The Ultimate Tape Shootout! - Roger Mayer 456HD vs Handsome Audio Zulu!

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• LA

  @langstonmasingale · 2 years ago

  Thanks for giving Zulu desktop a spin! ❤

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• MC

  @mcmSEA · 1 year ago

  What a <b>great</b> shootout, well done! &nbsp;The Roger Myers just do it for me.

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• VM

  @vminator · 2 years ago

  The real differences are in the high end and low mids. I prefer the Zulu but both sound cool.

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• RH

  @rhoten8039 · 8 months ago

  I prefer the Rogers. It feels more forward and tighter.

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• PA

  @PagalheoQuartoRecords · 1 year ago

  Accessanalog have a Zulu... and that&apos;s a bomb!

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• LA

  @langstonmasingale · 2 years ago

  Hi all, a great preset that Joel Hamilton (Studio G - The Black Keys, Nora Jones, Lettuce, Highly Suspect), he puts Deck and Headroom on Lo, Bias on (12 oclock or -) and Enhance on 3 oclock. He then hits this really hot with his SSL 4000 console. Zulu can take rather hot input levels and while it&apos;s counterintuitive, &nbsp;you can recover the perspective of lost gain by going in hotter to Zulu. Super hot, occasionally peaking over 0db hot. 😅

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• MI

  @MixedByDotRob · 2 years ago

  Great comparison! I&apos;ve had a Zulu for a few years and my tip would be to have a line amp or something with a make up gain before the Zulu, so you can drive the Zulu&apos;s input. It can handle a lot of level! ;-)

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• TH

  @ThisGuyDude · 1 year ago

  Zulu on kick and snare is astoundingly delicious. I&apos;ve had one for a few years and you&apos;ve captured the sound well. Thanks for the shoot-out!

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• TH

  @thenihilistmillennial8245 · 1 year ago

  id like to see rogers vs neve 542 if you cna get around to that!

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• AN

  @angermanagementstudios · 1 month ago

  I’ve got the Zulu. It sounds effing great. But I wouldn’t mind a pair of the Mayers as well.

• JA

  @JaymeSilverstein · 3 months ago

  Zulu sounds more like a record for sure

• RI

  @river718 · 9 months ago

  I’ve been using the Zulu for several years and it works great!!!