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| Author: | Dale.Sharp [ Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:45 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Wheatstone VP8 recreation | ||
Hi all, Got bored over the holidays and made a new preset This replicas a Wheatstone VP8. the VP8 is a very versatile box being able to do AM - FM and Streaming They are an obsolete product now I had one of these boxes at a station I was working at and never got any good sound of it that was until Mike Erickson from Wheatstone visited and showed me a few tricks He soon had it sounding like a FM processor should sound I have recreated this preset based on the on that preset.. of course there are things that arent the same between processors. I think Mike is on this forum?? Enjoy
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| Author: | JoaoAlves [ Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation |
I loved your preset. Do you think that it's suitable for an AC that plays classic songs from the 70's 80's and 90's? It's an online only station. Quote:
Hi all,
Got bored over the holidays and made a new preset This replicas a Wheatstone VP8. the VP8 is a very versatile box being able to do AM - FM and Streaming They are an obsolete product now I had one of these boxes at a station I was working at and never got any good sound of it that was until Mike Erickson from Wheatstone visited and showed me a few tricks He soon had it sounding like a FM processor should sound I have recreated this preset based on the on that preset.. of course there are things that arent the same between processors. I think Mike is on this forum?? Enjoy |
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| Author: | Dale.Sharp [ Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation |
Hi, probably not really. The secret sauce with streaming (especially with AAC) is less is better If you squash the audio too much the codec can have a big problems trying to recreate all the frequencies properly. (Especially if your using AAC+HE) Probably not so bad if your running a full bandwidth codec like Opus or even MP3 Just Remember, You dont need over the top loudness with streaming because the listener can simply turn up the volume knob. have a listen to http://stream1.cnmns.net/sfm This is one of the stations I look after.. I have gone with No clippers, No limiting just light compression, Absolute highs and a tiny bit of truebass with heaps of headroom. If your interested im happy to share that preset. |
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| Author: | Dale.Sharp [ Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:32 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation | ||
a few fixes and changes There was a few Bass features enabled that werent required. Less Harsh but still loud. I Have Preset onair using uMPX on a 10watt transmitter in a small town Regional town and it blows the competitions Orban 2300 out of the water for loudness and openess
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| Author: | 1980Brady [ Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation |
Quote:
Hi, probably not really.
Can you share this preset?
The secret sauce with streaming (especially with AAC) is less is better If you squash the audio too much the codec can have a big problems trying to recreate all the frequencies properly. (Especially if your using AAC+HE) Probably not so bad if your running a full bandwidth codec like Opus or even MP3 Just Remember, You dont need over the top loudness with streaming because the listener can simply turn up the volume knob. have a listen to http://stream1.cnmns.net/sfm This is one of the stations I look after.. I have gone with No clippers, No limiting just light compression, Absolute highs and a tiny bit of truebass with heaps of headroom. If your interested im happy to share that preset. |
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| Author: | Dale.Sharp [ Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:50 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation | ||
Enjoy!
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| Author: | Radiowaubach.com [ Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation |
tnks for sharing (www.radiobrunssum.nl) schlager und oldies. manny schlagers this time. i use sonshine. |
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| Author: | BenUK [ Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation |
Thanks for sharing Dale - this is great! Suffers a bit from the quiet bits being louder than the loud bits (esp with dance music) but I know that's not an easy problem to solve while leaving some dynamic range in. Other than that it's really natural and musical. Just nice to listen to. |
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| Author: | Dale.Sharp [ Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation |
Thanks gents. Feel free to tweak and post back. |
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| Author: | Dale.Sharp [ Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:18 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Wheatstone VP8 recreation | ||
Update. Removed absolute highs added WB Compress with very little compression AGC changes Limiter changes Extremely happy with the sound of this one now! Sounds better than a VP8 now!! Enjoy !
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