I have been watching your videos for about 2 years now, and I'm not kidding you are my favorite producer/artist/engineer to watch. All your videos are informative and they ALL have great music. Huge fan of you and all that you do. Maybe one day we can collaborate on some sort of musical venture. That'd be a bucketlist item for me. Cheers!

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the support and the extremely kind words!! It’s super appreciated! :)

To my ear it sounds like an extension of one of the subtle aspects of a hardware pultec. It’s a very seductive sound ! Great vid !

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Bob! :)

This new format is really working Edit: THAT is the best acoustic guitar sound i've ever heard in my LIFE

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Nkozi! :) yeah, then acoustics sounded insane. 🤯

@justanotheryoutubechannel3102

Жыл бұрын

check badi assad's rhythms CD out. When it came out, one reviewer called it "the best". It's been years since I had my CD and system, but I remember it as a total demo quality CD. even through these headphones, I'm still getting a HINT of the sound quality. to me, the vocal realism was even better, but here's an accessible song from the disc (and I'm GENERALLY a jazz hater!) kzread.info/dash/bejne/emRntbWAltjeoJM.html I always thought Rory Ghallagher's unmilitary two step sounds VERY immediate kzread.info/dash/bejne/fn-NyaiLpNjRhMY.html

Excellent, quality demo! Not too much talking, not too much overly technical information, with a focus on how these pieces are, at their core, designed to create emotional attachments to music. Nicely done!

@alecbrits

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

Got my Carnaby EQ about a week ago. It's completely, totally insane how good this thing is. Desert Island piece of gear. Feel like my 4 decade perfect tone quest is over. It's weird, I thought I'd never get there and that I'd feel a sense of anti-climax, but I just feel peaceful and relaxed. When I track something through the Carnaby I'm wearing a mile wide smile. Just awesome work from Cranborne.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your purchase!! :D

Alec love this format looking good …. Great review …All round amazing review

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🚀

Simply fabulous Thnx for video

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Vince! :)

fantastic review as always!!!! these @cranborneaudio guys do not let up!!!

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) yeah, the innovation is very appreciated!

Thanks Alec. Gotta play this video again to appreciate all the subtlety...Thumbs UP Cranborneaudio. The acoustics were like whip cream for the ears........You're good you. I've already told three people to look out for you and your music.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words Bob. :)

Great vid as always!!!

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Aidan. :)

Thanks so much for this fantastic overview Alec, this song hasn't left our heads, proper ear-worm. Since this review went live, we've been working hard to get Carnaby 500 out to our dealers, and into customers hands! We're very happy to say that the work has paid off and users all over the world are starting to take delivery of their Carnaby 500's Harmonic EQs.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and sending out the units guys! That’s great news, I’m looking forward to hearing what people get up to with the units. :)

@dinmentor

11 ай бұрын

...and this isnt paid advertisment?! just randomly only using all Cranborne products in the video, right? 😁

@cranborneaudio

11 ай бұрын

@@ThornWithin Interesting thought Thom, just exactly the same but in a 1u format?

@cranborneaudio

11 ай бұрын

@@ThornWithin Thanks for taking the time to let us know your thoughts on it!

@dirface

10 ай бұрын

​@@dinmentor ​A paid advertisement is when money changes hands, not when products are reviewed on loan.

Just to add to the chorus, that acoustic sound was sublime. I'm loving that song too, it's perfect with that arrangement.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! :) worked like a charm. Thanks so much Stephen.

@adamdzurilla5235

Ай бұрын

Who is the artist and song in the demo?

@stephenfleming8030

Ай бұрын

@@adamdzurilla5235 It's Alec Brits ... the guy in the video. I think pretty much all of his videos are his songs, and they are ALL top drawer tunes. Where's that album @alecbrits !!??

@adamdzurilla5235

Ай бұрын

Hey Alec, that’s a great tune. Reminds me a lot of my pals The Morning Yells here in LA. I can’t find it on streaming. Is it on Apple somewhere?

