Klark Teknik KT-2A Compressor Vs LA-2A | One For The Rack Or Send It Back?

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Klark Teknik KT-2A Compressor Vs LA-2A | One For The Rack Or Send It Back?

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@gordongurley3982 3 жыл бұрын

To answer the question in the title: send it back and get a properly working unit and run the test again. Cheers.

@musician1971a 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Although the factory should have checked it thoroughly before sending it off for review

@kayakbandits9894 3 жыл бұрын

The reason I found this video is because I’m experiencing distortion myself and sought out to see how others use it to see if I’m doing something wrong.

@ThomasJackMoore 3 жыл бұрын

@@kayakbandits9894 There are multiple videos from professionals saying this doesn't work.

@1337murk 2 жыл бұрын

@@lightafluident.9950 I was going to say the same thing about deleting that bs reason and getting an MPC. Plus, if you're going to post such strong opinions about certain things, you should be able to back it up with your work for it to be valid, and you can't. When you ride that dunning kruger curve a little further let us know, I'd say you're at the top of the ignorance peak atm.

@bogard08 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Mines work perfectly. Nice and buttery with a sprinkle of salt.

@error8418 3 жыл бұрын

Why don't you have at least ten times as many subscribers? Your videos are informative, entertaining and very well made. I feel really happy to have found your channel.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! We’re like a little secret on the internet haha! Shh.. don’t tell anyone!

@error8418 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction I have literally just stumbled upon one of your videos yesterday and now I can't stop binge watching everything on your channel.

@DynamicRockers 3 жыл бұрын

It's a VIP club here reserved only for a few awesome people :)

@b-music9329 2 жыл бұрын

That accessanalog thing is unbelievable! Never heard of such a thing before. That's really amazing! We're definitely living in the future.

@cyorkgo 3 жыл бұрын

purchased 2 of these along with the Blacklion T4BLA and I am completely happy with the results. In November during my down time Ill recap it and replace the tubes with Genalex. These units are perfect for you to learn how to mod your own gear because if you screw it up your only out $299. There are a ton of LA-2A schematics online with part list. Use that as your guide and Mod-On. Those mods should smooth out some of the low end distortion. But I am totally happy with this thing stock. And for $299 - no brainer. Get two slap them in your rack and enjoy some happy analog. They sound better than any plugin, including my UAD and Waves ... although the T-Racks version from IK Multimedia does sound absolutely beautiful ... thanks for another great video @PresentDayProduction ...

@doingittodeath Жыл бұрын

What do yall work that you say $300 is cheap 😵‍💫

@yigit_kuru 3 жыл бұрын

More cheap gear pls thxx. You are producing most fun videos ever in the music tech genre!

@HowardPettit 3 жыл бұрын

Never had the distortion problem on mine

@AtTheSourceStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Never had a distortion or overdrive issue with mine. If you're getting that your output/input is probably set pretty hot man. Double and triple check your rig because that's not normal!

@DavideCerriGA 3 жыл бұрын

That singer is good.

@micajones1483 2 жыл бұрын

Wait! I fell in love with the vocals on this demo! Fantastic soulful expression. Reminds me of the late Shawn Smith who happened to be a friend of mine. Bravo!

@PresentDayProduction 2 жыл бұрын

Check out Andy with Mamas Gun and Young Gun Silver Fox!

@quiquepuche6393 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all these side by side comparisons. I have a KT-2A that also had some distortion that was really difficult to control. I decided to do the Kenetek mod and when I opened the unit, I found that the tubes were not sitting properly in their sockets. I placed them properly and did the opto cell swap and now the unit sounds fantastic. I don't think the distortion had anything to do with the opto cell so I assume it had something to do with the tubes not being properly set in their sockets.

@averythomas64 2 жыл бұрын

Tubes can cause these issues. As soon as I heard that distortion I recognized it!

@alexandre.a709 3 ай бұрын

hello i have currently the same problem et i don’t know how to know if the tubes are correctly placed can you help me?

@quiquepuche6393 3 ай бұрын

@alexandre.a709 You just need to gently push in each tube to mate sure they are sitting correctly in their sockets.

