Josh this is awesome!! Thank you for using my music, but even more than that thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. i look forward to watching ALL your videos and learning from one of the best in the business!
Thanks brother! I really appreciate you letting me share your music here. I'm looking forward to working on many more of these types of videos together.
Well that compressor is straight fire. It is so musical. I have an original LA-2A, and the search for a second has brought me to Audioscape. Wow. Hope I can somehow score one.
Blake Johnson thanks! It really does add this magic sheen that we’ve all heard on the records we love. The HF control has really been helpful on some vocals I’ve received to mix that are recorded on brighter mics.
Thanks, I appreciate that! The vocal tracking chain was a Korby KAT with 67m capsule into a Shadow Hills Quad Gama on the Iron setting followed by a Serpent Audio Splice MKII compressor.
Good sounding unit. I think it's sweet spot is in the 2-3 dB range which you didn't spend a lot of time exploring. Other than that, it shined on vocals with the output pushed...which is what the 2A is known for, so yeah, nice unit, good review! Cheers
I'll be honest with you, if I'm doing 2-3db of gain reduction I'll just stick with a plug in. I know everyone works differently but hardware is where I go to push things beyond what I can get in the box 👍🏼. Thanks for checking out the video, cheers.
Great Review, thanks for doing this. I actually just bought one of their buss compressors, but haven't got a chance to dig into it yet. Ironically, I also got one of the Beesneez mics as well. I'm really liking it, and to my ears is an accurate representation of the vintage 87 it's intended to replicate.
Thanks for checking out the video! It sounds like we're on a similar gear path at the moment, very cool. I agree about the Beesneez, it really removes the aspects of the AI version that I don't like. It is a really smooth mic.
I've listen to patrik rock album!! Is amazing!!! That voice, guitars, snare... the mix is powerfull, organiz and sweet!! Congrats, did you use Audioscape opto on the album final voice tracks mixings?? Thanks!!
I'm so glad you checked out the whole album! Patrick is an amazing artist and I'm happy to share his music here on the channel. Unfortunately, I did not have the AS Opto during the making of that album. It will definitely be used on everything moving forward though so I'll keep you posted on any new releases!
Thanks for sharing his music, is a gift for me... the song So close to me.... wow... Man even you haven't the opto on that album I have to say that vocals sound amazing. Good job!!! 🙌🙌🙌 Keep roking! I'll follow your next works and demos!!! Mikel
@@maik9938 "So Close to Me" is my favorite on the album as well! The Retro Sta Level was the main part of the vocal sound for that album. Love that compressor!
Sounds great, thanks for the demo. Sounds good when you started to push the output, but I've tried to do this and the LA has so much gain that I find it hard to not clip my converters. Did you have something in the signal chain after the LA to reduce level to the A/D?
Thanks! I had it connected directly to my Avid HD I/O 16x16. I keep a close eye on the converter during this reviews to make sure it's never clipping. It had enough headroom thankfully to push the output of the Opto a bit. If your converter is clipping earlier than you like, I would definitely check into adding an attenuator in line just to make your Opto more flexible.
Yeah for the units that have a bypass switch I do that, but unfortunately this one doesn’t. I tried to start each example with no gain reduction so I hope you still got something useful from it though 👍🏻
Very nice video man!! I'm going to order one of this unit soon. I have a question, the HF control, controls the amount of highs or low frequencies that you are compressing? Or males all the sound lower or higher?... Thanks and keep rocking!!!!!
Thanks man! I appreciate you checking it out. My understanding of the HF control is that the more you turn it counter clock wise, the more low frequencies are filtered out of what goes to the T4B. In real world use I feel like more low end can be heard the further you turn it counter clock wise because it is focusing more on the just compressing high end. Hopefully @AudioScape Engineering Co. can chime in and make sure I'm not butchering the description here haha.
Thanks to you for theese helpfull videos that you make. Ok, I think that I got the idea man, when you turn to rigth the compression is more focused on the High frecuencies so the lows passed with minor compression and are more present. Thanks and sorry for my english... Let's wait if Charlie has to say something hahaha
I really like the BU87! I started working on the review but winter is being rough on the voice at the moment so I wasn't able to finish it how I wanted. It's on the to do list though! Thanks for your comment.
Where have you seen/heard the term magic in regards to the AudioScape Opto comp? I didn’t use that term in this review and I don’t see it anywhere on the A.S. website. Anyway…magic is not a term I’d use for an LA-2A type compressor. They are good, and workhorses in many ways but I’d reserve the magic description for a few select vari mu comps. Having said that, AudioScape are a great group of people making killer, affordable gear. No B.S. in terms of marketing or the quality of their gear.
