Thank you! Very informative video. I built two Hairball Audio FET/Rack Revision A's over the past year and share your sense of enthusiasm and accomplishment. It helped me push my DIY skills to a new level and the owner, Mike Mabie, was super helpful when I needed some help with troubleshooting some minor issues I encountered during the build.
Glad you like the vid Matthew! If you didn't I would have to send you a strongly worded letter. Now that you've got this one under your belt you're ready for an even more complicated build! What are you thinking about for your next one? Mike over at hairball is great. I'm tempted to build another FET compressor. I think I'll go for the REV D on the next go around.
Surprised there isn’t more traffic on this channel. Super informative, great demonstration, and entertaining. Hope to see more DIY Analog Gear recommendations on this channel. Thanks ShoeTique!
You bet guy! It's a Silent Arts Dual LA-2A. You can get the PCB for the project on groupdiy. I did a whole video with a ton of details on my build here! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rtKJMCG5XYY.html
To my virgin understanding and experience with compressors this opened up a whole new realm of sensations. Innuendo aside, this must be like the third best way to enhance drums. First would be encapsulating them in a giant smokey plexiglass box with aquarium lights and a baffle system to adjust volume. Second would be to conjure a Servitor to confiscate 2/3 of their cymbals and have them buried under a cement slab in the basement of a century old farmhouse in southern Iowa. Also, the critique of pedal porn with a Mark Johnston poster as a backdrop…
I’d love to build one of these. I use LUNA for my DAW and an 1176 rev a plugin on the unison slot so it’s there for tracking on the way in every time I do vocals. I suck at soldering (and mixing. And life…) but I’m gonna try and build a champ clone this year and work up to one of these and a CAPI mic pre. The experience of using outboard gear is so much better than plugins in my opinion.
I love being able to touch physical knobs and switches! It makes everything click a little better for me. If you're looking to get your soldering skills up to snuff try a guitar pedal kit from someplace like Aion Electronics. They have good build documentation and at that price point it will be a lower risk project. Let me know if you have any questions about whatever you decide to go with and I'll do my best to help out!
I have the hairball and it is the best compressor for the money, hands down. Also, this channel rules man.. Plugins don't compare to hardware, even though they are great. Great video mate.
I agree Rydog! The 1176 gets a ton of use - especially on vocal tracks. Glad you're liking the channel! Plugins are getting pretty good these days, but sometimes they give me options paralysis. Having physical controls on a piece of hardware is a better way for me to truly learn and master something.
It is! It's a DIY unit I made using the Silent-Arts D-LA2A pcb. Check out the groupdiy forum for details or to purchase a pcb. I plan on doing a video on this one near the end of this year. It's a challenging and rewarding build. A nice choice if you've gotten comfortable sourcing your own parts and troubleshooting your builds.
@@shoetiquemusic You're welcome. It's similar for me, in that taking my medication helps me forget the world exists, and conversing with my mixing console helps me concoct better lies.
@@shoetiquemusic I’ve never done a PCB soldering project and am starting with a guitar pedal for practice. I’m wondering if you recommend a specific type of solder for this type of work. Whether it be a certain alloy or size??
@@wefeedalonemusic A guitar pedal is a great place to start! Take your time with that and get a feel for soldering. Make sure you learn how to make clean, strong solder joints. You'll also want to develop a consistent method of sorting out your parts (especially resistors) to make sure you solder them into the correct spots. Make sure you understand the proper orientation of electrolytic capacitors. I would take a picture of your finished pedal and put it on reddit.com/r/diypedals asking for feedback. They'll give you some decent tips. You might decide it makes sense to do another pedal before you jump to the 1176. If you're going to start making more complex and expensive projects make sure to get a quality solder iron with an adjustable temp. I use a Weller WES51 but I don't think they make them anymore. I believe that model was replaced with the WE1010NA. There are plenty of other good options out there. Look around on gearpage and tdpri to to see what other folks use. I would also recommend getting a pack of different size soldering iron tips that are compatible with your iron. Different tips are useful depending on the size of the pcb or lugs you're working with. For solder I use KESTER 24-6337-0027 for all my work - It has lead and flux. No matter what solder you use make sure to work in a well ventilated area. Make sure you wash your hands afterwards too. Let me know if you have any more questions. I'm always happy to help!
Studio One is the best. I am a former Pro Tools guy and a Nuendo guy. Both DAWs are great but STUDIO ONE stomps them both. If you use outboard gear at all Studio One is the easisest DAW to use and integrate it into your work flow. Love that Sloppy SOck has his own Lav mic! LOL.. Thats audio guy geekism for ya!
I completely agree Sheila! I could not for the life of me get Pro Tools to work easily and consistently with my outboard gear. Sloppy sock is a snob and had to run his mic through a Sound Skulptor MP573 preamp. The amount of time needed to get his set up right is upsetting.
Thanks for watching Lotto! You're referring to the Blacklion Bluey right? I haven't had the opportunity to try one myself but the 1176 is a well known circuit so I can't imagine it's all that different than any other Rev A clone. It'll come down to the quality of its components. I've read about and personally experienced Blacklion QC issues. I bought a Blacklion PG-1 that got stuck in the on position after 2 months. I ended up sending it back for a replacement. You can pickup a pre assembled Hairball 1176 RevA from Resistance Audio for close to the same price as the Bluey. I'd probably go that route if you don't want to build one.
