Free shipping, free 2 year warranty on most products. The best equalizers the top hardware eqs for mixing. I eventually ended up purchasing manleys massive passive in 1999 and recently. The massive passive is designed to be a fundamentally different eq which incorporates the. Shop the largest selection of pro audio mastering equalizers at vintage king audio. The price is steep, but given the quality of the workmanship, it is actually more than fair. Steves current playback systems steve hoffman music. In fact, in our new world of inexpensive but basically empty boxes being marketed to cater for insecure mastering engineers, the chandler curve bender, a box chockfull of engineering and expertise, actually comes across as something like a bargain. We recently added new software for our weiss compressors, and working in the rms mode allows me to simulate more of the. Rock and roll combined with newly developed instruments such as the electric guitar, the electric bass guitar, electric organs and classic amplifiers, each defining the other in a chicken and egg situation. To understand the use of the srsname attribute see the wikipedia article on gml and coordinate systems. This comes at the expense of not having the razor sharp accuracy that the gml processes. Analog processing includes gml 9500, sontec, manley massive passive and pultec eq, manley variable mu compressor and manley elop limiter. Discussion in mastering started by protone, jul 24, 2005.
The sontec 432 is still considered the holy grail eq in mastering circles, along with the gml 9500 and manley massive passive. Its a fantastic passive parallel fiveband eq, he explains, and incredible value for money. Im currently working entirely in the plugin realm, so i know a bit about this. George massenburg labs gml model 9500 series ii mastering parametric equalizer. Surprisingly the massive passive, which has the most similarities to the buzz in terms of being a passive equalizer, had quite a different. But to me the sonnox eq plugin sounds nothing like it. Im not going to say that these are as good as hardware, only that they all worth investigating. Gml 9500 mastering stereo eq ear 825 equalizer dangerous. It sounds amazing on kick and shines out the very best of a vocal performance. It has xlr connections in the back and is an all analog, tube based eq. Mdw plugin in pts or tc 6000, tc6000 eq, the manley massive passive and the night pro eq1d. Uad massive passive vs manley massive passive vocals uad massive passive vs manley massive passive acoustic guitar strum any requests for shootouts of the uad massive passive on other instruments let me know and ill make it up and post it for you. The gain, frequency, and q controls are fullydetented for absolute precision and repeatability. Again using my focusrite blue 330 as an example it absolutely alters the sound by default as soon as it is placed in line.
Whats more, the m97 provides the experienced user with a palette of tube options. Gps measurements processing after the measurements, a great attention should be paid to data processing. Also didnt care for the gml 8200 or 9500, and i really wanted to like the 9500 they both had a zippy edge in the upper mids i didnt dig. Passive shelving or bellcurve filters can alternately be chosen for low. I tried the millennia and while it was good, it didnt flip my switch. All the equalising circuitry in the esoteric audio research 825q is completely passive, with valve tube electronic stages providing buffering and amplification on the input and output. The massive passive is really very different than the gml or other eqs. If you are writing gml processing software it is a good idea to also support gml. The amp in the massive passive features 6 tubes to.
The massive passive hardware eq is a bit of a legend in the studio world so its not surprising the team at uad took to modeling this classic bit of kit. Surprisingly the massive passive, which has the most similarities to the buzz in terms of. We develop the worlds most advanced au,vst,aax plugins based on vvkt technology and artificial intelligence which sample and recreate analog processors in the digital domain. With the eq switched out or in, but set flat the sound is among the. Sagar jaggia bengaluru, karnataka, india professional. Pro tools hd 10 on an intel mac pro pyramix setup masscoretm system for 48 channels in quality running pyramix 8 software. Ive been reaching for it more than the gml 9500 lately. The unit is preferred in mixing or mastering applications for its pristinely crystal clear sound.
The 50s were a time of change for every industry, including the music industry. Monitoring system atc scm 200 3 way monitor system driven by c audio amps. Shop for gml gear at vintage king audio and receive free shipping, tech support, free extended warranty, 0% financing, and 30 day returns on all gml products. Anything sound better than the massive passive for the. It has a softer tone than either a new sontec 482 or gml 9500, but is not as coloured as the passive fairman tmeq. Id love to see your version to the manley massive passive mastering eq. Gml 9500 dual 2 channel 5 band parametric mastering. Sometimes referred to as sounding like a pultec on hypersteroids, the massive passive is a two channel, four band equalizer, with additional high pass and low pass filters. Manley massive passive complimented by either or both gml 9500 or maselec mea2. You need to check out which ones fit the way you like to work.
