Bought one, then bought a second one for stereo. Also ordered the KT-2A, two of them. Insane value for money. Cheap hardware that still manages to sound better than some of the best plug ins that I have.
Zed bro your review was amazing man I actually ended up getting the KT-1176 in stereo pair and these units are amazing!!!! I would recommend it to anyone very very close to the original unit.
very nice compressor for the money. I have 1176LN's, and my friend bought these. They stand up very well to the original in the compression quality, and in how the controls function.
a lot of people are sh*tting on it because "you can't really hear the compression" and yeah, it is not breaking up into distortion that easily and much - but i bet a lot of people would have gone mad for this aspect 50-60 years ago and made that a classic 😂 excited for my unit to come
First, this video has a nice clarity tot it that lets me hear what the differences are better than many similar videos. Second, the compressor sounds nice and it sounds very clear. However, it doesn't really sound like an actual 1176 to me. The actual 1176 has more color to the sound and that color adds a character that makes the 1176 as desirable as it is. I am impressed with the Klark Teknik 1176 as its own thing that maybe has 1176 influence but that that plants its own flag.
Thanks so much, great video! Honestly this is the best Klark Teknik 1176 compressor review that I’ve watched on TH-cam! Looking forward to seeing a review on their EQP-KT Classic Tube Equalizer, I’m interested in buying it but unfortunately there’s poor content and tests about it so far on TH-cam so I’m not able to decide. Thanks again dear!
Thanks for a great review as always! Wow this unit sounds awesome... and at such an affordable price! I'm sort of undecided to either get 2 of these Klark's as a stereo pair... or the ART pro VLA II... I do have the space for 2 x Klark's in my rack! :)
Christian I can tell you that the vla 2 will take away low end on bass to the point I’m thinking of getting a kt 76 to go along with my art just for this reason. Seem to be two different sounds
The original 1176 has a “no buttons in” mode. You’re still running through the transformers etc. The Distressor “Brit mode” copies this which they also call 1:1 mode. This unit seems to add zero saturation or distortion at all, which would seem to “bypass” The compression, but not the electronics. I highly recommend you A/B this mode with a raw track and run them out of phase from each other to see if it’s a true bypass, or a 1:1 mode. Also, no all-buttons-in mode demo? That’s like, the 1176 “thing”!
I’ve generally found Klark/Midas/Behringer to be going for “transparent”, probably due to the transformers, so 1:1 may appear to bypass, but you’d barely tell. Great review though. After so many people bash on this thing, i think I may be able to use it, but I might sooner grab a Drawmer 421 which does the same thing in stereo and dual-mono in a single rack space. Just food for thought! 🍲 🧠
Oh, have you also noticed how plugins sometimes tend to eat a little bit of the high end and/or the very low bass? Because I've noticed that tendency too. There are lots of exceptions, but there's definately something there. PS: Good review! Thanks for that.
There is a question I wanted to ask for so long. I own this unit, the waves and the UAD plug-in, why they both have a situation that with the same input level, ratio 4 compressed more than ratio 8, 12 and 20? When it comes to limiting, ratio 8 compressed more than 20. Is there any logic behind that? Cheers from Hong Kong 🇭🇰
Hey bro I bought the same one and when I play the track back of a electric guitar I recorded the volume coming through the speakers is so low I recorded a electric DI guitar in amp design in Logic So could you also tell me how to set it up with logic to
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I don't have any videos demos of the KT-2A but I have been using one for a while and am blown away by the thing. I bought it as a stop gap for some sessions and planned to replace it with an LA-2A, but the KT is still here, stock valves and all. I run a Daking Mic Pre EQ into it, which is a gorgeous sounding pre in its own right, and the 2A is the icing on the cake. A remarkable product for silly cheap money.
I have an RNC compressor that's extremely neutral amd extremely fast... I wonder how it would sound to use the RNC to round out the peaks, then into the Klark for the color / fatness...