@alexandre.a709 3 ай бұрын

@@quiquepuche6393i think i understand you mean that the tubes weren’t plug enough/correctly so i juste have to push a little bit each one in the emplacement ?

@quiquepuche6393 3 ай бұрын

@@alexandre.a709Correct!

@t3reeproduction314 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I own 3 of these units and don't have any problems like this.. thats crazy..could be a defective unit 🤔

@BesharALAzzawi 3 жыл бұрын

I have one unit and the waves, and mine sounds like heaven compared to the waves.

@t3reeproduction314 3 жыл бұрын

@@BesharALAzzawi Yes.. mines give vocals a little more weight.. the plugin is nice but it sound a little thinner.. plus personally I just like messing with the hardware its just fun.

@TruenorthmtGod 3 жыл бұрын

@@BesharALAzzawi I agree

@BesharALAzzawi 3 жыл бұрын

@@t3reeproduction314 indeed and to me it’s way more than little weight! I could use a full Slate Digital VMR with mic and preamps and just compare that to one KT-2A and man the KT-2A kills it

@t3reeproduction314 3 жыл бұрын

@@BesharALAzzawi I totally agree... I know these units are not like some of the original hardware units so I don't expect them to be that authentic for their price point .. but compared most plugins they can hold there own and I don't worry about updating some of those plugins I just patch and bounce keep on rolling...

@trevfisher 3 жыл бұрын

So much joy in this review and you used the Andy Platts song again, so good that someone is essentially writing original songs that could have been on a Marvin Gaye album, That the yoof are up to this sort of malarkey gives me hope. Did KT get in touch about the unit you got?

@DynamicRockers 3 жыл бұрын

You definitely have a bad unit that deserves returning for exchange. it's cheap so even if it's a good product, the quality check is not always there.

@FanaticDrummer Жыл бұрын

People really dont get how amazing and brilliant audio and video engineering is. Its shaped our world more than any other technology.

@legacyShredder1 Жыл бұрын

Antibiotics, refined crude oil, the internal combustion engine, and the coal fired steam driven electric generator are the greatest world-shaping technologies to ever exist. Had you at least mentioned the transistor then partial credit would be due.

@SlinkiestTortoise23 Жыл бұрын

@@legacyShredder1 Don’t forget freeze dried noodles!

@legacyShredder1 Жыл бұрын

@@SlinkiestTortoise23 I would have accepted canning or pasteurization.

@SlinkiestTortoise23 Жыл бұрын

@@legacyShredder1Cheese on toast, and we’ll say no more about it! Oh, and a cup of tea!

@rooppatel3468 3 жыл бұрын

That KT is definitely defective. Never had this issue ever! I have 3 of these

@oinkooink 2 жыл бұрын

Had 2 of them bought in around 2018/19. No problem with either.

@bogard08 Жыл бұрын

Right, just got mine and it sounds dreamy.

@DiceyMedia 3 жыл бұрын

I dont have a problem with my KT.

@davidjohnson6965 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Congratulations on the extra subs!

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

@Lantertronics 3 жыл бұрын

Tiny correction around 2 minutes in: more light leads to the LDR's impedance *decreasing*, shunting more of the signal to ground to reduce gain.

@hitsonacousticguitar 3 жыл бұрын

We want pictures with the HK pants! Great video, even if it's really a somehow broken unit, it sounded good for the price.

@MannyXO 3 жыл бұрын

Damn these videos are really good! Wow with the production mate

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Manny! Thanks for watching !

@deebaker4671 Жыл бұрын

The KT-sA sounds very good , I have one. I just switched out my tubes and it sounds so good !!

@martinmejia6701 11 ай бұрын

Which tube did you use

@algarvemike 3 жыл бұрын

Great video again. wow, this thing's distortion is really sad. I loved the info. about the Behringer bulb too! Thanks for your great channel, my new favourite!

@algarvemike 3 жыл бұрын

Its great to see your Subs flying up too. You deserve every success!

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! 😎

@jonathantaylor5020 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative🙌❤.. Mine doesn't have that problem either.. Could it be that unit?

