Tone Control Unit's As Add On's

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in my case i get quite a lot of enquaries from customers if they are any available, to my knowledge i can't think of any, personally i think they are usefull as to vynil source to the some of dull recordings, opinions please, and do you know if they are any made?
nando.
 
Very good point Joseph and I'm pleased to hear that customers are requesting them.

Of course there was the MF X-Tone a few years ago but little if anything exists today. The only alternative is to use a professional unit but many of those are overkill.

Gap in the market I think which could be filled easily.
Joseph, perhaps you could have a word with Anthony? ;)
 
just buy a good parametric eq or ask George Massenburg to build a cheap high quality one....if he can;)
why not bolt on one of those cheapie Berhinger eq units in the tape loop?
 
parametrics do not work as such, slope filters in a box that could be used via a tape loop on either a pre-amp or int. amp would do the trick, if it can also have a by-pass then it would not affect the puaraty of the amplication,
nando.
 
nando said:
parametrics do not work as such, slope filters in a box that could be used via a tape loop on either a pre-amp or int. amp would do the trick, if it can also have a by-pass then it would not affect the puaraty of the amplication,
nando.
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Hi-Fi News published the circuit for a passive version of the Quad 'tilt' control about 20 years ago.
Perhaps there is a market for something similar today.
 
rob, i belive so, i asked anthony he is interested, but the quad circuit is very good, needs to develop on to a dual circuit that can have a passive by-pass,
nando.
 
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parametrics do not work as such, slope filters in a box that could be used via a tape loop on either a pre-amp or int. amp would do the trick, if it can also have a by-pass then it would not affect the puaraty of the amplication,
nando.
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Well I as well as just about all major recording studios around the world would disagree with you there. The parametric works wonders. What about the Manley Massive Passive?
 
i used parametrics eq's one of the first to be available in the mid 70's was goodmans , i used it in my massive sound system, it worked super with reggae, being able to play one record and dub it with out vocals and cancel and boost other backround ints, that is not the issue here, if i wanted to tell the peaple who just want a tnone control add on unit, i will not want to confuse them whith P.G.E.Q.'S,
regards,
nando.
 
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robM said:
Well I as well as just about all major recording studios around the world would disagree with you there. The parametric works wonders. What about the Manley Massive Passive?
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p.s. rob, a third of an octave cut OFF does not work with what this thead is about, no disrespect to you, but do take time to absorb the issue and try not , if i may say, not to get technical and mixing pro, eq. and domestic, cheers,
nando.
 
nando
p.s. rob, a third of an octave cut OFF does not work with what this thead is about, no disrespect to you, but do take time to absorb the issue and try not , if i may say, not to get technical and mixing pro, eq. and domestic, cheers,
nando.
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sorry mate...I'll stay well away from this topic. But to be honest I thought you were joking about having tone controls. :D
 
no probs rob, it just that i get mail from people all over about this demand for such unit, mainly vynil users,
regards nando.
 
no probs rob, it just that i get mail from people all over about this demand for such unit, mainly vynil users,
regards nando.
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interesting. didn't we all try and get rid of that stuff back in the 70's and 80's? I have a Leben integrated in one of my offices and although it has a non-defeatable tone control (bass boost) when you do use it, it kills everything. All the treble goes.
I'm being serous now.... what about those 80's Technics graphic eq. units?
 
rob i used to use atc, amcrom e.q's in the late mid 70's because of the poor recordings of reggae pre-realeased vynil from jamaica, j.v.c. had a good para. and grafic eq unit but in those days very few coul afford it,
nando.
 
Hey...

I own quite a lot of the Studio one singles which I have been buying from in my teens back in the 70's. I used to use a Technics graphic eq but it gave up years back. I now use a graphic eq. that a friend built back in the 80's....it works great on my 'studio one - roots' system.
 
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robM said:
Hey...

I own quite a lot of the Studio one singles which I have been buying from in my teens back in the 70's. I used to use a Technics graphic eq but it gave up years back. I now use a graphic eq. that a friend built back in the 80's....it works great on my 'studio one - roots' system.
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I had a very well known reggae sound system since 1969, touche,
nando.
 
which one?

I used to go to many reggae and roots nights in N London around Finsbury Park and also Kilburn Harrow Road W London.
 

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