Did you use exactly the same source, signal cables, room location when comparing these monitors?

So great sets of mics recording a terrible drummer with no technique to self mix himself…….

You need to try Abacus Electronics speakers! Even their compact 2-way models deliver a true 16 Hz with incredibly deep bass that you can genuinely hear. They have an exceptionally linear frequency response, and the drop-off only starts below 16 Hz.

Excellent explanation, thanks!

Nice, thanks.

That was a better overview than SSL gave! Thanks 👍

Two Helios eq

I like to D112 too, but also the Beta 52A for more vintage thwack. D6 for heavy styles, even Reggae, and on subby bass guitar too. I don't love the 421 on bass drum, but like it on floor tom, bass and guitar cab. RE-20 can be nice for subtle kicks, or when going to process extensively, but usually my RE-20 is dedicated to bass cab duty. Never paid much attention to the Beta 91A. But I liked how it sounded, definitely took note, has a bit of the family sound of the 52A, quite thwacky. What that sounded like to me was a drum break sampled off a dusty old funk vinyl.

Wow the 414 sounded smoother than the U47.

How is the general reliability of this amp?as I’ve read of several users experiencing quality issues.

I’m currently exploring gear and workflows for electronic music production and aiming to achieve a high-quality recording as the foundation for mastering. I’m planning to integrate a Virus TI2 and an MPC Studio (or possibly the MPC X) into my setup. My idea is to work primarily "in the box" using UAD, but I’m also interested in recording the outputs of my hardware gear. I’m considering routing the outputs of the Virus and MPC into an SSL Big Six, then feeding that into a UAD interface for further processing and eventual mastering. My goal is to capture a big, punchy sound with standout quality that retains the warmth and character of the analog chain. Do you think the SSL Big Six would be effective for this purpose? Would its analog summing, EQ, and preamps provide a significant improvement in the sound quality for mastering compared to going directly into the UAD? I’d appreciate any tips on optimizing this workflow or alternative suggestions for achieving this goal. Thanks in advance for your advice!

I have a pair of 310s; I added the 750 sub with MA-1 and to my surprise it did phase correction, making the 310s much wider sounding and clear

I would like to know how what type of sound quality that the ssl six gives you after you mixed everything with the outboard gears through it? I have almost all of the expensive gears that out there and I am afraid it will diminish the sound quality of my outboard gears. I would like to know if the ssl six will give you a pristine, clean and open sound?

14 years of squeezing with my hand. Lots of hand cramps during gigs. I can't believe it

What a horrible sounding hi hat did you used some b8 or planet z ? Lol

cymbals sound terrible.

KM184 is just incredible. The price sucks. Anyone know of an almost perfect replacer for that nice crisp yet full-bodied sound?

thx

I am proud owner of the SSL desk and I love your content that you do with the desk. I am totally in love with the desk I really like it I’m having it full with all kinds of 500 models. Unfortunately the master section is a little bit broken now the left channel has gone a few desebils down and I can’t figure out what’s wrong with it but it’s an easy fix. I just lower the right speaker volume 😢

A suggestion, Nekotronics Busscat 500 series as a second SSL 4k type buss comp, if you ever plan to move that master buss one out of it's slot. Nekotronics makes amazing stuff, pretty affordable too especially if you are in the UK.

I own and use the 310's , I found my mixing decisions with the Neumanns are so fast, i went from many different monitors to the KH120, which led me to upgrade to the 310, I can hear the subtleties of compression and the different reverbs nice and clearly. I heard the atc's (mark 1) today, they are both amazing, the ATC's are more musical as well as being insanely accurate good speakers are awesome...!

Thanks for the new video on the SSL XL Desk. I'm digging all of you videos. And, getting some insight into how you are using the console. Best,

Hi! Do you favor the 1073s on drums? Or the SSL pres? I only have 73s and im curious about what to get next

Thank you for this! You are one of the few producers sharing content about the XL-Desk. I plan to get the XL-Desk soon. I have been planning out the patch bay configuration. I think I might go with a combination of a few traditional TRS patch bays with the Flock Audio system for inserts and effects. I would be curious to know how you planned and setup your patch bay. There are lots of DB-25 inputs and outputs to deal with with that desk...

Do you still strongly recommend the 310As if you don't have the budget for ATCs or did you find others in your search that were also much better than the 310As but more budget friendly than the ATC? Are the ATCs not a bit quiet and lacking bass compared to the Neumanns?

I'm sure I'm not the first to have pointed out that it's actually spelled 'cardioid.' :-)

Compelling, considering the Neumanns lost a shootout against the JBL Mk3's.

