Langevin DVC

[toolskid]

Anyone got this in their rack? Impressions? Cheers in advance!

[bloodstone]

I've had one for a few years. I like it a lot when tracking voice or acoustic guitar, especially with tube mics. I also use the limiter section a lot on acoustic guitars at mixdown. It also excels when using the DI(s) to track bass guitar or keyboards. I haven't had a lot of success when I used it on kick, snare or electric guitar mics. I love mine, and for the money, you can't beat it. I describe it as having an Old Skool hi-fi sound.

[Switchcraft]

I have the DMMp and I love the shelving EQs. U can really get some good sounds out of the EQs. I most record bass direct, guitar direct(i know ,i know), synths, hand instruments etc. anyhow, it sounds good. I really like the pre, but never got a chance to AB against anything really good. How do other people like the EQs? the only strange thing I noticed about this unit is that as you turn the gain down lower and lower it really effects the EQ representation? IS that normal? The treble goes further and further away. Why would that happen. It does it with the synth input but I am not sure about the mic input. Does anyonw have info on this situation?
later

[bloodstone]

Originally posted by Switchcraft
I have the DMMp and I love the shelving EQs. U can really get some good sounds out of the EQs. I most record bass direct, guitar direct(i know ,i know), synths, hand instruments etc. anyhow, it sounds good. I really like the pre, but never got a chance to AB against anything really good. How do other people like the EQs? the only strange thing I noticed about this unit is that as you turn the gain down lower and lower it really effects the EQ representation? IS that normal? The treble goes further and further away. Why would that happen. It does it with the synth input but I am not sure about the mic input. Does anyonw have info on this situation?
later

I like the EQ. You can really crank it w/o unmusical side effects. Never had your problem with lower gain.

[gear chick]

Originally posted by bloodstone
I've had one for a few years. I like it a lot when tracking voice or acoustic guitar, especially with tube mics. I also use the limiter section a lot on acoustic guitars at mixdown. It also excels when using the DI(s) to track bass guitar or keyboards. I haven't had a lot of success when I used it on kick, snare or electric guitar mics. I love mine, and for the money, you can't beat it. I describe it as having an Old Skool hi-fi sound.

What do you think of it on female voice and what mics did you pair with it for females that you liked?

[bloodstone]

Originally posted by gear chick
What do you think of it on female voice and what mics did you pair with it for females that you liked?

G C,

I used it with great success on a female artist named Wendy Pace out of Richmond, VA. I recorded, mixed & co-produced a CD for her about a year ago. Favorite mics were AKG Solidtube, AKG 414 BULS and also Oktava ML 52 ribbon. I don't own any really expensive mics. I'm liking it recently with the CAD M9 on male voice. I also use a light touch of the limiter when tracking and finish it off through a Distressor set in Opto mode with an attack of 10, release of 0. I could try to post some snippets of the tracks (never done that before, but my new PC has an easy way to create mp3s). I'll tinker.

[gear chick]

Thanks that's good to know. Initially I would be pairing it with a AT4050 or KSM44.

[zimv20]

i've gotten good results w/ a ksm32, for both genders. sometimes the blue dragonfly is exceptional on males.

i do a bit of theater sound design. if voiceovers are a part of that, the DVC works very well for that purpose.

[Revelation]

I love mine and cannot live without it. Here is my review of it http://www.digitalprosound.com/artic...e.jsp?id=19932

[cdog]

I liked it, especially the compressor, its a good deal.

But I sold it after finding a pre/comp/eq chain I liked better, but granted it cost me 3x as much....

[gear chick]

Originally posted by Revelation
I love mine and cannot live without it. Here is my review of it http://www.digitalprosound.com/artic...e.jsp?id=19932

Read your review "...Clean, detailed, and a touch of warmth" You really know what a girl likes to hear. I hope this is true for me if I get one.

I've heard from people that there is some noise when using it as a DI for bass. Is there enough gain when using it for bass. Has any one experienced this or is it clean?

[zimv20]

Originally posted by gear chick

I've heard from people that there is some noise when using it as a DI for bass. Is there enough gain when using it for bass. Has any one experienced this or is it clean?

i've used it for bass and it's clean. very nice sounding, too.

[Switchcraft]

I dont know about the DVC but on the DMMP the inputs are not DI they are line level for processing synths and samplers. I would check the DVC manual, I imagine it is the same. I forget the exact OHMs but I think it was 23K ohms(line) compared to 1M ohms of a direct injection. It is suggested to use a passive direct box and the mic preamp of the DMMP. I actually like the availablity of the line inputs over DI inputs on this unit and it was one of the reasons for getting it..

[Revelation]

I am not a fan of going direct in to most channel strips with the bass. I prefer th sound of getting a good mic and getting the right placement near my speakers on my Mesa/Boogie. However in regards to your question, yes it has enough input power to record a bass guitar. Mind you there is the gain knob on the limiter that you can use as well if you do need more.

[subspace]

Originally posted by Switchcraft
I dont know about the DVC but on the DMMP the inputs are not DI they are line level for processing synths and samplers. I would check the DVC manual, I imagine it is the same. I forget the exact OHMs but I think it was 23K ohms(line) compared to 1M ohms of a direct injection. It is suggested to use a passive direct box and the mic preamp of the DMMP. I actually like the availablity of the line inputs over DI inputs on this unit and it was one of the reasons for getting it..

The DI was a new circuit they added to the DVC, it was not present on the original DMMP. A dedicated line level in to the pre/ EQ would be cool indeed...
HTH

[rove]

I am a little confused as to exactly how the i/o works on the LDVC, I understand that the limiters are accessible separately from the mic pre eq, but it says specifically on the mercenary website that it cannot be run as 4 separate devices (2 pre/eqs and 2 limiters). This, however, is contradicted in the LDVC literature that I downloaded from the manley site that says "Now there are “Direct Outputs” from the Mic Pre/EQ stage so one can indeed use the micpreamps and the Limiters as 4 separate sections." So are there 2 versions ie was there an update? or is mercenary info simply wrong. Also curious what the meters show (assuming they show line in/limiter levels and not mic pre) when the LDVC is used in this way.
thanks.

[bloodstone]

I'm pretty sure mine can be used as four separate devices: two mic pres and two limiters. Its got two mic ins, two pre outs two limiter ins and two line (limiter) outs. The one drag is that the EQ is in the mic pre stage, so at mix it's a little tricky to put a line level into the thing if you want to access the EQ. Since it's an "input attenuator" you can fudge it, but there's a really fine line between getting a good level and creating unacceptable distortion. Of course you could also use some kind of transformer to take a line level down to mic level, but that's a hassle unless you've got something like that rigged up.

Also, regarding the DI, I've used it many times and have never had noise problems unless the client had a noisy instrument or a noisy cable!

By the way, last night I tracked some voice & acoustic guitar on a ballad I'm working on with a CAD M9 through the DVC. It really turned out great!

[zimv20]

Originally posted by rove
"Now there are “Direct Outputs” from the Mic Pre/EQ stage so one can indeed use the micpreamps and the Limiters as 4 separate sections."
thanks.

if you're gonna throw it on a patchbay, just make sure to normal from the pre/eq out to the limiter in.

[claudemorrow]

My Langevin DVC arrived today, even though I just got it today I'm lovin' it. I ran a little male vocal (ala Teddy pendergrass) with a U195, a little DI'd electric guitar, a little DI'd Taylor 514 ES through it and it's Nice. A nice compliment to the 512's and GR1NV. Plus its so 'Loverly!'