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| Spectra in PAR [message #198035 is a reply to message #127497 ] |
Tue, 20 March 2007 23:35   |
 Steve Payne
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The APB Spectra got an absolutely glowing review in the latest issue of Pro Audio Review. I gotta say, I agree in spades. We just got ours cased up and had it out on it's first gig this week end. St Patrick's day festival with several local favorites. (Man it was COLD! 42 degrees in the sun. Don't even talk about under the Easy Up with the wind blowing!) Despite the cold; I, my A1, and the headliner's engineer all had a ball mixing on the Spectra. The console sounds fantastic. Plain and simple. Routing options are abundant . Dialed the stereo masters into matrix 1&2, added a little extra vocals to feed the stereo in-fills. Dialed the matrix sends up to balance with the mains, hit the the matrix master follows master vca and voila! In-fills follow Master vca and stay balanced with the mains as the mains level is adjusted. Very cool. Easy and intuitive. I have to say, I am an analog dog. Woof, woof! I've got an M7CL48 and it's cool with the touch screen and on-board everything and the recall and so on and so on - but - I sure do like having everything layed out in front of me where I can see it all at a glance, and I am sorry, but that M7 doesn't hold a candle to the way the Spectra SOUNDS. And that still gets this old pooch excited! OOOwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!
Have Fun!
Happy Camper 
steve
"My favorite things turn money into noise"
"Too much power is just right", - Carroll Shelby
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #202517 is a reply to message #127497 ] |
Sun, 08 April 2007 13:57 |
Steve Payne
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Did our first show with national acts on the Spectra Ti this weekend. Buckcherry, Saliva, Pepper, Flyleaf & Dropping Daylight. Capacity crowd in a 10,000 seat shed. All smiles and good vibes. Everyone was very happy with the console. Sounds good and easy to use was the general concensus. Important attributes for a console that will spend much of it's time serving guest BEs that have to hit the ground running with no sound checks. I've attached a few of photos. Hope everyone has a great season.
Rich / Flyleaf
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steve
"My favorite things turn money into noise"
"Too much power is just right", - Carroll Shelby
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #202519 is a reply to message #202517 ] |
Sun, 08 April 2007 13:58 |
Steve Payne
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Pepper's Guy - (sorry I forgot your name!)
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steve
"My favorite things turn money into noise"
"Too much power is just right", - Carroll Shelby
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #202520 is a reply to message #202519 ] |
Sun, 08 April 2007 14:00 |
Steve Payne
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Herbie on his debut gig with Saliva. (He did great.)
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steve
"My favorite things turn money into noise"
"Too much power is just right", - Carroll Shelby
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #202525 is a reply to message #202520 ] |
Sun, 08 April 2007 14:07 |
Steve Payne
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Another shot of Rich at the controls.
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steve
"My favorite things turn money into noise"
"Too much power is just right", - Carroll Shelby
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #208936 is a reply to message #127497 ] |
Wed, 02 May 2007 22:39 |
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I wanted to add on to this thread because, while it's no secret that I'm a big fan of APB's work, I've finally got my own new Spectra-TP48 for this concert season and I put it to good use for the first time at Jim Bowersox's PSU Movin' On show.
While the console certainly made my FOH look pretty, what was far more important was how easy it made my job at FOH. Tom Manchester and I held down the side stage for 30-50 minute shows while the main stage was changing over, and in between wildly different acts that nobody had given out any sort of information on we changed over our stage. Classic festival fare, Tom and I decided on a very basic channel layout that worked well for all the bands (especially Lidz, for whom we struck our entire stage save one vox mic and then re-set it for Lemon Soul after they were done).
I was running subs aux fed, stereo mains, about 20 channels, 4 FX processors, and two CD players. Not a complicated show, although it could have become one at a few stages throughout the evening. I threw inserts at the inputs I thought I'd need them on and then used the handy "insert on" button at the top of the channel strip to turn them on and off when needed, mostly to decide whether the kit was gated or not (metal yes, jazz no).
During shows, the highly effective (and great sounding EQ) made quick work of adjusting for new bands' sonic characteristics. The straightforward routing made changing VCA and output assignments simple as well, as we had a few floating inputs that went to keys, samplers, and even a viola throughout the evening. It took me just a few seconds to reconfigure my board for each new band, and just a few more to get the tone shaping and level adjustments I needed in place during the first song. Aux fed subs, swept high pass, versatile EQ... I didn't even break a sweat.
If I had any doubts about sinking this kind of money into my first personal VCA console, that first show has dispelled them. It rained, there were problems, some acts were loud, some acts were quiet, but the Spectra was a rock and didn't once get in my way.
-- Bennett Prescott
Director of North American Sales
EONA ADRaudio d.o.o.
Cell: (518) 488-7190
An amateur practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they can't get it wrong.
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #209627 is a reply to message #209553 ] |
Sun, 06 May 2007 13:29 |
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That's the Road Test DLP, I'll be finishing my first new writeup in a few days. I do like it a lot, though!
-- Bennett Prescott
Director of North American Sales
EONA ADRaudio d.o.o.
Cell: (518) 488-7190
An amateur practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they can't get it wrong.
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