@scissorkicks 3 жыл бұрын

Weird... the KT-2A we use at Otterhead doesn't sound quite so crunchy I think. Maybe a slightly bad unit? They great thing about these Klark retro boxes is they're eminently moddable. Otterhead has two of the Klark pultec clones, modded by Pomtec with period-appropriate transformers. Sound absolutely magic.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Anthony! Yeah, I managed to tame it by bringing the gain up from the output elsewhere, and we have requested another unit to replace this one, so we’ll do a follow when we round up all the units in a future video. Generally I like it though, and was very impressed with the EQP-KT as well. It, again, got a bit nasty at more extreme settings whereas the original Pultec could do no wrong, but for the money they’re great units. And, as you say, are eminently mod-able - you could spend more money on a case and knobs alone!

@hoirecords 3 жыл бұрын

Can you send me contact info to this fellow Pomtec? I suppose I could do a google search as well.... hahaha

@shaft9000 Жыл бұрын

Well, anything is 'eminently moddable' if one is so inclined, even SMD. It's kinda why we call it _gear_ to begin with, no?

@bigmacmillerlite8775 3 жыл бұрын

Oh bro I dont have any of these problems with mine. I'm running a pair in stereo too

@bigmacmillerlite8775 3 жыл бұрын

Not only but I have a KT-2a and a 2A-KT hahahahaha

@abeatcalledquest3262 3 жыл бұрын

Strong D'Angelo vibes on that singer, my god. Im in between 2A and KT-2A mostly for r&b/hip hop stuff and really dont know which to choose. I really like the warmth of this but dont know if 76 is more versatile. You should have x100 subscribers btw! edit: just listened to examples and CLA 2A is waaaay behind. Really good value on KT and Access

@EchoReverb6 3 ай бұрын

hahahah. i say the same thing when i watcgh this video . D angelo vibe . really goood singer

@chuckjuice1317 3 жыл бұрын

The demo band and vocalist...HOLY SH!T they sound incredible.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

You can find their information in the description of the video! They all helped us get the track together back in May for our 1176 shootout video, so we use that while we have another track being produced for next time.

@ArguZ72 3 жыл бұрын

After the fantastic 1176 shootout video i had to do it myself and actually ordered a bunch of clones to try out... And besides the fact that the Wes audio is the clear winner, the one thing i can say about the Klark is that it was "mostly harmless" The very opposite of this noise generator . So, would it be possible to get at least a second KT-2A to verify the result ? I almost think this one really is kaputt.

@amonterrosomusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video!

@DavideCerriGA 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a video on how you would change your mastering depending on various medium and various streaming services limitations.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea Davide, thanks for the suggestion!

@afterouge8238 3 жыл бұрын

I love the LA-2A from UAD

@PrinceWesterburg 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from a valve circuit background and that Clark Teknik unit sounds like it has a toasted cathode bias resistor. It shouldn't distort like that, maybe the bias is running way too hot?

@delmixedit 5 ай бұрын

The Rhodes and vocals is where it became clear the KT wasn’t great. Would be nice to see this again with a modded version

@JamieHarka 3 жыл бұрын

Wicked vocalist! Great players all round

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie!

@dinmentor 3 жыл бұрын

Did you check if the KT-2A was broken before shooting the video? Bad tubes? Seems strange to shoot a comparision with a probably faulty unit.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we did, and consulted with several other owners. Same problem. Many users say they haven’t had an issue, but when we got them to push it a little harder it’s like someone turned the clipping on

@dinmentor 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProductionat what settings does this happen, and at what level did you send audio into it?

@dinmentor 3 жыл бұрын

Look, i own 2 of these, and the only way i can make it distort even remotely like in this video is if i max the output gain, and not even then as bad as in the video, but why would anyone need to do that? I say this test is either faulty, or angled to make the KT-2A seem like a rather bad product.

@dinmentor 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction -9 db into the KT-2A was said in the video. i tested earlier, and at those shown settings at around 3:45 it is rather clear to me that you must have a fault in your unit, or something else that is causing the distortion.

@FredAlert 3 жыл бұрын

Works fine for me, same audio interface.

@mixphantom0101 3 жыл бұрын

No distortion through my unit either... although the second KT-2A I ordered was dead on arrival - so, quality control is most likely the issue here. Maybe try again!?

@PaulMelia 3 жыл бұрын

I don't have anything like that on my unit. Defo a problem with the unit.

