Buzz Audio ARC?

shikawkee · 1st January 2005

This looks like a pretty cool device. Anyone try it? Very well thought-out it seems.
Forgive me if I already missed this discussion.

studjo · 1st January 2005

I've got one at the studio at the moment.
I'm looking for a "reasonable" priced EQ when I found out that Buzz is going to make one. So I thought why not check the channelstrip and see what's up with it?

I just tried the eq and the comp so far

. All I can say is "WOW". The Eq is very powerful without too many artifacts. It's not in the colored departement IMO. It's clean and subtle. I really liked it on bass guitar. I could shape the sound "in" the track. Taking out some booming notes and giving a full low end at the same time

.

The comp is in the opto vein - but a really fast one. I could compress like a mofo without killing the live of the instrument.

The nice thing about the ACR is that you can insert one element a piece. When you need a comp insert the comp in the signal (without the eq or limiter) with one switch. I can have the whole thing hooked up at the patch bay and use every element like a standalone unit

. That's one of the best things I ever saw. A real selling point IMNSHO.

When you have any questions feel free to shoot a line. I think I'll play a little more with this baby grinn

Jo

shikawkee · 1st January 2005

Quote:

Originally posted by studjo
I can have the whole thing hooked up at the patch bay and use every element like a standalone unit . That's one of the best things I ever saw. A real selling point IMNSHO.

When you have any questions feel free to shoot a line. I think I'll play a little more with this baby grinn

Jo

That is a cool feature for sure.
Thanks for the synopsis.
Sounds very smartly laid out. Good stuff.

NathanEldred · 1st January 2005

I'm biased of course since we are the US Distributor/Dealer for Buzz and Tim is a great friend...but man, his stuff kicks butt. The ARC is probably the most flexible channel strip in it's price range by far...the EQ and Opto comp are easily flexible enough for mastering (with a pair of course). Anything that's good enough for mastering will excel on tracking and mix IMO. You could hear some opinions of the Buzz stuff over at Lynn Fustons forum here:

http://www.3daudioinc.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

shikawkee · 2nd January 2005

I'm impressed by the versatility of the ARC.
It seems well suited for the real-world studio work day. Sweet design.

1st January 2005	#1
shikawkee Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,010 Thread Starter	Buzz Audio ARC? This looks like a pretty cool device. Anyone try it? Very well thought-out it seems. Forgive me if I already missed this discussion. __________________ "Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor"- Andre 3000

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NathanEldred Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Central Florida Posts: 7,242	I'm biased of course since we are the US Distributor/Dealer for Buzz and Tim is a great friend...but man, his stuff kicks butt. The ARC is probably the most flexible channel strip in it's price range by far...the EQ and Opto comp are easily flexible enough for mastering (with a pair of course). Anything that's good enough for mastering will excel on tracking and mix IMO. You could hear some opinions of the Buzz stuff over at Lynn Fustons forum here: http://www.3daudioinc.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi __________________ Nathan Eldred Visit Atlas Pro Audio

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studjo Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,414	I've got one at the studio at the moment. I'm looking for a "reasonable" priced EQ when I found out that Buzz is going to make one. So I thought why not check the channelstrip and see what's up with it? I just tried the eq and the comp so far . All I can say is "WOW". The Eq is very powerful without too many artifacts. It's not in the colored departement IMO. It's clean and subtle. I really liked it on bass guitar. I could shape the sound "in" the track. Taking out some booming notes and giving a full low end at the same time . The comp is in the opto vein - but a really fast one. I could compress like a mofo without killing the live of the instrument. The nice thing about the ACR is that you can insert one element a piece. When you need a comp insert the comp in the signal (without the eq or limiter) with one switch. I can have the whole thing hooked up at the patch bay and use every element like a standalone unit . That's one of the best things I ever saw. A real selling point IMNSHO. When you have any questions feel free to shoot a line. I think I'll play a little more with this baby grinn Jo

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shikawkee Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,010 Thread Starter	I'm impressed by the versatility of the ARC. It seems well suited for the real-world studio work day. Sweet design.