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First word from me on the TC Nova Dynamics
- Thread starter bongomania
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hi!!!
I just received my new Nova Dynamics and man. ... I love it!
you can do high compression in studio settings and it is almost transparent!! no noise at all , wonderful. The sound came a bit + high frequencies or "presence" , but still nice.
Bongo, I hear a glitch in stomp mode , but I can´t describe exactly how its sound... but seems to me that´s came from bass (am.prec.delux 18v) and the stomp mode somehow make this more "present". I will make more tests later.
I havent spent much time on this yet.
tonight I will test in the band
I just received my new Nova Dynamics and man. ... I love it!
you can do high compression in studio settings and it is almost transparent!! no noise at all , wonderful. The sound came a bit + high frequencies or "presence" , but still nice.
Bongo, I hear a glitch in stomp mode , but I can´t describe exactly how its sound... but seems to me that´s came from bass (am.prec.delux 18v) and the stomp mode somehow make this more "present". I will make more tests later.
I havent spent much time on this yet.
tonight I will test in the band
Any updates on whether the threshold glitch in stomp mode is an isolated problem or common with this model? Has TC Electronic addressed the problem? This model has everything I'm looking for and I'd be willing to spend more than I was planning on if I can be reasonably confident that I won't end up with a compressor that makes noises I don't want.
Oh yeah, I bought a second one and updated my review some time back. As far as I'm concerned it's a no-go. The glitch was the same on the second one, again using passive basses, active basses, an EUB, a buffer pedal, adjusting the level of the signal going, adjusting the pedal calibration, etc. etc. Also I decided that the "studio" mode loses some low end.
It's a great unit conceptually, and they got some things right, but the reality is a dud IMO.
It's a great unit conceptually, and they got some things right, but the reality is a dud IMO.
Damn, that's too bad. I'm leaning towards a Barge RC-3 then. The EBS and Demeter are just too far out of my budget unless I luck out and find one of them used before someone grabs it. So far I've been too late on the ones I've seen.
An update after 9 months using it...
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For me, 9 months later, it's amazing compressor. I don't hear the glitchs anymore. Just set the attack!
I don't know if I can post this here (sorry if it's not allowed):
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For me, 9 months later, it's amazing compressor. I don't hear the glitchs anymore. Just set the attack!
I just bought mine yesterday and found no glitch as mentioned. So far it has seemed like a very solid unit, I will be testing it with the band in the next week
Yep was interested too ,would like to read other experiences .
Though i have a custom comp already (a demeter clone and another one together) ,
it looks could be a greater limiter due to the very low attack time.
Though i have a custom comp already (a demeter clone and another one together) ,
it looks could be a greater limiter due to the very low attack time.
I have one and have not been able to cause the glitch to appear. Its a wonderfully versitile compressor.
