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Pictures of your Home studio (pg. 59)
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| Jason_R |
| Drik I'am loving them blue lights all over the place they look amazing. Have you got any more info on them? |
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| skot_e |
| quote: | Originally posted by -_1_--Ben--_1_-
and i live near a school for little kids, very entertaining view.
going to mis them in summer :-)
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i'm not sure how to interpret that haha! |
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| fr0st |
| quote: | Originally posted by Drik
Here's a kitlist for those insterested:
Hardware:
Pentium4 3.2ghz PC
Novation Supernova
Waldorf Micro Q
Korg Kaosspad2
Access Virus C
Line6 Pod XT
EMU 1820m
AMT8 midi interface
TC Electronic D-TWO
Yamaha MOTIF ES
Native Instruments KORE
Mackie Onyx 1220
Roland JP-8000
Clavia Nordlead3
Genelec 8040A
TC Electronic Powercore
TC Electronic Powercore Virus
Fender Telecaster
ADK Vienna edition mic
Software:
Steinberg Cubase SX3
Eastwest Symphonic Orchestra Platinum
Eastwest Boesendorfer piano
Spectrasonics Stylus RMX
Spectrasonics Atmosphere
Native Instruments KOMPLETE 3
Korg Legacy Collection |
Nice kitlist why the sorry sound card? All that hardware and such poor quallity AD/DA converters |
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| -_1_--Ben--_1_- |
| quote: | Originally posted by skot_e
i'm not sure how to interpret that haha! |
Just use some healthy thoughts |
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| Drik |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
Nice kitlist why the sorry sound card? All that hardware and such poor quallity AD/DA converters |
Hmm, are you sure you're thinking about the right one?
1820 has crap AD/DA, but 1820m uses the same ones as in the pro tools system?
EDIT: From the EMU website:
| quote: | | Mastering grade 24-bit/192kHz converters - the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's flagship ProTools HD 192 I/O Interface delivering an amazing 120dB signal-to-noise ratio |
Or would I hear a difference with RME Fireface 800? :cool: |
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| fr0st |
| quote: | Originally posted by Drik
Hmm, are you sure you're thinking about the right one?
1820 has crap AD/DA, but 1820m uses the same ones as in the pro tools system?
EDIT: From the EMU website:
Or would I hear a difference with RME Fireface 800? :cool: |
Honestly i dont know i havent heard the Fireface in person nor the 1820m. But i would really be suprized if EMU put the same converters that are found in a 6k system in a 400 dollar box. But i could be wrong and have been on many occasions. I know i had a motu828mk2 and i heard apogee converters and lucid converts on the same syths(jupiter 8/6. xpander) and they sounded much clearer on the apogee and lucid systems. I was also using the same headphones in each case hd650's. Converters in my opinion can make a big difference, well stepping from the cheap sub 1k ones to the 1k+ ones. Maybe there is a local store that will let you rent the piece and try it for yourself. |
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| Drik |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
Honestly i dont know i havent heard the Fireface in person nor the 1820m. But i would really be suprized if EMU put the same converters that are found in a 6k system in a 400 dollar box. But i could be wrong and have been on many occasions. I know i had a motu828mk2 and i heard apogee converters and lucid converts on the same syths(jupiter 8/6. xpander) and they sounded much clearer on the apogee and lucid systems. I was also using the same headphones in each case hd650's. Converters in my opinion can make a big difference, well stepping from the cheap sub 1k ones to the 1k+ ones. Maybe there is a local store that will let you rent the piece and try it for yourself. |
Hmm good idea, it would suck If I'd work with sub quality converters that affect the sound if there is better stuff.. I'll head down to musiklagret tomorrow and talk with them.. thanks mate :) |
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| dEEkAy |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
Honestly i dont know i havent heard the Fireface in person nor the 1820m. But i would really be suprized if EMU put the same converters that are found in a 6k system in a 400 dollar box. But i could be wrong and have been on many occasions. |
Well, the reason is simple.
EMU is now a sub-company of Creative, as many of you probably now.
And, as I've heard, hence EMU is able to buy loads and loads of ADDA Converters for therefore special conditions.
That explains why they are so cheap. |
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| dEEkAy |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
Converters in my opinion can make a big difference, well stepping from the cheap sub 1k ones to the 1k+ ones. |
Depends.
Sure there may be a big difference.
I've tested a couple of soundcards and took a 200,000€ Fairlight Setup (http://www.matthewadams.de/studioatwork.jpg) as well as a LynxTWO as reference to sub 1k soundcards.
In most cases you hear a clear difference, in others it's rather small up to unexistable.
Then again, sub 1k Equipment is usually hooked to other sub 1k equipment (refering to monitors, headphones and such) so in the end the converter only plays one role of many. |
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| fr0st |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEEkAy
Then again, sub 1k Equipment is usually hooked to other sub 1k equipment (refering to monitors, headphones and such) so in the end the converter only plays one role of many. |
Hes got genelc monitors and some nice synths. No reason he shouldnt have nice converters. But as you said the converter is a small step, but it is the series of small steps that add up to make a very polished sound. |
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| Diginerd |
Ok, we're getting a little ot from pics of home studios, but here we go...
The actual AD/DA converter chip in the Emu's & MOTU's is the same as the high end PT interface, so they're not lying.
On the otherhand they're not telling you that their analog circuitry and clocking is to put it bluntly, crap. AD/DA converter chips are pretty cheap, but good clocking and prisine analog design is not.
Now, the digi 192 interface, whilst very good is pretty expensive for what it actually is.
There are people out there who will take a stock motu interface, and graft in some improved electronics and a much better clocking. The difference is like a summer's day to a winter' night. The motu clock as standard has a jitter around 120uS, post mod that's reduced to under 10uS, which is seriously high end territory. |
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| thecYrus |
| i've switched from the audiophile 2496 to a an RME multiface and the difference is really huge. i didn't expect this.. (monitors are genelec 1030) |
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