60 biografi ulama salaf. Soundtracs Topaz Project 8 or Mackie 32:8? By vinyl_junkie » Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:49 pm Anything but the cheapo Mackie, as mentioned the Topaz is modular inside which is a BIG plus imo.even the very affordable Spirit Studio was modular inside.The Mackie 8 buss also had common faults with the ribbon cables internally, wasn't keen on the sound.
I just need your advice on something. I am about to buy a mixing desk for dub music.
I m into music for about 14 years, but I have much difficulty choosing. Truth is that I m not only interested in 'right' dub routing, right in/outs etc, but in good / warm sound too. TLA and the 'small' midas models is not my choice as I ve got around 1000-1200 euros to spend on a console. So I am asking for your advice on newer or older models. My multitrack (will be mpc 4k) 'sends' 10 outs, so i guess I need a desk with 12-14 ins, and 2-4 aux. I m mainly interested in sound in terms of quality, meaning that I won't buy a console that 'degrades' or 'alters' my sound in a bad way, just because it has nice routing, or because it is good for dub!
I would like more like a 'flat' choice. Its difficult to find used mci in europe, and I cant judge the newer models of soundcraft / allen & heath cause I live in Greece and nobody has them! I am OFF mackie for sure (due to bad personal history). Also do you think that choosing to record in a 2 track reel 2 reel will 'colorise' my sound, and has greater influence on that than the console, or I should get a descent audio interface and record my mixes in it?
I would like your advice in an audio interface too. (price range on the interface is another 1000 euros) So, thanks a lot in advance I hope you ll help me make a desicion! Since you don't want a Mackie board (which is a pitty cause the EQ is really nice) I would suggest the following: Get an interface with plenty of outs and ins. Do your mixing and fx and such in a DAW and send subgroups of your digital mix to the individual outs of your interface and into an analog summing mixer. Then you record the analog stereo signal back into your DAW and get a nice and deep analog sounding mix with all the bells and whistles of the DAW world. Here are my product suggestions: Interface: Summing mixer: (It's class a, but you can add tube saturation to your liking!).
NguoiDuc wrote:Since you don't want a Mackie board (which is a pitty cause the EQ is really nice) I would suggest the following: Get an interface with plenty of outs and ins. Do your mixing and fx and such in a DAW and send subgroups of your digital mix to the individual outs of your interface and into an analog summing mixer. Then you record the analog stereo signal back into your DAW and get a nice and deep analog sounding mix with all the bells and whistles of the DAW world. Here are my product suggestions: Interface: Summing mixer: (It's class a, but you can add tube saturation to your liking!) Yes but in that way I wont be able to do 'live' controlling of my FX units, which is essential for DUB music. I ve got a tape delay and a spring reverb until now.
TLA mixer hasn't got aux out.! Man TLaudio gear is pants don't even think you are missing out on anything there.
Their gear uses marketing valves and no coupling transformers. Their flagship processor costs a tenth of its retail to make, TL exploit naive younger producers.it's not real tube gear. Any way the Soundcraft Delta series are nice on a budget and were made before Harman brought out Soundcraft.nice modular desks that you can mod and configure any way you want. Mackie mixers next that weep and cry, the Mackie 8 buss is a pile of cheap consumer cr*p, open one up and look for your self.if you want the equivalent of the 8 Buss the Spirit Studio is not a bad console that is way cheaper than the Mackie second hand. Also those Amek desks are lovely, Richard Neve worked for Amek for a bit, they don't go for bad prices either oh and another mixer Soundtracs Topaz look at that one. Vinyl_junkie_1620 wrote:Man TLaudio gear is pants don't even think you are missing out on anything there. Their gear uses marketing valves and no coupling transformers.