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by alkooloid
Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:59 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Scully 280 electronics. How many are enough or too many?
Replies: 11
Views: 4955

Double post.
by alkooloid
Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:35 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Scully 280 electronics. How many are enough or too many?
Replies: 11
Views: 4955

http://www.stereophonicstudios.com/photos/scully1.jpg well, it's a character. that's for sure. i really enjoy comitting to a total 'sound' and a total character. i like doing everything through mostly the same preamp on my console, with only oe or two different for a little session variety. so, her...
by alkooloid
Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:06 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Scully 280 electronics. How many are enough or too many?
Replies: 11
Views: 4955

Little more info - "One weird thing I forgot to mention -- the circuit in those Scully preamps is very unusual in one respect. Namely, the mic signal always goes thru three transformers. There are two odd reasons this happens. One is that in this amp both the mic and line inputs have separate transf...
by alkooloid
Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:02 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: To get a board, or not to get a board...?
Replies: 13
Views: 3271

Real consoles are rich man's toys. Nothing less than a Neotek or 80B or the like is going to sound as good as a Folcrom fed by good conversion into a great pair of pres and then into a Hammer and the TK BC1. AND you'd better have a boatload to spend getting the beast recapped, and tweaked by a real ...
by alkooloid
Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:47 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Scully 280 electronics. How many are enough or too many?
Replies: 11
Views: 4955

Hi- 1st post - woo hoo! My lurking days are behind me now. I have 6 of these - 2 for parts and 4 that should be back from my tech any year now (see this Woody?). Two things - Is there a difference really between the germanium transistors and the silicon? Is there a little dishing/secret uses/tips fo...