RX950 Classic AD/DA Converter

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22 Mar 2018

mathieudemange wrote:Hi everyone,

Update version 1.0.3 is available and resolves the Output Level issue. Sorry again for the inconvenience. Time to sync your REs.

Cheers,

Mathieu
YAY! That was quick… ;)


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22 Mar 2018

Marco Raaphorst wrote:
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I bought it. It's a great "more RMS and more sweetness device". Adds pressure to sound, more RMS in a unique way. Nice saturation and low tech data.
You said saturation. Did you tried Selig Coloring EQ saturation ? If so how does RX950 compare to Selig saturation ?

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22 Mar 2018

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Quick sanity check…
The RX950 adds 9.25 dB of gain - are you suggesting the original S950 added that much gain as well? I'm pretty certain my S900 didn't add any gain by default. So yea, it's going to make your instruments sound louder for sure! ;)

Input in Blue, output in Yellow:
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That's my only disappointment with this otherwise stellar device. Additionally, it would have been nice to see the original input meter to help with intentional clipping for effect.

And although I have tons of sample from my S900 that already have "the sound", I'm sure to find many uses for this device in my rack! :)
There was a fix that is now available. This behavior wasn't intended and wasn't present during beta testing, but as Mathieu explained, was a bug introduced sometime during the acceptance process. I think what willbe is describing, is the use of the input gain knob, and the deliberate, manual adding of loudness.
Agreed - I should have added that it works very well for this task, something most S900/950 owners were familiar with (initially clipping the inputs when sampling). I first read about it in a Keyboard Mag article. Wrote a longer post mentioning all this on my iPad, then responded on my main computer (forgetting the original post). Anyway, fixed now! :)


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Was waiting for this beast for years (as a proud owner of a couple of s950)
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Voyager wrote:
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Marco Raaphorst wrote:
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I bought it. It's a great "more RMS and more sweetness device". Adds pressure to sound, more RMS in a unique way. Nice saturation and low tech data.
You said saturation. Did you tried Selig Coloring EQ saturation ? If so how does RX950 compare to Selig saturation ?
Selig Coloring EQ is fantastic.

The RX950 is fantastic too

I love to have them both. RX950 is more digital (quatisation noise) and odd harmonics. Selig's EQ is the most flexible EQ I every worked with (the curves, the mid/side options, the quick master section) + superb saturation possibilities.

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22 Mar 2018

Didn't had time yet to try RX950 and Selig saturation is by far the best one i've heard so far. Curious to make the comparison.

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22 Mar 2018

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22 Mar 2018
Here's a short track using the RX950 on the entire track:


I used:
Kong (all synthetic drums)
Parsec

The audio chain:
Distillery > RX950 > Kuassa

I like the warmth it imparts, as well as the ease of use. In this case, it's got the sound I want, and few, concise knobs. Love it!
That sounds great. A bit BoCish, which I like. Going to be checking this RE after work today & over the weekend. From what I've heard so far & the fact it's only $19 & also that it looks like a perfect RE device that fits the rack like a glove .......... thinking I might be hitting the BUY button quite soon after the TRY button ;)

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23 Mar 2018

I wrote a short review for it:
https://melodiefabriek.com/blog/rx950-converter/

Will also do one on Selig's Coloring EQ soon!

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mathieudemange wrote:
22 Mar 2018
Hi everyone,

Update version 1.0.3 is available and resolves the Output Level issue. Sorry again for the inconvenience. Time to sync your REs.

Cheers,

Mathieu
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Great stuff... Thank you for the update. :D


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24 Mar 2018

How does Decimort 2 bitcrusher compare to this?
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How does Decimort 2 bitcrusher compare to this?
With no disrespect intended - the RX950 is a tiny little piece of what Decimort 2 is. If you guys are really into these kinds of devices, you're missing out on the best device in its class, IMO. It even comes in an RE version for just $30 more. Worth it if you ask me.


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24 Mar 2018

Already have Decimort; will be buying RX950.

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24 Mar 2018

RX950 captures the "old sampler" vibe better than decimort. Decimort2 is an essential RE for me though, it's powerful and sounds beautiful (if you find beauty in low bit/sample rate.) The pre-amp alone is killer on it.

