[sdiy] Advice

[Rude 66]

i can only give you the advice i've given many others: buy a decent mixer!

by 'decent'  i mean big and old. no new behringers, mackies, and spirits.
use a big old yamaha, ibanez or soundcraft desk. yes, they hiss and have
crackling faders once in a while. but your synths sound 1000% better through
them. i have both a behringer eurodesk and a big d&r desk (a dutch brand of
mixer) and i'm always amazed how much fuller and warmer the d&r makes not
only analogues, but also virtual analogues sound. you can pick these desks
up for nothing these days as everyone is going digital.
serious, buy a small one for less than 100 $ first and try it. it fattens
and warms your sound better and cheaper than anything else..

r./







----- Original Message -----
From: "john mahoney" <jmahoney at gate.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Cc: "b 111" <popsicko at hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Advice


> (Going back to the list, hope you don't mind...)
>
> > >Where are you finding the sound stale?
> > Just in general.
> Right! :-)
>
> > I sold all my hardware synths and went software cuz I
> > travel all the time.
> Heh... I watched for years, waiting. Software became good enough to do
that
> (debatably, yes!) but now we moved to a house and I've been accumulating
> hardware. Ugh!
>
> So, in general you are happy with your laptop setup, except for some mild
> staleness?
>
>
> > I used to have  two computers and would run audio out
> > of one thru a mixer and into the other. The sound was better, more like
a
> > hardware synth. Does that make sense?
> Sure. More below...
>
> > ... I've been doing the recording thing
> > for quite a while so i'm familiar with the proper use of compression.
> Okay. (What about the "improper" use of compression? ;-)
>
> > What I
> > meant by mangler was more of a filter/dist/fuzz/ringmod/type thing.
Small
> > but usable, maybe even patchable.
> Budget is a big question.
>
> What about the Adrenalinn? I hear that's a great mangler.
>
> Based on your mixer comment, maybe you just want some mild analog
> distortion. Tube preamps are probably worth a listen, and there are a
> million to choose from these days. Also, have you tried any of the analog
> tape and vacuum tube simulator plug-ins?
> --
> john
>