Can you please provide dry and processed wav files for acoustic guitar and vocal ? You have so clean and great quality of recordings. I want to do A/B looking at gr in your videos with ITB plugins, the differences, with better detail inside DAW, before deciding for buying. Please. 🙂
@@SeawellStudios Is it because the vocals nd instruments are artist's own ? But hey anyone can download the youtube video and get the vocals etc itself. 🤔 What's big deal in sharing.
It's not the most colorful compressor in the world but it does do gain reduction quite well which is sometimes exactly how you want it to work. I do, in general prefer more colorful vari mu style comps which you can find reviews of on my channel if you're interested!
@@Rhugginswell in your defense, I've tried everything else but somehow have never gotten to spend time with that one 😁 If I do come across one, I'll report back!
Hey Josh, Just wondering was this the Beesneez 87 on the vocals? Would love to know the vocal chain used for Patricks vocals before the Opto in this example. Which btw sounds absolutely amazing! Great review...
I recorded Patrick with a Korby KAT 4 with the 67M capsule for this example. I really appreciate your kind words! Thank you for checking out the video.
@@AliKozy yeah they have been out of production for a while but still a great deal if you can find a used one! It's still one of my favorite mics of all time.
@@SeawellStudios I'll definitely keep an eye out thank you Josh. Im about to try a Vintage 67 pretty soon. If I like that on my vocals then god help me and my bank account.
@@AliKozy I feel your pain brother...67 is my favorite mic on my voice. Before you commit to the price of the vintage, BeesNeez just released the BU67 so be sure to check it out! Mine should be here any day now.
I've had the pleasure of using both! I do love a good Sta Level style comp but it is a much thicker color than the Opto comp so if it's a color you like, you'll love it! If you need something with less of a sonic footprint, the Opto is definitely a good all around comp. When the Sta Level sound is right though, it's awfully hard to beat so it's definitely worth at least trying to see what you think! I didn't review the V Comp but I did review the Retro Sta Level here which will give you an idea of what that style comp sounds like: ruclips.net/video/SvgDF-bwPpY/видео.html
This is amazing!! Love the authenticity man, mad respect!! 🙏❤️🤘
Thank you guys, I appreciate you checking it out! I'm really happy with the Opto Comp and hope to add more AudioScape gear in the near future 👍🏼
@@SeawellStudios ABSOLUTELY Josh!!! This is AMAZING! Thank you SO SO much again man! 🥰
@@AudioScapeEngineeringCo you're so welcome guys! I'm very happy to help spread the word. I'll be in touch soon, I have my eye on the D-Comp :)
@@SeawellStudios YESS!! DO IT DO IT!!!! ;-)
Josh this is awesome!! Thank you for using my music, but even more than that thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. i look forward to watching ALL your videos and learning from one of the best in the business!
Thanks brother! I really appreciate you letting me share your music here. I'm looking forward to working on many more of these types of videos together.
Watching the needles moving in 4K Resolution and hearing the clean audio samples... Its bliss.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching! It's much appreciated.
Sounds so beautiful.. Vocals is amazing, need this in my rack.
Well that compressor is straight fire. It is so musical. I have an original LA-2A, and the search for a second has brought me to Audioscape. Wow. Hope I can somehow score one.
That's awesome! If you get ahold of the audioscape version, I'd love to hear your thoughts once you compare it to your original.
Holly cow, this sounds freaking amazing!!!! awesome video, you almost sold me the unit
Thank you very much! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video.
Marvelous vocal performance 🎉
Thanks! That's my friend Patrick Rock on vocals. He's awesome.
Thanks! That's my buddy @patrickrockmusic101 on vocals.
Holy wow this shines on the vox! Awesome vid! Love that HF addition.
Blake Johnson thanks! It really does add this magic sheen that we’ve all heard on the records we love. The HF control has really been helpful on some vocals I’ve received to mix that are recorded on brighter mics.
Thanks Blake!! HF CONTROL on front panel is a MUST... simple "mod" but... INSANELY useful! Appreciate it! ❤
Sounds killer on vocals. Added to wishlist. Btw I have a pair of the bu87’s as well and they’re just great workhorse mics.
Cool, I'd love to hear your thoughts once you get your Opto! I totally agree about the BU87 mics, they've worked everywhere I've used them.
Sounds great! Those vocals sound incredible
Thanks, I appreciate that! The vocal tracking chain was a Korby KAT with 67m capsule into a Shadow Hills Quad Gama on the Iron setting followed by a Serpent Audio Splice MKII compressor.
Awesome!
just bagged a bargain on a second hand unit, can't wait to get it
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it!
I picked up an audioscape bus comp, and I really really love it!
