I am glad you liked the interview. Sadly, Mike passed away a few months ago. It is a loss for the audio community and a personal loss for all his friends. I am not sure which PMC speakers Mike was using, but I think it was some combination of the models you mentioned.

@@DWFearnHazelriggIndustries OMG Doug I am in utter Shock...That is so sad...Mike Miller is someone I wanted to reach out and possibly have him mix some tracks...I am in shock after just listening to your interview last night and finishing it up tonight, and appreciating all the incite....Really sad...and have wanted to experience Fearn and HAzelrigg gear for a long time...Wondering what Mike passed away from..was it a disease or an accident...I remember interviews with Hazelrigg Bro's and Namm that he was so excited about what the VT-5 and VT-7 magically does to mixes. R.I.P. hope you are healthy and doing well...and hope to one day meet you....God Bless

The 20dB pad is for microphones and/or mic'ing situations where the level might be high enough to overload the VT-2 input transformer. It is not designed to the a "line" input. However, all the VT-2s built in the last couple of years have an additional position on the input switch that inserts a 43dB pad that properly matches a line input level and impedance to the VT-2 input. We used to make an external "LP-1 Line Pad" to provide that function, but decided to incorporate it into the VT-2. If someone wants to build their own Line Pad for an older VT-2, we can supply you with a schematic. It only requires 4 resistors, connectors, and a box. You will need some soldering and construction skills, but it is a very simple project.

Great! Thanks a lot!

Thanks! We shot two new videos last week, which should be posted later this month. And more are planned.

@@DWFearnHazelriggIndustries Great!!!

It's a podcast, audio only, carried by many podcast providers. We are also working on a new series of short videos.

Thank you!

Thanks. Just about every day I think of Dave -- and the questions I would ask him.

Thanks! I am glad you found the information useful. Contact me if you need help with your Lyme. dwfearn at dwfearn.com

@@DWFearnHazelriggIndustries No words. I going to do it. Thanks from the botton of my heart

I considered expanding the building to allow a larger control room, but that would have meant large steel beams to support the three floors above. That would further reduce the ceiling height. The cost could not be justified for the benefit. The vented rack panels came about because our customers asked for them. A $30 perforated panel would work just as well. Creating a panel that matched our products required the same machining of quarter-inch thick aluminum as our front panels. There is also the cost of finishing the panels, which requires many different coatings and hand work.

It's worth a try to hear if it makes a difference. We find that the DSD capture improves the quality when the music is converted to PCM, even in reduced-data formats like mp3. The difference isn't dramatic, but if you are striving for the best possible quality, it's worth it. Whether the same would apply to a transfer from an analog master (presumably tape). It makes sense to preserve the recording in the highest resolution (DSD), but also in a more common format, for the future.

I am not aware of any tests done that way. There is a video on this YT channel that compares the same session in DSD (1 stereo mic), with a PCM multi-mic version. Two variables changed, so not a valid comparison. Some day I may make a recording as you suggest.

@@DWFearnHazelriggIndustries thank you for your reply. Subscribed not to miss your uploads and potentially this test.

Thanks, Greg!

I specified 1/2" glass but the contractor could not obtain it in time. He proposed two 1/4" pieces. I was skeptical, but it worked. Nothing in between. Just very carefully cleaned. When the two pieces contact, they sort of weld together. I don't think you could get them apart. After more than 10 years in service, the window continues to work well. I'm not sure about laminate glass, but it's worth a try.

Oh damn.

Yes, it is a curse. And it has led me to a lifetime trying to remove all the irritants in the recording process.

@@DWFearnHazelriggIndustries Thanks for the video, was a really informative talk & the performance was great!

Thanks! I have replaced the little Neve board with a different mixer with more inputs. I don't want to part with the Neve, which I bought new in the 1980s, but it should go to someone who will use it. So perhaps I will sell it at some point.

Mike's always in an "up" mood. ;-) A wonderful guy to work with.

@@DWFearnHazelriggIndustries 😁

Thank you for your listening and your comment. We agree.

its like i cant even hear the demo i'm just mad for no reason during the close ups

sounds like you need a recieving transformer bank on your converters...

at first he was trying to get his name out there for sales but now he's just unnecessarily sticking to this awful awful gawdy color like what the heck people so bad color

like I cant even watch the video because its too bright just sitting on that bench ugh its So Bad its SO ugly. Red panel and yellow lettering wtf bro what a garbage idea "Oh iLok At Me My Gear Is Red !!" what does it pair with a nord stage?? about all this compressor is good for probably

Thank you.

I agree!

Hello. Thank you for watching and yes - we are working on making this available right now. We will be back soon with details!

The VT-7 plugin is still a work in progress, but getting closer all the time.

I am glad you found it useful!

Yes, it does. That is essentially how all phase invert/reverse switches work. Most mic preamps for recording music have this function.

Thanks for watching. When this video was made 9 years ago, I was using the Radar 24 system for recording. But Radar is simply a recorder. It is not a DAW and has no mixing capability. The Radar files were exported to a computer running ProTools for mixing.

@@DWFearnHazelriggIndustries thx , and now what are you using ? Radar has a new converter with Dante connection , there is few tops converters now Prism release ADA 128 . That radar 24 sounds great , feels real analog . I understand if you using something different has to be better . I will like to know , thx

@@ramonfelizjr The Radar converters are excellent. But much of the recording I do now is in the DSD format. About 5 years ago I switched to Merging Technologies Hapi converters.