Analog EQ With Saturation? Drawmer 1971 World Premiere

[@drawmer1878]

Thanks once again David. We love how you completely get what we're trying to do.

[@mixbustv]

🙌🙌

[@Studio22mix]

Thanks Drawmer for yet another piece of amazing equipment, this will be my eighth unit of yours and I love them all. Great sounding and reliable pieces of gear that gets used daily. One thing tho, when will you guys open up the spare parts shop for customers outside the UK because dealers in Europe charge 20 euro for a 2 pound button, which is ridicules imo.

[@briankahanek]

Enjoyed this review so much I found an old Fletcher 1969 and pulled the trigger.. This 1971 will be following soon. Thx Drawmer and David .. Cheers!

[@Studio22mix]

@@briankahanek Drawmer has a 1969 mercenary edition channel strip, which is my year of birth so I definitely need that one day sooner or later in my rack lol 😆

[@briankahanek]

@@Studio22mix lol .. hey us GenX gotta have our fun !! 1969

[@madsynthscientists]

What an AWESOME sounding EQ. Your demo is fantastic and does the 1971 true justice

[@ollykramer3673]

This one has it all. Filters, full parametric, dual mono AND color. I'm sold! Thank Drawmer for making great gear at a great price, and thank YOU David for these amazing videos!

[@aleksamrkela831]

Drawmer really rocks! :D Glad to see the company making great things even if their founder has passed on.

[@falconshield]

Beautiful sounding EQ, love the Drawmer stuff!

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Congratulations on the great relation with Drawmer. They have allways made reliable gear punching way above their pricepoint. In the '80's and '90's their gear was found in every rack around the world. They have been building more advanced gear for decades helping out the independent musician to stand out. I love it that you have a great relationship with them and help their customers make an informed decision to purchase the right Drawmer gear for them.

[@Studio22mix]

This one makes me happy, almost bought the 1974 last week and now this one pops up right in time. Absolute perfectly on time for me, I’m definitely going to get this one ❤ perfect 👍🏼 By the way, thanks for the amazing demo, you use the right material for the demo but to be honest I would buy this without hearing it 👌🏼 Dual mono, stepped encoders and the extra crush is going to do the job. And affordable too, I’m stoked.

[@mixbustv]

It's a great unit!

[@Studio22mix]

@@mixbustv Yeah, I love how it sounded also on kick and snare, the stepped pots are great for recalls. The sweepable filters are great and the crush is a versatile extra tool that seems really useful. I will probably use it mainly on my mixbus but definitely will try it on individual tracks as well. I have plenty of other Drawmer gear so I know how reliable they are. It’s not yet available in Europe so I can save some extra money to get it because I just bought a new bus-compressor last week. This one will neatly fill up my rack 👍🏼

[@rrs731]

Nice!! This is a sound design tool, not just an eq. Very well done Drawmer!

[@DJ_PROMO_PR]

Amazing. Love the sound, versatility and the look of Drawmer gear. Price a bit steep for my budget tho. Wondering if you can to review the new "budget oriented" Behringer 369 stereo compressor. Seems like a decent unit for us mortals.

[@kelainefes]

I would like to see it tested for noise floor, headroom, crosstalk, side by side with another clone

[@stupendousmusic4190]

Why is it whenever I watch one of your reviews, I feel I have to buy the equipment you reviewed ❓🤣🤪

[@mixbustv]

I want to believe because I review cool units 😄

[@stupendousmusic4190]

@@mixbustv

[@jbva804]

Oh, those mids cut through so pleasantly when you engage the crush feature.

[@falangistavaleroso9689]

I bought 3 months ago a tube Drawmer 1961

[@ThisGuyDude]

I recently got a 1961 as well and it's fantastic. Very clean and punchy, but can be driven to get some sweet per-band dependent THD. Also got the 1973 multi band comp and just ordered the 1971. The Crush on the 1971 sound truly special! Thanks for a great demo David, I was sold soon as I heard the Crush.

[@falangistavaleroso9689]

@@ThisGuyDude what about their compressors any good? i hated the basic dl 241 in the 90s

[@ThisGuyDude]

@@falangistavaleroso9689 I've only got the 1973 so I can't really speak to their wideband compressors. But I really like the 1973, it's fantastic. It can be snappy and punchy but can also be smooth with the program dependent release settings. The air function is really nice to restore any high-end loss from the compression as well. Highly recommended!