I have a RNC too and yes it will work nicely. Try it in limiting (25:1) with fast release for peak limiting. I actually do that quite often with the KT-2A as this is a slower comp. 1176 as a Limiter going into the 2A.
hi marty. I had one but I didn't like the noise the output knob made after half. so i sold it. I can see now in your video that you use the output very low. I would like to know, what connection configuration did you have to use? were your preamps maxed out? (output of your interface) I appreciate your answer. thanks to you I think I will buy one again.
hey! I have it inserted it on my console and the line input gain of the channel is around 30dB. I actually can leave the output of the 76 pretty low and get a good level coming out of it. (around 36) I have two units now and they behave the same in terms of output gain. However, I drive the input gain on the unit a little more, which seems to have less noise. (around 28-12) Overall, I think it's better to come in with a hotter signal rather than boosting it with the output gain afterwards.
Hi man, super helpful videos great work. As you have reviewed basically all of the compressors I am looking at currently I was wondering out of the ART Pro II VLA, RNC, RNLA, KT-76 and KT-2A, which one you would recommend as a general workhorse comp? I have just grabbed an Apollo x8 but want to foray into outboard to give the signal path a bit more colour. Main reason is to track vocals and get a bit more out of the vocal performance, however as my only outboard it would be cool to use elsewhere and thus preferably stereo/dual mono. If there was a real sonic superiority I wouldn't be that against grabbing 2 of the KT's though. Let me know your thoughts, would appreciate any advice massively. Thanks
I‘d go with 2 KT-76, works on so many sources! But I can also recommend the RNLA. It has a little more character than the RNC and it can be super fast or slow like an opto-comp.
I just picked one of these up and haven't had a chance to fully test it out, but did notice a big jump in the noise floor when dialing the output to 18 and higher. There's a sweep there that introduces noticeable noise that makes the unit pretty much unusable in that range. Does the unit you tested do the same, or has anyone else who owns one noticed that issue as well?
Chad Parson I have the same issue with the 2 units I just bought! And so far couldn’t find a proper answer. If you’ve noticed that the output gain in this video was pretty low!
Hello there! Are you still using it? Mine after a year with very low use got problems with the VU Meter...I cannot manage to adjust it to 0 position by using the calibration screw from the rear or the one from front (fine tunning)...
Good sounding review, but ; what about the destruction (all-knobs-in) setting? Totally diferent question ; why do you have diffusion panels behind the speakers?...you need bass-trapping. Those things are for first (top end) reflections, they do nothing below 500 hZ.
@@mfdavo The back of the speakers dont have sharp bounces, you need mass for bass What speakers are those on the outside? I have been looking for potential 3-way monitors,
Hello, Some time ago you had reviewed the Fredenstein V.A.S. Compressor (another derivative of 1176). Compare Klark Teknic 1176 vs Fredenstein V.A.S. Compressor, what is your opinion?
The Klark Teknik 1176 has the classic FET sound of the original unit - fast, aggressive but not harsh sounding. The Fredenstein is a little smoother, I would say it's a mixture of a 1176 and a dbx.
what's if you raise the Output all the way up? Let's say to 12, 6 or zero? Still no noticeable hiss? Mine's arraived today. But I have a lot of hiss in the Output.. @@ZedMartyProduction
@@paulclifford8789 mine was very noisy on 12 and above. I've messed around with it a lot but in the end I've returned my unit and will try the wa76 in the future
pushing all the ratio buttons in does not bypass the unit. the all buttons in is all the ratios added together as per the originals. ie. one of the main reason you want one.
Gav, sorry to say that but if you want a 1176 just for the all buttons in mode you seem to be one of those typical media-hype influenced, young and not very experienced audio engineers. Bill Putnam didn't design that LA to work this way. To find out that it would still do something useful with all buttons pushed in was a fortunate coincidence. However, the truth is: That mode sounds like shit. It CAN be a funny, brutal SFX but it never would be accepted as an improvement of the original sound. That's why the all-buttons-in mode is only used as a parallel compression trick. To see a 1176 style LA just as a smashing device would be really unprofessional. The reason this unit became so popular is its fast FET attack time. So, if someone says the all-buttons-in mode is one of the main reasons why one would want to get one I seriously wonder if this person really understands what this compressor is all about.
hahahahaha. oh learn me oh wise one. i have been a professional engineer every day for almost 30 years now. hopefully after 40 i will understand compression? no shit shirlock wtf would ever use all buttons in not in parallel. are you really that dumb. .amazing how you can learn so much about me from 1 sentence. the audio industry is full of know all fools like you its the worst part about working in it.
