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Post by porkyman on Nov 6, 2015 18:17:40 GMT -6
someone found my old add on gs asking if i was still selling my barebeast (upgraded opa's). i said yes, so i fired it up to see if it still worked and i was stunned at how good it sounded. i had abandoned it in favor of the motu 16a. when i a/b'd them at the time i thought they were close enough but i was wrong. there is a pretty big difference between the two. from the width of the 3d image, to the clarity in the low end. the biggest thing ive noticed is the ability to hear reverbs in songs. how much is actually there and how long the tails. it makes it much more comprehensible when trying to match reference tracks.
it really is a great piece of gear. i wasnt able to let it go.
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Post by porkyman on Nov 2, 2015 14:19:56 GMT -6
so, i watched their video about what's new in 12.3. Transparent view for dragging around waveforms is pretty useful but Commit Track? Here's an article from October 2009 showing Logic 9.0 introducing "Bounce Region in place". www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct09/articles/logic9.htm If you have used logic at all, you'll see that the ProTools commit track dialog box is nearly identical to the Bounce Region In Place dialog box. wow, took 'em 6 years to catch up smh i think cubase and samplitude had it before logic. avid was last to the party because they were trying to force people into hdx. if apple was trying to sell on board dsp hardware they wouldnt have had track freeze either.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 31, 2015 23:48:56 GMT -6
i think forfeit only means you cant sell it off. i have 10, 11, and 12. 12 has been solid for me and has the the upgrades ive always wanted. input monitoring, vca's, etc. so i have never once thought about going backwards. i think if you upgrade and dont continue your subscription you still keep 12 but you would have to pay full price to buy back in.... p.s. all the PT haters left out the biggest negative for PT that all the others have and has been promised for practically a decade. TRACK FREEZE!!! avid must have been following this thread.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 31, 2015 23:46:02 GMT -6
I'm gonna just say it once more.....Analog Allstars! The Analog Allstars is a super easy build too. full sleeve. looks really clean. i cant see a reason to spend more than twice as much on these. especially when you can buy a complete tube version for less from warm audio.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 31, 2015 23:33:04 GMT -6
yeeessssss!!! Track Freeze!!!! PT is finally complete.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 27, 2015 12:27:19 GMT -6
you dont even need input monitoring if youre hardware monitoring, or routing the signal back out. the track should actually be muted or youll hear two signals slightly delayed.
in routing window:
1. route "analog in" (horizontal) 1-16 to "to computer" (vertical) 1-16. 1 in to 1 out. 2 in to 2 out etc. this send your hardware inputs to PT's inputs.
2, route "from computer" (horizontal) 3-16 to "analog out" (vertical) 3-16. this sends PT's outs to hardware outs.
3. route Mix Main" (horizontal) L/R to "Analog out" (vertical) 1-2. this sends your monitor mix from PT 1-2 outputs to your hardwares 1-2 outputs.
4. under "to computer" (vertical) is "Mix In.) route the the track you wish to direct monitor to any available ln. ex. "analog in" (horizontal) 3-4 to "mix in" (vertical) 3-4. this send hardware input directly to hardware output.
In mixing window:
1. select the tracks you wish to monitor under "MIXER INPUTS." for this ex. you should select "ANALOG 3-4" this will allow you to control the level of the track you want to direct monitor.
2. press the little matrix symbol above the "Main Mix" slider. select Analog 1-2. this makes analog 1-2 hardware your main output.
hope thats more clear.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 18, 2015 15:37:58 GMT -6
i think forfeit only means you cant sell it off. i have 10, 11, and 12. 12 has been solid for me and has the the upgrades ive always wanted. input monitoring, vca's, etc. so i have never once thought about going backwards. i think if you upgrade and dont continue your subscription you still keep 12 but you would have to pay full price to buy back in....
p.s. all the PT haters left out the biggest negative for PT that all the others have and has been promised for practically a decade.
TRACK FREEZE!!!
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Post by porkyman on Oct 16, 2015 19:49:50 GMT -6
comping is virtually identical as cubase only it doesnt automatically jump the part that is highlighted up. you have to press up. the reason is, and this is why PT is superior to me, is that PT plays back highlighted regions. so if i want to listen to one section. i highlight it and listen. i dont have to go all the way to the top, or find an empty space, to select where to play from. you also dont have to constantly change tools in PT. the only time i really ever need to change tools is for time stretching. the one other major problem with the cubase model is the inspector. having to select a track. go all the way to the left change its parameters. then select the next track. go all the way back and adjust etc. it is so inefficient.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 15, 2015 18:14:37 GMT -6
porkyman, did you try Logic? ive used it at a friends place but i havent tried it extensively because im on pc. some of the scratch tracks my buddy makes with the stock drum/gutar plugs are 90% there to me. its pretty damn impressive. i would never have bothered trying all the others if i were on a mac thats for sure.... still uses the cubase format though which drives me nuts.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 14, 2015 23:35:46 GMT -6
I think the VP28's are a little more colored too...If you do get the VP28's, make sure to get the Litz Wire transformer. Never used the RND 542...how is it? I don't really know, I wanted to look at the Anamod tape sim as well, but there's very little info on it. i was gonna suggest the anamod over the RND's.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 14, 2015 23:30:31 GMT -6
so, all of you guys that are complaining, what is stopping you from switching to another DAW? there are plenty of 'em out there. Logic is Cheap. CuBase has a cross-grade offer. Studio One supposedly sounds ridiculously good and is super easy to use. I know a few guys who do everything in Ableton Live. Reaper is essentially free. From a non-PT user's perspective, it just kinda sounds like you guys wanna complain but not do anything about it... just sayin'. ive tried. i spent a year away from PT trying all the others. its not the standard because everybody's an idiot. its the standard because its the best. especially when it comes to editing, which to me is the most important because it is so tedious and time consuming. that is just a sad truth ive come to accept, and no one hates avid more than me. all the other DAW's except samplitude follow the cubase platform. so any non PT user can easily go between DAW's without much of a learning curve. but any PT power user is gonna struggle mightily. it is like learning a new language. you may learn the words enough to communicate. but theres a big difference between speaking a language and thinking a language. i spent 3 or 4 months each on cubase and studio one. learned them inside out, but could never connect with either one of them. or any others.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 8, 2015 22:41:45 GMT -6
its so pricey... how does it compare to fg-x?