Awesome! Yeah, the bus comp is great 👍🏻
Good sounding unit. I think it's sweet spot is in the 2-3 dB range which you didn't spend a lot of time exploring. Other than that, it shined on vocals with the output pushed...which is what the 2A is known for, so yeah, nice unit, good review! Cheers
I'll be honest with you, if I'm doing 2-3db of gain reduction I'll just stick with a plug in. I know everyone works differently but hardware is where I go to push things beyond what I can get in the box 👍🏼. Thanks for checking out the video, cheers.
Solo'd maybe that's the "sweet spot" but in a mix, heavy compression would sound just fine.
@@RealHomeRecordingtotally agree with this take
sounds great! Acoustic was heavenly!
Thanks! The HF knob makes it very versatile on acoustic, that's one of my favorite applications for it 👍🏼
Thanks so much! I found the HF knob to be really helpful on acoustic guitar in particular to dial in just the right amount of top end.
Great Review, thanks for doing this. I actually just bought one of their buss compressors, but haven't got a chance to dig into it yet. Ironically, I also got one of the Beesneez mics as well. I'm really liking it, and to my ears is an accurate representation of the vintage 87 it's intended to replicate.
Thanks for checking out the video! It sounds like we're on a similar gear path at the moment, very cool. I agree about the Beesneez, it really removes the aspects of the AI version that I don't like. It is a really smooth mic.
Thank you so much for the support!!
@@SeawellStudios Most definitely! Can't wait to get my hands on this opto!
Thanks for all that work !!
You’re so welcome! I’m so glad you found it useful. I appreciate you taking the time to watch & comment.
It really shined on the vocals and acoustic guitar! Thanks for doing the video!
I'm so glad you found it useful! Thanks for checking out the review.
I've listen to patrik rock album!! Is amazing!!! That voice, guitars, snare... the mix is powerfull, organiz and sweet!! Congrats, did you use Audioscape opto on the album final voice tracks mixings??
Thanks!!
I'm so glad you checked out the whole album! Patrick is an amazing artist and I'm happy to share his music here on the channel. Unfortunately, I did not have the AS Opto during the making of that album. It will definitely be used on everything moving forward though so I'll keep you posted on any new releases!
Thanks for sharing his music, is a gift for me... the song So close to me.... wow... Man even you haven't the opto on that album I have to say that vocals sound amazing. Good job!!! 🙌🙌🙌
Keep roking! I'll follow your next works and demos!!!
Mikel
@@maik9938 "So Close to Me" is my favorite on the album as well! The Retro Sta Level was the main part of the vocal sound for that album. Love that compressor!
Awesome vocals!!!!
Thanks, that's my friend Patrick Rock singing!
Sounds stunning ! Great video mate :)
It is a beautiful sounding compressor! Thank you for checking out the video.
@@SeawellStudios I just ordered their bus compressor! Looking forward to putting it through its paces :)
@@CurtisGabrielMusic Awesome, let me know how it goes!
Thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to check out the video and comment.
Great video!
Thanks for checking it out!
Amazing
Thanks for checking it out, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the video, for the vocal recording and guitars, remember what mic pre you used for tracking ?
Hi, thanks for checking out the video! The preamp used was the Shadow Hills Quad Gama.
Awesome review/demonstration. And thanks for using the Emphasis (HF) knob.
Was the vocal reverb pre or post compressor?
I appreciate you checking out the video! Reverb is a post compressor send. It was a lexicon pcm 70 inserted on an aux in pro tools 👍🏻
@@SeawellStudios cool. Thanks for replying so fast!
@@RealHomeRecording you're welcome man. Great job on your channel, wishing you continued success!
@@SeawellStudios pcm 70 hardware i guess…
@@ClaudiuAgapieMusic that's correct, hardware 👍🏼
Sounds great, thanks for the demo. Sounds good when you started to push the output, but I've tried to do this and the LA has so much gain that I find it hard to not clip my converters. Did you have something in the signal chain after the LA to reduce level to the A/D?
Thanks! I had it connected directly to my Avid HD I/O 16x16. I keep a close eye on the converter during this reviews to make sure it's never clipping. It had enough headroom thankfully to push the output of the Opto a bit. If your converter is clipping earlier than you like, I would definitely check into adding an attenuator in line just to make your Opto more flexible.
he uses the compressor just like I do. twist every knob until it sounds good.
Great vid but I wish you would have done a bypass comparison, but thanks anyway!
Yeah for the units that have a bypass switch I do that, but unfortunately this one doesn’t. I tried to start each example with no gain reduction so I hope you still got something useful from it though 👍🏻
Very nice video man!! I'm going to order one of this unit soon. I have a question, the HF control, controls the amount of highs or low frequencies that you are compressing? Or males all the sound lower or higher?... Thanks and keep rocking!!!!!