@CeZarMusic 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was suspecting! Thanks for making that clear!

@chickenlickin3820 2 жыл бұрын

The singer has so much soul, great singer : )

@brendanerazo 3 жыл бұрын

You guys pack a lot of informative stuff in these videos, and keep it entertaining! You could cut a lot of the nice graphics and make it more bare-bones, but you don't, and this level of polish is so appreciated! I agree with others, you must have gotten a lemon, that bad gain-staging problem doesn't pass the smell test for me.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your compliments. We really put the effort in to make our videos great quality. This one in particular took quite a long time and lots of remakes. We are definitely going to do a follow-up video soon on all 3 or 4 of the KT units that we have, and investigate the distortion issue

@brendanerazo 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction I can tell it takes time and passion. I work in live sound and video production, and I know it can be a real drag with re-shoots and giving it that last 20% of polish. Lots of temptation to give up/or "that'll do" but I genuinely appreciate that you haven't compromised. It makes your talent and your knowledge come across that much better than others!

@Taylor_Frenchiebaby 8 ай бұрын

i just got myself a kt-2a and it sounds beautiful. none of this ugly distortion. just fyi for anybody thinking about it 3 years later. many excellent reviews of this unit. these days it’s very very close to the original.

@RadiAsian 3 жыл бұрын

your videos are the best...I'm hoping its a dud as i had it on the purchase list, I'll keep working with the UA plugin for the moment

@alexgwiza 11 ай бұрын

Guys the unit is defectuous! I can't believe any one would put such a product on sale!

@RayoBeatz Жыл бұрын

this whole servo online mixing thing has given me an idea for a side hustle :3 basically do the same thing from home studio theres a lot of people with equipment that could be put to good use with some servos

@junnunaumanen6672 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah no distortion on my unit, you have a defective unit

@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio Жыл бұрын

Came in for the Klark Teknik KT-2A but found an almost newer version of Al Green! Nice track. Guy's, what is your opninon on the ART PRO VLA II compressor as a first outboard ?

@user-ki4is1sw8r 4 ай бұрын

I love mine wouldn't trade it for anything

@mapletree2009 3 жыл бұрын

First off, great video and amazing channel. You guys are on your way to having a large audience soon enough. Anyhow, are you sure YOU are gain staging it correctly? Would be interesting to know what your dBfs level coming out of your DAW was? Not saying you are not experienced enough to understand proper gain staging, but just curious. I can almost guarantee, half of the people who buy this Klerk Teknic are not gain staging it correctly. These units may not have very much headroom, sometimes certain cheap gear is like that. I’ve seen other “professional” engineers completely misunderstand gain staging altogether, it is more common than you think, even for people who have been working with audio for many years. It’s often overlooked and misunderstood. Some people think sending out audio from the DAW works the same as sending audio out from an analog mixer, we know that’s not true. Connect it to an analog mixer and run something through it from there, see if it still has distortion. Or run a signal generator with the practical/appropriate level out of the DAW, -18dBfs, once set, then test it again.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! So the LA-2A is entirely dependent on both input level and the level at which the gain reduction control is set to determine the amount of compression. With -9db going into it, very little was happening, and I couldn’t get enough level out of the DAW and into it to get the level of compression I was getting with the actual LA-2A. So I had to boost that in analogue land before it went into the KT-2A. That was all fine. But, then when the lost gain is made up on the KT unit, the output goes into distortion way before I’m getting anywhere near that level back in - you can see the level going into the interface clearly in the video, and it’s leaking at about -6db. Nowhere near enough to cause the converters to clip. So I had to turn the output of the KT down until the output stopped distorting, and then make the gain up digitally in the DAW after the fact. I spent a day faffing around with the gain staging before I got everything to a ‘normal’ working level with no distortion. I’ve requested that this unit be replaced, so I’ll post a follow up video when that arrives. There are several months between units in terms of manufacturing, so we’ll see what happens with the new one! But the gain staging my end was meticulously scrutinised. Thanks again!

