Yup, and it STILL sounds badass :-P Back when I did this, I had no company, no money, and no clue about lighting or video production. 3 years later... well, at least I've got a company!
Wow! 2022 now. Man I'm so glad you stuck at it! Of all the channels out there, you are the most thoughtful engineer/producer I've come across. I feel like my ears are more emotionally sensitive than before I started watching your vids. And that's a whole new way to mix! Many thanks for all the advice over the years✌
I watched this demo repeatedly when you put it out. Your After Hours videos have led the TH-cam algorithm to bring me back here! Thanks for your continued sharing and insight.
this is a bananas demo... haven't seen anything like it..very detailed and if you use your ears, you can tell and hear everything you are pointing out. Never heard of this unit until today. Great demo. Thx
Such an incredible piece of outboard. I love mine, and I think I knew within a week that it would stay forever. Thanks, Gregory. Having tools like this makes an incredible difference.
Y'know, unless I'm mistaken, this was the first ever "demo a piece of high end gear in realtime with music and make a video of it". Couple years later everyone was doing it...
@@TheHouseofKushTV I can believe that. Pretty novel use of TH-cam back then. You saw an opportunity to help get this info out that others needed an example to emulate. Pretty impressive in and of itself. TH-cam is a great place to start wishing you were filthy rich so you could get all the amazing gear that's out there. Seriously, great demo of a really impressive unit.
@@TheHouseofKushTV You're not just great at making and using gear and making music, you're also a great teacher. You find ways to say and show things that really guide the viewer into understanding your message from the right angle. And that is never possible without extremely deep knowledge of the subject, immense amounts of practice, and burning and unwavering passion for the craft. Not surprised at all that you were the first to produce this style of videos. Just enough talk to explain a few things, and then text to not interrupt the focus of the viewer from the changes in sound. Thanks for your work sir!
By far the best sounding compressor I have ever heard, so warm and lush. I'm trying to wrap my head around how it does its magic on drums, keeping the transients like that even when overused. Amazing box!
You are probably right about many things... but not this one! :-) There is no M-S in this video, only stereo and/or mono compression. Drums are always bussed, other instruments get their own channel. Analog compression, analog summing... can't help myself, it's an addiction!
Wow I've never seen one of your older videos! The last 12 years have been kind to you. Really great compressor: definitely stands out when comparing to others. Seriously, everything you do is of such high quality and sounds amazing, with clear, meaningful controls. Great design philosophy. I'm really impressed by everything. Man this sounds great on that acoustic!
Greg it's fucking DOPE to hear that young voice of yours. I can't help but think you've been intentionally working to get that soothing cadence you've got in your videos now. Haha this is so cool!
Thanks! It's true, I work pretty hard at every single aspect of my presentation, it's safe to say every variable has been tweaked and refined over time. 😊
Not at all! Everything in my Fatso is identical to the original Fatso except for the compressor section. The saturation, distortion, transformer coloration, and warmth circuitry are all unchanged.
Not to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty sure this was the first ever 'demo the high end gear in realtime with music' advertisement/commercial. Ahh who am I kidding, I'm definitely tooting my own horn... 🎷
The description of Splat mode says: "this is my take on the comps built into my favorite 3-lettered vintage console". Which side of the Atlantic are we talking here? :D
The glue setting that pins the bass in the mix volume wise, what is this technically doing? I find that I get a similar compression with the Strymon Deco pedal. Have no idea how to replicate it though.