*makes all the sound 🙏
Thanks man! I appreciate you checking it out. My understanding of the HF control is that the more you turn it counter clock wise, the more low frequencies are filtered out of what goes to the T4B. In real world use I feel like more low end can be heard the further you turn it counter clock wise because it is focusing more on the just compressing high end. Hopefully @AudioScape Engineering Co. can chime in and make sure I'm not butchering the description here haha.
Thanks to you for theese helpfull videos that you make. Ok, I think that I got the idea man, when you turn to rigth the compression is more focused on the High frecuencies so the lows passed with minor compression and are more present. Thanks and sorry for my english... Let's wait if Charlie has to say something hahaha
Great compressor..how are you finding the BU87?
I really like the BU87! I started working on the review but winter is being rough on the voice at the moment so I wasn't able to finish it how I wanted. It's on the to do list though! Thanks for your comment.
Does it add more magic while recording vocal or afterward or it’s just bs terms to suck the buyers in
Where have you seen/heard the term magic in regards to the AudioScape Opto comp? I didn’t use that term in this review and I don’t see it anywhere on the A.S. website. Anyway…magic is not a term I’d use for an LA-2A type compressor. They are good, and workhorses in many ways but I’d reserve the magic description for a few select vari mu comps. Having said that, AudioScape are a great group of people making killer, affordable gear. No B.S. in terms of marketing or the quality of their gear.
Amazing compressor ! What mic was used on the vocals?
The vocal mic was a Korby KAT with 67 capsule. Thanks for checking out the video!
Can you please provide dry and processed wav files for acoustic guitar and vocal ?
You have so clean and great quality of recordings.
I want to do A/B looking at gr in your videos with ITB plugins, the differences, with better detail inside DAW, before deciding for buying.
Please. 🙂
I appreciate your comment. I won't be able to do that for these tracks but I'll definitely consider it for some different tracks/videos in the future!
@@SeawellStudios Is it because the vocals nd instruments are artist's own ?
But hey anyone can download the youtube video and get the vocals etc itself. 🤔
What's big deal in sharing.
I find the differences very subtle.
Maybe it's more subconscious that actually different. I hear a volume difference but not alot more.
It's not the most colorful compressor in the world but it does do gain reduction quite well which is sometimes exactly how you want it to work. I do, in general prefer more colorful vari mu style comps which you can find reviews of on my channel if you're interested!
How would you compare this to the UA version?
Sorry, but I haven’t used the UA version so I’m not sure how they would stack up.
@@SeawellStudios fair enough, rather assumptive question on my part. Thanks for your time!
@@Rhugginswell in your defense, I've tried everything else but somehow have never gotten to spend time with that one 😁 If I do come across one, I'll report back!
Hey Josh, Just wondering was this the Beesneez 87 on the vocals? Would love to know the vocal chain used for Patricks vocals before the Opto in this example. Which btw sounds absolutely amazing! Great review...
I recorded Patrick with a Korby KAT 4 with the 67M capsule for this example. I really appreciate your kind words! Thank you for checking out the video.
@@SeawellStudios Amazing, seems these are no longer available so you may have a rare mic now. Really appreciate the reply.
@@AliKozy yeah they have been out of production for a while but still a great deal if you can find a used one! It's still one of my favorite mics of all time.
@@SeawellStudios I'll definitely keep an eye out thank you Josh. Im about to try a Vintage 67 pretty soon. If I like that on my vocals then god help me and my bank account.
@@AliKozy I feel your pain brother...67 is my favorite mic on my voice. Before you commit to the price of the vintage, BeesNeez just released the BU67 so be sure to check it out! Mine should be here any day now.
Great voice!
Wow! :-)
Thanks! That's my buddy @patrickrockmusic101 in the vocal example.
Question: For Tracking Vocals, this or also your favorite retro 176?
176 for me. The tone & versatility is just unmatched in my opinion!
I'm trying to decide which on to get, the la2a or the V comp, have you had any experience using it? Ty
I've had the pleasure of using both! I do love a good Sta Level style comp but it is a much thicker color than the Opto comp so if it's a color you like, you'll love it! If you need something with less of a sonic footprint, the Opto is definitely a good all around comp. When the Sta Level sound is right though, it's awfully hard to beat so it's definitely worth at least trying to see what you think!
I didn't review the V Comp but I did review the Retro Sta Level here which will give you an idea of what that style comp sounds like: ruclips.net/video/SvgDF-bwPpY/видео.html
Just ordered mine) can't wait! Ty
I wish you had opened up the unit. I find there isn't much to them as far as components compared to the original La2a.
I'll keep that in mind for the next review, thanks.
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