An tsara makirufo masu ƙarfi na UA don su zama sabbin na gargajiya a cikin ingantattun saitunan studio na gida. Haka ne?
An kafa Universal Audio a shekarar 1958, kuma ya fara zama babban ginshiki a cikin ɗakunan rikodi na ƙwararru, yana samar da preamps, compressors da sauran na'urori masu sarrafawa ta hanyar bututu. Bayan shekaru da yawa na yin tashoshi da allon waje, an samo Universal Audio kuma an yi watsi da sunan. A shekarar 1999, Universal Audio ko UA sun sake gabatar da su kuma sun sake kafa su a matsayin ginshiƙin siginar sigina, suna gabatar da nishaɗin kayan aiki da kwaikwayon software na kayan aikin wasan bidiyo na gargajiya, da kuma gidajen da ke da hanyoyin sadarwa na sauti waɗanda suka kawo hanyoyin da'ira na studio. Yanzu, UA ta ƙaddamar da makirufo na farko tun lokacin da aka kafa ta sama da shekaru 60 da suka gabata. To, shin makirufo mai ƙarfi na Universal Audio SD-1 yana kula da suna na UA don haske da kuzari, kuma yana aika sigina bayyananne ga mawaƙa, masu watsa shirye-shirye, da sauran masu ƙirƙirar abun ciki cewa akwai wani sabon aiki mai ban sha'awa da za a yi aiki a kai? Babban ɗakin? Bari mu gani.
Universal Audio SD-1 shine babban makirufo mai ƙarfi wanda ya tashi daga layin da za a iya kusantar da shi har zuwa makirufo masu ƙarfi kamar makirufo masu ƙira na Sphere L22 na $1,499, wanda zan yi bita a watan Agusta, da makirufo masu amfani da yawa. Dubban daloli UA Bock 251 Babban Diaphragm Tube Condenser (Akwai kaka 2022). Duk da haka, ana tallata SD-1 na $299 azaman makirufo mai araha mai araha tare da ƙira mai sauƙin fahimta da sauti na halitta don aikin studio da amfanin yau da kullun.
Na gwada SD-1 a ɗakin studio na gida, inda na gwada ƙarfinsa a hanyoyi daban-daban, kuma na kwatanta aikinsa kai tsaye da na ma'aunin makirufo mai watsa shirye-shirye, Shure SM7B, wanda a bayyane yake don tsari da aiki. Gabaɗaya, ina farin ciki da sauti da aikin SD-1, kuma yayin da akwai wasu matsaloli da ƙirarsa, ina ganin yana da kyau idan aka yi la'akari da sauƙin da yake kawowa ga tsarin ƙirƙira. Ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyawun makirufo na murya a cikin ajin sa. A ƙasa, zan raba ƙira, aikin aiki, da kuma sauti na Universal Audio SD-1 don taimaka muku yanke shawara ko ya cancanci matsayi a cikin saitin ku.
Baya ga gamawar farin satin na musamman, ƙirar Universal Audio SD-1 ta yi kama da ta Shure SM7B, wani makirufo na murya na masana'antu da ake amfani da shi wajen rikodi da watsa shirye-shirye tsawon shekaru da dama. Dukansu makirufo suna da nauyin kusan iri ɗaya, fam 1.6, kuma kamar SM7B, SD-1 yana da kauri, ƙarfe mai ƙarfi da aka haɗa da madaurin zare. Rabin saman makirufo ɗin an lulluɓe shi a cikin wani allo na musamman na kumfa mai baƙi wanda, idan aka cire shi, yana fallasa kapsul na makirufo a cikin keji na ƙarfe mai kariya, yayin da kawai sarrafawa akan SD-1 sune biyu a ƙasan makirufo ɗin Maɓallin Recessed, wanda ke ba masu amfani zaɓi don amfani da matattarar mai laushi mai tsayi 200 Hz don rage ƙarar ƙarancin ƙarewa da ƙaruwar 3 dB a 3-5 kHz don haɓaka magana da fahimta. Jakunkunan fitarwa na XLR na masana'antu na SD-1 suna kusa da waɗannan maɓallan akan chassis na makirufo, ɗan bambanci kaɗan da ƙirar Shure SM7B, wanda ke sanya jakunkunan fitarwa kusa da maƙallin zare, maimakon jikin makirufo.