7:48 "In fact when you go too far with this compressor it starts to get dry again." Are you saying the harder you push it, it'll actually start doing parallel compression? If so that's really cool.
i like how its sounding! more punch but at the same time augment the presence of instruments. can we leasing to this video with high quality audio on your site? thx
Thanks! It was actually dark brown, it just looks black because 'crappy lighting in a dingy NYC apartment'. Point is... the days of brown hair are long gone for this old man 👴🏻
@@TheHouseofKushTV aw come on, you could paint it back if you wanted, the white hair looks really good too. please dont mind my random comments i was binge watching kush after hours as you do
Hey Gregory. I was wondering if you could break down how to use and connect the sidechain of the ubk fatso to a graphic eq ive seen you mention before. What cables do i need and where exactly do i plug things in? Would i be able to use an old stereo eq that has aux red and white connectors? Sorry i'm a noob :(
Hi Steve! There are actually a lot of variables in your question, and YT is not set up for me to give you good hardware support. ELI took over the UBK Fatso, give them a shout (hardwaresupport@empiricallabs.com), they're super helpful and very responsive!
@@TheHouseofKushTV Hi Greg. sorry to bother you on here like this. I tried contacting ELI and unfortunately they weren't helpful . They told me I couldn't use an old hi-fi graphic equalizer for the fatso's sidechain because of the RCA connectors. But I'm pretty sure this is wrong since i've seen you reccomend exactly that (an old cheap hi-fi graphic eq). I'm really just looking to know what kind of cable I would need to hook up the graphic eq (with RCA connectors) to the fatso sidechain. Any help you can provide would be so greatly appreciated! And again, sorry for messaging you here!
at the time of this comment: 7 dislikes in 12 years. that's just over a single dislike once every two years. lol. real question: this or the tweakers?!
Ohh, verrry different boxes with very different mindsets. UBK Fatso is almost always aggressive and is uniformly thick, hairy. It has the benefit of encouraging a fast intuitive workflow, you just click thru presets, tweeze the gains, and see what pops. The downside of that is that if nothing pops, it's not the right tool for that job because it has no attack release of ratios to tweeze. Conversely, Tweaker is nearly infinite in its shapes, colors, and 'voices' if you will. It's pretty deep for a beginner, so it can be daunting, but we have presets to get you to a lot of different places quickly. The only other thing I can think is that the UBK Fatso loves drums and bass and keys but is touchy on vocals, often too heavyhaanded, and doesn't generally work on the mix buss as a compressor (but is killer as a saturator and softener before or after a more gluey mix comp). That probably didn't help, but maybe that's because you can't go wrong either way and you'll be happy regardless of which you choose. 🕺
Would love to know how this sounds on a mixbus, especially for the "vintage nyc style" hiphop and not the "crap music" i mean, snap music of modern hiphop. Please hit me back. P
Yup, and it STILL sounds badass :-P
Back when I did this, I had no company, no money, and no clue about lighting or video production.
3 years later... well, at least I've got a company!
KushAudio
The House of Kush in the same boat
Master of Manifestation!
Still badass. 12 years and counting?
Hey, will there be plugin version of it? I really like other plugins from Kush such a good quality plugins give me inspiration! Thanks for all of them
Wow! 2022 now. Man I'm so glad you stuck at it! Of all the channels out there, you are the most thoughtful engineer/producer I've come across. I feel like my ears are more emotionally sensitive than before I started watching your vids. And that's a whole new way to mix! Many thanks for all the advice over the years✌
Listening in 2021 - sounds so good!
Saving up my pennies! It sounds incredible. Loving my Clariphonic. UBK and Kush can do no wrong!
I watched this demo repeatedly when you put it out. Your After Hours videos have led the TH-cam algorithm to bring me back here! Thanks for your continued sharing and insight.
240p We meet again.
this is a bananas demo... haven't seen anything like it..very detailed and if you use your ears, you can tell and hear everything you are pointing out. Never heard of this unit until today. Great demo. Thx
i've had mine for about 3-4 years now!!! great thang
Such an incredible piece of outboard. I love mine, and I think I knew within a week that it would stay forever. Thanks, Gregory. Having tools like this makes an incredible difference.
Man's been making vids for over a decade
Y'know, unless I'm mistaken, this was the first ever "demo a piece of high end gear in realtime with music and make a video of it". Couple years later everyone was doing it...