@@gavmurray7398 Seriously, I'm getting tired of aggressive people like you. You behave like a child. One that yet has to learn to LISTEN and READ properly. First, I wrote "you seem to be". I didn't write you ARE. Taking out your 30 years of audio engineering doesn't impress anyone. It could mean as well 30 years of not being that good. Listen and read: He didn't say press all in to bypass. Nonetheless, you couldn't hold back. You had to correct where there was no need to correct. You were so eager to correct him that you obviously didn't have the time to rewind and listen again. And actually WATCH those buttons. You even didn't read my answer properly. Otherwise you would have noticed that I wrote "what THIS compressor is all about"! Not COMPRESSION. Why couldn't you just say: "Nice vid, thx! (even though my 30 years of experience made me a little deaf and blind)" instead of being the childish smart-arse?
I have a pair of them, I highly reccomend them. If you've used a clone plug in, you'll know the way the boost/cuts work as they are not like other EQs. (Forgive me if you're aware of that.....) :)
Is it just me that dislike this brand/gear? I mean it sound not really well, it's cheap and bad IMO. I get better results with the UAD plugins. I'm Curious, what do you think ?
If you turn up the output, you can hear quite a bit of noise. I suggest to go into the unit a little hotter so you can leave the output low. Had no problems so far doing that!
I’m not Marty, but I don’t see why not. It will not be transparent like most mastering compressors, but if you’re looking for the not-transparent sound than you definitely can use a pair as mastering compressors. I would suggest to use lower ratios and medium attack and release settings to get the smoothest sound possible, but you should experiment on your own to find the best settings for mastering. I hope you get good sounds with it!
gurinder singh Haha you’re welcome man. You actually kinda gave me an idea to experiment with these on a master chain as well. I normally use the FF Pro C plugin cause it’s very transparent, but this might add some cool character.
One remark: it's possible that having two of them in stereo operation might lead to some undesired results as they aren't stereo-linkable, so each channel will be processed entirely independent from each other. It might happen that due to slight differences in the compressor settings (as it's virtually impossible to have both units set to exactly the same values), tolerances of the electronic components and minute volume differences of the left and right channels, both stereo channels could be compressed with different intensities, thus leading to certain imbalances of the stereo field. The differences might or might not be disruptively big, since this isn't really foreseeable, I'd rather recommend to convert the LR stereo signal into a mid/side signal inside of your DAW, send it to the comps and then send it back to the DAW where the M/S signal would be converted into a regular L/R stereo one again. This should ensure a more balanced sound despite any possible differences between both compressors (because comp 1 processes the mono / mid signal and comp 2 processes the side signal, i.e. the difference between left and right) while giving you more possibilities to shape the stereo image (e.g. compress the mono part a bit harder and keep the sides rather "airy"). There is a free plug-in from Voxengo which does the LRMS conversion, but I forgot its name right now.
It does not sound like a 1176 AT ALL. The 1176 has that mid forward,crispy quality (due to the 1176 circuit amp), adds harmonics content and distortion that is it's sonic signature and why everybody loves it. I can't hear any of that with that unit... The KT is a transparent "boring sounding" compressor...But it does compress ! Anyway, if you're goin' for the 1176 TONE, don't buy this unit !!!
The KT-76 is the McDonalds cheeseburger under the 1176 clones. It has all it needs to look like a 76 clone, but nothing that it takes to sound like one. For 220eu the UAD plugins are leagues ahead... This has no balls, no character and no panache. Unlike the Wes, that is the real deal
Bought one, then bought a second one for stereo. Also ordered the KT-2A, two of them. Insane value for money. Cheap hardware that still manages to sound better than some of the best plug ins that I have.
I liked the eq and did the same thing
Zed bro your review was amazing man I actually ended up getting the KT-1176 in stereo pair and these units are amazing!!!! I would recommend it to anyone very very close to the original unit.
very nice compressor for the money. I have 1176LN's, and my friend bought these. They stand up very well to the original in the compression quality, and in how the controls function.
a lot of people are sh*tting on it because "you can't really hear the compression" and yeah, it is not breaking up into distortion that easily and much - but i bet a lot of people would have gone mad for this aspect 50-60 years ago and made that a classic 😂 excited for my unit to come
this is special. wow. the sound is good. I'm not comparing it to other stuff. I'm just opening my ears and listening... yoh. wow.
I love mine Klark 76! Excellent compressor!