Alex just wanted to say keep up the great work! You are going to have 100k+ subscribers in no time. I really respect your level of professionalsim and kindness in these videos. You also always show the details and examples us audio nuts want to know :)

@BrianSladek

Жыл бұрын

One piece of feedback I would share - I always skip to the audio examples - but like your detailed explanations in the beginning. Perhaps you could fuse the two somehow. The audio example perhaps in the beginning of the video or just a teaser. Would be cool to do something like "Listen to this" and then hear your breakdown of what is happening and the controls used, what they are doing etc.

@BrianSladek

Жыл бұрын

Also would be cool - as I loved the intro on this - to do a vlog type video - where you are writing a song/mixing and the audience learns as they watch about not only how to make great music like you do, but also how you are using the tool on the song

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Hey Brian! Thank you so much for all the feedback on the creation of the videos. I will definitely take these into consideration on the next few videos. :)

WOW - just WOW.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! It’s a great unit. 👌🏽

Man those are nice! Instant sparkle without being harsh.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Feels good to find something that does that in a unique way! :)

omg! they sound so good.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! :D

i love how much it brings the sound out of digital flatness. just sweet and analogue and alive!

@alecbrits

4 ай бұрын

It’s pretty intense isn’t it? :) big fan.

Sounds so good on those acoustics!

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! :D

The whole review is summed up in your smile.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

They do make me rather happy. 😂

great! Everything came to life

Thanks!

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Brian! That’s extremely appreciated. 🚀🚀

Hey Alec, your demos are fantastic as always! I was wondering if you would ever do 500 series comp shootouts like the Chandler tg opto, Acme xla 500, etc

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. :) perhaps in the future I’ll do more shootouts.

Jesus these things sound so beautiful. This really makes me want hardware even though i most times dont care enough

@alecbrits

3 ай бұрын

They are ace! :)

Nice and interesting tool, I would like to have that as VST plugin.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Maybe in time that will happen. :)

Great review, thank you. Do you still have them / use them / love them ?

Another belter Alec. Cranborne are an awesome company and bring out incredibly well thought out and innovative gear. (Apart from the insanely expensive blank 500 panels. Wot the hell's all that about?)

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! :) yeah, they are innovating, that’s rare and super appreciated.

@lashtal

Жыл бұрын

"...the insanely expensive blank 500 panels" lol, agreed. They look really cool though :)

@leskarppool

8 ай бұрын

You realise the price of the blanking panels is for 2x, right? They aren't sold as singles. They are only slightly more than a boring "blank" panel.

Well now - they're a bit bloody clever aren't they? Another piece of top quality kit from Cranborne and another quality review from you Mr Brits.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Sir!! :D

interesting units

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! :) pretty wicked.

Sounds to me like a multiband exciter. Something Ive been dreaming of..

@alecbrits

8 ай бұрын

Yeah! :)

Very interesting piece of gear. Would love it if they made a 19-inch rack version. I think this could be very useful for mastering.

@alecbrits

8 ай бұрын

Yeah! With some low cut filters. 👌🏽

@9-mastering

6 ай бұрын

That would be awesome

@gavinsaunders01

5 ай бұрын

Yes it was just announced, Carnaby HE2 2u 19-Inch rack stereo 3-band parametric EQ

There was this Drawmer MX60 Front End One that had some similar concept, I think. As a mic preamp though... I could be wrong - do a research, I still have that somewhere in my parents' house..

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

That drawmer looks cool! :) looks like valve based saturation.

The acoustic guitar track is where this really shone for me.

@alecbrits

11 ай бұрын

Agreed! :)

i like it on mster buss, just turning it in makes a great presence difference.

@alecbrits

7 ай бұрын

Agreed! :)

Holy instant mojo, Batman!

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Really cool isn’t it?’

mmmhhhh that seems really interesting... reeeeaaally interesting....

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! :) unique and musical. 👌🏽

That acoustic sound is insane. wow.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Can’t wait to record with them from the get go. :)

This has got to be up there with the belt driven CD player.

Does the Cranborn system interface alow you to bounce tracks throught the eq back into a new track?