@@TheHouseofKushTV I can believe that. Pretty novel use of TH-cam back then. You saw an opportunity to help get this info out that others needed an example to emulate. Pretty impressive in and of itself. TH-cam is a great place to start wishing you were filthy rich so you could get all the amazing gear that's out there. Seriously, great demo of a really impressive unit.
@@TheHouseofKushTV You're not just great at making and using gear and making music, you're also a great teacher.
You find ways to say and show things that really guide the viewer into understanding your message from the right angle.
And that is never possible without extremely deep knowledge of the subject, immense amounts of practice, and burning and unwavering passion for the craft.
Not surprised at all that you were the first to produce this style of videos.
Just enough talk to explain a few things, and then text to not interrupt the focus of the viewer from the changes in sound.
Thanks for your work sir!
Gregory I watch your videos more for listening to music. The music in your videos is magic. I'm numb and hypnotized
Thanks! If you haven't checked out my main project, feel free!
www.sneakylittledevil.com
By far the best sounding compressor I have ever heard, so warm and lush. I'm trying to wrap my head around how it does its magic on drums, keeping the transients like that even when overused. Amazing box!
Correct, it's a single coles 4038 3' over the snare, a 441 on close snare, and d12 on kick, all submixed to a single mono track. Mono=punch!!!
You are probably right about many things... but not this one! :-)
There is no M-S in this video, only stereo and/or mono compression. Drums are always bussed, other instruments get their own channel.
Analog compression, analog summing... can't help myself, it's an addiction!
Wow I've never seen one of your older videos! The last 12 years have been kind to you. Really great compressor: definitely stands out when comparing to others. Seriously, everything you do is of such high quality and sounds amazing, with clear, meaningful controls. Great design philosophy. I'm really impressed by everything. Man this sounds great on that acoustic!
Wow. This thing sounds great!!
The drums and bass at the end are absolutely divine!
Awesome demonstration. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure, thank you for the kind words!
I'm groovin on the track. Nice!
Greg it's fucking DOPE to hear that young voice of yours. I can't help but think you've been intentionally working to get that soothing cadence you've got in your videos now. Haha this is so cool!
Thanks! It's true, I work pretty hard at every single aspect of my presentation, it's safe to say every variable has been tweaked and refined over time. 😊
Another gem
#KushAudio is on top, some of the best gear and plug ins!
This thing blows my mind!
Cool box! Great demo. Thanks for posting.
The hair!!!! Or lack thereof.
I got this finally !!! So glad i did.....so amazing !!
You actually looked like a trustable guy 😂, now it's roots Kush
Damn, that takes me back. Yeah, this is where it all started!
i wish i had the cash and the madness to buy one of those!
A decade is enough time to give you at least one of those things...
My boy started long ago
My god that sounds amazing.
fantastic sounding box, now I really gotta get a FATSO - UBK FATSO!
One of my next buys
That thing is PUNCHY
Not at all! Everything in my Fatso is identical to the original Fatso except for the compressor section. The saturation, distortion, transformer coloration, and warmth circuitry are all unchanged.
goddamn, 11 years agoooooo
Not to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty sure this was the first ever 'demo the high end gear in realtime with music' advertisement/commercial. Ahh who am I kidding, I'm definitely tooting my own horn... 🎷
@@TheHouseofKushTV ahahahaha u the best
The description of Splat mode says: "this is my take on the comps built into my favorite 3-lettered
vintage console". Which side of the Atlantic are we talking here? :D
Just curious, did the UBK Fatso morph to become the UBK1? I love the UBK 1 (and Hammer, and Axis, Goldplate, the Omegas...) ✌
Great video
Thank's a lot for doing this modification. I'm sure i get one this summer - can't wait for, this is the shit!
The glue setting that pins the bass in the mix volume wise, what is this technically doing? I find that I get a similar compression with the Strymon Deco pedal. Have no idea how to replicate it though.
7:48 "In fact when you go too far with this compressor it starts to get dry again." Are you saying the harder you push it, it'll actually start doing parallel compression? If so that's really cool.