Universal Audio SD-1 ya zo da wani abu mai ban sha'awa mai launuka biyu masu kama da kirim mai kama da launi da kuma baƙar fata wanda ke maimaita ƙira da launin makirufo ɗin. Cire murfin waje na kunshin ya nuna akwatin kwali mai ƙarfi wanda ke riƙe makirufo ɗin a cikin wani wuri mai dacewa. Dorewa na akwatin, dacewa da murfi mai ɗaurewa, da kuma kasancewar ribbon ɗin ribbon, yana nuna cewa ana iya ajiye shi kuma a yi amfani da shi azaman akwatin ajiya na dogon lokaci don SD-1. Ganin cewa yawancin makirufo a cikin wannan farashin ko dai suna zuwa da abin rufe fuska mara kyau da mara kyau, ko kuma ba sa zuwa da akwati kwata-kwata, yana da mahimmanci a haɗa da akwati mai kyau da aminci - koda kuwa an yi shi da kwali.
Haɗa SD-1 zuwa wurin tsayawar makirufo ko boom abu ne mai sauƙi saboda ƙirarsa mai sassa ɗaya da kuma zare da aka haɗa, amma yana buƙatar wurin tsayawa wanda zai iya ɗaukar nauyinsa. Idan kuna neman hannun tebur mara waya, ku nemi wani abu mai ƙarfi, kamar IXTECH Cantilever. Don gwaji na, na ɗora SD-1 akan tripod na K&M tare da cantilever.
Wataƙila mafi wahalar saita makirufo shine shiga jakin XLR ɗinsa, wanda ke gaban ƙarshen adireshin makirufo ɗin kuma yana buƙatar wasu hanyoyi masu wahala don isa can. Hakanan yana jin kamar ba abu ne na al'ada ba a tura makirufo ɗin kuma a yi ƙoƙarin guje wa goge farin saman da kebul na XLR, wanda hakan ya sa na fi son jakin XLR mai ƙarfi da sauƙin amfani akan SM7B.
Idan kana da hanyar sadarwa ta UA kamar Apollo ko Volt, kana kuma da damar samun saitunan UAD da za a iya saukewa don makirufo mai motsi na SD-1, waɗanda ke aiki akan kwamfuta mai jituwa kuma suna ba da zaɓuɓɓukan sassaka sauti na dannawa ɗaya kamar EQ, Reverb da Compression. Waɗannan sarƙoƙin tasirin musamman suna ba da saitunan da aka saita don majiyoyi daban-daban, gami da cello, muryoyin jagora, ganga mai kama da snare, da magana. Na sauke saitunan da sauri zuwa gidan yanar gizon UA, kuma suna samuwa a cikin manhajar Universal Audio Console (don macOS da Windows). Don gwaji na, na haɗa SD-1 zuwa Universal Audio Apollo x8 dina, na kunna mini Apple Mac na 2013, kuma na yi rikodin zuwa wurin aiki na sauti na dijital da na zaɓa, Apple Logic Pro X.
Universal Audio SD-1 makirufo ne mai motsi wanda ke da tsarin ɗaukar sauti na cardioid wanda ke ba shi damar ɗaukar sauti daga alkibla ɗaya yayin da yake jure hayaniyar da ke da ƙarfi da kuma sake haifar da cikakkun bayanai cikin sauri. Dangane da wallafe-wallafen kamfanin, SD-1 yana da kewayon mita na 50 Hz zuwa 16 kHz kuma yana da amsawa mai faɗi, na halitta ba tare da amfani da maɓallan wucewa ko maɓallan haɓakawa masu girma ba. A kan takarda, wannan yayi kama da martanin Shure SM7B, amma a cikin kwatancen murya na gefe-gefe, na ga SD-1 yana da ɗan kauri matsakaiciyar bass, da kuma EQ mai laushi don yin sauti mafi gaskiya a cikin yanayin da ba sa amfani da maɓallan (ya dace, saboda UA The interface yana riƙe da ƙarfi mai ƙarfi).
Wata hanyar da ake cewa yanayin EQ mai faɗi na SM7B yana da kyau sosai, musamman don bayyana murya (dalilin da yasa kuke ganin masu watsa shirye-shirye da yawa suna amfani da shi). Duk da haka, nan da nan na yi mamakin sautin SD-1's mai faɗi, tsaka-tsaki, kuma kusan "mara kyau", wanda ke nuna kyakkyawan damar yin amfani da shi. Gabaɗaya, makirufo waɗanda ke ba da sauti na halitta da mara sassaka sun fi sassauƙa fiye da waɗanda aka tsara don takamaiman kayan aiki ko tushe, kuma suna iya kawo ƙarin fa'idodi ga mai amfani.
