At 6:18 AM +0000 2004/08/21, mbedtom wrote:
>I would appreciate hearing from everyone out there in MOTM-land who
>has experience with a BBE Sonic Maximizer. Seems like a one-trick
>pony but if the trick is good, it might be justified. Is the plug-in
>version sonically equivalent to the "external box" version? The plug-
>in is cheaper and might help keep noise levels down...
I bought a hardware BBE Sonic Maximizer specifically for a project
involving cassette to CD remastering. It did wonders to brighten up
the sound on 20 year old cassettes. I also tried the plug-in version
and it sounded quite similar to the hardware version. I haven't had
any need to use it on any other projects, but I intend to keep if
forever.
I suppose that if you always record sound into a computer before
processing, then the plug-in version would work for you. But if you
need any live processing, then the hardware box is the way to go.