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you can use it with the I/O plug-in. :)

Any comparison to the waves factory Spectre plugin?

@alecbrits

9 ай бұрын

No idea. :)

These new modules seem interesting, I love hardware exciters since that is the one thing plugins don't do well. All other effects sound as good to be honest but Aural effects always sound better in hardware. On a side note....You are driving on the wrong side of the road and sitting in the wrong seat. LOL As an American it just seams strange every time I see cars from Europe or the UK.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it does seem more effortless with hardware a lot of the time. Hahaha, yeah, I know!

The "mojo" switch on their mic pre made everything sound bassy

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the source and the mojo setting for me. :)

@dannydaniel8975

Жыл бұрын

@@alecbrits I guess it would be alright if you have one of those old roland sound canvas modules from 1994, but not with this new stuff..

Have you update the firmware of your 500R8. V1.3 Firmware for 500R8 and 500ADAT. ??????

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. :) it’s great.

@alecbrits Hi,Alec one question do you have iron smell from 500series housing?from holes

@alecbrits

10 ай бұрын

Not sure what iron smell is?

@muratbeimbet3864

10 ай бұрын

@@alecbrits like burning metal

@alecbrits

10 ай бұрын

@@muratbeimbet3864 I don’t. I would reach out to your rack manufacturer and ask them for some help.

Bought one and never looked back

@alecbrits

8 ай бұрын

Congrats!! :)

Do they make these in a rack mount version

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

They do not. :)

@gavinsaunders01

5 ай бұрын

They just announced the Carnaby HE2 2u 19-Inch rack stereo 3-band parametric EQ

This needs to be made into a Bass/Guitar pedal.

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea! :D

@Skoall69

Жыл бұрын

@@alecbrits I need to figure out how to add this to my pedal board.

It’s worth it just for acoustic guitars

Are these suitable for the masterbuss?

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

I would say so! :)

@lashtal

Жыл бұрын

I'd personally say yes, too. Especially if you don't already have an exciter, a saturator, or an EQ. But some people would say "no", not on the master bus, due to lack of stepped controls. This is, of course, where your personal opinion, and your own ears, will have to come into the matter :)

@blvkqmusicgroup

Жыл бұрын

Anything is for anything if you get the results you want. Stop following rules. There are none.

This in the same box as the EC1 🫠

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think so. :)

sounds like a plugin try Orban 290RX is a model more than 20 years old and sounds real sounds better😱

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

I’ll have look at the Orban! :)

Ive got an app that does this

@alecbrits

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! :)

Am i insane? You all seem to praise it but I can't hear any difference. ( OLLO SK5 headphones )

@alecbrits

3 ай бұрын

Not too sure what to say there. :) make sure you are watching with the best video quality etc. KZread’s compression is a little brutal at times.

Can you also get crushing metal guitar tones out of it?

@alecbrits

11 ай бұрын

Not too sure! :) I’ve not tried them in that function.

What a daft decision to have the in/out switch on the horizontal plane so you are clashing with the bass frequency knob - put it on the vertical plane to give better access!

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

This could be implemented on the next version perhaps. :) might be worth reaching out to Cranborne and letting them know.

makes the vocals sound unnatural at least in isolation

@alecbrits

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your input! :)

Welp... There goes five bands... 🤦🏾‍♂️

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

I know the feeling!! :D

Is this potentially dangerous to the listeners ears or body. It seems that the true purpose of this eq is to produce certain vibrational effects to the body's Chakras. I am not downing the product, but I am suggesting that those who are engineers study the effects that playing with harmonics has on human behavior. It's a hit making cheat code. If you understand harmonics and their effects on human Chakras.

@alecbrits

6 ай бұрын

I’m not an expert in that field so I can’t really comment. :)

Why do people care if u got a free unit it’s weird

@alecbrits

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your input! :)

"They sent me this expinsive eq for free but that doesnt effect my review"... Not posible

@alecbrits

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

Sold

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

They are great! :)

Im diggin the song. Who is it?

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

It’s me. :)

@alecbrits

Жыл бұрын

If you check out my EVO SP8 video, it’s on there.