Alesis 3630 Vintage compressor SECRET weapon! - Page 3

vernier · 15th January 2007

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I also heard UAD was working on a 3630 plug in, that would be great for all the 3630 lovers out there that just can't afford one!!

Cool ...can't wait!

Stitch333 · 15th January 2007

I heard Gyraf is werking on the DIY 3630 PCB's right now!

bogeyeater · 15th January 2007

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Originally Posted by Dave Peck

Years go I tried one on bass. It ruined the low end and added a nasty thin fuzz on the top. Even when it wasn't compressing. It just sounded really really bad.

DP

a bad workman blames his tools Dave, i understand.

gotta admire your balls though, standing up on this thread and dissing one of the most sought after pieces of gear in the history of audio.

Dave Peck · 15th January 2007

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Originally Posted by bogeyeater

a bad workman blames his tools Dave, i understand.

gotta admire your balls though, standing up on this thread and dissing one of the most sought after pieces of gear in the history of audio.

Yeah, I should stop doing that 'blaming the tools' thing.

And stop admiring my balls.

DP

chandlersonic · 16th January 2007

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Originally Posted by Dave Peck

Yeah, I should stop doing that 'blaming the tools' thing.

And stop admiring my balls.

DP

If you can't destroy a mix with 3630s, there's something wrong with you.

Malick · 16th January 2007

I just got a killer deal on a "matched" pair of 3630s with consecutive serial numbers. I paid only $1,200!!!! I will use one on the dum bus and the other will be permanently strapped across the master bus.thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup

chandlersonic · 16th January 2007

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Originally Posted by Malick

I just got a killer deal on a "matched" pair of 3630s with consecutive serial numbers. I paid only $1,200!!!! I will use one on the dum bus and the other will be permanently strapped across the master bus.thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup

Way to go!! That's a killer deal! Have fun!

You can probably charge about twice as much for studio time now that you got these babies.
Clients always feel confident when they see a 3630 in the racks.

Dirty Halo · 16th January 2007

So, I spoke with the gentlemen selling the really nice Fairchild 670 (yes, this guys has two!) and he asked if I'd be into a trade for the Alesis 3630...

I want to be a good guy and polite for our community, so I was nice and all, but he'd have to sweeten the deal a bit.

Any advice on how to make it a fiar trade?

-a

DIRTY HALO www.dirtyhalo.com

P.S. Why did the moderators move this thread, is the Fiarchild 670 not considered hig-end enough?

steins · 16th January 2007

This is rare....the very limited 5.1 version of the 3630. Look at this beauty..... what a gem!

Stein Tore

alnico · 16th January 2007

The REAL secret weapon is the Alesis Microlimiter

Sqye · 16th January 2007

...

best fr*gg*in doorstop EVER......

the jim williams mod gets you the rubber underneath,

so it doesn't slip.

(when you're trying to lock the percussionist in the iso booth).

..

Dirty Halo · 16th January 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by steins

This is rare....the very limited 5.1 version of the 3630. Look at this beauty..... what a gem!

Stein Tore

Now THAT'S a rare collection! I imagine your 3630 5.1 rack alone has labels and artists banging down your door... NICE

BTW, I turned down the Fairchild 670 trade for my 3630... I just can't part with a piece of history like this... or a "piece," at least

Anyone get an invite to the NAMM Alesis unveiling of the 3630 remake? I couldn't get the invite... guess I'm not big time enough :(

-a

Feinstrom · 16th January 2007

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Originally Posted by Dirty Halo

Anyone get an invite to the NAMM Alesis unveiling of the 3630 remake? I couldn't get the invite... guess I'm not big time enough :(

I think you all missed something.
The 3630 remake has already been made.
It's called Smashup, but I'm not sure whether it's still available (maybe vintage already...).

bcgood · 16th January 2007

It's off the hizzy for shizzy!

