I can pick up the ultimate vocal recording system and take it anywhere.

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Today we're looking at building the ultimate vocal recording system that you can pick up and take on tour with you, in a single 500 series rack unit.
Featured are the Stam Audio U87i, 1037T and 1176 Revision A and La3a compressors, HRK Pultec style EQ, and De-Esser from DBX - as well as the much smaller K47 from Roswell Audio and 500 series chassis from Midas and Fredenstein.
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[@joshuavanderstam1345]

honored to be part of your chain, amazing vocals man, incredible

[@adamsteelproducer]

Thanks Josh! You do great work :)

[@SoundPeke]

@@adamsteelproducer What camera and lens please. Looks great.

[@richardharmon9596]

Joshua you are good , have to give you your props

[@torta122]

Does Stam have any 500 EQ’s?

[@SHARt_murmur]

Came for the vocal chain, stayed for the Karnivool. :)

[@vasotoe]

Killer track in the beginning 🔥 awesome setup, and the weather forecast was the cherry on top 🤣

[@Hybrid74]

Impressive informative video that gives the viewer tons of details and handy tips of gear and their functions. Thank you!

[@_starkinson5806]

I watched many of Your tutorial (BIG THANKS!!) but never heard You sing. I am stunned (as a singer). You are truly gifted, man :)

[@hinesification]

Holy, SHIT dude! Awesome vocals! Love the video

[@danymalsound]

Nice job, man! Great voice!

[@pedalscapes]

Amazing sounds and demo, cheers 😎

[@richardharmon9596]

Very well done video. Great information !!! Thank You

[@tonyhudspeth3861]

what a great video..cheers Adam

[@monovladd4392]

FINALLY, someone with a decent video on Stam audio. It's the first time I've seen 76-5 in action and now I feel like I NEED this in my life. I NEED IT!!!, good job. I would have liked to see it with more severe compression but either way it sounded very good. That LA3 type optic looked super good too. I'm super interested in Stam audio now. 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@DigitxlRxse]

This was the video I needed to see! Been wanting to take the leap of faith & invest in hardware for a hybrid setup. I was torn between rack mount vs lunchbox style ! Definitely going lunchbox 💎

[@chrisdover8507]

Good pipes bro!

[@alite502]

It sounds great 🙌🏽

[@beautgrainger147]

Looks like some nice setups

[@GWavvy]

Nice demo.

[@leftofcenter4]

Pretty interesting, the space 500 rack, I didn’t know they even made those..thanks ..thumbs up..

[@1loveMusic2003]

That HRK sounds amazing!

[@ryancrarymusic]

Nice chain. You also are a really good vocalist.

[@skorotone]

Holy shit man! Great singing!

[@seanriley9045]

Holy shit. Killer voice, man!

[@folsomaudio]

Agree about the 1176! One of my favorite vocal compressors

[@MichaelNatrin]

Great video.

[@YMIR]

AHHH KARNIVOOOOL ADAM U KILLED IT

[@rafalvarezsevilla]

where will we be able to listen to the music you recorded? i want to hear everything you do in that style, that's awesome man!

[@chateautemp]

I have the SA87 and I love it.

[@minkfranchise6389]

The video help me with something I was going back n forth on, but over KZbin that chain was too noisy for my taste. I heard that about the midas Chasis. I'm double glad I wastched this.

[@adambulewski165]

Thanks

[@KoopsTech]

Wow, starting off with just the stam for recording! Would this set up be useful as well for live situations?

[@billiehaycraft4064]

FFS! you had me until you started the weather forecast, laughed way too hard at that 😂😂😂

[@dpinskey]

Love your demo choice. Karnivool rules

[@aleksamrkela831]

Great singing, man! The Stam 87 sounds awesome. Did you have any noise issues with the Midas L6, tho?

[@adamsteelproducer]

No noise issues at all, I think people massively overstate things like that

[@BYWaudio]

It depend of the module you put in and the order you have them in. I have one here to test on and I don't have any problem, got it 3 years ago. But if someone is handy you can simply change all the caps in it, may do the trick, btw CAPI does a really good 11 space rack for cheap, if you can get those, They are always out of stock.@@adamsteelproducer

[@KosiRevaya]

Adam, can you please recommend something my wife and I can use for singing live? We use a Mic Mechanic pedal now but it's not enough. Any recommendations?

[@bravorec8071]

Hi Adam Do you have an tip or trick for better using the share Sm7b with the cranborne ? I use that chain for tracking but I don't like it that much, maybe I am missing something

[@kevstephens9399]

Where in the living hells did that singing voice come from?!? Amazing Adam, not a lot of people could match Ian Kenny like that! And super informative vid on top.

[@adamsteelproducer]

Thanks! I’ve sung on the channel before, it surprises me that people don’t know- but it’s a strange thing with the algorithm and all that…

[@kevstephens9399]

@@adamsteelproducer I've somehow managed to miss those (seen plenty with you playing bass etc) - gives me a good excuse to dig back through your archives!

[@adamsteelproducer]

@kevstephens9399 there’s definitely a cover of The Trooper somewhere on the produce like a pro channel!

[@kevstephens9399]

​@@adamsteelproducer Hah, found it, also the Alanis cover for the heavy vocals vid. Awesome stuff mate

[@davidhochstetler2175]

Would you say 500 series lunch box is just as good as rack mount? Love your setup

[@jasperdany]

Have you tested the V3a 500 series from Audioscape in comparison to the Stam ?

