Yeah when the mac pros were released, apple was still using intel processors and amd graphics cards. The entry price for one of those machines was over $5,000 & they could be “specced out” to as much as around 50 grand. Many people bought mac pros for 7 grand, 10 grand, 15 grand etc., Then apple released the m1 chip and all of a sudden there were $700 dollar mac minis & $1,000 dollar macbook air laptops that were more powerful and energy efficient than than any of those mac pros. There were times I was tempted to get a mac pro, but thank goodness I didn’t. 😅

How does Andrew sound so good without even being in a booth ? What is he running his vocals through ?

Is it "believability" or is it the "openness to receive" whatever message is being transmitted?

Well pointed out, Andrew. I have already sent feedback to CEntrance that they did not follow through with the tactile advantage of their interfaces to its logical conclusion. Whilst it is easy to learn and operate the knobs without looking, the same cannot be said for the tiny recessed switches - nor, as you have just pointed out, the USB ports.

Wait. How about centrance correct this at the “screening” stage of the manufacturing? When they apply the labels on the enclosure? A little braille “dot” would be nice… Also, does that interface compare to the ssl favorably? Specs difference? EAR difference? I’m considering adding that to the road kit instead of hauling my id14 around ( I know, I know))

No sample recordings....!?

Interesting. Thanks for rising from the dead to do this little review. Now, get some ivermectin in your body and HEAL BROTHER, HEAL!!!!!

Nice work Andrew... must admit, I prefer solid state into Valve pres... which I'lll always warm for about 30mins. Also have one of those emulation mics, that you absolutely cannot run through a valve pre, at least if you want to be able to use the models correctly. Again, I personally think it is a case of "whatever is working the best for the case in point" To be honest Andrew, your would voice would still sound good talking through a Kazoo ;-)

That's why I went for the Rode NTR. I wanted a vintage-style sound without the high maintenance of the tube. The ribbon sounds just like me with no coloration.

I think it's worth noting that, according to the CEntrance unboxing broadcast, the Pportcaster which comes with the English Channel does not have an internal battery. However, you could (I think) power the whole unit with an external USB powerbank. Just a thought if you wanted to unscrew the Portcaster and use it as a field recorder.

There is a difference between the sound inside the tribooth and the larger studio space. The former sounded more boxy to my ears.

AP, I thought the Audient ID44 was your interface. Have you switched to SSL? I’ve been using the 4K with my OC18 more often and love it.

I use iZotope RX on every raw audio track that comes into my studio. It's indispensable. That being said, I'm still happy on RX8 Advanced. I'm waiting for them to make De-plosive better with strong pops. If I can see a big fugly angry orange spot hovering around 100-200Hz on a spectrogram and brush it out, why can't they program that into their software in a way that doesn't suck the life out of everything else in those frequencies? 🤷‍♂

As a blind user, I find using analogue gear far easier and more efficient. Turn the knob, push the button, do the deed; and there are no firmware updates to ruin my system or break the accessible design which the developer has only included as an afterthought.

SoundForge, though it is only single track, has been a non-destructive editor for quite a few years. You can also blend files as you could in CoolEdit. For a PC user it is very intuitive because it uses the same standard Windows commands you would use in a Word file.

So are you guys going to give George a chance for rebuttal? From what I recall he's of the "in the box" mindset...

Just another thought. Multi-track is for those who want to build their own demos and easily add music and effects. I can't see any other reason.

Nobody asks the mob about features if they don't already know the can of worms they're opening up. He has to justify his subscription model after raising prices or else why should people hang around? If he'd kept it one and done he could have stuck to the simple tried and true. Hindenburg does multitrack but suffers from stability issues. Audition is a firehose of features I'm never going to use. Kinda like paying for cable TV for the few channels you want but you're subsidizing all of the crap you don't.

I have a few software programs from izotope. I’d love to be able to do some equing to get my sound like what I hear here. I don’t have any equipment to do it, I don’t think. I have a couple sound devices mixpres that I use as audio interfaces. They don’t have compression features. I have the dbx 286s and tried some settings I saw from a youtuber but I didn’t get the beefy sound he achieved. I have a few different microphones and I like their sound. Sometimes I just want that big, beefy compression sound though.

Love these quick hits. Like being in the studio for a quick question. Brilliant. ( now, let’s see Andrew in action with “sold-er-ing” iron in hand…)

I always found something like the 416 too harsh for my voice. I have the Rode NTR active ribbon. Love that warm vintage sound with a little twist. It sounds just like my natural voice.

Picked up a used Audio Technica AT875R with an aftermarket Rycote Lyre shockmount for $115 shipped. Couldn't say no to that deal and it works like a charm! Very nice alternative to the 416 while on the road.

Great run through guys. Excellent info!