Just bought one of these super excited been hearing so many good things it looks awesome to 😀 great job Klark
Holy moly, I LOVE what that does to the snare... Wow.
I actually couldn’t believe the difference when the compressor was bypassed, the snare sounded great
2:04 "eleventysix" I'm gonna start calling it that now
:-)
Once more at 12:50 :)
I'm really pleased with mine!
First, this video has a nice clarity tot it that lets me hear what the differences are better than many similar videos. Second, the compressor sounds nice and it sounds very clear. However, it doesn't really sound like an actual 1176 to me. The actual 1176 has more color to the sound and that color adds a character that makes the 1176 as desirable as it is. I am impressed with the Klark Teknik 1176 as its own thing that maybe has 1176 influence but that that plants its own flag.
Thanks so much, great video! Honestly this is the best Klark Teknik 1176 compressor review that I’ve watched on TH-cam! Looking forward to seeing a review on their EQP-KT Classic Tube Equalizer, I’m interested in buying it but unfortunately there’s poor content and tests about it so far on TH-cam so I’m not able to decide. Thanks again dear!
thanks mate! Yes, the EQP looks also very interesting!
Selling mine EQPT to buy a KT 76, or KT-2A. Anyone interested.. www.thomann.de/gb/klark_teknik_kt_2a.htm
Really solid demo, thank you!
Thanks for a great review as always! Wow this unit sounds awesome... and at such an affordable price! I'm sort of undecided to either get 2 of these Klark's as a stereo pair... or the ART pro VLA II... I do have the space for 2 x Klark's in my rack! :)
Christian I can tell you that the vla 2 will take away low end on bass to the point I’m thinking of getting a kt 76 to go along with my art just for this reason. Seem to be two different sounds
I have a Warm Audio WA-76 and I’m wanting to add one of these for a stereo pair. This was a great review 👍🏻
Dunno, sounds like a setup for a very special stereo-image.
Did you end up trying the two diff brands in stereo??
The original 1176 has a “no buttons in” mode. You’re still running through the transformers etc. The Distressor “Brit mode” copies this which they also call 1:1 mode. This unit seems to add zero saturation or distortion at all, which would seem to “bypass” The compression, but not the electronics. I highly recommend you A/B this mode with a raw track and run them out of phase from each other to see if it’s a true bypass, or a 1:1 mode.
Also, no all-buttons-in mode demo? That’s like, the 1176 “thing”!
I’ve generally found Klark/Midas/Behringer to be going for “transparent”, probably due to the transformers, so 1:1 may appear to bypass, but you’d barely tell.
Great review though. After so many people bash on this thing, i think I may be able to use it, but I might sooner grab a Drawmer 421 which does the same thing in stereo and dual-mono in a single rack space.
Just food for thought! 🍲 🧠
Amazing quality in your videos! Thank you
Thank you mate!
Oh, have you also noticed how plugins sometimes tend to eat a little bit of the high end and/or the very low bass? Because I've noticed that tendency too. There are lots of exceptions, but there's definately something there.
PS: Good review! Thanks for that.
Thanks for this! Helped me a lot.
Wow, beautiful
There is a question I wanted to ask for so long. I own this unit, the waves and the UAD plug-in, why they both have a situation that with the same input level, ratio 4 compressed more than ratio 8, 12 and 20? When it comes to limiting, ratio 8 compressed more than 20. Is there any logic behind that? Cheers from Hong Kong 🇭🇰
I have always wondered this myself
@@thomastwemlow1758 I thought there was something wrong with my ear *sad
Hey bro I bought the same one and when I play the track back of a electric guitar I recorded the volume coming through the speakers is so low I recorded a electric DI guitar in amp design in Logic
So could you also tell me how to set it up with logic to
how disable all compression in this comp?
Im going crazy looking for a klark teknik tk-2a review! 😫
same here!!!!v I can only find one and it just compares to VST's so its bound to sound better imo
Same
To my fellow producers you guys are forgetting about Sweet water reviews. ;)
Hope this helps you guys. The review are almost 5 out of 5 stars. Happy Holidays And Merry Christmas guys.
I don't have any videos demos of the KT-2A but I have been using one for a while and am blown away by the thing. I bought it as a stop gap for some sessions and planned to replace it with an LA-2A, but the KT is still here, stock valves and all.