No, it means there's no (dynamic) gain change happening. So sound-wise it is just the same as without compression, only lower in static level.
i like how its sounding! more punch but at the same time augment the presence of instruments. can we leasing to this video with high quality audio on your site? thx
Sounds awesome
Is this still in production? I don't see it on your website.
black hair looked good sir
Thanks! It was actually dark brown, it just looks black because 'crappy lighting in a dingy NYC apartment'. Point is... the days of brown hair are long gone for this old man 👴🏻
@@TheHouseofKushTV aw come on, you could paint it back if you wanted, the white hair looks really good too.
please dont mind my random comments i was binge watching kush after hours as you do
Anyone using this in 2024? I want one
Hey Greg, love the video. how are you summing your drums to one channel of the Fatso?
@MystiK570 Well it's the best quality to demonstrate audio. Oh, no wait...
Clever and cool guy
Any chance for a future DSP release of this guy?
Gregory, double wide 500 series pleeeaasee
That's entirely up to Empirical, I'm no longer involved in the UBK Fatso's production :-)
Does kush audio do mastering? And if so, what are your rates?
How did you get that rhodes sound in the beginning? It's so good... Do you know the amp, mic, converter setup also?
hi, amazing box! do you think you will do a UAD version as Fatso have? thanks
An awesome unit! But the price is awesome too.
Hey Gregory. I was wondering if you could break down how to use and connect the sidechain of the ubk fatso to a graphic eq ive seen you mention before. What cables do i need and where exactly do i plug things in? Would i be able to use an old stereo eq that has aux red and white connectors? Sorry i'm a noob :(
Hi Steve! There are actually a lot of variables in your question, and YT is not set up for me to give you good hardware support. ELI took over the UBK Fatso, give them a shout (hardwaresupport@empiricallabs.com), they're super helpful and very responsive!
@@TheHouseofKushTV thanks Greg! appreciate it!
@@TheHouseofKushTV Hi Greg. sorry to bother you on here like this. I tried contacting ELI and unfortunately they weren't helpful . They told me I couldn't use an old hi-fi graphic equalizer for the fatso's sidechain because of the RCA connectors. But I'm pretty sure this is wrong since i've seen you reccomend exactly that (an old cheap hi-fi graphic eq).
I'm really just looking to know what kind of cable I would need to hook up the graphic eq (with RCA connectors) to the fatso sidechain. Any help you can provide would be so greatly appreciated! And again, sorry for messaging you here!
@@TheChillMelodist RCA to TS.... Come on.
Do you have all the drums going through a mono channel?
Bass the final frontier
WOW.
Woehoeee!
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at the time of this comment: 7 dislikes in 12 years. that's just over a single dislike once every two years. lol. real question: this or the tweakers?!
Ohh, verrry different boxes with very different mindsets. UBK Fatso is almost always aggressive and is uniformly thick, hairy. It has the benefit of encouraging a fast intuitive workflow, you just click thru presets, tweeze the gains, and see what pops. The downside of that is that if nothing pops, it's not the right tool for that job because it has no attack release of ratios to tweeze. Conversely, Tweaker is nearly infinite in its shapes, colors, and 'voices' if you will. It's pretty deep for a beginner, so it can be daunting, but we have presets to get you to a lot of different places quickly. The only other thing I can think is that the UBK Fatso loves drums and bass and keys but is touchy on vocals, often too heavyhaanded, and doesn't generally work on the mix buss as a compressor (but is killer as a saturator and softener before or after a more gluey mix comp). That probably didn't help, but maybe that's because you can't go wrong either way and you'll be happy regardless of which you choose. 🕺
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8:55 butta !! lol
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240p :(
this set-up seems to be in M-S mode mastering ... am I right?
He’s got one on the drums one on the organ
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come on, play with those knobs a bit more
open it up and let us see whats inside!
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Would love to know how this sounds on a mixbus, especially for the "vintage nyc style" hiphop and not the "crap music" i mean, snap music of modern hiphop. Please hit me back. P
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