can happen with improper termination:

Proper Termination for High-Speed Digital I/O Applications - Developer Zone - National Instruments


a is properly terminated, b is not.


Depending on the device, it may terminate properly w/o a t-connector and load by simply connecting, but I would be surprised if something by behringer had that feature.

-D

[kpatz]

Originally Posted by Swami Digital

Not terminating may give you jitter.

Looking at the scope pics, it looks like not terminating gives you a resonant filter effect.

And I'm old enough to remember the thin-coax Ethernet. When I first started my current job 13 years ago their entire network was on coax, and someone kicking a cable under their desk would knock the entire segment out.

[Swami Digital]

Originally Posted by kpatz

Looking at the scope pics, it looks like not terminating gives you a resonant filter effect.

And I'm old enough to remember the thin-coax Ethernet. When I first started my current job 13 years ago their entire network was on coax, and someone kicking a cable under their desk would knock the entire segment out.

Well that's just one possibility, it depends on the exact details such as input clock frequency, and the exact impedance of the termination.

Oh yeah, and those daisy chained coax ethernet networks...

-D

[Derp]

Just ordered one of these from NoiseBug. I know it's overpriced for what it is, but the idea of being able to use it for something other than just a 303 emulation was too much temptation.

[beats are us]

got something modest.. dont got mouch money but it works well for me..



tried attaching image but i dont know how to work it

[Yoozer]

Originally Posted by Derp

Just ordered one of these from NoiseBug. I know it's overpriced for what it is, but the idea of being able to use it for something other than just a 303 emulation was too much temptation.

You're going to order that Europa, too?

[aeonsound]

plaid_emu - interested to hear how the ADA works out for you... i'd love an extra 8 channels of ADAT, and realistically won't be able to afford to throw much cash at it.

Yoozer, i love my 81z and it's not really that noisy.

ballsy as all hell though - seems to have this wonderful mid-range oomph.

[Derp]

Originally Posted by Yoozer

You're going to order that Europa, too?

If I do, it won't be anytime soon. I need to change up my recording gear pretty badly and get a new guitar amp emulator before I can go back to purchasing anything fun.

[Derp]

Originally Posted by aeonsound

plaid_emu - interested to hear how the ADA works out for you... i'd love an extra 8 channels of ADAT, and realistically won't be able to afford to throw much cash at it.

I'm in the process of selling mine now. It sounded fine to me. The preamps aren't anything special, but they're okay if all you need them to do is boost a very little bit.

[plaid_emu]

Originally Posted by Swami Digital

Not terminating may give you jitter. Basically you don't want any reflections or interference in the clock signal, so you need to terminate it with a load that guarantees such.

Thank you, sir! I appreciate the info.

Originally Posted by aeonsound

plaid_emu - interested to hear how the ADA works out for you... i'd love an extra 8 channels of ADAT, and realistically won't be able to afford to throw much cash at it.

Sure thing. I'll even post some samples so you can hear it on a couple different line level sources. I don't really intend on using the preamps as I already have a Focusrite channel strip and a couple nice sounding pres on my RME FF400.

[aeonsound]

thanks guys!

not hugely fussed about the quality of the pres; the idea is to keep it for line-level signals only...

[Mr. Varaldo]

busy month..

Memorymoog (major 80s nostalgia synth)




M1 Environment set (one of the rarest ones)




a working CD-5 (finally! - rarer than an albino tiger)



NOS W-30 (to replace my broken and not-worth-repairing one)



JD-800 (I've wanted this for almost 20 years!)

[Odey]

Originally Posted by nofi

new patchpanel SEM!

bought from a local dealer with no wait (but they seem to have lost the manual... aaah well.. lucky it's all analogue!)

I'm having heaps of fun with this one. Tom Oberheim did a really great job here.

Cool man.. Are you missing the lack of midi at all? I was thinking of picking up a patch panel version...

[SovietSpaceChild]

And so it begins

[tumbleweed]

yay!

[badmark]

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