The frequency choices are staggering and, since crane song also offers a mastering version with stepped controls for cutboost and bandwidth, id say the ibis will give its two competitors the gml 9500 and the manley massive passive. The high and low band may be switched to bell or shelving. Not the real thing software can pretend to replicate the circuitry of hardware, but theyll never actually be one of the best equalizers. Featuring five parametric bands per channel switchable to shelf mode on the highest and lowest bands, the 9500 offers 24 different frequency choices per band and up to 15 db of boost or cut in 0. For mastering we used a manly massive passive and a gml 9500. We used a few slate digital plugins including the trigger 2. If you need to select mastering processors that will fit your particular needs, here are some things to think about. I think a passive maybe pultec style is the way to go for midrange and top end boosts, then sontec for low end. The massive passive is excellent for broad brush strokes but is best complimented with another great eq. Mixing with hardware the audio hunts top 5 eq units. There are a couple great sounding eqs that ive tried but they were too tempermental. The gml 9500 is a two band parametric equalizer in the form of a rack mountable piece of gear that will take up three rack spaces.
Heres bob ludwigs statement regarding the engineering and mastering of becks new album morning phase. Electronaut explains the audio amplifier is arranged as four quadrants, each consisting of three tube sockets. Buzz is coming out with a new mastering eq sometime soon, might be worth waiting for. Comparison of different software for gps network adjustment 7648 jelena gucevic and vukan ogrizovic serbia fig working week 2015 from the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of the modern world sofia, bulgaria, 1721 may 2015 312 2. Manley massive passive tube stereo mastering equalizerliving room system. Manley massive passive, gml 9500 mastering eq, neumann oe duo noise processing. Gml software free download gml top 4 download offers free software downloads for windows, mac, ios and android computers and mobile devices. Mixing with hardware the audio hunts top 5 eq units pro tools.
As the mastering engineer for becks morning phase album i can guarantee with 100% certainty that the album was mixed and mastered at 96khz24 bit. Due to unforseen circumstances, gml is currently experiencing. The ms matrix is is passive, and it can operate on both input and output, allowing it to interface with other ms equipment. But its really hard to imagine having anyone ever describing the sound from the results of its processing as colored based on the my understanding of the general and vague use of this term as its sound is certainly opposite of. Mastering your music allows you to make sure your tracks sound as good as they possibly can across all playback devices. A range of precise equipment and a crookwood m10 console provide wide possibilities for mastering music projects of all varieties we have produced plenty of singles, albums, live concert movies and. Already a pretty good combo of accuracy and colour but it seems i need one more analog piece. A set of three pacific microsonics model 2s provide ad and da conversion. The best eqs for dance music page 6 of 9 attack magazine. A goto eq for game developers and engineers in film and television, the mdweq5 plugin is ultraprecise and eartuned by the man who invented the term, parametric eq, george massenburg. An alternate less coloured box would be a sontec or gml eq but they by no. This of course not only makes it work different, but sound different. Because of this, the channel trim control is not symmetrical.
Manley massive passive mastering version sweetwater. Discussion in music corner started by audiodrome, dec 3, 2002. If you can get good work done with them, they are good. Having tried pretty much every mastering eq on the market and owned a fair selection of them along the way, matt has settled on the danishmade gyraf gyratec xiv, a twochannel passive model with five bands and valvebased gain circuits. Comparison of different software for gps network adjustment. Gml 9500 mastering eq x3 gml 2030 mastering compressor x3. With 12db steps of boost and cut and 24 different frequency choices per band, the 9500 is a powerful and co gml 9500 dual 2 channel 5 band parametric mastering equalizer 2 power supplies the 9500 is the mastering version of the 8200. The song was recorded and mixed using pro tools and mastered using sequoia. Bob ludwig stones cds interview steve hoffman music forums.
The gml 9500 is very tight and fast, but would not be my first choice for mid range boosts, although its top end really cuts through the mix. Having used them before ive also been lucky enough to have visited the manley labs factory, i can honestly say that the massive passive is a work of art, in both functionality and sound. A unique, powerful equalizer, the massenburg designworks mdweq5 plugin provides crystal clear processing at the highest resolutions. Manley massive passive stereo tube eq pultec eqh3 pultec eqpia x2 pultec meq5 eq. The mp simply does not work like most eqs probably the cs. We carry a range of mastering tools at sweetwater, and different processors provide different features. With the maselec gear i can call lief personally and get all the info i need. There were no mp3 mixes, nor any mixes at any sampling rate other than 96khz that were used. About geography markup language gml the gml model defines geographical features in xml grammar and is used as an open interchange format for geographic information. Uad manley massive passive the hardware version of the manley labs massive passive is an absolute staple in mastering studios. Now, more than ever, the answer to the question analogue or digital gear.
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