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| quote: | Originally posted by Sonic_c
Dont be patronising mate I want to go hardware because I want to be able to assign knobs to my most used functions. i want to add that live (ish) feel to my mix I want to do real time effecting and not keep clicking around and stuff. I enjoy the feel of hardware faders and I like the sound of the compressor I am buying. I like the side chaining too. Patch bay obviouslly used for routing audio.
I want to save cpu power I want to be precise with my eqing list goes on.
I can wire reason up properly I mean i know more than most about wiring reason so I am not a noob just never set up hardware and want some advice.
Not gettin defensive here just dont jump on with an opinion about my ability when I am just asking for configuration help.
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Dude, I said I'm just trying to help and understand your situation - not patronise. Please understand, a lot of us on here have been doing this a long time and seen so many people buy the wrong kit for the wrong reasons.
You can understand that someone saying they are going to buy a compressor and a 31 band eq but asking what a patchbay is in the same sentence could easily lead someone to think you don't know what you're talking about. I'm not being facetious here, right?
I already understood why you want a control surface, because that is the only reason why someone would want one (to give a hands on feel rather than clicking the mouse etc.). What I'm asking is do you want the surface to be really simple (i.e just have faders and a knob for each channel like the Behringrer BFC2000) or do you want a do all surface (such as the Euphoix Artist MC Control), which has complex mapping and assignments?
You do realize that with an outboard compressor, you will only be able to run one set of inputs to it at a time right? Not like reason, OK?
So if you have a setting on your compressor for your drums and sent them as a group, you can't then decide to send your vocal as well as the transients will react differently for each signal.
So as an example, to send a track (or group etc.) you will have to have a multi I/O soundcard, so the drums get sent out from 1 + 2, to the compressor, and come back on inputs 3 + 4, which are the inputs on the track you have armed for recording. To compress different tracks, with different dynamics (and therefore different compressor settings) you will either have to do them one at a time or buy another compressor if you want to do them simultaneously.
Also, wanting to save CPU power shouldn't really be a reason for buying expensive outboard - there are many many ways to increase/optimize your processing power without thinking about how you can buy gear.
If you want to be really precise with your eq get a parametric - 31 band is not the way to go, if that's your prime requisite.
If it's going to be a control surface and not a full mixer, why would you need a patchbay? A control surface just sends and receives control data to/from the computer - no audio involved.
Also, I forgot to mention that some control surfaces are just USB or Firewire.
Again, I'm trying to help, but the more reasons (except the compressor) you give for why you want to buy this kit you have listed makes me think you have not really thought these choices through - please don't take this the wrong way.
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