Cranborne Audio Carnaby HE2 Review + Demo

Find out everything about the Cranborne Audio Carnaby HE2 here: www.cranborne-audio.com/carna...
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00:00-01:20 Intro
01:20--02:35 Explaining the unit
02:35-15:02 Sound demo
15:02-19:14 Conclusion

[@user-ng8pi3wy7g]

Awesome. I purchased the HE2 (Legacy) on preorder. I recently purchased the Maag EQ4M after watching your review also. An amazing duo :)

[@thismixissick]

That’s fantastic! Definitely. The Maag is super easy, where the HE2 is able to truly transform tone. Love them both!

[@Groove81TV]

I have a demo this week in the studio . To good to go :D

[@thismixissick]

You will love it!

[@MR_Cellarpop]

Thanks! Hope i get my unit soon😀

[@thismixissick]

Such a great unit! Yes man, I hope so too for you. It shouldn't take long at this point, as it seems that they're supplying their dealers right now. You'll love it!

[@Mike-vr7mb]

Perfecto demo bro you nailed it! This is it! 👊👊👊🔥🔥 I heard this unit on other non EDM material and was just not pleasant BUT I can see how it works so well on EDM cause…Electronic Music! Perfect marriage! Wow!

[@thismixissick]

Glad you liked it! Cranborne Audio did a phenomenal job on this unit. Absolute beast!

[@StereotacticMusic]

Sounds killer

[@thismixissick]

Such a great unit!

[@tomverswyvel6370]

Cool unit !

[@thismixissick]

No brainer!

[@YOLO-pj3hh]

The Carnaby HE2 sounds amazing!!! I've been looking some videos at internet and yours is the best one. I hope to get this unit in a few months for my studio with an Elysia Xpressor Neo. By the way, could you please help me with something. I'm looking for a new pair of speakers (Dynaudio LYD48 or Barefoot Printfoot03) for mixing and mastering porpouse but I can't find to much information about it. Have you worked with some of this speakers? At the moment I have JBL LSR305 MKI with PreSonus Iris Sub8.

[@thismixissick]

Thanks for the kind word. Really happy to hear it helped. The HE2 is incredible. The Neo too, you’ll love it. I didn’t work on Barefoot but have experience listening to Dynaudio’s, which sound fantastic. Such a clear and balanced sound. Best is always to demo them somewhere yourself before purchasing, if possible.

[@future_Victoryofficial]

My HE2 is on the way 🎉

[@thismixissick]

Great! You’ll love it.

[@future_Victoryofficial]

@@thismixissick😊

[@nomenneskio_official]

Great Review, like always 😀 By the way, did you sell your Black Box? It's not in the Rack anymore 🙃 I'm asking me if the Cranborne can replace the Black Box in a setup? Maybe the Cranborne has enough harmonics going on for EDM😉

[@thismixissick]

Thank you. No, they are very different units. Sound completely different. I’ve just switched to the Flock system last weekend, and now got the Black Box HG2 available again in my mastering setup. A full mastering setup tour is coming up soon, that’ll explain everything.

[@nomenneskio_official]

@@thismixissick thanks for your answer 🙂 so I'm looking forward to your mastering setup tour. This will be very interesting and a big help for all of us. Keep up this great work. I really appreciate it 🤘

[@ElevateJesus]

Hey bro! Thank you for putting out this content! If I buy the HE2 do I need to add and eq like the Maag eq4m?

[@thismixissick]

Glad you’re enjoying it! No, the HE2 is incredible so you won’t necessarily need an EQ4M. However, every unit has its own sound.

[@ElevateJesus]

I'm building a mix-bus chain for my hybrid mixing setup. I was on the fence on which one I should get first in the chain. I need an eq on the front of that chain for shaping mids ect.. I know you own this so I trust your judgment on this.

[@joeyf808]

Great Video, Ordered! Question, how do you route your units? Do you have a patchbay? or are they straight-wired? Question 2, what are you doing for recall?

[@thismixissick]

Excellent, you’ll love your unit. Yes, it’s currently a single chain. However, as we speak the Flock system is on the way to the studio, as I’m about to switch to that for all units.

[@joeyf808]

@@thismixissick Thanks for the response, would love to hear your thoughts on recall as well.

[@thismixissick]

Absolutely! Recalls are done using photos on the iPad. Everything is documented by date, making it easy to find and get up and running.

[@joeyf808]

@@thismixissick Thank You.

[@future_Victoryofficial]

Can you use it in the Rap track?

[@thismixissick]

You 100% can. Such a great EQ!

[@braxal6983]

Honestly do you still like the Cranborne HE2?

[@thismixissick]

100%

[@joeyf808]

is it me, or does it feel like filters are barely doing anything?

[@thismixissick]

The filters are super effective on this unit. However, I had some issues with the plugin when setting them up. I expect that this is something they’ll fix in an update.

[@Feerlyss]

Hey can you go into detail the chain you used and where the HE2 is before and after. Are you using the SSL Fusion Insert with HE2 or Serial. Killer video I'd like to talk to you on Instagram about a few things.

[@thismixissick]

Thank you! The HE2 can be used anywhere in a chain. In this video it’s just used to demo the unit.

[@Feerlyss]

@@thismixissick sent you a message a while back but there is an invite pending to talk to you.