[@Anael1304]

Was interested by this EQ, this video pops up, and I'm very grateful you did it ! 🙏 thank you 😊

[@ArielNora]

Love Drawmer! This one seems really great, that crush button is 💵💵💵

[@b.hornetiii.6771]

It sounds great, you can't go wrong with this one. The crush button is like having another unit extra. :)

[@TheSakuraGumiLTD]

An Amazing mix tool... certainly a unit to remember down the line

[@68Snaps]

Great demo again. Thanks for spending so much time for great content! 🙂

[@braxal6983]

Oh, you asked about comments about Bella's Goodbye. Can you tell us how you did those really cool back ground vocals? I love them.

[@mixbustv]

Sure!

[@dat_chip]

Great review, and very tempting to get one. I can also recommend Drawmer's 1961 valve EQ which also sounds amazing. Btw, I wonder if the crush button has any effect when attenuating a band? PS: The bandwidth knob is not a "Q" value as said in the video, but measured in octaves, so the widest value is to the right side.

[@mixbustv]

Crush always has an effect whether you cut or boost

[@hiphop3sree3]

This channel is definitely the hot spot for premiering New gear

[@someoneacomputer1905]

I love the function set, I don't know about the sound ; it's almost a bit too much. But I think I'll try it myself before jumping to a conclusion.

[@AdamZiokowski666]

Awesome, seems like I could use 3 of them!

[@timepainter6831]

Thx to this channel enjoying my 1974 1976 1978....just looked at the price of this beauty...is there a reduction for people suffering serious GAS?

[@RockstarRecStudio]

This looks so versatile! And definitely a different sound. Remember the time when artists and engineers were trying to be unique? :D now everyone tries to "sound like ..."

[@Studio22mix]

That’s exactly why I tend to go for different options and there are a lot of options these days. So much great gear 🤟🏼

[@trashunicorn2308]

Oh wow, I didn't see this coming. The Crush function changes everything, I thought it was gonna be a dual mono version of the 74

[@djdanger9812]

Very surprised on heavy guitars, That mid forward and top end sounds like a record to me. I think this has the Guitar Bus sorted. Very tasty.

[@braxal6983]

Dave, this unit really sounds nice. I been looking at Drawmer's product line and see they only have 1 500 series unit that I can find. Do they have others and and if not do they plan to do more 500 series in the future like something along the lines of this EQ?

[@drawmer1878]

We are working on more 500 series. Can't say too much, but we'd probably look to launch at NAMM next year. Keep those eyes peeled :)

[@braxal6983]

@@drawmer1878 Thank you. I look forward to seeing more products, such as the 500 series!!!!

[@MR_Cellarpop]

Thanks, best/Mathias

[@narnodel2]

Thank you so much for this demo ! I'm intrigued (and quite disappointed) by the strange sound when you add the crush on the kick at 20:10. I see that on the right LEDs we are hitting red. Are you sure that this sound (which for me is not usable) is only caused by the "crush" and not because you simply overdriven the whole device ?

[@mixbustv]

You should have watched the whole video from the beginning. You'd have seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGO4coywo7Frf80 the the "red" is not overload, in fact we have a dedicated LED for that. I'm not overdriving anything at any point in the demo. At the beginning I've also said you need to be careful with saturating the low end, just like, you'd have with any other saturator for obvious reasons. A demo's purpose is to showcase both the usable range as well as the limits of a unit.

[@fausto_colella]

just missing the icing on the cake: MS feature would have been killer feature!

[@1loveMusic2003]

We want to see a video on the Goodbye mix!

[@blvkqmusicgroup]

I can't stand when companies don't implement a "stereo link button." IF I'm running audio in stereo, I don't want to have to keep changing two sets of knobs and making sure everything is on the exact number(s)/values.

[@mixbustv]

You mean you don't want dual mono. If you don't have two sets of control you're losing the option to use one channel on one element and another channel on another element, like vocals and bass, or kick and snare. It's very weird to be unhappy about a feature that gives you more flexibility because you don't want to move 4 knobs. There's no such think as "stereo link" in analog. The only stereo link in analog without digital control is for the sidechain in compressors and you still have to move both sets.

[@blvkqmusicgroup]

@@mixbustv what I’m saying is I need the option for both. My RND MBP can be used as dual mono or in stereo; having ONE set of controls/knobs affect both channels at once. All I’m saying is give me that option. It’s preferred.

