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I've just installed a review unit in my control room and it sounds spectacular!
Recording a sixteen channel analogue mix really shows the difference that the AD+ makes - the low-end definition, the mid-range depth, the upper mid-range transient clarity, the smooth yet super-defined transient response and the stereo panorama. WOW!
This unit is definitely not leaving my control room.
I'd say the X-Former Insert tightens up the low-end just a tiny bit, making it sound more controlled, cohesive and defined. It lowers the low-end by 1/2dB or so but at the same time adds overtones an octave up.
With the Emphasis fully counter-clockwise the effect is ever so slight - which is perfect. Sounds like it's level dependent and more audible when pushing the levels, but still subtle.
Adding Emphasis makes the sound open up just a little bit. Like Chris Muth has written in the manual, it acts as a kind of shelving filter kicking in at 3kHz and up, but at the same time act as a compressor/saturation for the top-end - again ever so slight.
Switching the X-Former with Emphasis - at 12 O'clock or more - in and out, is like adding just a bit of "fresh air".
I can imagine that the X-Former Insert is one of those processors that you notice when you've worked a mix or master into it, and then disable it.
My other transformer-balanced outboard adds more flavor and color if you like, whereas the X-Former Insert shall more be seen as a helping hand or "bettermaker" - if the music content allows it.
I don't know if this description makes sense, but if I have to explain in just a few words, it would be "tightens up the low-end just a tiny bit and adds a bit of fresh air to the mix". :-)
It's not by far as audible as the X-Former Saturation in the Dangerous 2-BUS++.
Cheers
Fred
Sound On Sound contributor
PS. Using the Emphasis knob is quite addictive. :-)
En een eerste video met Luca Protolesi.
Tijdelijke link volgens mij:
https://themusicalliance.us/fly-on-the-wall/
I've just installed a review unit in my control room and it sounds spectacular!
Recording a sixteen channel analogue mix really shows the difference that the AD+ makes - the low-end definition, the mid-range depth, the upper mid-range transient clarity, the smooth yet super-defined transient response and the stereo panorama. WOW!
This unit is definitely not leaving my control room.
I'd say the X-Former Insert tightens up the low-end just a tiny bit, making it sound more controlled, cohesive and defined. It lowers the low-end by 1/2dB or so but at the same time adds overtones an octave up.
With the Emphasis fully counter-clockwise the effect is ever so slight - which is perfect. Sounds like it's level dependent and more audible when pushing the levels, but still subtle.
Adding Emphasis makes the sound open up just a little bit. Like Chris Muth has written in the manual, it acts as a kind of shelving filter kicking in at 3kHz and up, but at the same time act as a compressor/saturation for the top-end - again ever so slight.
Switching the X-Former with Emphasis - at 12 O'clock or more - in and out, is like adding just a bit of "fresh air".
I can imagine that the X-Former Insert is one of those processors that you notice when you've worked a mix or master into it, and then disable it.
My other transformer-balanced outboard adds more flavor and color if you like, whereas the X-Former Insert shall more be seen as a helping hand or "bettermaker" - if the music content allows it.
I don't know if this description makes sense, but if I have to explain in just a few words, it would be "tightens up the low-end just a tiny bit and adds a bit of fresh air to the mix". :-)
It's not by far as audible as the X-Former Saturation in the Dangerous 2-BUS++.
Cheers
Fred
Sound On Sound contributor
PS. Using the Emphasis knob is quite addictive. :-)
En een eerste video met Luca Protolesi.
Tijdelijke link volgens mij:
https://themusicalliance.us/fly-on-the-wall/