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X-Verb Lexicon inspired?

rhythminmind — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:35:59 +0000

While demoing the SSL Duende X-verb I noticed the preset names seemed very familiar. I noticed the similarity to the Lexicon gear that i’m used to dealing with. That got my curiosity churning. Time for a comparison I say. I pulled up some multitrack drum noodling & a verb bus comparing both the X-verb & Lexicon m300. The result? It’s now of my opinion the X-verb team was influenced if not down right trying to replace the classic Lexicon hardware we know.

For the comparison I pulled up similar named presets on both the X-verb/ m300 & recorded the results @ 24/48.

MP3 Examples -

300 – Live Drum Room 300 – Live Drum Room
X – Live Drum Room X – Live Drum Room

300 Studio A 300 Studio A
X – Studio A X – Studio A

300 – Small hall 300 – Small hall
X – Small hall X – Small hall

300 – Rich Plate 300 – Rich Plate
X – Rich Plate X – Rich Plate

300 – rehearsal room 300 – rehearsal room
X – rehearsal room X – rehearsal room

300 – large hall 300 – large hall
X – large hall X – large hall

300 – Hanger 300 – Hanger
X – Hanger X – Hanger

300 – Glossy Plate 300 – Glossy Plate
X – Glossy Plate X – Glossy Plate

300 – Deep End 300 – Deep End
X – Deep Space X – Deep Space

300 – Dance Hall 300 – Dance Hall
X – Dance Hall X – Dance Hall

300 – Church 300 – Church
X – gothic Church X – gothic Church

300 – chamber 300 – chamber
X – Natural chamber X – Natural chamber

300 – Brick Wall 300 – Brick Wall
X – Brick Wall X – Brick Wall

Rough manual settings match -

300m 300m
Xm Xm

pcm70 pcm70
x70 x70

After spending sometime with the inner control of X-Verb I feel one can re-create all of the “magic” of the hardware we have come to expect. I didn’t find a “hole/limitation” of control or feature set. Good stuff.

original drum noodle. 24/48 .wav drum-noodle.wav

Duende – device driver remove script

rhythminmind — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:19:52 +0000

For those on Windows & have problems upgrading or rolling back Duende software releases, this is just a simple .bat file that removes the Duende driver from the system.

del C:\Windows\System32\drivers\Duende.sys
del C:\Windows\System32\SslDrv.dll

This allows for trouble free upgrades/downgrades.

Instructions

Run the official Duende uninstall application
With the Duende powered on open device manager, locate & uninstall the Duende hardware from device manager. (check the delete driver check box)
Run the included *Remove Duende Driver.bat* file as an *administrator*
Install new/old Duende software.

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Duende Ver 3 / Ver 2 Signal analysis

rhythminmind — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:04:19 +0000

Signal analysis testing the differences between the SSL Duende Ver 3 & 2 software.

Bus Compressor

Summary

Test	BC 2.57	BC 3.00
Frequency response, dB:	+0.81, -0.96	+1.61, -1.59
Noise level, dB (A):	-144.8	-144.4
Dynamic range, dB (A):	130.2	129.6
THD, %:	0.157	0.277
IMD + Noise, %:	1.965	3.622
Stereo crosstalk, dB:	-146.3	-144.3

Frequency response

Noise level

Dynamic range

THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Intermodulation distortion

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Channel Strip

Summary

Channel Strip	CS 2.57	CS 3.00
Frequency response, dB:	+2.24, -1.72	+2.24, -1.72
Noise level, dB (A):	-144.5	-144.5
Dynamic range, dB (A):	133.1	133.1
THD, %:	0.0090	0.0089
IMD + Noise, %:	0.685	0.685
Stereo crosstalk, dB:	-151.2	-151.6

Frequency response

Noise level

Dynamic range

THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Intermodulation distortion

This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 6.0

Compressor Examples, Tests, & Comparisons.

rhythminmind — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:54:42 +0000

I often find myself comparing/testing my arsenal of compressors of both hardware & plugins to find just the right tool for the sound. I have decided to organize an ever-growing collective pool of these examples as i create them. The intention is to have a audible reference of the different compressor characteristics.

For those that want to contribute, the more the better. Upload a before & after examples of the compressor being used. Or download my raw wav files & contribute to the list. Feel free to upload the examples into my drop box & I’ll post the results.

