BUZZ Elixir Pre- rocks!!!

h-man · 8th December 2006

Okay, so after I finally made a decision ang bought an OSA rack and BUZZ pre, I thought I would share a bit of info. on this pre. Afterall, you all put up with my annoying questions and pointed me in a good direction.

I decided to run it against my FMR RNP ( a low priced pre, that sounds good for the money). I only had time to do a bass, guitar, and vocal track. I tracked the same exact song and did some a/b comparisons to really let my ears hear what was going on. I ran a crappy Fender Bass with dead...I mean, dead..strings...a nice Telecaster, and an Audio Technica 4033 (cause I wanted to test the 48v on the Buzz) through an RME ADI-8 straight into PT. I used no EQ, no compression, just raw tracks.

Well, when I plugged my bass into the BUZZ and hit the first note, I was, well, blown away at the sound. Holy Cow! I guess I never really knew what I was missing until I finally laid ou the cash to step up into the big leagues. The guitar was ran DI and I used Guitar Rig to add some crunch. THe BUZZ made this plugin sound 100 x better than I ever new it could! My vocals too,were so tight, focused, and up front. Now, I know that there were a very limited number of tracks, but still, my ears were not telling me any lies.

I laid down the FMR RNP tracks, and while they did sound really good, they could not even compare to the BUZZ pre tracks. It was like I finally had a breakthrough, and have heard what I want to hear all along. I used the Waves freq. analyzer plugin on the tracks and the BUZZ had a much tighter low end, focused mids, and the annoying highs seemed to roll off beautifully. I'm not an EQ expert, but I do know what I was hearing and seeing. Every single track was super punchy and tight. My mics and instruments all sounded ten times better than they have ever been recorded. I heard my converter crying tears of joy, "finally a signal I can be proud to process".

So, in short, I am totally addicted to these pres and have my eyes on adding another. Afte that, perhaps some P1's, Gammas, API's, ohhh no. Then theres the beauty of compressors, eq's, and such. If your thinking of the BUZZ, jump on it, I promise you won't be disappointed. Thanks to all hear that have helped, and hopefully I can keep this excitement contained, so that I don't completely drain the bank account. haha.

P.S. Short luch breaks = no time to edit my post, please excuse me for the sloppy, excited typing I have laid out for your sore eyes to read! haha

Good Day Peeps!

drastic · 8th December 2006

Yep, great pre. I'm really enjoying mine too

.

Stepping up to the Lunchbox sure is addictive though

h-man · 8th December 2006

Enjoy Drastic, agreed the luchbox is too addicting alright!! At least it's a healthy addcition. ahhaha

pan60 · 8th December 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by drastic

Yep, great pre. I'm really enjoying mine too

.

Stepping up to the Lunchbox sure is addictive though

addiction here!

Acko · 8th December 2006

Welcome to the wonderful world of Buzz, you made a fine choice. Right now I'm involved with two records, one is big budget in a huge studio with a vintage neve console full of 1073's and all of the mics you could hope for. The other is a small buget album, being done at home through my buzz pre's and a humble collection of mic's, mostly ribbons and dynamics. While I love the sound of the neve pre's and that amazing room...I am much prouder of the fact that with a little ingenuity I am getting results at home that are rivaling those attained in the studio. Just last night we were marveling at the sound of simple hand claps recorded through the buzz with an sm7. I really have alot of faith in the buzz stuff, and one of the things i love about it is the life it breathes into the dynamic and ribbon mics, to the point where I'm useing condensers on only a few select sources, resulting in rich textural and dimensional mixes that I'm hearing with my whole body.

TAVD · 8th December 2006

I'm the proud owner of Elixir #5 and I'm a big fan of them.

8th December 2006	#1
h-man Gear nut Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 86 Thread Starter	BUZZ Elixir Pre- rocks!!! Okay, so after I finally made a decision ang bought an OSA rack and BUZZ pre, I thought I would share a bit of info. on this pre. Afterall, you all put up with my annoying questions and pointed me in a good direction. I decided to run it against my FMR RNP ( a low priced pre, that sounds good for the money). I only had time to do a bass, guitar, and vocal track. I tracked the same exact song and did some a/b comparisons to really let my ears hear what was going on. I ran a crappy Fender Bass with dead...I mean, dead..strings...a nice Telecaster, and an Audio Technica 4033 (cause I wanted to test the 48v on the Buzz) through an RME ADI-8 straight into PT. I used no EQ, no compression, just raw tracks. Well, when I plugged my bass into the BUZZ and hit the first note, I was, well, blown away at the sound. Holy Cow! I guess I never really knew what I was missing until I finally laid ou the cash to step up into the big leagues. The guitar was ran DI and I used Guitar Rig to add some crunch. THe BUZZ made this plugin sound 100 x better than I ever new it could! My vocals too,were so tight, focused, and up front. Now, I know that there were a very limited number of tracks, but still, my ears were not telling me any lies. I laid down the FMR RNP tracks, and while they did sound really good, they could not even compare to the BUZZ pre tracks. It was like I finally had a breakthrough, and have heard what I want to hear all along. I used the Waves freq. analyzer plugin on the tracks and the BUZZ had a much tighter low end, focused mids, and the annoying highs seemed to roll off beautifully. I'm not an EQ expert, but I do know what I was hearing and seeing. Every single track was super punchy and tight. My mics and instruments all sounded ten times better than they have ever been recorded. I heard my converter crying tears of joy, "finally a signal I can be proud to process". So, in short, I am totally addicted to these pres and have my eyes on adding another. Afte that, perhaps some P1's, Gammas, API's, ohhh no. Then theres the beauty of compressors, eq's, and such. If your thinking of the BUZZ, jump on it, I promise you won't be disappointed. Thanks to all hear that have helped, and hopefully I can keep this excitement contained, so that I don't completely drain the bank account. haha. P.S. Short luch breaks = no time to edit my post, please excuse me for the sloppy, excited typing I have laid out for your sore eyes to read! haha Good Day Peeps! __________________ Don't be a puppet on strings!

8th December 2006	#6
TAVD Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,368	I'm the proud owner of Elixir #5 and I'm a big fan of them. __________________ Tom Denyle Custom Guitars

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drastic Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 939 1 Review written	Yep, great pre. I'm really enjoying mine too . Stepping up to the Lunchbox sure is addictive though

8th December 2006	#5
Acko Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 183	Welcome to the wonderful world of Buzz, you made a fine choice. Right now I'm involved with two records, one is big budget in a huge studio with a vintage neve console full of 1073's and all of the mics you could hope for. The other is a small buget album, being done at home through my buzz pre's and a humble collection of mic's, mostly ribbons and dynamics. While I love the sound of the neve pre's and that amazing room...I am much prouder of the fact that with a little ingenuity I am getting results at home that are rivaling those attained in the studio. Just last night we were marveling at the sound of simple hand claps recorded through the buzz with an sm7. I really have alot of faith in the buzz stuff, and one of the things i love about it is the life it breathes into the dynamic and ribbon mics, to the point where I'm useing condensers on only a few select sources, resulting in rich textural and dimensional mixes that I'm hearing with my whole body.