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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:40 pm 
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Alan B wrote:
Snake Oil?? How do you know that the person doing that review is on the up and up? Or the review was intentionally tainted? Maybe he's a disgruntled ex BBE employee looking for revenge.

Whatever the case, there's definitely a difference using a BBE. And while it may be similar to the "smiley face" eq that you speak of, it is sonically different, possessing a nice "presence" to the sound.

In any case, I think they're fine and live up to their promise.


And you could do the exact same thing (and more) with a parametric equalizer.

Yes. Snake oil, and much like magical cancer cures there are those that swear by them. It saved my sisters LIFE! :lol:

It's been proven over and over that the "bypass" button doesnt bypass anything. It intentionally makes the signal WORSE than with no BBE at all. I'm sure you hear a different when you press it. But it's not reality. Now tell me. Why would they do that? Hmmm? :wink:

At your next electronics show, stop by the Aphex booth and ask them about Sonic Maximizers. :lol:


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:42 pm 
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chrisavis wrote:
I have yet to go to any karaoke show where I didn't want to go poke around the EQ'ing. Every host I have hired EQ's differently than my baseline.

If your ears could listen to what mine do, you may not like what they hear.

-Chris

Boy, Imagine the nightmare of someone messing around with your setup. LOL


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I have BBE's Sonic Sweet software, which includes Sonic Maximizer, Harmonic Maximizer, and Loudness Maximizer. I use them with Audacity. My impression is that the software is useful and overall does a good job. I'm not an audio engineer or someone with a lot of mixing experience, so I'm only giving my opinion based on what I hear after using the software.

Jim, how do you use the software? Is it for recording only?

I use Sonic Sweet software to tweak recordings. It's not for live/real time performance. When installed in Audacity, the software shows up in the 'Effect' menu.


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I heard people talked alot about the BBE. So, I thought about buying one.


The BBE Sonic Maximizer is nothing more than a glorified "auto-smiley face" EQ. It is snake oil and in fact they even muddy the water by intentionally making the signal WORSE when you click the bypass button. Since people believe this to be a true bypass, it gives the false impression it is doing much more than it actually is.

BUT, many a person loves their snake oil and swears it cures cancer. Don't take my word for it, watch this excellent test/review that shows exactly what it does.


Very interesting review! I guess this throws the BBE out from my list. The only other effect piece is Aphex. I will do some research on this one. Thank you so much!


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