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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 5, 2015 10:06:08 GMT -6
Anyone used this box? Looks solid and has a lot of features. www.future-retro.com/products.html#!/db-Mastering-Unit/p/50659643/category=0 Seems more complex than I would expect too. I was hoping for svart to do something like this for his next project, but I'm not sure how much cheaper it can be done. |
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Post by popmann on Oct 5, 2015 13:02:02 GMT -6
That looks like a cool box. They probably need to change the name from "mastering" unit....it's a 16channel summing, overdub analog zero latency cue mix for tracking, monitor switching, mid/side and parallel processing.....what amounts to a switchable patchbay for said overdub studio...which you could also use for some mastering like activity.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 5, 2015 13:21:03 GMT -6
That looks like a cool box. They probably need to change the name from "mastering" unit....it's a 16channel summing, overdub analog zero latency cue mix for tracking, monitor switching, mid/side and parallel processing.....what amounts to a switchable patchbay for said overdub studio...which you could also use for some mastering like activity. Seems really cool. For tracking, it has the 2 mic inputs in the front. You can switch between 2 flavors of preamp at the switch of a button, try a couple comps/eq's with a switch, and lay your tracks. 16 channels of summing when mixing, then some cool routing for when you're "mastering" your tacks or sweetening your 2-buss. As you said, it seems like a great little box for the overdub guy/small studio/electronic setup. |
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Post by rickcarson on Oct 5, 2015 13:26:01 GMT -6
dang that box looks awesome thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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Post by svart on Oct 6, 2015 8:07:49 GMT -6
Yeah, that would be hard to beat price-wise. Assuming that the parts are as they say they are and all..
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Post by popmann on Oct 6, 2015 11:37:25 GMT -6
Yeah--and they need to include preamps. I was wondering why there were mic inputs but then they claimed the summing needed you to add preamps....it's so you can plug a mic into the front and scroll through your preamps? Really? once you have a chassis and power supply, why is adding two gain stages to make it a completely functional box too expensive? Not from what I've been told. Go ahead and bump it to $1499 and make sure the preamps are solid, clean, quiet high voltage ones. I wouldn't think it would be hard to allow the summing to switch passive and into the "switchable chain"....but, to have it and ASSUME someone is bringing a pair of two buss worthy preamps just to make the summing actually FUNCTION? I mean....you're now limiting yourself to people who own stereo stand alone preamps. This is a better swiss army knife, IMO--if this IS the piece you pick up that does everything but get you in and out of the computer. A mini desk for a mini overdub room.
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