I run a Daking Mic Pre EQ into it, which is a gorgeous sounding pre in its own right, and the 2A is the icing on the cake. A remarkable product for silly cheap money.
Is that hum at the tail of the snare in the recording or the unit?
Is it not a Edp Wasp inside your ears ?
I have an RNC compressor that's extremely neutral amd extremely fast...
I wonder how it would sound to use the RNC to round out the peaks, then into the Klark for the color / fatness...
I have a RNC too and yes it will work nicely. Try it in limiting (25:1) with fast release for peak limiting. I actually do that quite often with the KT-2A as this is a slower comp. 1176 as a Limiter going into the 2A.
Hi how do you like the KT version of the 76? I am tempted to get one buy worried about how will it is built. My eye is with Warm Audio. Thanks!
I like them- I use 2 of them for Back Vocals. Built quality is good, no issues so far.
@@ZedMartyProduction Thanks!
hi marty. I had one but I didn't like the noise the output knob made after half. so i sold it. I can see now in your video that you use the output very low. I would like to know, what connection configuration did you have to use? were your preamps maxed out? (output of your interface) I appreciate your answer. thanks to you I think I will buy one again.
hey! I have it inserted it on my console and the line input gain of the channel is around 30dB. I actually can leave the output of the 76 pretty low and get a good level coming out of it. (around 36) I have two units now and they behave the same in terms of output gain. However, I drive the input gain on the unit a little more, which seems to have less noise. (around 28-12) Overall, I think it's better to come in with a hotter signal rather than boosting it with the output gain afterwards.
ah ok great.
Did you make the rear connections with an XLR? or TRS? ... just to be more sure 🤔
@@monovladd4392 TRS and the Pad button is out (de-activated)
Hi man, super helpful videos great work. As you have reviewed basically all of the compressors I am looking at currently I was wondering out of the ART Pro II VLA, RNC, RNLA, KT-76 and KT-2A, which one you would recommend as a general workhorse comp? I have just grabbed an Apollo x8 but want to foray into outboard to give the signal path a bit more colour. Main reason is to track vocals and get a bit more out of the vocal performance, however as my only outboard it would be cool to use elsewhere and thus preferably stereo/dual mono. If there was a real sonic superiority I wouldn't be that against grabbing 2 of the KT's though. Let me know your thoughts, would appreciate any advice massively. Thanks
I‘d go with 2 KT-76, works on so many sources! But I can also recommend the RNLA. It has a little more character than the RNC and it can be super fast or slow like an opto-comp.
@Zed great piece of equipment, how do you like it in comparison to the warm unit?
Didn‘t have the chance to try the Warm Audio so far.
I just picked one of these up and haven't had a chance to fully test it out, but did notice a big jump in the noise floor when dialing the output to 18 and higher. There's a sweep there that introduces noticeable noise that makes the unit pretty much unusable in that range. Does the unit you tested do the same, or has anyone else who owns one noticed that issue as well?
Chad Parson I have the same issue with the 2 units I just bought! And so far couldn’t find a proper answer. If you’ve noticed that the output gain in this video was pretty low!
@@BesharALAzzawi other real units have this noise too
Hi, thx for the Video. Do. you have Saturation in Bypass mode? Cheers
Great Video!!!
I don't think it has the attack and release curves of the 1176 sound at all. It's way slow releasing the gain. Like linear instead of logarithmic.
Wats the difference between this and the 76 kt.. it has the same name but one has 76 kt on the front and the other has 1176 kt on the front .
Nice review! 💃🏻
Thank you!
Hello there!
Are you still using it?
Mine after a year with very low use got problems with the VU Meter...I cannot manage to adjust it to 0 position by using the calibration screw from the rear or the one from front (fine tunning)...
Yes, still in use and no problems so far.
Great video review! How do you route the 1176 inside logic? With the I/O plugin?
Thanks! I have it inserted on a channel of the mixer.
I just bought one! Thanks.
Great! Have fun!
Good sounding review, but ; what about the destruction (all-knobs-in) setting?
Totally diferent question ; why do you have diffusion panels behind the speakers?...you need bass-trapping. Those things are for first (top end) reflections, they do nothing below 500 hZ.
My guess is to just stop the sharp bounce off the wall from the bass produced by the back of the speaker.