[@DaveChips]

I'm Curious how does it stacks against Carnaby? And wich one would you go for (In wich cases)

[@underthethrone668]

Sounds awesome. Even listening on my bell I’m picking out these frequency shifts. A music question…. Am I hearing an RZK solo song? 🙂

[@mixbustv]

Which song?

[@underthethrone668]

@@mixbustv lol. I went to listen to RZKs first albums. I can’t find what I THOUGHT was an RZK song that….possibly Bella is singing. Lol. Very nice song, don’t get me wrong…it just made Richard pop in my head, sorry. Keep up the awesome info David. You absolutely rock. ✌️🎶🤘

[@adsertheblade]

Have you tried the Cranborne Audio Carnaby HE2? It seems to also work with saturation, but you trade adjustable q and 1 band for easy recall. I'm really torn between these two units. I feel the easy recall would make me use it more... Any experience with it?

[@mixbustv]

Briefly at NAMM not enough to judge but it seemed cool

[@emilybeats6556]

Oh this sounds so interesting! A lot of versatility even for tracking. Would you, David, track with this? I'm thinking synths and drums

[@mixbustv]

Oh 100% this is great for tracking as well

[@adsertheblade]

Could this also be used for sweetening purposes, or is it better suited for sculpting?

[@mixbustv]

Sure it can

[@tshrdrums]

Damn, this is tasty!

[@KreativeDevices]

🔥

[@zaperfan]

Ordered

[@1loveMusic2003]

Crush is sweet!

[@edcampbell9439]

Sir David, Is the saturation on this EQ the same as the one that applies to the entire mix on the 1976?

[@mixbustv]

No

[@arvindbeeharry8214]

interesting. How would this EQ compare with the Drawmer 1961 Tube EQ?

[@drawmer1878]

Tricky one. The 1971 is more accurate, and with a few more features, but obviously no valve sound. The 1961 had tubes in the signal path. The filters are far more precise on the 1971 though - we have much better test equipment nowadays :)

[@arvindbeeharry8214]

@@drawmer1878 Thanks. That's a great insight. The reason I ask is that I own the 1960 and 1961 and still use them extensively. The 1971 could be a welcome edition. Keep em coming guys. You are doing a great job!

[@mbpublishing9195]

Looks hella fun! Are you keeping it David?

[@mixbustv]

Yes it's patched already. I have a lot of eqs so I moved the 74 for now to the other studio and put this one in.

[@adsertheblade]

Ok, this is a bit much. With this and the IGS, you need to make a new comparison between the eqs like you did in the past. I would like a new eq, but the confusion is beyond my ability to work around now.

[@mixbustv]

I probably will but all the eqs I presented lately are in MASSIVELY different price ranges. So, that is the very first thing anyone needs to keep into account. This is $1800 USD, the IGS is $3800, the Wes is $6K. Two are tubes, one is solid state. It all depends what's your budget and even a comparison needs to be done in context of their respective price brackets. You can't just compare them like they're in the same basket

[@adsertheblade]

@mixbustv indeed, but sometimes one stretches further if the sound is right. Perhaps not as far as the Wes... but there are many customers out there with different budgets. Thanks for the work you do

[@christianutter5383]

What's the intro music here and most of your gear videos? Must be unreleased track since I can't "Shazam" it.

[@mixbustv]

It's one of the remixes of Bella's Throat. You can find it on her Spotify (there's a full remix album)

[@christianutter5383]

@@mixbustv thx! It has exceptional kick sound. I'm going to use this track to demo my monitors to people =)

[@underthethrone668]

Again. I KNOW listening ion a cell phone has almost zero clout. But when I hear these crush bottoms engaged from the high end high miss. And miss. It gives this presence….BUT. Literally brings out the vocals and makes them seem to sit on your…..face almost 🤣😂🤣 Sorry. It was to easy to pass up. Serious though. A real dramatic effect

[@underthethrone668]

Typos. High mids and mids **

[@yurikalashnikov2460]

Yeeeeeeeehaaaaawwwww

[@H12379]

Hey David, were you able to shoot out the HRKs vs the 542s? I ordered a pair of HRKs but one came broken, have a pair of 542 in order.

[@mixbustv]

I still didn't patch those in. Too much to do

[@H12379]

@@mixbustv I hear you! Haha