I think it's important to know how processors work; there are plenty of other vids on TH-cam that have audio examples of the Distressor, ( if you're convinced that YT audio resolution is good enough for critical listening) ... I thought this video to be very well done in terms of explaining the various controls and functions of the unit. You'll get far more out of your gear if you understand how it works.
Didn't think I could be even more excited about just setting a used Distressor up in my newly-built vocal booth - but somehow your video made me even more giddy. So exciting to have a "true classic" in my hands, and my qualms about the investment were pretty much smashed as soon as I felt my confidence level LEAP upwards in the vocal booth. I mean, the sound quality matters a ton - but so does the confidence boost to your singers. Very, very excited to have such a powerful & versatile YET SIMPLE piece of outboard gear in my vocal chain!
The LA 2A was designed and manufactured by Teletronix, not Urei. Urei made the 1176. Also, Dist2 is 2nd order harmonics which are generated by tubes, not transformers. Dist3 is designed to emulate tape.
Urei is Bill Putnam’s United Recording Electronics Incorporation. Putnam bought the rights of Teletronix. Hence why we see different generations of LA2A.
why does no body start showing how to connect a distressor? - what the hell a "floating pin" is or whatever. All I know is, there's a cord and it plugs in. When my Distressor manual says "if you use a single-ended XLR ouput, leave unused pin floating," that might as well be written in the language of Martians. How does one leave an unused pin floating? - Please help.
is the only reason to have two distressors to differentiate left from right sound, or would there be other reasons? if you want symmetrical room sound (lef & right equally), then one distressor for bus-compression is just fine, right?
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I think it's important to know how processors work; there are plenty of other vids on TH-cam that have audio examples of the Distressor, ( if you're convinced that YT audio resolution is good enough for critical listening) ... I thought this video to be very well done in terms of explaining the various controls and functions of the unit. You'll get far more out of your gear if you understand how it works.
Didn't think I could be even more excited about just setting a used Distressor up in my newly-built vocal booth - but somehow your video made me even more giddy. So exciting to have a "true classic" in my hands, and my qualms about the investment were pretty much smashed as soon as I felt my confidence level LEAP upwards in the vocal booth. I mean, the sound quality matters a ton - but so does the confidence boost to your singers. Very, very excited to have such a powerful & versatile YET SIMPLE piece of outboard gear in my vocal chain!
I love that you are basicly flicking us off for ten minutes.. :D thanks for the tour!
The LA 2A was designed and manufactured by Teletronix, not Urei. Urei made the 1176.
Also, Dist2 is 2nd order harmonics which are generated by tubes, not transformers. Dist3 is designed to emulate tape.
Urei is Bill Putnam’s United Recording Electronics Incorporation. Putnam bought the rights of Teletronix. Hence why we see different generations of LA2A.
And "all buttons in" on the 1176 does not increase the ratio setting to 'crazy' it goes back down to 12:1 and shifts the attack/release response.
Dist 2 is like harmonics from tube saturation and Dist 3 is similar to the tape machine.
Exactly. 2nd order -= even (tube); 3rd = uneven (transformer)
He definitely needs a glass of water.
more like a truck load of it
Seems to be an British trait...
Thank you very informative breakdown!!
I am waiting for my 2 units since september. Hoping they will arive soon.🙂
Very informative. I was wrestling with if I should get the British mode one or the original but I want that all buttons in feature.
fail @ 3:40 :)
Hahahaha Spotted!
Does anyone know if there are issues when pairing a EL8 and EL8X (British mod)?
very helpful!
11:30 Why would you only use one mono unit? Stereo pair is a minimum
why does no body start showing how to connect a distressor? -
what the hell a "floating pin" is or whatever. All I know is, there's a cord and it plugs in. When my Distressor manual says "if you use a single-ended XLR ouput, leave unused pin floating," that might as well be written in the language of Martians. How does one leave an unused pin floating? - Please help.
why is opto mode 10.1 if 2a is actually 3.1
Great explanations
does it have side-chain?
Yep.
Thank you for this, but would be nice to hear some actual sound come out of it.
is it correct, that the distressor does not have a sidechain feature?
Its advisable to use it as bus-compressor in mastering?
You’d need 2 of them since it’s a mono unit
is the only reason to have two distressors to differentiate left from right sound, or would there be other reasons?
if you want symmetrical room sound (lef & right equally), then one distressor for bus-compression is just fine, right?
If it's a mono bus then yeah.
You would need 2 unfortunately. If its stereo which the master bus is, then 2. If its used on vocals or drums which are mono then 1.
How would it compare to the "drawmer 1978"?
Nice Breitling
I have a Distressor, and the only problem is I need another one, lol
Fire that video editor
Why is this so expensive tho
And then I looked up the price, and I cried.
Get the plugin
@@tommymai3062 UAD or Arouser? in either case, I feel a bit ehhhhh about spending £200 on a compressor plugin.
@@CLaw-tb5gg During sales it's probably closer to 20
I hate when people swallow on camera.
stay away from porn then
😂😂😂😂😂
talking about music = dancing about architecture
Only if you’ve never looked at a building before...