the 'Joe Meek sound' ?

[alanhyatt]

Is there much of a difference in tone between the different Meek pre's or is it just a matter of more features?

How good is the de-esser?

The sound quality is pretty much the same, but it takes on a new life with the older VC2, and the SC2 stereo compressor, but most of the MQ3, VC3Q, VC6Q, the new MQ6, and VC1Qcs are pretty close outside of features.

As for the enhancer, I think you will get varied opinions, but I also think many users of them really do not know how to best employ them. Tracking with the enhancer is very difficult, and until the feature is mastered, I would not suggest it other than for live use, where it is killer!

For recording, it is best used to fix recorded tracks that are dull, lifeless, or need dramatic altering. What I mean by this is suppose you have an acoustic track that the artist used a nylon string acoustic guitar. After listening back to the track, you decide it should have been a steel string instrument, but the musicianship on the track would just never be duplicated. The enhancer can alter the track so much, that you would swear it was another instrument altogether. This is true for close micing guitar amps, as you can change the tonality to make a Boogie a Marshall, and vice-versa.

So use the enhancer to fix or improve dull tracks, especially vocals, but do not track with it because you usually add too much, and then you can't get it off.


I hope this helps

Alan Hyatt
PMI Audio Group

 

[TexRoadkill]

Thanks Alan. Actually I was more curious about the De-esser. One of my cheap tube SE500's sounds great on guitar but is too essy on vocals. I was wondering if the meek de-esser will save it or if I should buy one of the cheaper units and use other de-esser methods.

 

[alanhyatt]

Thanks Alan. Actually I was more curious about the De-esser. One of my cheap tube SE500's sounds great on guitar but is too essy on vocals. I was wondering if the meek de-esser will save it or if I should buy one of the cheaper units and use other de-esser methods.

Ahhhh, so sorry about that. You can see how these threads can get out of control, simply by reading into the question wrong

The de-esser is not bad...useful, but not a Valley. It is functional for what yu are looking for, but for advanced de-essing, it is not what you need, but since it is included...Not bad at all!!

Alan Hyatt

 

[Scott Tansley]

Hey, has anyone managed to find a picture of the new vc6 (not vc6q).

Scott

 

[Scott Tansley]

Here it is
http://www.joemeek.net/press/fatheadpress.htm

Ok so its actually called a VC8 Fathead, not the VC6 as I said earlier.
Looks like more of a live bass DI. Think I'll pass on this one. But I'm definatelly getting another VC6Q when they come out again. Hope they will be the same as before.

Scott.