@@mfdavo The back of the speakers dont have sharp bounces, you need mass for bass
What speakers are those on the outside? I have been looking for potential 3-way monitors,
Would you take a UA76 + LA2A clone setup over a single Distressor EL8????
v3z nope🙅♂️
Nice ELEVENTISIX compressor. :-D
No all buttons demo though?
Hello,
Some time ago you had reviewed the Fredenstein V.A.S. Compressor (another derivative of 1176).
Compare Klark Teknic 1176 vs Fredenstein V.A.S. Compressor, what is your opinion?
The Klark Teknik 1176 has the classic FET sound of the original unit - fast, aggressive but not harsh sounding. The Fredenstein is a little smoother, I would say it's a mixture of a 1176 and a dbx.
Thank you, Zed
Why your output is gat low? I have two units and both start to produce hiss when the output knob is at 10 o’clock
It would clip the channel of my analog console if I turn it up higher.
@@ZedMartyProduction Thanks
That's normal, fet comps are noisy, that's what we love 😊
Hi. I have an ART PRO VLA and was wondering if I should think about getting the K-T 76 as well?
Thank you.
I have both compressors and I love the KT76 on vocals. The ART is great for guitar, bass and groups and it sounds cleaner than the KT.
@@ZedMartyProduction I just ordered one! Looking forward to trying it out.
Thanks for this demo... And how about the noise floor?
No issue so far, can‘t hear any audible hiss.
what's if you raise the Output all the way up? Let's say to 12, 6 or zero? Still no noticeable hiss? Mine's arraived today. But I have a lot of hiss in the Output.. @@ZedMartyProduction
@@Vocalisto Me too. Did you sort it out? was it a faulty unit or are they noisy when the output is over 12?
@@paulclifford8789 mine was very noisy on 12 and above. I've messed around with it a lot but in the end I've returned my unit and will try the wa76 in the future
@@Vocalisto Thanks.
Ok. Do you know if the original 1176 also had this amount of noise?
I don‘t know, never used an original.
pushing all the ratio buttons in does not bypass the unit. the all buttons in is all the ratios added together as per the originals. ie. one of the main reason you want one.
I know, I said if you De-press (all buttons out) them it is in bypass.
Gav, sorry to say that but if you want a 1176 just for the all buttons in mode you seem to be one of those typical media-hype influenced, young and not very experienced audio engineers. Bill Putnam didn't design that LA to work this way. To find out that it would still do something useful with all buttons pushed in was a fortunate coincidence. However, the truth is: That mode sounds like shit. It CAN be a funny, brutal SFX but it never would be accepted as an improvement of the original sound. That's why the all-buttons-in mode is only used as a parallel compression trick. To see a 1176 style LA just as a smashing device would be really unprofessional. The reason this unit became so popular is its fast FET attack time. So, if someone says the all-buttons-in mode is one of the main reasons why one would want to get one I seriously wonder if this person really understands what this compressor is all about.
hahahahaha. oh learn me oh wise one. i have been a professional engineer every day for almost 30 years now. hopefully after 40 i will understand compression? no shit shirlock wtf would ever use all buttons in not in parallel. are you really that dumb. .amazing how you can learn so much about me from 1 sentence. the audio industry is full of know all fools like you its the worst part about working in it.
yeah i took repress as though you meant in. cheers
@@gavmurray7398 Seriously, I'm getting tired of aggressive people like you. You behave like a child. One that yet has to learn to LISTEN and READ properly. First, I wrote "you seem to be". I didn't write you ARE. Taking out your 30 years of audio engineering doesn't impress anyone. It could mean as well 30 years of not being that good.
Listen and read: He didn't say press all in to bypass. Nonetheless, you couldn't hold back. You had to correct where there was no need to correct. You were so eager to correct him that you obviously didn't have the time to rewind and listen again. And actually WATCH those buttons. You even didn't read my answer properly. Otherwise you would have noticed that I wrote "what THIS compressor is all about"! Not COMPRESSION.
Why couldn't you just say: "Nice vid, thx! (even though my 30 years of experience made me a little deaf and blind)" instead of being the childish smart-arse?
How is Klark Teknik stiff ? I was thinking of getting their pultec eq, have you tried it before ?
Not yet, but I heard good things about it!
