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Subject: Standalone D-A necessary?
Original Message 1/43 21-Jul-03 @ 05:43 AM - Standalone D-A necessary?
JUST to set levels and panning pretty much, and the output buss. Maybe get one good compressor to put on the mains...
so..at first I thought maybe get like a hammerfall or something...say 16-24adat outs, and then maybe a Swissonic DA24 or the like
and then I thought well hell...two delta 1010s woud give me 16 outs..or two 2408s?
so my question is, are the DAs on these things "sufficient?" Is it really necessary to get standalone DA converters? Theyre not cheap!
another option would be the Hammerfall with a couple of the 8 out expansions?
and then that goes back to..is there really a point to breaking things out? does it really sound more "open"?
I guess thats why I want to try..to see if I like the way it sounds..you know...crank the channels a bit...see what the FX sound like comin off the PC through a mixer..etc?
hit me with some thought here, fellas! damballah? Psy? Mindspawn? Anyone else with experience with this?
Message 2/43 21-Jul-03 @ 06:28 AM - RE: Standalone D-A necessary?
yes, getting your ad and da out of the environs of the computer does help.
Message 3/43 21-Jul-03 @ 06:56 AM - RE: Standalone D-A necessary?
But not for what you do. Get a 2408 or Hammerfall (both great converters with expandability) and get the signal in a nice warm board. It will make a difference, especially for drums. But don't be tempted to run EVERYTHING through it.... some things should be clean
psy
Message 4/43 21-Jul-03 @ 07:22 AM - RE: Standalone D-A necessary?
I need to research something with 16 analog outs. heck maybe even 24
nah..16 would be enough. group the drums, etc...
Message 5/43 21-Jul-03 @ 08:06 AM - RE: Standalone D-A necessary?
I am running three delta 410's (24 outs) through a Mackie 32:8:8 with outboard focusrite compression, Lexicon verbs and TC delays. Best of both worlds I reckon. I'm going to have a ramble now. So I don't use verb, delay or compression plug-ins (but I am after that vintage warmer for indivdual tracks) and I overload the gain pots for distortion so don't bother with distortion plugs either. I think running 24 card outs down a analogue board replaces some of that "digital glassey" sound that some people get when mixing inside the computer. Hope that helps.
Message 6/43 21-Jul-03 @ 08:15 AM - RE: Standalone D-A necessary?
Ill be using plugins tho. Im not about to go buy racks of gear again.
anyone ever use the old A&H SR series boards? they make a 16...
Message 7/43 21-Jul-03 @ 08:31 AM - RE: Standalone D-A necessary?
only need OUTPUT tho!
looked at RME. Get the digi9636 and two AEO-8s, would give me 16 channels of analog out, but on unbalanced cables (they use send/return cables to do it)
looked at ST Audio, too, but to get 16ch would require TWO dsp24 cards, and TWO of DACIIIs
then theres M-Audio, and I guess I could get two delta 1010s, or two 410s, but I dont like the RCAs on the 410s
heh.
Message 10/43 21-Jul-03 @ 10:20 AM - RE: Standalone D-A necessary?
psy
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