[@kickyourconceptskyc7885]

Hey there, great vid! both stam-comps are out of stock, what altenative would you prefer? greetz

[@beigela]

stam can sometimes be difficult to obtain. what you want tho is an 1176 clone. most companies make their own version of this fet-style compressor, but if you're wanting a blue stripe, specifically, there's black lion audio, igs, hairball audio and a few others. I'd recommend trying as many different styles and brands of compressors as u can, to find what works best for u.

[@frankmeyer9417]

Focusrite ISA one digital, Lindell X7-500, PEX-500, Tegeler Vocal Leveler ... both AKG C414

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Awesome voice. Whatever gear you use...

[@blacklisted4885]

Wowzers, the man can belt out a tune! Theres noticeable hissy noise in background. Is that normal with valves

[@adamsteelproducer]

Yeah that’s normal on a signal chain with 3 valves in series! This is why most 80s and onwards signal chains had gates in. Also this noise tends to get buried on tape

[@JaFoste_Studio]

I’m looking at getting a Midas l6 and it occurred to me that I don’t know how to connect it to my audio interface

[@TheWeazel01]

Maybe a strange question but is the light on your Stam Audio 1176 not working? Or doesn't it have any light in it? Great video!

[@adamsteelproducer]

It’s working fine, the light in the studio is much more powerful so it looks dim in comparison. Happens a lot when filming

[@TheWeazel01]

@@adamsteelproducer Ah ok! Don't know a lot about filming but makes total sense. Thanks!

[@markallen381]

But what if I don't like crunchy? I just want a pure clean sound.

[@adamsteelproducer]

Then something like an Audient interface is exactly what you’re looking for! Their iD console preamps are super clean

[@thisisflojo]

Damn you got a nice voice

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

I'm admittedly confused by your re-emergence on the channel. But welcome back from Audient? ;-)

[@billiehaycraft4064]

He is not officially leaving till the end of the month 😢

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Ahhhh,@@billiehaycraft4064. Well, I'll enjoy his channel content while I can get it. Will any of his team continue on with videos? What about discord?

[@adamsteelproducer]

There are still videos in the pipeline that will come out over the next couple of weeks! All already filmed and edited

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

@@adamsteelproducer NICE!!

[@fross1203]

Is this the ideal 500-series vocal chain or the ideal vocal chain of donated kit?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Ideal vocal chain. I reached out to Stam for those specific units, and if they said no I would have been buying them anyway. I prefer the LA3A over the LA2A for vocals, Pulse Technologies don’t make a valve Pultec in 500 series, the 76A is my ultimate vocal comp etc etc

[@waves7300]

I heard the Midas legend 6 is noisy, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. Do you get any noise when its near other gear?

[@adamsteelproducer]

None at all, I think that might be gear snobs trying to justify their $1000 purchase of a $250 item

[@waves7300]

@@adamsteelproducer yep I’m buying one

[@FredMoore-3]

Wow how bout that singing. Wow. Gona miss you bud !

[@SeemoreDunkan]

I was reading online how the Midas 500 lunchboxes don't have enough current once there's stronger signal going into the units, what is your experience with this? Thanks :)

[@adamsteelproducer]

I heard that as well, it’s nonsense. The Midas power supplies can give a lot more than some of the “big name” units. I think whoever is coming up with these things (I also heard something about noise from the PSU bleeding into preamps, which has also turned out to be false) is upset that something affordable is good. Surely, the thing they paid way more for must be better?

[@SeemoreDunkan]

Man I really hope you're right.. the price difference in enormous and Midas r supposed to be a console powerhouse with good reputation @@adamsteelproducer

[@samueloluyinkaojomu6548]

Would rather stay with the Audient Preamps and send the 1176 and LA2A compressors chain into its send and return inserts

[@hariranormal5584]

Why do those analogue meters not move? just for show?

[@adamsteelproducer]

They’re set to only move when gain reduction is happening

[@hariranormal5584]

@@adamsteelproducer I have a bit of a off-topic question not from this video, but if I record a source to a Field recorder and then want to mix using a 500 series rack or anything afterward, the audio effect and stuff will essentially be the same right? Only difference being it is post processing rather than live

[@shayvalenz]

How much something like this cost bro?

[@mlwsf]

Eff you man, That's too much talent to e in any one man. You, Warren, and Rick man. Make the rest of us amateurs look like beginners. lol

[@danmunns6653]

tune... who's here from AUS?

[@dimoscondos]

take these pieces and put them in a better lunchbox like an IGS, Fredenstein,Wes audio... and hear the difference.... these cheap Midas(Behringer) boxes are crap

[@adamsteelproducer]

No they aren’t, there’s no magic in the other brands. A good silent power supply is a good silent power supply. I’ve heard them both and they’re identical if your modules are designed to be in spec

[@PooNinja]

Wait aren’t you leaving? Didn’t you get a real job?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Yes and yes

[@PooNinja]

@@adamsteelproducer hooray for you Sir.

[@WeSuckAsHumans]

You seem to be the only one on KZbin with a Stam 1073 5T (with tube??) I need to hear that thing pushed to distortion with drums or what not....I can't believe Stan doesn't have any videos

[@adamsteelproducer]

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