Nate Najar wrote:
It looks like after the new year I'll be in a position to afford to
upgrade my DAW setup (thank you soundexchange!). I am anxious to do so in
the interest of having a more accurate picture of what I'm working on. At
home I mostly edit and mix, or do minor overdubs on production projects.
I also do scoring work with virtual instruments. The majority of my real
recording is done either on location or at a proper studio, but nearly
everything comes back here for editing and mixing.
I have an maudio profire 2626 which has served me well and sounds pretty
good too. I haven't upgraded because I don't want an incremental upgrade
just to blow money on a shiny new piece of gear- I want to upgrade only if
it is going to be a night and day difference. I am very happy with my
True Precision 8 preamp, but i rarely need it at home- it generally is
used for location recording or the one or two channels I need for an
overdub here at the house. My computer will last another few years no
problem (8 core mac pro 2008-ish with 16gb ram) and I have a euphonix 8
fader control surface I cannot live without. I'd like another 8 faders,
but I don't NEED them enough to spend that money that could be better
spent. I have K&H 0110 monitors and I'm very happy with them.
SO... the first thing I will be spending money on is room treatment. I
don't know how to measure the room modes and comb filtering, etc... so I
cannot comment other than I know there's some funny stuff happening. It
is the spare front bedroom in my condo- 12x11x8. windows on one wall,
bookshelves on another, closet on the back wall. Ethan Winer is getting
about $1500 of my dollars, I figure he can best decide what to sell me and
where to put it.
So I always think I would like a converter upgrade. I just don't know
what and I don't really want to audition 3 or 4 pieces- I know at a
certain level they'll all be good, but I need to weigh value against
price. I keep thinking if I get a prism orpheus I'll be done- that's all
I'll need and is a simple one box solution. But I also consider a mytex
8x192 but then I need a way to get it into the computer- aes pci card?
usb? fw? and then there's the metric halo lio8 (remember, I already have
preamps) and the RME ufx..... the benefit of the rme ufx is the front
panel usb recording (for remote work) and the addition of a remote control
for monitor control. But I understand it is probably a step down in
converter quality from these other options.
What I want is an elegant easy to setup solution that is the absolute best
sound I can get and easy to use. If I go with the mytek, it's a slippery
slope of interface cards and monitor controlling, etc..., the orpheus
seems like the most elegant solution but also a bit spendy. The RME has
the most features and is a super elegant solution but may be not in the
same class sonically as the other units mentioned.
I use Logic Pro mostly. I use Pro Tools to convert sessions to go between
my place and proper studios. I'm still on PT8 although I may update to 9
or 10 to take advantage of the ADC and start mixing in there sometimes.
So whatever I get has to play nice with all of the above.
I'm very much open to opinions here. thank you!
N
Take your pick of Metric Halo interfaces/convertors, depending on how
you've set up your rig. Start by looking at the ULN-2d
http://mhsecure.com/metric_halo/prod...are/uln-2.html
If that's too costly, consider that earlier versions, also very good,
turn up used.
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