If I can only think of enough things to say!

It's not what you say, it's how often you say it...

Alan, the only thing that I still can't understand about this unit is why the Phantom Power Switch is still in the rear.

Not trying to nit-pick, but when it's in the rack, it's a pain.

Thanks for teaming up here, for the giveaway.

(In my best Cartmen voice) Sweeeet!

Looking forward to having the green meanie in my studio!

conga

Well,
I suppose one can't have enough good sounding front end, I'll enter this melee.
How can you go wrong with JoeMeek?

wow!
awesome prize, great work Dan and Alan
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Im to lazy to look it up. how much do these things go for.

I'm too lazy to tell you....

Alan, the only thing that I still can't understand about this unit is why the Phantom Power Switch is still in the rear.

It could probably be argued that

A) If you're repatching in a condenser mic that requires phantom power, you're already back there anyway (I know that idea falls flat if you keep a mic cable plugged into the input and just change the mic at the other end of the cable, but it's a thought

B) They ran out of room on the front (outside panel layout and/or PCB and parts behind the front panel)

C) The button is close to the XLR input where the phantom power kicks into the input stage, so a relay, or the actual phantom power itself, doesn't have to be run across the other components to the front panel and back again

D) It was cheaper to do it that way, what do you want for $299 MSRP?



There, that's one post; I'd be glad to win one wherever the 48v switch is located.

Well there seems to be a few questions, so let me address them.

This is an entirely new design from the old ones. The front end is a Burr Brown circuit. The compressor is still optical, but uses a different optical device. One that is more accurate, and way more costly.

While it is still photo-optical, the operation is a bit different from the old units. This threeQ is so much faster than the old VC3Q or MC3, so the results is it has so much compression that less is better.

You will find that you only need to dial in a small amount, slow up the attack time all the way, and you have the same old sound. Speed up the attack time and you start to get more punchy and more agressive. The results are very cool for effects, but learning the unit will enable you to dial in just the right amount of sweetness to bring your vocal to the front and add some musical tone.

The EQ is really nice as well with that mid sweep, and it is not sloppy like the old EQ where if you bossted the low end it would flutter. This unit is solid as a rock and EQ is really useable.

The reason the 48V is on the back is mostly as chrisrnps says. The main reason is no room on the front.

Whoever wins this, please give me a call and I will be hapy to spend a few minutes with you going over the use of the unit. I think the winner is in for a big treat....

I will look forward to recieving a new green box to go with my VC6Q and my VC3Q and calling you up.

What about putting up an SP LSD for a giveaway?

Thanks for participating in the giveaways!

Fair enough Alan, thanks for checking in. It is appreciated.

I don't need any LSD. I don't use Acid.........



Or Soundforge,for that matter.

I will look forward to recieving a new green box to go with my VC6Q and my VC3Q and calling you up.

I will look forward to mailing you this green curbside recycling box to go with your trash bins when I win the threeQ.

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Originally posted by Alan Hyatt:
Whoever wins this, please give me a call and I will be hapy to spend a few minutes with you going over the use of the unit. I think the winner is in for a big treat....

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Fair enough, but this puts me some two past my 25, and if I win, you're gonna be on the phone a long time buddy.

This sounds very cool, good luck to all!



And thanks to Alan and Dan!

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I will look forward to mailing you this green curbside recycling box to go with your trash bins when I win the threeQ.

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I appreciate your generosity chrisrnps but ours are red...I don't think that green box will work for me but I suppose I could find some use for it. What's in the bottles there? They might be usefull.

When I win I will mail you my neighbors red one.

What's in the bottles there? They might be usefull.

Those are the integral Helmholtz resonators, one of the secrets to the amazing sound of the Curbside Compressor section.

When I win I will mail you my neighbors red one.

That's fair.

(left to right: Langevin Dual Vocal Cardboard and Focusrite ISA Producer Plastic)

Crisrnps,

Your killing me!

Either you have way too much time on your hands or you have an odd colection of digital images featuring overhyped and underperforming recycle bins that have been recycled themselves into counterfeit audio products...

Laugh all you want, funnymen!

After tonight, the green meanie will be mine, Mine, MINE!!!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!