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Post by porkyman on Oct 8, 2015 0:27:33 GMT -6
i had a hard time figuring out the routing matrix. could be because i was so used to RME. i dont know. "to computer" on the vertical OUTPUT grid threw me. "to computer" is INPUT to daw. even though its in the output grid. so ANALOG INS go to "to computer" on the OUTPUT grid. the "from computer" or from daw now is on the horizontal INPUT grid, even though its coming OUT from the computer. so the "from computer" INPUTS go to "analog" outs if that makes sense. the outs and in have to be the same for hardware inserts to work so keep that in mind.
to back route out for zero latency go ANALOG INPUT (the one u want to route out, say 16). ANALOG IN 16 to "to computer 16" and below that to any open "mix in" channel. set main monitor outs, mine are ANALOG 1-2 to main l main r. then in mixing window, make sure "main mix" is set to analog 1-2. also make sure the "mix in" channels you selected for back routing is checked under "mixing inputs" in the mixing window. then adjust level for play back. i hope this helps because it took me for ever to figure out. i couldnt find the answer anywhere.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 5, 2015 20:25:31 GMT -6
sounds blanketed to me. Beatles style.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 2, 2015 22:12:09 GMT -6
I have always wondered about this. anamodaudio.com/ats1.htmlIt cost to much IMHO otherwise I would probably have one now. Actually, a mix I am working on right now could really use it! ive got one. its pretty awesome. its the best thing ever on drum bus. also tracking synth/guitars. i dont like it on the 2bus though, but i dont have the atr 102 card either, which is what most people would use there. i pretty much only use the 351 card. im not 100% sure its worth the money. i know i had no business spending that kind of money on it.. thought ide buy to try and sell it bc i had to know.... havent been able to let it go. im too afraid of not having it.
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Post by porkyman on Oct 1, 2015 20:01:53 GMT -6
i think in general they ruin analog sources and enhance digital ones.
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Post by porkyman on Sept 9, 2015 17:14:52 GMT -6
still too much i think. around $150 and id have to go for it. just because id feel like im losing money if i didnt.
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Post by porkyman on Sept 3, 2015 18:46:47 GMT -6
Man, I'm at such a weird crossroads. I was really fed up with PT bugginess and so I downloaded a demo of Cubase. It was a DISASTER. Took me forever to figure out basic stuff like configuring inputs and outputs. I knew it was gonna be a shock to the system since I'm so comfortable with PT but damn, the layout seemed so obtuse. This pretty much sums up also my last experience trying a Cubase demo. I pretty much can instantly figure out how to make first steps in Reaper or Ardour/Mixbus, coming from Sonar, but stuff like Cubase or Ableton drives me nuts. I don't find even the most basic things... At least i'm not the only one having this prob with *some* DAWs... i agree about cubase but reaper is even lower on my list. i pretty much tried them all. gave them at least a weak, but i couldnt even get past the first day with reaper. not being able to highlight regions was just silliness. i dont know if thats changed but i couldnt stand it. samplitude is the easiest transition for PT users. ive given up. whenever they say jump i just say how high now. im tired of fighting it. once a PT junkie always aPT junkie.
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Post by porkyman on Aug 26, 2015 21:23:33 GMT -6
i rather listen to this than the actual song. so awesome.
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Post by porkyman on Aug 26, 2015 21:12:29 GMT -6
i demoed it a while back. didnt end up buying it. it was around the same time i was going through different da interfaces and the difference between converters can be almost as dramatic as headphones. yet they didnt account for these variances or for the headphone amp which can be even more dramatic. i just didnt feel comfortable slapping generic curves across the master. it was pretty interesting though and would probably buy it on sale just as another reference tool.
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Post by porkyman on Aug 20, 2015 1:04:31 GMT -6
that looks completely redesigned (judging from the pics) from what i built a year or two ago... i wonder how different it sounds.
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Post by porkyman on Aug 15, 2015 23:20:31 GMT -6
i dont ever remember trigger being slate digital. its always been part of slate drums in my memory. i know for sure it was back when i bought blackbird because i was torn between ssd4 and trigger. but long before that i had been eyeing the two. i never thought trigger was part of the plan or wondered why it wasnt.
it also doesnt bother me whatsoever if youre right. if anything he did the right thing by removing it from digital before he announced at namm so ppl wouldnt get confused. not sure what the problem is.
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Post by porkyman on Aug 5, 2015 23:20:56 GMT -6
ive got phoenix verb too but lately ive just been going with waves manny verb. i think theyre just bricasti impulses. its so fast and easy. instant gratification. i feel i have to work a lot harder to get what i want with phoenix. planning on renting slates plugs for a while just to try the 480. its free right now if you own any of his plugs so perfect timing.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 31, 2015 19:12:45 GMT -6
yeah i wish i could afford those but i need to replace my entire chain (pre, comp, eq) bc i need to sell it all to be able to afford any of these retro units. thanks for the input.
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Post by porkyman on Jul 31, 2015 19:02:29 GMT -6
i think slate is gonna be offering it in his subscription plan. probably why aax was finally released. will probably update quicker now too, but it is slate were talking about so maybe not.
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