Wes Audio Pandora - 500 Series Multiband Compressor Review

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @KacyDennis
    @KacyDennis Місяць тому +6

    My mind is blown. And it's at a very reasonable price point, particularly considering all of these features. Thanks for the review Paul.

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +2

      @KacyDennis I know. When I heard what it was and what it was going to include i was happy to pay anywhere around £1600 to £1800 for it. I was really surprised to see it priced at around £1300

    • @yurijogurtsov8710
      @yurijogurtsov8710 15 днів тому

      @@AudioAnimalsStudio and yet, do you think it will substitute something like a Dione? if not, what's the main tasks of each where they do not overlap at all?

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  15 днів тому +1

      @yurijogurtsov8710 yes it could replace the dione. I get the feeling it is a multiband dione.

  • @TheoHarvey
    @TheoHarvey Місяць тому +2

    Keep up the great work mate

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +2

      You honestly didn't need to do that. I do this as it brings me as much joy as it does everyone else.

    • @TheoHarvey
      @TheoHarvey Місяць тому +1

      @@AudioAnimalsStudio just spreading the love bro. Your workload must be heavy as is without making daily content. Respect where it's due 🤘🏼

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +2

      @@TheoHarvey thank you. It's not work when you love what you do.

    • @TheoHarvey
      @TheoHarvey Місяць тому

      @@AudioAnimalsStudio agreed. It's inspiring more than anything, makes me want to grind into next gear. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @Yawsounds
    @Yawsounds Місяць тому +3

    Whoa didn’t see that coming. This thing is CRAZY! Great demo 🔥🔥🔥

  • @aleksamrkela831
    @aleksamrkela831 Місяць тому +2

    Wes Audio never cease to amaze! :D

  • @djasides
    @djasides Місяць тому

    Nice demo there matey :) Loving this box!!!!

  • @braxal6983
    @braxal6983 Місяць тому +1

    Paul, curious on how you are getting along with the Pandora and what your uses are and if it is good enough for mastering etc. Looking forward to more videos about this from you. I am seriously thinking on bagging one of these along with the Titian 500 rack.

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @braxal6983 well I've just ordered 2 more along with 2 more Titan racks. Reason being is because I've found it highly useful and one just isn't enough for me. I've found I've needed it on the drum bus a lot. Incredible for drum bus processing. Then I'm finding i want to use it as multiband saturation and compression on other sources. It kind of doubles as an EQ too. So there's so many uses for it. Also great on vocals for uses as a de-esser.

    • @braxal6983
      @braxal6983 Місяць тому +1

      @@AudioAnimalsStudio Well, I put in an order for the next batch that shows up at Sweetwater. I just wish it did not take up 3 slots in the 500 rack. I hope to see more videos with you using and comparing to other devices such as the Neve MBT. As always I appreciate your help. You have become a very trusted source for me. Thank You!!

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @braxal6983 great to hear

  • @risingphoenix1484
    @risingphoenix1484 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing demo and review as always. Here is a question..... (actually a couple). What would be the best scenario's two use a multi-band compressor just in mastering and if so when in the the mastering chain would you suggest? And here is the more complicated question.... why use this multi-band compressor vs a high end multi-band compressor vs a plugin?

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +2

      @risingphoenix1484 in mastering i find multiband compression very useful when you want to control the low end but no affect the mids and highs. You can also add compression as you normally would and just have more ability to control the compression.
      Plugin compression is something I've personally moved away from. Just doesn't sound as good. It serves a purpose but for me it's all about quality and plugins have an interior sound. There's no real difference between this and a more expensive unit. Just that this ones in 500 series format. But Pandora arguably has more features.

  • @blessed_by_welfare5922
    @blessed_by_welfare5922 9 днів тому

    What 5 Wesaudio 500 series would you recommend to get 1st in order

  • @nilsliebich1822
    @nilsliebich1822 26 днів тому +1

    Hey,
    I want to pull the trigger on this.
    Did you experience any kind of phasing?
    Btw: very nice vid on grandchild too

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  26 днів тому

      @nilsliebich1822 No, i haven't noticed any phasing at all.

  • @MrHidrissa
    @MrHidrissa 28 днів тому

    Great video as always Paul! Thanks a lot for your wonderful work, it helps a lot. I master in the box with RME ADI 2 Dac and plan to get out the box . I wonder if it makes sense to get a titan rack with calypso module and add the pandora, Rhea, Hyperion or other to serve this purpose ? Since wesaudio modules are recallable and seem to pack great quality for the price . Is it a good starting point? Obviously, you use it exclusively for mixing but do you think some modules can be used on a mastering chain? I also wonder if the conversion of the calypso module is good enough. Thanks again. All the best

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  28 днів тому +1

      @MrHidrissa they can certainly be used for mastering. I just personally don't. But if I didn't have all the 19" rack gear i have, I'd 100% be using it for mastering. The titan rack is a brilliant way to go from in the box to out the box. It's the perfect crossover.

