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[Zoesch]

It's the algorithms, and it's the fact that besides the converters were driven somewhat hot which gave it a sort of saturated sound, very pleasant (in the right sources of course)

[Tomas Danko]

Zoesch wrote on Wed, 21 July 2004 11:04

It's the algorithms, and it's the fact that besides the converters were driven somewhat hot which gave it a sort of saturated sound, very pleasant (in the right sources of course)

Yep, it ain't always about them MHz and KHz et al. Sometimes the magic is in the algorithms, and people miss out on that one little crucial trick that does the pleasant result.

I don't feel the PCM70 presets in the newer Lexicon machines sound as flattering and organic somehow, otherwise they are much more pristine in comparison. But again, not hitting that magical sweet spot.

I never thought about the clipping of the converters, but now that you mention it I've done some hard EBM sounds by overloading the ADCs of my PCM70 and control it dynamically so that I get this wonderful screaming sound with lots of overtones coming and going. You clip'em, they never sound like harsh digital overs. Thanks for that tidbit!

/Danko

[rwhitney]

This is probably pretty obvious, but I bought the SONY Oxford EQ with GML algorithims for HD and, though it's pretty useful, it doesn't sound nearly as good to me as my Avalon 2055s.  The control they offer is what makes them useful, and the number of instances, of course.

[Alécio Costa - Brazil]

I still prefer my Yamaha reverbers than those reverbs from OS 9.2 TDM, which to me, lack depth, poor image.

[sharp11]

I've been toying some more with Reverb One and have found it capable of some pretty neat effects.

I like its compressor, it allows for some pretty neat rhythmic tricks with sharp transients (drum sounds).

It's not a "thick" sounding verb, but its programming flexibility makes up for a lot.

Ed