Unfortunately I sent my 3630 via UPS for repair and they damaged it in transit. I mean I wouldn't care if this was an 1176 but we're talking an Alesis 3630. Plus then I'll only have my Art Pro Channel to record with and that's pretty much fuzz tube hell. Apparently the delivery driver mistook the box for a football and tried to kick it for a field goal for an extra point. I guess they didn't opt for the 2 point conversion...

bcgood

P.S. Click on this link to see a re-enactment of the package handling.

YouTube - Ace Ventura UPS Guy

elambo · 16th January 2007

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Originally Posted by Feinstrom

3x6x3x0=0

But maybe I didn't get the joke...

I know, but there isn't much you can do with those three numbers. Come on, work with me...

Feinstrom · 16th January 2007

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Originally Posted by elambo

I know, but there isn't much you can do with those three numbers. Come on, work with me...

OK, try 3x6x3+0...

bcgood · 16th January 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feinstrom

OK, try 3x6x3+0...

+ 15 ; )

Or where you going for the whole Studio _ _ thing?

Samplecraze · 16th January 2007

Equavalent to the nanopiano fo the acoustics world.

I remember chasing a client for an overdue invoice once and ran my voice through the 3630.

He paid immediately.

+++ · 16th January 2007

36 + 30 = 66
ALESIS = 6 letters

Dirty Halo · 16th January 2007

Did you know that "3630" was the street address for Alesis (can't remember the street). But I remember long long ago, talking to their office in the U.S. and needing to send them something, he rattled off the address and I said, "Yeah, like the compressor..." and he laughed, saying I was one (if not the) customer to put that together.

True story.

-a

DIRTY HALO www.dirtyhalo.com

P.S. FULLY realizing this sounds like the "Boy who cried wolf."

Velvetfreddy · 16th January 2007

I've been using the Bomb Factory plug-in for a couple of years and loving it, but recently a wealthy friend of mine brought over his real hardware 3630-- I gotta say, my mind is blown. No comparison. The plug-in just doesn't crap out with nearly the same shitty 3 dimensional way. Not even close. A valuable experience for sure.

**Blast9** · 16th January 2007

Hmm... its certainly not my mind that's blown... Perhaps its my hearing: Maybe I should de-wax my ears more regularly, and whilst I'm at it my bikini line

OTOH, it kinda reminds me of the good ol' days of tape hiss and dolby

robot gigante · 16th January 2007

Geez, don't you guys remember the big 3630 shootout thread from a while back? Some dude posted files from a real 3630 and from the plugin version and half the people here liked the plugin version better.

Of course when the guy posted which files were the plugin and which files were the real thing everyone started saying that they liked the real 3630 sound better.

But it doesn't matter, if you've ever used the real thing under real-world circumstances you know that the plugin doesn't compare to the real deal.

svart · 16th January 2007

the original 3630 was actually designed incorrectly. the VCA circuit was designed without a crucial capacitor which caused it to sound like garbage.

The newer 3630 sounds much better and can be made to sound very good with a few choice part changes..

vls · 16th January 2007

hi!
can i see the revision by the serial number?

volker

yrplace · 16th January 2007

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Originally Posted by vernier

Cool ...can't wait!

No WAVES is coming out with a whole Alesis plug in series called the MERD bundle.

$15k and $16k a year for the WUP (your ass ) fee. Good news is they'll pay you $5k not to buy it.

sekim · 16th January 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by svart

the original 3630 was actually designed incorrectly. the VCA circuit was designed without a crucial capacitor which caused it to sound like garbage.

It's actually that the VCA isn't fed from the correct source impedance (in my opinion). No sh!t, true story. In other words, it's totally possible to modify ANY That Corp VCA equipped compressor to have the same wonderful nasal hissing sounds of an authentic vintage 3630 with very little effort...including even your RNC!!! And we all know how wonderful those little gems are, right?! So don't dispair over rising prices of vintage 3630's since a completely effective 3630 mod exists for ANY That Corp VCA equipped compressor!

