Drawmer 1971 4 Band Parametric EQ with CRUSH

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I’m really digging these analog multiband saturation units coming out. I’m having a difficult time choosing between this one and the Cranborne Carnaby HE-2.

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Saw this vid last week and it kinda ignited GAS.

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Which would you rather have? The Drawmer or the Cranborne Carnaby HE-2?

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It’s hard to really make decisions with this kind of equipment over night, especially listening and comparing over a compressed audio source as youtube from different reviewers Have to dig more into both to give a proper reaction.

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Did some more listening today. Too bad there’s only one video featuring the Drawmer 1971, and the music used there is already in really good mixes. Both machines are great, but comparing these EQs feels like comparing apples and oranges. The Cranborne’s adjustments work with harmonics, while the Drawmer is more traditional, with bonus interacting Crunch modes. The Cranborne also offers the option to use mid/side processing and a mid/side processor for other gear. Although the Cranborne sounds great, it somehow feels a little artificial in a way I cannot explain. It has a more modern (EDM) type of sound, which can be excellent, but I wonder if this can’t be achieved in the box. On the other hand, the Drawmer is more subtle but, in my opinion, more musical. I’m feeling it more but that’s a lot personal taste. Curious about your first impressions?

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I have similar thoughts to yours. The mid/side processing the Cranborne offers is really cool and it is great you can incorporate outside hardware by using the send/returns.

I’m mostly interested in the Drawmer 1971 for the Crunch mode and it is similar to the Cranborne in the sense that they are both capable of adding harmonics while boosting and cutting frequencies. I think they sound different though. The Drawmer sounds punchier to me; I think I prefer how it sounds.

I’ve kind of managed to kill my GAS though by reasoning with myself. I’m mostly interested in mastering my own music and the types of things these processors can do could also be addressed at the source as well. I think I’d prefer to focus on that instead.

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