trokchonchon « Good unit »
Published on 08/15/14 at 15:39EDIT EDIT
This review refers to the Twinq version 1. I wrote due to the demand of an Audiofanzine member, but he must know that I had version 2.
Solid-state stereo channel strip, AD converters, optical compressor, great EQ.
There's not much to add.
Insert possibility on the rear.
UTILIZATION
It's a classic console channel strip. The pots inspire confidence, it's solid and I love green.
The line inputs are a real plus, considering that I use Joemeek mainly during mixdown, to eq and compress groups (drums, guitars)
SOUND QUALITY
The preamp itself is not the heart of the unit, but rather the EQ and the compressor, which add some color, if you can say so. It's the only hardware unit I have to mix, but I prefer it over my many plug-ins.
It's really good as a DI for a bass or even a guitar. I use the Iron button systematically in this context.
OVERALL OPINION
Two years of use.
I don't have that much experience in the hardware world, I'm more used to software.
I love its sturdiness, the brutality of the compressor, the precision of the EQ, the AD converter.
I don't like it being big and heavy because I record sound on the move and I don't like to process sound during recording. The preamp section, while fully satisfying, isn't much better than an RME or even my Steinberg ur824 soundcard.
I noticed that its price dropped substantially after its successor came out. I recommend you to get one secondhand and I also suggest people who have it to keep it because, in my view, its successor (the Twinq2) doesn't add anything new.
Bottom line: I recommend it as a DI for studio or at home, as outboard gear to mix, but not to be transported in a case.
This review refers to the Twinq version 1. I wrote due to the demand of an Audiofanzine member, but he must know that I had version 2.
Solid-state stereo channel strip, AD converters, optical compressor, great EQ.
There's not much to add.
Insert possibility on the rear.
UTILIZATION
It's a classic console channel strip. The pots inspire confidence, it's solid and I love green.
The line inputs are a real plus, considering that I use Joemeek mainly during mixdown, to eq and compress groups (drums, guitars)
SOUND QUALITY
The preamp itself is not the heart of the unit, but rather the EQ and the compressor, which add some color, if you can say so. It's the only hardware unit I have to mix, but I prefer it over my many plug-ins.
It's really good as a DI for a bass or even a guitar. I use the Iron button systematically in this context.
OVERALL OPINION
Two years of use.
I don't have that much experience in the hardware world, I'm more used to software.
I love its sturdiness, the brutality of the compressor, the precision of the EQ, the AD converter.
I don't like it being big and heavy because I record sound on the move and I don't like to process sound during recording. The preamp section, while fully satisfying, isn't much better than an RME or even my Steinberg ur824 soundcard.
I noticed that its price dropped substantially after its successor came out. I recommend you to get one secondhand and I also suggest people who have it to keep it because, in my view, its successor (the Twinq2) doesn't add anything new.
Bottom line: I recommend it as a DI for studio or at home, as outboard gear to mix, but not to be transported in a case.