Matt Hepworth · 17th January 2007

On a serious note, my 3630 will probably never leave my rack. I've offered it for sale a couple of times, but ended up not having the heart to sell it.

Although it stays in the rack, I haven't run anything through it the last few years, since it's kind of a waste because of the vast difference in quality between the unit and the group. The 3630 is just often too good for the band (seriously).

My biggest complaint is that I paid top dollar for it and now don't really use it. I just can't bring myself to sell it.

foldback · 17th January 2007

At the impending NAMM show there will be an "impulse response mod" for the Altiverb and a custom algo mod that lets it TOTALLY emulate all the crushing distortion and loss of depth and realism associated with the classic 3630 sound.

The new software emulation adds "Hash Brown" controls for time stretching distortion effects and classic Brown sound, very BROWN! And warm! Warm and brown! Be careful you don't get it on your shoes. It smells bad.

octatonic · 17th January 2007

I'm expecting two things at Namm:

1. New desk- a collaborative effort for a new large format console desk that gives you an ART Mic Pre, Behringer EQ, Alesis 3630 compressor on every channel- with a master fader that is fixed at -infinity

2. Alesis 3630 modelling plugin.

16th January 2007	#66
Malick Gear interested Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 14	2 x 3630 I just got a killer deal on a "matched" pair of 3630s with consecutive serial numbers. I paid only $1,200!!!! I will use one on the dum bus and the other will be permanently strapped across the master bus.thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup

16th January 2007	#68
Dirty Halo Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hollyweird Posts: 7,377 Thread Starter	Fairchild 670 trade for Alesis 3630? So, I spoke with the gentlemen selling the really nice Fairchild 670 (yes, this guys has two!) and he asked if I'd be into a trade for the Alesis 3630... I want to be a good guy and polite for our community, so I was nice and all, but he'd have to sweeten the deal a bit. Any advice on how to make it a fiar trade? -a DIRTY HALO www.dirtyhalo.com P.S. Why did the moderators move this thread, is the Fiarchild 670 not considered hig-end enough?

16th January 2007	#69
steins Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lillehammer, Norway Posts: 672	This is rare....the very limited 5.1 version of the 3630. Look at this beauty..... what a gem! Stein Tore Attached Thumbnails __________________ vinterlandstudio.com

16th January 2007	#71
Sqye Gear Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: underground railroad Posts: 13,045	... best frggin doorstop EVER...... the jim williams mod gets you the rubber underneath, so it doesn't slip. (when you're trying to lock the percussionist in the iso booth). .. __________________ Sqye (Sky) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Music 4 Film+TV+Web:::::: Wired Planet::::::Buddha Studio Cat i7 + FF800 + Linkwitz Orions + Buzz Audio Arc + GT-67 + Sonar + Komplete + Omnisphere-Trilian-Stylus + Symphobia + Fractal Audio Axe F/X

16th January 2007	#78
Samplecraze Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 213	Equavalent to the nanopiano fo the acoustics world. I remember chasing a client for an overdue invoice once and ran my voice through the 3630. He paid immediately. __________________ Samplecraze Stretch That Note

15th January 2007	#62
Stitch333 Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phila, PA/Upstate MA Posts: 3,432	I heard Gyraf is werking on the DIY 3630 PCB's right now!

16th January 2007	#70
alnico Gear addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 484	The REAL secret weapon is the Alesis Microlimiter

16th January 2007	#74
bcgood Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,904	It's off the hizzy for shizzy! Unfortunately I sent my 3630 via UPS for repair and they damaged it in transit. I mean I wouldn't care if this was an 1176 but we're talking an Alesis 3630. Plus then I'll only have my Art Pro Channel to record with and that's pretty much fuzz tube hell. Apparently the delivery driver mistook the box for a football and tried to kick it for a field goal for an extra point. I guess they didn't opt for the 2 point conversion... bcgood P.S. Click on this link to see a re-enactment of the package handling. YouTube - Ace Ventura UPS Guy