Thanks for posting this Overview video on the SSL XL DESK. Seems like a great way to work and with 500 rack seems like a great package. I'm thinking of grabbing one for my Studio. Subscribed.

Telefunken m60 for everything EXCEPT brushes the U87 had better pickup on the individual strands of the brush! Although this is a mono mic test and i either record in stereo or 3D Surround Sound dolby Atmos but i think in combination with the lauten tom and snare mics the m60 would work well!

Nice to see you're back at it, will have to come over at some point, currently I'm in Belgium 🇧🇪

Surely the tweeter on in inside is a personal choice, you could swap the monitors around? Or not......

Having listened to these in the Studio I can confirm they are disgusting 🤩

For my commercial studio the answer is ABSOLUTELY! Having the Wow factor when people come in for the first time is a big sales point. Plus the majority of patch points, CR monitoring, head phone mixing and inserts all happen on the desk and that’s waaay more fun. I edit and automate in the DAW….

KM184 sounded the most like the kit was in my listening room. Had the most detail especially when the sound field was dense with different parts of the kit sounding at the same time.

At around 11:15 he says u cant use the reissue with a drummer. Imo thats the speaker. If you get a more efficient speaker you can do that. Unless he means clean. If its about clean youll need at least 20-30 watts of headroom. Dirty these amps out of the box can hang but with a more efficient speaker can guarantee the volume. But headroom is different. For gigging youd need an extension cabinet with mics or just mic the front end but that depends on what sound someone is looking for. After all he said the old one was louder which comes down to the changed out speaker. Green and creambacks will be the same volume roughly. But a 10 inch alnico gold is a little louder. I know eminence makes a 10 inch speaker with around 100 db sensitivity. But i dont like eminence speakers.

Hey great video! What desk is that at the 5:48 mark?

DPA 4055, BEST KICK DRUM MIC EVER!

yup.. just get a decent mic.. and it really does not matter much which you pic and no one will know. Maybe except for the Josephson which is noticeably different. But other than that. Get a better drummer that knows how to balance himself , and then just the cheapest mic here. The AT Pro37 is more than fine.

Yes! And Yes!

What effect did these panels have on your sound quality?

Line Audio have the CM4 now, replacing the CM3. I bought some recently from jam, in Sweden. They're really good. I really like them as a mid-way between the SDCs I like (KM184, then Oktava which had a nice vintage character, albeit some 'graininess' apparent in crash). My favourite was the cheaper of the ribbons, the versatile Beyerdynamic M160 - they kept clarity and their great on guitar amp too. Whereas the Royer sounds fantastic on driven cab, but I don't love it as much on overhead. I disliked the U87 & 414, a U47-type would be better. The Coles sounded dark, as is, but I'd imagine with EQ would sound great. AEA was really good too. Now there's the Soyuz 013, which sound awesome as the SDC option.

I’ve been trying to explore beyond my normal go-to overheads, and I have to say that after watching this video, in my opinion, the Milab DC-96C beats all of these mics by a landslide.

Nice !❤

Thank you sm for the pulling with your back and biceps tip

Can you use the mix outs to create a surround mixing 5.1 or even 7.1? you have 3 stereo and you can run 2 feeds into a sub or run one of the outposts in mono mode. - thoughts?

Awesome studio! Great setup. How do you like the Dynaudio’s? Are they the BM5’s? A review would be much appreciated! Cheers from Australia!

What would I need to record myself playing acoustic guitar and singing? I would imagine the clip on mic would not be ideal because it would not be an ideal mix? And, how far away would P3 have to be from me to frame shot of head to bottom of guitar? I keep thinking the dji mic is going to be limiting down the road. I think I need two more mics, one for doing video content from computer, recording, and one for recording myself playing guitar. I’m a noob to all this do please forgive me. Thanks.

I really appreciate the XL-desk content. It seems like an underrated piece of gear that doesn’t get much attention. I am curious to know how you would approach mixing EDM using the XL desk.

Consoles are definitely not necessary but part of me gets a tad confused seeing some setups where someone has spent more than the cost of a good console just to have various products that together basically mirror a console. Monitor controller, lots of the same preamps and eqs, summing mixer with faders, it ended up being more expensive than an audient asp4816he! That being said, I still find i work significantly quicker on a mix in the analog domain but I've also managed to acquire gear in disrepair amd fixed myself so i have a lower investment. These days a few ssl controllers and you're like 90% of the way to console workflow and sound.