Pultec pro redundant to Pultec basic?

[jazzbass12]

Im demoing the Pultec pro. It seems as if the controls are redunant to the basic pultic with theexeption of a few mid band...

Do you even need the bottom eq on the pro unit?

 

[secretworld]

huh?

 

[Akis]

Usually, I use the Pro, utilising both units.

 

[Tony Ostinato]

It was a long time ago but there was some deal, i think we got the pultec free or something and they couldve released the mid section as a seperate piece of gear but thatd be inconvenient for mxing and latency issues so they made it one combined unit.

 

[jazzbass12]

Tony,
Do you find when you use the pro you resort to the top unit and shut off the bottom?

 

[Paul Woodlock]

Usually, I use the Pro, utilising both units.

Same here.

In fact i never use the normal version anymore. I didn't really use the normal version much before the pro came out either.

 

[Holly]

Well, I'm using the standard one mainly, as it's controls seem to be enough for \"shaping\" a sound the typical Pultec way... :roll:

Holly

 

[xist2005]

I'm another \"basic\" Pultec user, and I like very much the way it sounds even starting with presets, it adds a nice flavour to almost everything. What are the \"pro\" add-ons useful for? And which are your other favourite software \"magic sounding\" eqs (talking about UAD)? thanks

 

[.mr chris]

me and myself use *both* depends on \"material\" HTH, .c

 

[xist2005]

Could you be more specific about \"materials\"? thanks

 

[orangeoctane]

Could you be more specific about "materials"? thanks

He probably means whether or not the source he is working on needs adjustments to the mid and low-mid frequencies. The basic Pultec just isn't designed to handle these frequencies so in many cases the Pultec Pro or another EQ altogether is needed.

 

[jazzbass12]

Do you really need the bottom Pultec if the top has pretty much the same parameters? Why would you need both...
Obviously I am missing the point..
Thanks.

 

[Akis]

Errr... the bottom unit does not have the same parameters. :?

 

[Arys Chien]

Try boosting the 5khz with the top unit v.s. the bottom. You can't get the same result from both, even when the bottom has the \"narrow~wide\" knob.

Also, you can't cut below 200hz with the top unit, let along adding the 100hz or 60hz.