@mapletree2009 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction Thanks for the follow-up. Although perhaps me being a bit ADHD... I don't completely follow all of your steps taken for proper gain-staging, sounds a bit convoluted to me, however I can add that using a simple signal generator would confirm how you are actually hitting it at the input stage. Hard to tell/know for sure otherwise. Anyhow, yeah you likely have a defective unit sounds like. Thanks for doing the video. Hope the next unit works out better. Fingers crossed that Klark Teknik actually makes a cool compressor for the price, otherwise the whole unit is a waste of time/money.

@demodeiowa 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction came to this video as just yesterday i experienced a bit clipping for the first time on my unit with very similar issues explained here

@TheBBQify 3 жыл бұрын

Now im just waiting for the ssl bus compressor knock off!

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure it’s coming!

@225maine 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction they've been around for yrs

@Rabbit895 3 жыл бұрын

Hi buddy ,hi every one, i own two of this units and they work fine. a couple of 76 KTs also and i love them too, besides two EQP KTs. Love them all. good job. change that unit and give it new try.

@sinikoncar7838 3 жыл бұрын

mine works perfectly. I love it!

@borjamuro7745 3 жыл бұрын

Send it back, that unit is obviously not in good shape. You should be able to crank the output without any problems, in fact it has tons of gain. Thanks for the vid anyway!

@drewxxdrewxx1046 3 жыл бұрын

Too much exciter on your opening music ! ripping my tinnitus apart

@iamcoyot 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like someone spilled a fine pint of John Smiths over the KT-2A.

@Gomezgmzmusic 3 ай бұрын

I don't have any disturbance problems with my might be that particular unit.

@tyroneonokue1342 3 жыл бұрын

keep up best videos ever

@watchtheskies 3 жыл бұрын

Again the waves plugin blew me away, very impressive

@nectariosm 3 жыл бұрын

I have 2x KT-2A and even with the output gain at max, I can *maybe* get that amount of distortion. But you know, you didn't really bother getting a properly functional unit for the review, which is good, cause these things will stay cheap enough for longer to buy more of.

@theredfaceofficial 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I got a pair of the KT-2A. Absolutely perfect and not a single bit of distortion. The self noise is also astonishingly low. Prefer it over any LA-2A plugin including the UAD MK2 version. And I didn’t particularly enjoy the Analog Access version, which could even be a plugin lol.

@morbideddie 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's the responsibility of the manufacturer to send him a functioning unit?

@nectariosm 2 жыл бұрын

@@morbideddie agreed, but someone needs to let them know that the unit they sent, is a lemon.

@bittergums32 3 жыл бұрын

great vid as always. surprised this unit made it out the door with what is obviously a gain issue. can't wait for the follow up when you get the replacement.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it seems a lot of their units are making it out of the door with issues...

@PresentDayProduction 2 жыл бұрын

AND again - @Lighta’ Fluid Ent. - you realise you’re commenting on literally every single comment, this isn’t constructive at all

@tobysuniverse 3 жыл бұрын

great work guys.. love the videos. appreciate all of your hardwork. How much for mastering work btw?

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roberto! Head over to cosmic-audio.co.uk/mastering for all the info :)

@pandemicaudio 5 ай бұрын

This dude has a great voice...

@christianscott6963 Жыл бұрын

KT2A didn't only hold up to the LA2A, but showed off it's own take on that classic comp. I liked the low end color most on the Klark. If they can fix the distortion, I'd be very interested to hear again. Also, if you did this video pantless, none would be the wiser!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

We fixed the distortion by reseating the valves. And weren’t wearing pants for either the video or the fix…

@Lawls 3 жыл бұрын

Love your content, but wish you'd normalize the samples, so I don't have to constantly increase the volume for the samples, and then turn it back down for talking.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion

@JacopoNutz 2 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem with a defective Kt 2a, I've sent it back for a good one and then it works good

@bratischevdavid 3 жыл бұрын

why Dara O`Briain talks about compressors?

@jorhay1 3 жыл бұрын

Defective unit

@stever3788 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't find your promised review on Audio Access, are y'all still planning that? Great job matching the levels on the comparisons. Just got my Horizon upgrade, it's nice to hear cla still at the top of the pack.

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, we're planning it but there are a lot of videos on the to-do list! Thanks for watching.