Buy nice or buy twice. I've bought and sold tons of gear, got caught up in the hype of one item or another, and you simply can't go wrong getting good equipment if you're really serious. The upside, if you don't continue, is that the resale value holds. Cheap gear ends up being "expensive". For myself I have the UA Arrow for travel and I leave my X4 hooked up at home. No extra power supply and two inputs are more than enough for tracking. I've even been able to run my Sphere with emulations and noise cancelling into it without tapping out the DSP. For what it is... it's not too bad. For headphones I've managed to finagle back a Rode NTH from my daughter and give her my old Sony V6. The Rode is comfy on the ears though I've heard reports that they may not hold up so well. Only time will tell on that. Microphones? That's a sticky wicket with that... So many have come and gone. At present I've gathered a 416, Neumann BCM-104, Sphere for everything I can't afford, and an Earthworks Ethos. I'm testing the AT875r for travel. Here again... we shall see. Software? Here again i'm not a musician and too much is geared towards that. On top we have simply too much complexity for someone who has long since left the IT world and doesn't want to get his "shiny stuff" syndrome stoked even more. The KISS principal.... Please. Sound treatment is definitely underated. Too much attention on the mics etc. when your "space" should be your first concern. I've manage to build a room using sound blanketsc curtains and panels and so far so good. No fancy booth but eventually that's in the works. And all of this is here in the States and I have to think about replicating this in Thailand. Oy vey!

I want to see the car! That is a rad idea

Tempting. ..looking for alternative to 416, something smaller. Thanks

Thanks for the OC18 and SSL2 tip, AP. I’m going to try that out!

I bought a book on home studio design back when I was renting an apartment, and realised that there was very very little I could do to actually soundproof. These days I work in a heavily acoustically treated home studio, with fingers crossed that the neighbours don't get a needy dog!

Greetings from Moab Utah! Just passing thru…recording on the go… Love the bite sized nuggets in this series. Playing to the short attention span folks, true, but still valuable bits for the newer folks…cheers!

Thanks for the episode. I personally hate the foam on the 416 and can’t believe anyone uses it. At least my with foam/without foam tests prove it. However, all voices being different, some may benefit from it with it on. Thanks you guys! Appreciated the podcast. A lot of knowledge talking on it.

Nice show guys. ..Just curious, when you say “barrel for CC8”….what is that and what does it do? Thanks

We had a ceadr rack at Radio NZ. They wheeled it in to use on my very first documentary because I was playing an historic cylinder recording. I was blown away. I would not use UA simply because, like the vast majority of interfaces, it's software driven and not an accessible audio interface. That's why I've ordered and English Channel from CEntrance. Could I not do something similar, in real time, with Soapbox?

Forgot to add... If you muck around with the C-vox you'll see that it's "learning", adjusting, with whatever is being spoken. At first it won't appear as though anything much is happening but then it settles down. Whatever secret sauce is baked into this plugin it's brain damaged simple and that alone makes it a blast to play with.

I use the C-vox plugin through an Apollo. No other processing for the purposes of a realtime podcast. It does the job because most people, on earbuds or a phone speaker no less, don't give a damn.

Is this something I could use to just plug and play record acoustic guitar straight to iPhone?

What do you think of the editing? Killer intro video, Robbo!

Love the intro. Nice work…

I think I would luv to try the OC-18 in my booth.

Modern diffusion starts with Schraeder's paper published by AES. RPG commercialized that research and pioneered number theory diffusion products.

Guys, if you want to hear the sound in a recent context, check out my friend Jonathan Mosen's 'Living Blindfully' podcast. He's used the PR40 for years.

It's only as "fast" as its weakest link

Most everything goes down in value. Only a select few maintain and even fewer go up.

idk why but i got loopback always active and desktop audio goes into my mic inpute everytime on obs for example

Super informative, very useful review! Thanks, guys... a question I'm not sure whether you'd be able to answer, but with it being an interface n all... would the second input be able to run MIDI via a DIN to 1/4 TRRS ?

Thanks for having me on this podcast! It was so much fun to discuss all things audio!

If Austrian Audio says in their marketing material you can pair any 18 and 818 to form a stereo pair, you can be sure there is zero difference.

Incredibly unfunny, wannabe, low rent talk show hosts wasting your time whilst they load their incompetence upon you. After 5 minutes of this some guy who knows some things waffles complete bollox rather than leading with a concise explanation of pros/cons and options. If you want to be presented with problems you hadn't thought of yet rather than experts giving you what the title suggests, come here and join the club that includes armchair pundits, trainspotters, those who can't do so teach and that ever-present contingent of general tossers.

That's My 'Main Man' Right There !!! 'WOO HOO' 👏👏 Couldn't Be More Proud 🤗

After years of listening to you this is the first time I've seen you (apart from George). Now I've seen your faces I'm gonna stick to the audio only podcast... 😂 only joking I love these videos, thanks for making them. Yours is the only voiceover channel I have continued listening to since I started. Many others have come and gone from my subscriptions. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

Looking forward to the test, I'm intrigued!