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lun. 24 déc. 2001, 23:32
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Getting a fat sound with digital is not that hard: First be sure that your A/D converter are goods. Without serious converters, any effort you spend before the converters, would just be a waste of time (and money). Then use the correct preamp to boost your low-level (often low-Z,) source (mic, guitar, synth, ...) to the correct level of your converter input. Always remeber, that you MUST always record a HIGH level in your DAW, if you want to get a sound at least as good as a tape recorder: Due to the quantization process, if you record a sound too low, you will be faced with the quantization noise that is really ugglier than the noise produced by tapes recorded at low levels. With a good preamp, a good converter, and A GOOD LEVEL, you should get a really better quality than a 4tr. tape. To add the warmness you like on tape records, good tube preamps work fine! My favorite include Tubetech (or Pultech) and Summit ones, but they R a bit expensives
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ven. 19 avril 2002, 01:13
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In Re: To Abbie's recording technique. I've recorded several records using a makie board into the minijack on my mac. I noticed that it lacked 'warmth' so I bought a tube compressor from ART, and it really put color into the mix. The Waves R-compressor plug in helps do a digital warmth as well. Unfortunately, recording can become an addiction, and where a c1000s may have sufficed in January, a BLUE may be the solution in May. Be careful! I am not sure what your current set up is, but these new firewire input devices are amazing, the motu 828 is fantastic for it's price range. If you can stop by http://www.tapeop.com and try to grab a free subscription, that magazine comes from every recording angle and may serve you well!
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