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24 Mar 2018

RX950 captures the "old sampler" vibe better than decimort. Decimort2 is an essential RE for me though, it's powerful and sounds beautiful (if you find beauty in low bit/sample rate.) The pre-amp alone is killer on it.

Edit: I couldn't choose just one without more RX950 experience.

At $19 RX950 is untouchable. Decimort2 I put on the same level, the other bitcrush RE are a notch down.

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24 Mar 2018

Very interested in giving this RE a spin. I like Decimort 2 a lot so it'll be interesting to see where each excels.

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hurricane wrote:
24 Mar 2018
wendylou wrote:
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How does Decimort 2 bitcrusher compare to this?
With no disrespect intended - the RX950 is a tiny little piece of what Decimort 2 is. If you guys are really into these kinds of devices, you're missing out on the best device in its class, IMO. It even comes in an RE version for just $30 more. Worth it if you ask me.
I own Decimort 2 RE and just played around with 12 bit mode, while adjusting many of the controls and the filter. Seems like it can do it all with its many controls, so I agree. I use to own an FZ-1 and FZ-20M and this does great emulations of those sounds. Also fun to sweep the filter and/or the frequency range for a neat effect.
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24 Mar 2018

Is Demort also adding quantisation noise on low input and ODD harmonics and added rms value on a hotter input?

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As for the the RX950/Decimort2 comparison, they achieve completely different sounds from my experience.

Both great devices in their own ways.

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aeox wrote:
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As for the the RX950/Decimort2 comparison, they achieve completely different sounds from my experience.

Both great devices in their own ways.
Yeah I don't think I could decimort2 sounding like this (or the reverse much more so.)

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26 Mar 2018

Faastwalker wrote:
22 Mar 2018
KirkMarkarian wrote:
22 Mar 2018
Here's a short track using the RX950 on the entire track:


I used:
Kong (all synthetic drums)
Parsec

The audio chain:
Distillery > RX950 > Kuassa

I like the warmth it imparts, as well as the ease of use. In this case, it's got the sound I want, and few, concise knobs. Love it!
That sounds great. A bit BoCish, which I like. Going to be checking this RE after work today & over the weekend. From what I've heard so far & the fact it's only $19 & also that it looks like a perfect RE device that fits the rack like a glove .......... thinking I might be hitting the BUY button quite soon after the TRY button ;)
Cool track.. you should try making it into a full song :)

I'm on the trial of the RX950 and boy, I do love it. It seems to eat up a lot of cpu but that's fine (maybe because I use it rewired and use many instances). I will purchase it soon ! I don't know how I lived without it so far. :P Putting some 12-Bit reduction on it (before or after) also seems to do wonders.

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26 Mar 2018

Marco Raaphorst wrote:Is Demort also adding quantisation noise on low input and ODD harmonics and added rms value on a hotter input?
Don’t know about noise, but as for the rest I guess that depends on what happens when you crank up the input (preamp). My guess is yes, but I don’t own Decimort.


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aeox wrote:
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As for the the RX950/Decimort2 comparison, they achieve completely different sounds from my experience.

Both great devices in their own ways.
This is true. I played with Decimort 2 vs the RX950, at times achieving a close sonic match, and totally unable to match at other times. Clearly RX950 is modeling something distinct here.

Anyway, I was perusing some comments on another forum and someone remarked how they found it rather funny that modeling the S950 today is something we seek, i.e. to degrade high quality digital recordings, considering that back in the day, everyone wanted the S950 to keep sounding better than it was capable of at the time!
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wendylou wrote:
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aeox wrote:
24 Mar 2018
As for the the RX950/Decimort2 comparison, they achieve completely different sounds from my experience.

Both great devices in their own ways.
This is true. I played with Decimort 2 vs the RX950, at times achieving a close sonic match, and totally unable to match at other times. Clearly RX950 is modeling something distinct here.

Anyway, I was perusing some comments on another forum and someone remarked how they found it rather funny that modeling the S950 today is something we seek, i.e. to degrade high quality digital recordings, considering that back in the day, everyone wanted the S950 to keep sounding better than it was capable of at the time!
Funny how that works isn't it? I guess it was only matter of time before people realized that sometimes things can be a little too clean or "sterile" as some would say. The RX950 really does add a lot of character from the noise and the saturation from the input gain. Very desirable sound!

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