16th January 2007	#79
+++ Gear nut Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 102	36 + 30 = 66 ALESIS = 6 letters

16th January 2007	#80
Dirty Halo Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hollyweird Posts: 7,377 Thread Starter	The TRUTH, believe it or not... Did you know that "3630" was the street address for Alesis (can't remember the street). But I remember long long ago, talking to their office in the U.S. and needing to send them something, he rattled off the address and I said, "Yeah, like the compressor..." and he laughed, saying I was one (if not the) customer to put that together. True story. -a DIRTY HALO www.dirtyhalo.com P.S. FULLY realizing this sounds like the "Boy who cried wolf."

16th January 2007	#81
Velvetfreddy Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashville Posts: 137	I've been using the Bomb Factory plug-in for a couple of years and loving it, but recently a wealthy friend of mine brought over his real hardware 3630-- I gotta say, my mind is blown. No comparison. The plug-in just doesn't crap out with nearly the same shitty 3 dimensional way. Not even close. A valuable experience for sure. __________________ www.myspace.com/joemcmahan

16th January 2007	#82
Blast9 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: London Posts: 4,490	Hmm... its certainly not my mind that's blown... Perhaps its my hearing: Maybe I should de-wax my ears more regularly, and whilst I'm at it my bikini line OTOH, it kinda reminds me of the good ol' days of tape hiss and dolby __________________ :: New Album "Rooms" out now http://www.andymitchellmusic.com :: twitter > http://twitter.com/mitchellmusic - http://www.twitter.com/theyardbirds

16th January 2007	#83
robot gigante Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: out west Posts: 3,864 1 Review written	Geez, don't you guys remember the big 3630 shootout thread from a while back? Some dude posted files from a real 3630 and from the plugin version and half the people here liked the plugin version better. Of course when the guy posted which files were the plugin and which files were the real thing everyone started saying that they liked the real 3630 sound better. But it doesn't matter, if you've ever used the real thing under real-world circumstances you know that the plugin doesn't compare to the real deal.

16th January 2007	#84
svart Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 471	the original 3630 was actually designed incorrectly. the VCA circuit was designed without a crucial capacitor which caused it to sound like garbage. The newer 3630 sounds much better and can be made to sound very good with a few choice part changes..

16th January 2007	#85
vls Gear maniac Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 195	hi! can i see the revision by the serial number? volker

17th January 2007	#88
Matt Hepworth Lives for gear Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,948	On a serious note, my 3630 will probably never leave my rack. I've offered it for sale a couple of times, but ended up not having the heart to sell it. Although it stays in the rack, I haven't run anything through it the last few years, since it's kind of a waste because of the vast difference in quality between the unit and the group. The 3630 is just often too good for the band (seriously). My biggest complaint is that I paid top dollar for it and now don't really use it. I just can't bring myself to sell it. __________________ Affordable Reamping Service \| Rock, Heavy Rock, and Metal \| ENGL, Mesa, Peavey, Marshall, etc. Email me - matt AT studionu DOT com Here's the 1073PreKey! I can't hear specs.

17th January 2007	#89
foldback Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Southbay Area Posts: 1,109 1 Review written	At the impending NAMM show there will be an "impulse response mod" for the Altiverb and a custom algo mod that lets it TOTALLY emulate all the crushing distortion and loss of depth and realism associated with the classic 3630 sound. The new software emulation adds "Hash Brown" controls for time stretching distortion effects and classic Brown sound, very BROWN! And warm! Warm and brown! Be careful you don't get it on your shoes. It smells bad.

17th January 2007	#90
octatonic Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,429	I'm expecting two things at Namm: 1. New desk- a collaborative effort for a new large format console desk that gives you an ART Mic Pre, Behringer EQ, Alesis 3630 compressor on every channel- with a master fader that is fixed at -infinity 2. Alesis 3630 modelling plugin. __________________ Regards, Jim Richmond "I don't go to mythical places with strange men." Douglas Adams

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