    • @MrHidrissa
      @MrHidrissa 28 днів тому +1

      @ Wow ! That’s great! Thank you so much for your fast reply , Paul. I really appreciate your help. Your work helps us a lot on our journey. Your content is informative and inspiring at the same time. All the best. H K

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  28 днів тому +1

      @MrHidrissa thank you, this is precisely why I take the time to create this content and reply to comments. I found a gap in the market for high end trustworthy honest unpaid reviews and advice.

    • @MrHidrissa
      @MrHidrissa 28 днів тому +1

      @@AudioAnimalsStudiothat’s priceless! I think that people know that and value your opinion because of that. It makes a big difference in the UA-cam audio community where people just try to sell the next piece of gear . Thanks again for your help, Paul.Have a wonderful day and keep up the great work. All the best !

  • @dimv
    @dimv Місяць тому

    Would you use this on a vocal bus as the last controlling MB Comp?

  • @liquiditey
    @liquiditey Місяць тому

    Loving your work on a DnB track
    💯

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @@liquiditey this is the perfect compressor for DnB. Works well with fast transients.

  • @TeddyCoke
    @TeddyCoke Місяць тому

    OMG this maybe the compressor I've been waiting for !!!!!!!!

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @TeddyCoke it's one I've been waiting for for a long time in 500 series.

    • @BertVollmer-f5m
      @BertVollmer-f5m Місяць тому

      @@AudioAnimalsStudio What are you using it for given the fact that you are a mastering studio and stopped using anything 500 for mastering as the 19" units have better power supplies dedicated to each of the units as we learned in one of your other videos?

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +2

      @BertVollmer-f5m this studios a mixing and mastering studio. The 500 series gear is in my mixing channel strips.

  • @MrBlessup247
    @MrBlessup247 Місяць тому +1

    Damn that’s 🔥 I definitely need one 💯👌🏽😃👍🏽 thanks for video

  • @riktascale4
    @riktascale4 Місяць тому

    Lovely piece of equipment and it is recallable too. GUI is really nice and different to its digital counterparts.

  • @Chaos-Dynamics
    @Chaos-Dynamics Місяць тому

    Hahaha 😛
    I just saw the ad from Wes Audio and said that Paul would probably already have one….
    And here we are 💪🏼

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @@Chaos-Dynamics haha yeah I've had to keep this one quiet for some time now. I had 3 slots open for a good month which hinted at this going in there.

    • @Chaos-Dynamics
      @Chaos-Dynamics Місяць тому

      @@AudioAnimalsStudioamazing piece of Wes once again 👌🏼

  • @joeyf808
    @joeyf808 Місяць тому

    Paul, One more question, where do you set your multiband comp in you mastering chain?

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @joeyf808 it depends on the track and what i need from the compressor. More often than not the multiband compressor will be positioned near the end of the chain.

    • @joeyf808
      @joeyf808 Місяць тому

      @@AudioAnimalsStudioThank You! You guys are awesome.

  • @braxal6983
    @braxal6983 Місяць тому +1

    Paul, You think this is thing that I can use so I do not need a Neve MBT? Excellent video!!!

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +2

      @braxal6983 it sounds similar to the MBT silk red and blue plus you have a mid bad also. It's a different sound and the MBT you have more control. I wouldn't say it replaces the silk in the MBT but it does give you a similar sound and option. All in all I'd much prefer this to an MBT as because actually has a great compressor.

    • @braxal6983
      @braxal6983 Місяць тому

      @@AudioAnimalsStudio Paul any way you can show us a demo of this with the MBT verses the Pandora. Perhaps I could get this instead of a MBT. Also how would that compare to Fabfilters multiband compressor?

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @braxal6983 yes I plan on doing this video and briefly compared and it's something I'm interested to record and really assess the results.

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @@braxal6983 compared to fabfilter. Blows it away. But all analogue compression blows plugin compression away. I'll do a comparison video on this too.

    • @braxal6983
      @braxal6983 Місяць тому

      @@AudioAnimalsStudio I look forward to the comparisons. I really appreciate all you do. IT helps many of us a ton!!!

  • @thaexception3406
    @thaexception3406 23 дні тому

    On my list.

  • @TheoHarvey
    @TheoHarvey Місяць тому

    When Paul is smiling like a goof you know the unit is real 🎉😂❤

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @@TheoHarvey haha this is me holding back my excitement to act professional

  • @donkinshaun
    @donkinshaun Місяць тому

    What’s your chain inside the wes audio titan and why? Compress, Eq, Compress Eq?

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @@donkinshaun they are 4x stereo channel strips of different styles and combinations. Eq then compression.

    • @donkinshaun
      @donkinshaun Місяць тому

      @ nice!