@BesharALAzzawi Жыл бұрын

Mine actually sounds great! I’m using RME UCX with perfect gain levels and noise free beautiful sound! 🤔

@dentboxhero1717 3 жыл бұрын

Subscribed! What a great channel find! Looks to be a problematic or defective unit.

@TheSakuraGumiLTD 3 жыл бұрын

Asscess analog and such things seem like a great way to not worry about getting ananlog equipment for quite some time... as long as you don't need it all the time

@TheSakuraGumiLTD 3 жыл бұрын

It's good that it's not awful and can be alright

@owenbarger1907 3 жыл бұрын

I own 4. No distortion. It’s got the original tubes. I love them. Blows my plugins away.

@RothmanHarv 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly think you must've been sold a dud; that distortion's dreadful. My one's fine mostly. Although, after modding a pad onto the output, there's in fact a nasty useless clipping zone that takes up half the output gain knob's range (around 60+). Either way, something is a iffy with their output stage design, maybe some mismatches, who knows?

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Harvey, I did consult with several KT owners and there seems a 50/50 split - some say it’s fine, others say it just clips horribly so I guess it depends how you’re driving it.

@jonathantaylor5020 3 жыл бұрын

He has to have a dud.. i dont have problem with my kt 2a

@bertoinstinto7485 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. I notice the claret meter was over -6 dBFS light wich means over +10 dBVU...

@funkstationstudio9813 3 жыл бұрын

Why were none of the meters showing gain reduction in any of the compressors? Where they real time vids of the compressors or just pics of the compressors?

@MurnerJoel Жыл бұрын

Love the song who is the artist?

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

It’s a track we produced specifically for these videos. The singer, Andy Platts, is in Mamas Gun and Young Gun Silver Fox, so check them out! Thanks for watching 🤓

@Juan_lauda 3 жыл бұрын

La2a sounds amazing at heavy compression settings

@ramspencer5492 3 жыл бұрын

defective unit/defective tube? Not seeing these issues elsewhere.......

@owenbarger1907 2 жыл бұрын

Your KT unit is definitely defective. I bought one from Amazon and had to send back for similar issues. It was used or refurbished I believe. Took a chance and got another from sweetwater and I absolutely love it. So much I actually bought another. Now I can’t compare it to a $5000 unit. But my ears say it sounds good. I can set my interface gain at 2 and crank up the KT and it is clean tight. Not noisy at all.

@reallyniceaudio 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a kt and the bell shapes don't even match so some frequencies are more resonant than others. QC is very limited on mehringer. I also think these units might benefit from removing the transformers.

@PresentDayProduction 2 жыл бұрын

@Lighta’ Fluid Ent. You’ve commented this so many times - why? We got the message the first time

@Thawney 3 жыл бұрын

oooh nice!!!

@peterbrandt7911 3 жыл бұрын

Your explatation of the 2 release stages was ... different and gave me a good laugh. I wonder if your unit is slightly broken. The distortion was really gnarly and it's impossible for me to imagine, that the guys at Klark just went, well here you are. I can't compare it myself, so maybe it's a huge design flaw. And again, as well the last times, maybe the best KT-2A review so far. One last though, maybe the guys at Klark got digestive problems and therefore messed up the release?

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! We did compare with several other units, and they all exhibited the same issue, so I reckon it’s the digestive issue that’s the problem! 🤣

@peterbrandt7911 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction Let's wish them well then^^. Although it's kinda sad, even if a good chance for some DYI-ing.

@galgogergo 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction I don't share Peter's views... Could you just leave your 'toiletries' out of the videos, please?.. Some of us are having dinner while watching these.... Ugh.. Also it's *very* unprofessional... Not against being silly, but being disgusting and infantile is another story...

@mapletree2009 3 жыл бұрын

@@galgogergo I had a laugh about it, so I humbly disagree.

@Jrscarratt 3 жыл бұрын

Mine definitely doesn’t do that, pls run the test again with a working unit!

@djjuno106 3 жыл бұрын

I think the waves plugin sounded the worst and I really liked the distortion on the klark it really pushed the sound forward

@tedjlegrand 3 жыл бұрын

Did you plug both xlr and Jack outputs ? I had this problem when I did that.. My KT2A hasn't that issue EDIT: I am testing it for mixing vocal and that`s true that the saturation is quite present, but not as much as yours but still there. It's slight saturation I wonder if changing the the opto cell or the tube, can make a difference

@joelizquierdo8624 3 жыл бұрын

Mine works perfectly.