Kafin in tabbatar da ra'ayina game da ƙarfin SD-1 akan gita da sauran hanyoyin sadarwa, na yi amfani da maɓallan sa na high-pass da high-boost don kammala gwajin muryata. Idan aka kwatanta da babban pass na SM7B na 400 Hz, SD-1 yana da ƙaramin pass na 200 Hz high, wanda ke taimaka masa ya riƙe yawancin ƙananan mids masu gashi, fuska da fuska waɗanda suka fara jan hankalina. Babban boot ɗinsa na 3 dB labari ne daban, yana ƙara inganci mai kyau, kusan mara kyau a 3-5 kHz yana tunawa da wasu makirufo masu haɗa sauti. Wasu masu amfani na iya ɗaukar wannan sauti mai tsabta, mai inganci ko "wanda aka gama" wanda ya dace da sautunan murya da podcasts, amma don dandano na na kaina, ina son ɗan duhu, mafi duhu, mafi kyawun murya, kuma ina iya aiwatarwa tare da babban pass da babban off. A ganina, babban boot ɗin SM7B na 2-4 kHz yana cikin wuri mafi daɗi, amma mil ɗinku na iya bambanta.
Na gaba, na gwada SD-1 akan amplifiers na guitar na acoustic da na lantarki tare da cire gilashin gilashin mic ɗin. A cikin yanayin EQ mai faɗi, SD-1 yana aiki sosai akan nau'ikan guitar guda biyu, tare da amsawa mai sauri na ɗan lokaci da yalwar high-end da za ku yi tsammani daga mic mai ƙarfi, don sautin zamani mai santsi. Idan aka kwatanta da gwajin muryata, SD-1 da SM7B sun yi sauti kusan ba su da yawa akan guitar a cikin wannan gwajin, kusan juyawa ne. Duk da cewa high-pass switch ya ƙara ƙarin haske da buguwa ga guitar, na ji cewa high-boost ya sake ƙara bayanai masu siriri da yawa don dandano na.
Kashi na ƙarshe na wasanin gwada sauti na SD-1 shine saitunan software ɗinsa, don haka na ɗora sarkar tasirin murya ta jagora a cikin Universal Audio Console kuma na sake gwada makirufo a cikin sautin na. Sarkar da aka saita murya ta jagora ta ƙunshi kwaikwayon preamp na bututu na UAD 610, EQ daidai, matsi mai salo na 1176 da kuma plugins na reverb. Tare da maɓallin EQ na makirufo ɗin da aka saita zuwa lebur, sarkar software ta ƙara ɗan matsi da cika bututu, tare da ƙaramin ɗaukar matsakaici da haɓaka mai girma, yana fitar da cikakkun bayanai a cikin ayyukana da kuma ƙara yawan sauti da ake da shi don rikodi. gogewa. Babbar matsalata da waɗannan saitunan software ita ce an iyakance su ga masu haɗin UA. Ana iya tallata SD-1 ga masu amfani waɗanda suka riga sun himmatu ga yanayin UA, amma tunda ana iya amfani da makirufo ɗin tare da kowane haɗin, yana da kyau a ga Universal Audio yana samar da waɗannan saitunan ga duk masu mallakar SD-1, idan aka yi la'akari da ingancinsu da Sauƙinsu.
Saboda sautinsa mai sassauƙa da farashi mai araha, makirufo mai ƙarfi na Universal Audio SD-1 kyakkyawan zaɓi ne don amfani akai-akai da kuma akai-akai a cikin nau'ikan sitidiyo daban-daban, musamman idan za ku iya sanya shi a kan tsayawa ko kuma a busa. Ganin farin ƙarewa da kuma jack ɗin XLR na ƙasa, ban kimanta ƙarfinsa ba lokacin da nake jigilar shi akai-akai, amma SD-1 yana sauti kuma yana jin kamar Shure SM7B mara inganci akan farashi mai araha kusan $100.
Idan kun riga kuna da hanyar sadarwa ta UA ko kuma kuna shirin shiga cikin yanayin halitta nan ba da jimawa ba, SD-1 na iya zama zaɓi mai kyau don siyan saitunan daban-daban, saboda suna tsara sautin cikin sauƙi da sauri, suna mai da shi kyakkyawan makaho mai kewaye da kewaye. Tsarin kiɗa da rikodi. Idan ba ku da hanyar sadarwa ta sauti ta duniya ko kuma ba ku da shirin siyan ɗaya, kuma abun ciki na murya shine babban abin da kuke damuwa da shi, Shure SM7B ya kasance mai ɗaukar nauyi a cikin kowace yanayin halitta saboda tabbataccen juriya da kuma bayyanannen yanayin sauti.
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Lokacin Saƙo: Yuli-12-2022
