NEW LiNTEC Pultec Style Hardware EQ from Lindell Audio!!!
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- Welcome back to The Social Club. Today we're taking a look at the LiNTEC Vintage Program Equalizer from Lindell Audio. This is Lindell's take on the classic Pultec design, but they put their own spin on it by making it solid-state based as opposed to the traditional tube based designs you typically find in Pultec clones. Join me as I run down the curves it can recreate and we run it through a few audio examples to see how it sounds and how it stacks up against Pultec plug-in emulations. This was not a sponsored video, all thoughts and impressions are my own.
For more info on the LiNTEC, check out it's webpage:
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LiNTEC at Sweetwater:
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00:00 Opening Intro
00:16 LiNTEC Introduction
05:58 LiNTEC Curve Analysis
10:55 Plug-in Curve Comparison
19:24 Vocal Comparison
25:37 Low End Comparison
27:49 My Thoughts on the LiNTEC
28:45 Conclusion
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I bought the hardware for tracking acustic guitar and instantly its improved my ability to dialin exactly what I'm after and its a joy to use.
Awesome! Yeah it really does just help stuff sound better running through it. Helps the front to back dimension
Pultec also made solid state units as time went on, They got away from tubes and went solid state. Both the solid state and tube units were used for decades and still are.
I got mine without knowing what to expect, took a while playing with it until i figured out the sweet spots of boosting and cutting .
The high end has more of an Api type of sound, as opposed to a tube based clone that will sound more fussy, the lintec sounds more focused in a way.
Your review was really nice, i subscribed to your channel and hope to watch more of these vids , keep it up !
I totally hear what you mean about the high end sounding more API. I'm loving the unit and how versatile it is and yes, the extra focus is perfect for my vocal chain. Thanks for the sub and the comment!
Excellent video; thank you so much.
Thank you for watching!
The hardware is better because of one... (...Okay two!) case : The transformers cutting out the DC-noise az 5Hz and you able use before ad converter on pretty much everything!
Yes.
I lost body, significant amounts in the lower register and had a slightly more active air bands. The lintec tends to make the mid range and high end more perceived harmonics more pronounced by pulling out the sub frenquencies. Not sk sure it actually saturates that much more, vs just bending the curve to alter the tone by bringing different bands more forward. I am less inclined to choose this option solely based on that loss in the slope in at the lower register. I'd prefer having the option to engage or disable that low end cut by having it in circuit or pull those out in post if required. Knowing I loose that bandwith by default simpling by putting audio into it is a huge no no for me. Sounds good, clearer and more focused for sure than the plugins. They have a grainier, foggier, less clean mid range, almost suffucated by comparison to the Lintec. So in that regard, I see this being a viable solution regardless loosing low end if certain sources I intend to have less of that information in it. I want all the meat in the low end for bass and kicks, low synths, so that makes this a no go for me because that is where I'd want the hardware to give me an extra push, not a negative tradeoff. Still sounds magnificent.
I should be clear, the filter on the lows isn't coming FROM the LiNTEC, it's how the mono channels are handled in the SSL Sigma. You don't actually lose the low end from the LiNTEC, the same low filter is visible when it's in bypass showing it's from the SSL not from the LiNTEC. That said, those sub 20Hz frequencies aren't helping your music, they're hurting. Those will eat up audible loudness from your masters if you don't filter them out properly. Hope that helps clear up any miscommunications!
Thanks for specifying the curve was not from the Lintec!
No problem! But it did give me an idea to start pushing the analog channel into the SSL at different levels and it actually ended up changing the response on the very top and very bottom a lot more than I expected but it helps give me an idea to do a video showing how pushing into an SSL board can shape the frequency curve based on gain structure.
@@SocialClubSound Was the little bump at the top end also from the SSL too or was some of it from the Lintec76?
No that bump at the top specifically was from the LiNTEC. If you up back and you watch where I flip I out of bypass you see the frequency go from mostly flat with that slight roll off from 10khz-20khz go to a slight ramp up boost in that area. That extra high end is the harmonics it can impart even with the knobs at 0 gain without any cuts or boosts
Lots of great tips! Going to start boosting my kick at 5K to catch that attack 😎
5 KHz adds the click to your kick!
@@SocialClubSound which frequency is the attack ?
It varies depending on the kick drum sound but it's usually around 4khz to 5khz. The attack is the sharp sound the kick makes. The more attack the more you hear the click of the beater against the kick drum. Hope that helps!
Alright so how does it compare to the other clones? I have my eyes on the IGS Rubberband stereo (500 unit) and the Tegeler eqp1 at the time .. The fact it's solid state and that the pex had good reviews back in the day makes me really interested in getting 2 for stereo but i don't want to put money on something barely better than a pluggin
I haven't had the chance to A/B it against other hardware yet. I think I'm going to try and compare it to an actual Pultec from Access Analog to see how it truly stacks up. Is that something you'd be interested in seeing?
@@SocialClubSound 💯% yes, although after watching back and forth multiple different units, i am really digging the Lindell already!
To me the price makes it a no brainer. The depth it helps add to my vocal chain I just can't get in the box. But I can try and do the access analog thing to see how it stacks up against the real deal. Because I don't have an easy way to get my hands on a Pultec otherwise. Thanks for the feedback!
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