Message 2/31
Date: 23-May-02 @ 08:39 PM -
RE: hardware mixing
well..one thing is that midi isnt always so tight. Once you get a system running all audio its usually that much tighter
PLUS...the sheer number and quality of available FX as plugins is just immense. You would have to spend thousands on thousands to get the same quality of sound
that said...I know way too many people (I tend to get sucked into this) who get all prissy about "production" and forget about the fact that the stuff most of us do...is about energy and atmosphere, not perfect reverbs and frequency analysis
to me...ideal...honestly...would be a sick ass tracking system with 24 outs...good DA converters, and a Ghost 32, with a few good FX boxes and other outboard stuff
I for one am making the change tho..used to do exactly what youre talkin about..all midi, using FX sends, etc, but...I am going to experiment and go all audio. Got a UAD-1 card which will give me better sound than anything I could afford otherwise..hopefully those plugins will be willing to be abused a bit...to dirty up some sound
so, heres my setup now:
E6400 (NEVER will I dump this. EVER)
Virus
O1v (will be for monitoring mostly, plus fader control)
Boss VF-1 (argh! I know this isnt necessary but I like the thing, ok?)
DBX 386 preamp with digital out (good AD conversion and has inserts)
Meek C2 on 386 inserts, for that round sound (and you can distort the outs on this and it sounds pretty tight)
Athlon system (1.4/512) with the UAD-1
see..now...FUCK that sounds complicated. Sounds like so much more than necessary!!!!
we will see.