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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2016 7:58:30 GMT -6
Heard many good things about Sand on the forums. The thing is, I'm running a 2012 Mac Mini quad core and, from what I've heard, Acustica stuff will only play nice on a very high spec PC. Well on an ok computer, you will run less instances, that's all. It is still less expensive than owning all the hardware they sampled. Just download a demo and have fun. ....... cue Steven Slate and Rubbadub
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Post by avgatzeblouz on Oct 18, 2016 7:59:33 GMT -6
Well on an ok computer, you will run less instances, that's all. It is still less expensive than owning all the hardware they sampled. Just download a demo and have fun. ....... cue Steven Slate and Rubbadub Sorry, I did not get that one...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2016 8:05:22 GMT -6
just messin... there were some pretty emotional debates on another forum re acqua and slate and uad etc. Are you able to try these plugs against hardware? Would like to hear a complete song mixed with acqua vs hardware etc. as only heard individual tracks with them
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Post by avgatzeblouz on Oct 18, 2016 8:25:26 GMT -6
Ah OK. Yes, people always tend to get emotionnal on that kind of thing. Mine is bigger, etc... I compared a Nebula Pultec to a real one, and the Nebula one was even better sounding. Of course not the same unit was sampled, and the age does its thing, even on machines. But I mixed several times on a real SSL, and I find the feeling back with those plugins. Anyway, just try things for yourself, don't rely on people like me. Rent a lunchbox for a day, and process. Demo 5 Acustica plugins and process. You will know what is better for you, then.
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Post by papag on Oct 18, 2016 8:37:45 GMT -6
Ah OK. Yes, people always tend to get emotionnal on that kind of thing. Mine is bigger, etc... I compared a Nebula Pultec to a real one, and the Nebula one was even better sounding. Of course not the same unit was sampled, and the age does its thing, even on machines. But I mixed several times on a real SSL, and I find the feeling back with those plugins. Anyway, just try things for yourself, don't rely on people like me. Rent a lunchbox for a day, and process. Demo 5 Acustica plugins and process. You will know what is better for you, then. What computer are you running?
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Post by ericn on Oct 18, 2016 8:41:35 GMT -6
Funny, I've gone in the exact opposite direction. At Filmways Heider, Maryland Sound and Alpha Audio, it was all Elco. And Bill is right; if you have those little Elco tools, you can reconfigure a rack to accomodate a new piece of gear relatively easily. No question a TT bay is going to last. So when I did my studio, I bought an ADC TT bay from Mr Patchbay with the punch block on the back. Easy to reconfigure, right? Well, when you are building the early versions of your studio rig, and you don't know your workflow yet, and you trade out pieces of gear as you figure out what works best, it's a major PITA, IMO. I ended up selling the ADC and buying 3 Samson S patch. All my gear and snakes are terminated in 1/4 in TRS. I can reconfigure the whole bay if I want to, with no tools other than my ten (8.5 actually) little fingers. To be fair, since I'm not a pro these days, my time is my own, so reliability is not as big an issue. A new S Patch costs $100, but I haven't needed one yet. For someone starting out, or at some sort of mid-point, I would recommend this route. It's more forgiving of the learning curve. Once you have figured out your workflow, and 75% of your gear is stuff you know well and will never sell, then, by all means! a TT bay, terminated with Elco connectors is absolutely top of the line and worth the investment. I have mixed feelings about punch blocks , to get it right secure and grounds isolated and tied to a bar it takes as much time as soldering, add in the fact that punch blocks take 2-3 rack space. plus they are a pain in the ass to trace and reconfigure! A cool trick with solder bays to make soldering easier and if your not using multi pins is to remove the jacks for soldering or say switch out a jack wired to a 1/4 to one with an XLR!
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Post by avgatzeblouz on Oct 18, 2016 8:49:07 GMT -6
Ah OK. Yes, people always tend to get emotionnal on that kind of thing. Mine is bigger, etc... I compared a Nebula Pultec to a real one, and the Nebula one was even better sounding. Of course not the same unit was sampled, and the age does its thing, even on machines. But I mixed several times on a real SSL, and I find the feeling back with those plugins. Anyway, just try things for yourself, don't rely on people like me. Rent a lunchbox for a day, and process. Demo 5 Acustica plugins and process. You will know what is better for you, then. What computer are you running? i7 6800k. I was running an i7 3820k before, and it was already really good. Samplitude is quite efficient, and this kind of thing does matter as well.
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Post by Ward on Oct 18, 2016 10:41:34 GMT -6
That was yesterday's most clever post... Here please accept this Neve porn as a token of my appreciation ...
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Post by ericn on Oct 18, 2016 10:52:54 GMT -6
That was yesterday's most clever post... Here please accept this Neve porn as a token of my appreciation ... Naked Rupert would be very scary !
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Post by mdmitch2 on Oct 18, 2016 11:01:42 GMT -6
Before I got a console, I was printing outboard gear to individual tracks. The DIYRE colour modules were perfect for this task since they're very inexpensive, and you can switch between different types of transformers or other processing, or combine multiple transformer or tube circuits. I used a pair of them plus a pair of VP28's to print 4 tracks at once. Before I got the console, I was planning on doubling up to print 8 at once to speed up workflow.
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