| monitor level "volume" not working [message #74461] |
Thu, 19 October 2006 16:17  |
michael bliss
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0k).
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>>> Anyway, I believe I can hear a difference with those higher
>>> sample rates - whether I'm fooling myself or not is, I suppose,
>>> a point of argument.
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>>> Now, the other thing I'll need to figure out with the Pulsar
>>> card is the whole i/o deal... if I'm going to keep the RME
>>> convertors & use them instead of getting an A16Ultra, then I've
>>> got two issues at hand:
>>> 1.) If I'm going to use the Pulsar card in the input chain,
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| Re: monitor level "volume" not working [message #74465 is a reply to message #74461] |
Thu, 19 October 2006 17:28   |
michael bliss
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a 2-buss Native mix, as I suspected there would
>>> be. Does it sound better than a straight 2-buss Native mix?
>>> Yeah, I think so in a way... I'm definitely losing some high
>>> end, but it sounds bigger - won't be able to tell for sure
>>> until I a/b them, but those are my initital impressions. To me
>>> it sounds much like what you'd get if you stemmed out four or
>>> five stereo submixes in SX, then re-imported them into a new
>>> project & summed it to your final 2-track mix from there.
>>> Again, not certain how close the comparison is, but tomorrow
>>> I'm going to run a totally ITB Native 2-buss mix, a stemmed
>>> Native mix, and a "summed in Paris" mix & post some clips so you
>>> guys can compare for yourselves.
>>>
>>> Neil
>Yeoww!
I played one guitar for 20 years, but sold more bitchin' old cars
than I can bear to remember, so I know how you feel.
Some consolation is that
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| Re: monitor level "volume" not working [message #74472 is a reply to message #74469] |
Thu, 19 October 2006 19:02  |
michael bliss
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t for my Mucusrite ISA 428 with the digicard=20
>>> option - and I don't know if you can use the AES & lightpipe
>>> outs at the same time... anyway, maybe I'll be able to get 12
>>> channels of input out of the system; ten for sure. We'll see.
>>> In any event, that's a step back from my current 16 analog ins
>>> (with my two Multifaces) plus 4 channels of digilight (using
>>> the ISA card). Not a problem for most of the stuff I do, but
>>> getting another full RAWK band in here, 10 or 12 in's might not
>>> be enough for basic trax.
>>>=20
>>> 2.) The second issue I'll be dealing with by keeping the RME
>>> convertors can be summed up in this simple phrase:
>>> TWO ASIO DRIVERS... need I say more?
>>> Well, we'll see how that goes, as well... maybe I can still use
>>> the Multifaces & their own drivers for tracking, enabling me to
>>> have all the inputs I need & not worry about interfacing the
>>> Multifaces with the Pulsar card, and then release those drivers
>>> for mixdown & incorporate the Pulsar Card at that point.... not
>>> sure how well that'll work, but I guess I'm gonna try it.
>>>=20
>>> In any event, I've just been messing with the Paris summing
>>> thing right now. Got Paris up & running first time &
>>> everything's working fine... had some routing problems with my
>>> RME's, though... for some odd reason I no longer have Output
>>> #4! Switched the two Multifaces around, swapped out PCI cards &
>>> even PCI slots, still nothing... it's showing up as "active"
>>> and "visible" in the 'Device Setup' menu, too; but no matter
>>> what configu
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