Internal Vs External Mixdowns

[Blank]

Yeah go ahead and prove that all big studios mix in analogue...you cant say that you have not been to all the big studios in the world...and dont dare say most because you havent been to most either...the truth of the matter is that its all preference...you cant refute that...there is no ultimate better way...its all about the sound you like!!

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call it what you will...actually no...texture huh? and what is that? define it...if it is not noise then define it...

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[Hollowcell]

Thanks Jase, you put it in writing perfectly. Anything else Blank?

[Blank]

yes what is this unmeasurable texture!!

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Well how about this one...my buddy use to do tests to see if ppl could hear the difference between analogue and digital with synths...and everyone who listened to it missed atleast half of the answers...but of course you could just brush it off saying that all those 50 ppl who took the test didnt know what they were talking about but you guys do...

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[jasedee]

Hit a snare....

The first sound your hear is the attack right? Which usually grabs our attention. The texture of the snare is not in the attack, but in what comes after this. This is where the body of the snare lies, and this is what digital doesnt do so well...

Digital is great at capturing the attack....not so good at capturing all the rest

And just because something is percievably "unmeasurable", doesnt mean that it is not valid, or does not affect our sense of perception. There is alot of psycho-acoustical phenomena happening, that cannot be qualified or quantified, but exists all the same, and defines what our ears perceive as "musical" or "pleasing"

[jasedee]

Originally Posted by Blank

Yeah go ahead and prove that all big studios mix in analogue...

No, not all big studios mix entirely in analogue. For example, at the 301 session I did the other day, we recorded straight to ProTools HD, but on the way the PT, we did go through some tasty Neve analogue, and other various bits of analogue outboard...

Oh yeah, we also used some tasty vintage mics......

[Blank]

yeah but where are you drawing the line? are you talking a drumset recorded through a analogue desk only...a drumset recorded through a digital desk is acceptable...or you talking a drumset recorded through a analogue desk vs a tr 606 on a digital desk?

and i guess you are also saying that digital recording has no texture then?

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[Hollowcell]

Originally Posted by Blank

Well how about this one...my buddy use to do tests to see if ppl could hear the difference between analogue and digital with synths...and everyone who listened to it missed atleast half of the answers...but of course you could just brush it off saying that all those 50 ppl who took the test didnt know what they were talking about but you guys do...

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And let me guess, the synths were recorded in a digital format right?

Get a Moog in your studio next to your VC conected to an analogue desk. Blind fold someone and sit them in the studio. Then play and ask if they can hear a difference. I have had people in my studio who don't know shit about synths and always they like the sound of the analogues for bass, always.

[Blank]

how did i know you were going to say that...

ok so what you all are saying is that you have to have an analogue instrument with an analogue desks...analogue everything otherwise its shit!

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