Thank you!!
My dear old 295a has come back in digital form and feeling as alive and real and plain gorgeous – what a feat indeed and i can only guess how much blood sweat and tears it took you to get there.
After many years with the 295a, a Filtek EQ, Siemens V276 and TAB V672 preamps and TAB U273 compressor I’ve come to believe that those Haufe transformers (that seem to prevail throughout) are a big part of the magic. The way the lend definition to the ‘body’ of a vocal and a shimmer/glow at the same time is just ever so musical.
For example on a track with vocals and various acoustic instruments, just a tab of compression while tracking but all massaged with your Sitral, the way the elements dance and intermingle, seem to come alive from nowhere etc is way beyond the (fabulous) glue factor IMO and the ultimate seal of REAL. Folks, use less compression, more mic technique and SITRAL/Haufe glue…
So a double extra kudos for the obvious superlove you put in to get the transformers just so – (and all the expanded ITB possibilities of driving and shaping those little symphonies of harmonics to taste)!
Good people, if you have a Beyerdynamic M88 and this EQ there’s no more excuses – go under a bridge and scream until the vocal is happening.
With my heartfelt congratulations, this is a gift – and I’ve totally forgotten to mention the drop-alive gorgeous EQ cousins – thank you and keep up the glory!
Andreas U (singer songwriter/Joan Osborne, Corin Curscchellas et al)