Upload

Drum Bus Comp Comparisons

No buss compression MP3 No buss compression MP3
No buss compression WAV
SSl Duende Listen Mic Comp SSl Duende Listen Mic Comp
SSL Duende Bus Comp.wav
SSL Duende Bus Comp.mp3 SSL Duende Bus Comp.mp3
UAD SSL Bus Comp.wav
UAD SSL Bus Comp.mp3 UAD SSL Bus Comp.mp3
WAVES SSL Bus Comp.wav
WAVES SSL Bus Comp.mp3 WAVES SSL Bus Comp.mp3
SSL Duende Channel Strip Comp SSL Duende Channel Strip Comp
URS 1975 URS 1975
URS CSP URS CSP
emi TG 12413 plugin emi TG 12413 plugin
FMR RNLA FMR RNLA

I usually use parallel compression so the listen mic & X-Comp are my most used for that task.

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Track Compression for Kick, Snare, & synth Bass

compressor-comparison-kick-raw-189.mp3 compressor-comparison-kick-raw-189.mp3
compressor-comparison-kick-raw-189.wav
compressor-comparison-snare-raw-190.mp3 compressor-comparison-snare-raw-190.mp3
compressor-comparison-snare-raw-190.wav
compressor-comparison-synth-bass-raw-191.mp3 compressor-comparison-synth-bass-raw-191.mp3
compressor-comparison-synth-bass-raw-191.wav

DBX 165a

compressor-comparison-dbx-165a-kick-196.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-165a-kick-196.mp3
compressor-comparison-dbx-165a-snare-197.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-165a-snare-197.mp3
compressor-comparison-dbx-165a-synth-bass-195.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-165a-synth-bass-195.mp3

DBX 903
903-kick.wav
903-kick.mp3 903-kick.mp3
903-snare.wav
903-snare.mp3 903-snare.mp3
903-synth-bass.wav
903-synth-bass.mp3 903-synth-bass.mp3

DBX 160X
dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-kick.wav
dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-kick.mp3 dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-kick.mp3
dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-snare.wav
dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-snare.mp3 dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-snare.mp3
dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-synth-bass.wav
dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-synth-bass.mp3 dbx-comparison-dbx-160x-synth-bass.mp3

DBX 166 blackface

compressor-comparison-dbx-166-kick-193.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-166-kick-193.mp3
compressor-comparison-dbx-166-snare-192.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-166-snare-192.mp3
compressor-comparison-dbx-166-synth-bass-194.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-166-synth-bass-194.mp3

DBX 586

compressor-comparison-dbx-586-kick-198.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-586-kick-198.mp3
compressor-comparison-dbx-586-snare-199.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-586-snare-199.mp3
compressor-comparison-dbx-586-synth-bass-200.mp3 compressor-comparison-dbx-586-synth-bass-200.mp3

Duende Channel comp

kick-duende.wav
kick-duende.mp3 kick-duende.mp3
snare-duende.wav
snare-duende.mp3 snare-duende.mp3
compressor-comparison-duende-channel-comp-synth-bass-209.mp3 compressor-comparison-duende-channel-comp-synth-bass-209.mp3

UAD SSL Channel comp

uad_kick.wav
uad_kick.mp3 uad_kick.mp3
uad_snare.wav
uad_snare.mp3 uad_snare.mp3

FMR RNLA

compressor-comparison-rnla-kick-204.mp3 compressor-comparison-rnla-kick-204.mp3
compressor-comparison-rnla-snare-205.mp3 compressor-comparison-rnla-snare-205.mp3
compressor-comparison-rnla-synth-bass-206.mp3 compressor-comparison-rnla-synth-bass-206.mp3

URS 1970

compressor-comparison-urs-1970-kick-210.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1970-kick-210.mp3
compressor-comparison-urs-1970-snare-211.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1970-snare-211.mp3
compressor-comparison-urs-1970-synth-bass-212.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1970-synth-bass-212.mp3

URS 1975

compressor-comparison-urs-1975-kick-213.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1975-kick-213.mp3
compressor-comparison-urs-1975-snare-214.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1975-snare-214.mp3
compressor-comparison-urs-1975-synth-bass-215.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1975-synth-bass-215.mp3

URS 1980

compressor-comparison-urs-1980-kick-216.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1980-kick-216.mp3
compressor-comparison-urs-1980-snare-217.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1980-snare-217.mp3
compressor-comparison-urs-1980-synth-bass-218.mp3 compressor-comparison-urs-1980-synth-bass-218.mp3

AM-Track

compressor-comparison-am-track-kick-219.mp3 compressor-comparison-am-track-kick-219.mp3
compressor-comparison-am-track-snare-220.mp3 compressor-comparison-am-track-snare-220.mp3
compressor-comparison-am-track-synth-bass-221.mp3 compressor-comparison-am-track-synth-bass-221.mp3

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