  • @adalundhe
    @adalundhe Місяць тому +2

    I have never texted my Sweetwater rep and placed a preorder so fast in my life. 😂

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @rhode6354 haha as soon as i caught wind of it coming I got my name down for early assess. I was expecting it to cost £1599.

    • @adalundhe
      @adalundhe Місяць тому +1

      Set for delivery on Nov. 25! Whooo! I’m excited to hook this up to the final Flock Patch/Neve 5059 system I recently ordered (I use a suite of Patches that sum into 5059s running into a 5060). 😁

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @rhode6354 sometimes I forget how lucky I am to be able to get this kind of gear early. Even if it is only a day before release. I can't imagine now having to wait a month for it after hearing how good it sounds.

    • @deiwar2994
      @deiwar2994 Місяць тому +1

      You guys on here are too notch

  • @77advanced
    @77advanced Місяць тому

    Considering SSLish attack and release times, does it based on Dione?

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @77advanced yeah it's very much Dione sounding compressor

  • @TheSupergan
    @TheSupergan Місяць тому

    If WesAudio pack all these features in a 500 series module, imagine how many more features a full size unit could have? 🤯

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @@TheSupergan let's hope that's on the cards for a future product.

  • @1kingstan795
    @1kingstan795 Місяць тому

    Would you say this is on the level of tube tech smc. Also i mix and master do you think multiband compression is better on the mixbus or the master or both

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @1kingstan795 I'm currently using for both. Definitely really well suited on your mix bus. It's very much like a multibamd dione.
      I personally prefer this to the SMC mainly because it has digital recall and the unstepped SMC was a pain to recall. Sound wise they are different styles of compression. I wouldn't say ones better than the other. They are both so different.

    • @1kingstan795
      @1kingstan795 Місяць тому

      @AudioAnimalsStudio do you still have the maselec mla 4 I'm sure it's the best was thinking about getting it for tamung some vocals and mastering

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @1kingstan795 yes but we have 2 MLA-3 compressors here. Arguable the best multiband compressors ever made.

  • @joeyf808
    @joeyf808 Місяць тому

    In your opinion, How does it compare to the tubetech?

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      Hard to say without having them side by side. However I do have the audio recordings from when tested the Tubetech so I could recall that audio to test. I prefer this unit to the tubetech in regards to functionality and use cases.

  • @S7V7N_SEAS
    @S7V7N_SEAS Місяць тому

    I’m going to have to sell my Prometheus and my SPL Big 500 just to add this bad boy and have room in my titan chassis. I wish it had 4 bands lol so it can take up 4 slots and I’m even lol this thing sounds amazing.

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @S7V7N_SEAS yes 100% understand. I purposely got 2 so I could fill the rack. There is always the option of getting one mimas to fill that slot

  • @ronson795
    @ronson795 Місяць тому

    Would've been great if they made an expansion mode as well.

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @ronson795 Yes, it would. I think in such a small format you are somewhat limited to what you can add.

  • @TigroGumi
    @TigroGumi Місяць тому +2

    Did not even know this existed

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @@TigroGumi was only announced about 10 minutes ago.

    • @auralplex
      @auralplex Місяць тому

      Because it didn’t exist… duh

    • @TigroGumi
      @TigroGumi Місяць тому

      @@auralplex sorry simp lol

  • @TigroGumi
    @TigroGumi Місяць тому

    Ah dam, this is super multi functional... bit of a pun there lol... might have to fit it on the list

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +2

      @TigroGumi it's a multi functional multiband compressor. I'm thinking to maybe getting another one just for use as a multiband saturator.

  • @Rhuggins
    @Rhuggins Місяць тому

    Whoaaa

  • @nusqoolaudio
    @nusqoolaudio Місяць тому

    Thank you for using Dnb in your examples...nobody does that

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @@nusqoolaudio I'm a big DnB fan coming from London. We grew up on DnB and UKG. I like using DnB on compression reviews as it shows off how fast the compressor can work.

  • @dougleydorite
    @dougleydorite Місяць тому

    No dual mono. That would make this unit powerful

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому

      @dougleydorite get two lol. Yes I thought it may have that like all the others. I expect this is due to size. It's quite packed inside the module. Or maybe just the fact of making 6 compressors all work independent of each other was not possible to do.

    • @engmix
      @engmix Місяць тому

      @@AudioAnimalsStudio Yes, imagine trying to get a stereo linkable 1176 with 3 bands to correlate in multi-mono with any real level of accuracy, I'm thinking it's impossible.

    • @AudioAnimalsStudio
      @AudioAnimalsStudio  Місяць тому +1

      @@engmix yeah getting it to work in stereo is hard enough

    • @dougleydorite
      @dougleydorite Місяць тому

      @ I just noticed the price. Getting two might night be a bad idea! These are a steal