Post by indiehouse on May 31, 2014 17:54:02 GMT -6
Need some sage advice, and hoping you gents can help.
I'm in need of a monitor controller. Here's my setup:
From my Apollo Quad I'm running a Y-cable. One split is going to a pair of Spiral Grooves, the other to a Mackie Big Knob, which serves to control a pair of Quested S7R's, a mixcube, a sub, and talkback. I know the Big Knob is a real piece, but I do my critical mixing through my SG's, and track with my Questeds (though I wonder how the splitter from the Apollo is affecting things).
Anyways, I've been looking at things like the D-Box or a used Gain Train, both would fill my needs of three outs, mono, and talkback. My question is, would I benefit from the D-Box's DAC? How is it compared to the Apollo? I know it does summing too, but I always hear that the effects are minimal when summing that few of channels. I would love something like the Great River MixMaster, but kinda out of my league at the moment. Curious to know what you think? Should I go for something like a gain train and upgrade my DAC later on (say something like a Burl), or would something like a D-Box be worth the investment with my setup?
I'm in need of a monitor controller. Here's my setup:
From my Apollo Quad I'm running a Y-cable. One split is going to a pair of Spiral Grooves, the other to a Mackie Big Knob, which serves to control a pair of Quested S7R's, a mixcube, a sub, and talkback. I know the Big Knob is a real piece, but I do my critical mixing through my SG's, and track with my Questeds (though I wonder how the splitter from the Apollo is affecting things).
Anyways, I've been looking at things like the D-Box or a used Gain Train, both would fill my needs of three outs, mono, and talkback. My question is, would I benefit from the D-Box's DAC? How is it compared to the Apollo? I know it does summing too, but I always hear that the effects are minimal when summing that few of channels. I would love something like the Great River MixMaster, but kinda out of my league at the moment. Curious to know what you think? Should I go for something like a gain train and upgrade my DAC later on (say something like a Burl), or would something like a D-Box be worth the investment with my setup?