I have a pair of them, I highly reccomend them. If you've used a clone plug in, you'll know the way the boost/cuts work as they are not like other EQs. (Forgive me if you're aware of that.....) :)
Yup! Got a pair of pultecs!! A must have!!
not bad at all
not 1176 but a good compressor...
Is it just me that dislike this brand/gear? I mean it sound not really well, it's cheap and bad IMO. I get better results with the UAD plugins.
I'm Curious, what do you think ?
I don't like it either. I rather use the Klanghelm MJUC plugin...
Very nice review :)
Thank you!
It's not really suitable for stereo because it has no stereo-link. Great demo though
You can do still do stereo by putting two units at the same setting i guess
I love your speakers what’s the name of them?
Music Q Central The small ones are ESI nEar classic, the bigger ones are Grundig 660A. But I upgraded to Adam Audio T7V since this video.
Very transparent. Kind of a rip off because of that - I'm in the process of getting the Warm Audio WA76 instead
So does this unit not do the "all in" mode?
Sure! I have a separate video for that: th-cam.com/video/azd69j2vjQA/w-d-xo.html
Did you find the unit to be a bit noisy?
If you turn up the output, you can hear quite a bit of noise. I suggest to go into the unit a little hotter so you can leave the output low. Had no problems so far doing that!
vapor or is it gonna come out soon?
👍
It Dos't have any Harmonic Distorsion - it just Compress The sound :D
Which actually makes it perfect for pop, hip hop and r&b vocals. Only on rock vocal do you want the distortion. So it really depends.
Just add some tube eq ontop.
Hello Marty can I use this unit as mastering compressor (if I combine two unit as stereo)
I’m not Marty, but I don’t see why not. It will not be transparent like most mastering compressors, but if you’re looking for the not-transparent sound than you definitely can use a pair as mastering compressors. I would suggest to use lower ratios and medium attack and release settings to get the smoothest sound possible, but you should experiment on your own to find the best settings for mastering. I hope you get good sounds with it!
@@Jimbo386000 sorry for asking you as a Marty but u explained a lot thanks bro
gurinder singh Haha you’re welcome man. You actually kinda gave me an idea to experiment with these on a master chain as well. I normally use the FF Pro C plugin cause it’s very transparent, but this might add some cool character.
@@Jimbo386000 please do i will wait
One remark: it's possible that having two of them in stereo operation might lead to some undesired results as they aren't stereo-linkable, so each channel will be processed entirely independent from each other.
It might happen that due to slight differences in the compressor settings (as it's virtually impossible to have both units set to exactly the same values), tolerances of the electronic components and minute volume differences of the left and right channels, both stereo channels could be compressed with different intensities, thus leading to certain imbalances of the stereo field.
The differences might or might not be disruptively big, since this isn't really foreseeable, I'd rather recommend to convert the LR stereo signal into a mid/side signal inside of your DAW, send it to the comps and then send it back to the DAW where the M/S signal would be converted into a regular L/R stereo one again.
This should ensure a more balanced sound despite any possible differences between both compressors (because comp 1 processes the mono / mid signal and comp 2 processes the side signal, i.e. the difference between left and right) while giving you more possibilities to shape the stereo image (e.g. compress the mono part a bit harder and keep the sides rather "airy").
There is a free plug-in from Voxengo which does the LRMS conversion, but I forgot its name right now.
It does not sound like a 1176 AT ALL. The 1176 has that mid forward,crispy quality (due to the 1176 circuit amp), adds harmonics content and distortion that is it's sonic signature and why everybody loves it. I can't hear any of that with that unit... The KT is a transparent "boring sounding" compressor...But it does compress ! Anyway, if you're goin' for the 1176 TONE, don't buy this unit !!!
What a strange review , output set to minus 40 db ???? I have an original 1176 and i always have it on a quarter over with is quite normal .
Just bought one sooo impulsively. Oof
I did too. Haha but it’s worth it. I’m probably gonna but another next month when I get paid so I can have a stereo pair, or two minis if I want! Haha
This is just a compressor . No harmonic distortion no character nothing . Might as well get a behringer . No advantage what so ever .
The KT-76 is the McDonalds cheeseburger under the 1176 clones.
It has all it needs to look like a 76 clone, but nothing that it takes to sound like one.
For 220eu the UAD plugins are leagues ahead...
This has no balls, no character and no panache.
Unlike the Wes, that is the real deal
Cool
crap!!
cap!!