@blazersaint144 2 жыл бұрын

The LA610 has the same opto cell. Would love to hear a shootout with that.

@blessed_by_welfare5922 3 жыл бұрын

Yep I returned my surprised sweet water still has it in store

@tecno8335 3 жыл бұрын

You got a bad unit mate, it happens. I have one and its really good. Sometimes it can distort but i just power everything off and clear the current then power it back on that usually fixes it. Its electronics sometimes they just act up 🤷‍♂️

@Mark761966 Жыл бұрын

You know, I don't actually mind the KT-2A distortion on the Rhodes. It actually gives a bit of much needed grit to an otherwise overly polite performance. Also, maybe you should have used a song with a greater dynamic range to give those compressors a real workout

@humhead08 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit confused, Example: when the Rhodes is playing and your saying Heavy 7-15DB Gain Reduction, only the KT meter is showing reduction. The LA2A and CLA Plugin look like they are doing nearly no GR at all? Or are the faceplates across the bottom of the screen just static graphics?

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Correct. They’re just a sign to show which is playing. Static images

@yona9798 2 жыл бұрын

Can you not just run UAD plugins on any PC/Mac? I’m pretty sure you don’t actually need their hardware to run their plugins... Edit: So I just looked that up and what on earth! I’m so incredibly baffled right now! I always thought the dsp was more of a gimmick and you should just get a better cpu for a fraction of the price. I still think that’s the better alternative but now UAD stuff seems waaaayyyyy less enticing...

@Pgreen3 3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, great video again! Re the distortion - just checked my unit with output round full at 100 and there is no distortion. My unit is a little bit of a 'Franken Teknik' though as I changed a few things (Photocell, Tubes, Transformers, Coupling Capacitor). Don't remember any distortion before I changed these things but the output has always been pretty hot. Could be a couple of thinks - possible bad tube? (but guessing you checked / changed these) Could also be potentially a bias issue? Anyway great videos! 👍

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Piers! We’re looking into it, many users have experienced no distortion, many have. Interestingly, all the ones that have are in the UK. Maybe there’s a technical difference with UK models... don’t know... looking into it! Can I ask where you’re based?

@Pgreen3 3 жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction Yeah sure, I'm based in London - the unit I have came from DV247 I think in Romford. It could just be sloppiness with biasing the units, but I could be wrong. There is a way to test with a 1khz test signal and an Oscilloscope, which would show if it was bias problem - it would have to be way out though so not sure if that's really what it could be. I was planning to run the files you guys have provided through the one I have here could send them over to you if that was of interest? Great shout with the Access Analogue site - I didn't know about this and wanted for a while to test a couple of things against real units.

@TruenorthmtGod 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe you did a review with a bogus unit mine is straight awesome it’s not a LA2A. But it’s better than the plug-in

@zanem9022 2 жыл бұрын

Can you compare am la3a next time or even include cl1b or chandler opto

@thearno2885 3 жыл бұрын

Lol you have a defective unit. Replace and do it again. I have never heard any distortion on mine.

@tommibjork Жыл бұрын

I known this is old news but your unit was faulty. I bought one of these during summer, second hand, works perfectly well. Sounds amazing on vocals.

@folkfingers9645 3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the video! Are you sure distortion is not specific to your unit?

@jemwand2530 3 жыл бұрын

The CLA sounds muffled in comparison to the LA-2A, which just has more air, the KT sounds useable on drums but really craps out on high frequencies. That said, the CLA has it's place as it is very smooth.

@Studio22mix 8 ай бұрын

Really interested to know… Did you get the hello kitty pants ?

@g3nius Жыл бұрын

The waves plugin sounds "dead and flat" in comparison to the hardware.

@drinkinslim 3 жыл бұрын

The musicians - are they a band or just separate guys pulling together to record some songs? (I mean, they're really good.)

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

They are friends of ours, this song was written for our 1176 comparison video back in May, you can find the links to all of the musicians in the description of this video!

@PresentDayProduction 3 жыл бұрын

And no, they’re not a full time band. They were together for this one song.