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Hi All, this is my 1st post here,

All of the projects I've done so far have been created in and stayed 
in Logic 7's digital domain. Next year i want to put out a 
cd that includes vocals and some guitar etc. and really want to get a 
bigger, wider, warmer sound. I'd like to get your reccommedations 
on how to bump up to the next level. I don't own a console, channel 
strip or even a professional mic pre yet but am looking to make a 
purchase.

Seems like the next thing i should try for is to send tracks out of 
Logic into some analog circuitry and then back in again. 
Currently i'm using MOTU's 2408 with a 424(?) PCI-card. Also have a 
Yamaha O1V with a light pipe that i use only to send external 
stuff (vocals/keys) into the 2408 and then into Logic. 

One suggestion i got was to purchase 2 Summit Audio TD100's Tube DI 
boxes and send my mix thru that. I'd like to know
anyone's opinion on this particular suggestion. 

Any advice on this will be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance,

Tom

tomdcarden wrote:
> Hi All, this is my 1st post here,
> 
> All of the projects I've done so far have been created in and stayed 
> in Logic 7's digital domain. Next year i want to put out a 
> cd that includes vocals and some guitar etc. and really want to get a 
> bigger, wider, warmer sound. I'd like to get your reccommedations 
> on how to bump up to the next level. I don't own a console, channel 
> strip or even a professional mic pre yet but am looking to make a 
> purchase.
> 
> Seems like the next thing i should try for is to send tracks out of 
> Logic into some analog circuitry and then back in again. 
> Currently i'm using MOTU's 2408 with a 424(?) PCI-card. Also have a 
> Yamaha O1V with a light pipe that i use only to send external 
> stuff (vocals/keys) into the 2408 and then into Logic. 
> 
> One suggestion i got was to purchase 2 Summit Audio TD100's Tube DI 
> boxes and send my mix thru that. I'd like to know
> anyone's opinion on this particular suggestion. 
> 
> Any advice on this will be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance,

I would save your money. Keep it all in the digital domain. Going out to 
analog and back in will of course change the sound due to AD/AD 
conversion but won't necessarily improve it.

What will definitely improve everything is to get your finished mixes 
mastered at a good mastering studio.

-- 
Pete Thomas
www.petethomas.co.uk
- Free Logic Icons, Environments and EXS Instruments

> tomdcarden wrote:
>> Hi All, this is my 1st post here,
>>
>> All of the projects I've done so far have been created in and stayed
>> in Logic 7's digital domain. Next year i want to put out a
>> cd that includes vocals and some guitar etc. and really want to get a
>> bigger, wider, warmer sound. I'd like to get your reccommedations
>> on how to bump up to the next level. I don't own a console, channel
>> strip or even a professional mic pre yet but am looking to make a
>> purchase.
>>
>> Seems like the next thing i should try for is to send tracks out of
>> Logic into some analog circuitry and then back in again.
>> Currently i'm using MOTU's 2408 with a 424(?) PCI-card. Also have a
>> Yamaha O1V with a light pipe that i use only to send external
>> stuff (vocals/keys) into the 2408 and then into Logic.
>>
>> One suggestion i got was to purchase 2 Summit Audio TD100's Tube DI
>> boxes and send my mix thru that. I'd like to know
>> anyone's opinion on this particular suggestion.
>>
>> Any advice on this will be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance,

On 15/11/2005, at 4:49 AM, Pete Thomas replied:

>
> I would save your money. Keep it all in the digital domain. Going  
> out to
> analog and back in will of course change the sound due to AD/AD
> conversion but won't necessarily improve it.
>
> What will definitely improve everything is to get your finished mixes
> mastered at a good mastering studio.

Fully agreed here Pete.

Also to the original poster - you mentioned that you had no mic or  
pre yet. If you had a set budget to get a mic, pre & analog summing  
box, forget about the summing and spend the full amount on mic and pre.

Also consider hiring a great engineer when you mix it, or mix it in  
an accurate acoustic space if yours isn't, or do both. Doing these  
things will improve your mixes a great degree more in an obvious way  
than the "subtle at best" improvement in using an external summing  
device.

Regards

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Paul Najar
Jaminajar Music Production
www.jaminajar.com



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