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[J.J. Blair]

What Terry said.

[RKrizman]

rwj1313 wrote on Fri, 30 June 2006 17:43

I have a budget console and my thinking was mixing ITB instead of the cheap console would result in a better final product. My thinking was that even the cheap AKM converters @24B/96KHz would sound better than mixing through a Behringer or a Mackie. I have never tested this theory and will try to do this next week. What are your thoughts?

If you mix ITB then you're not using those converters, unless I'm misunderstanding you.

-R

[RKrizman]

Instead of buying and maintaining a top flight 2-track, why not just do all your mixing ITB, if that's what you do, and then at some point in time take it to a studio that has these machines, rent an hour of time and just get it all transferred properly.  Or wait until mastering, and ask the ME to bounce it to tape with his groovy converters.

-R

[maxdimario]

This is probably the best solution, as tape is no more than an effect when used like that, and it probably wil make most things sound worse..

tape is good for the things it leaves intact, not because of the distortion necessarily.

[djui5]

Screw a tape machine, save some money and buy a console.

[Magnet]

I don't know if it's ok to post this on this
forum but i have 2 Otari 5050BII-2's for sale in
excellent conditon. They are 1/4" 2 tracks that
run at 71/2 and 15 ips.
Please PM me if anyone is interested.
best
Magnet Mixerhands

[vajra]

It seems  there is  some   consensus in the responses.

something like stay ITB either its cheaper easier or better compared to doing it with cheap DACs and/or use a desk, with a few saying tape is king.

but i wouldn't go with consensus.

big grain of salt for the eye of the beholder.

You have to know what you like.

Part of knowing what you like is trying or perhaps buying and not liking and selling
but always HEARING.

i love good ADC DAC outboard mixed to Good 2 track analog!King!!
some say track analog mix digital.
then again depending what you like mix to analog and mixes are glued.

Check out Paul Frindle and Bob Katz posts on different forums about digital analog.
Metering is bad in DAWs always keep 6db headroom going out it sounds way better
good digital is too revealing sometimes its unforgiving analog can be  a lazy man's dream or a dilligent mans perfection , i suppose the same goes for digital
it is simply wide open .

I don't want anyone to buy anyones opinion !
learn from hearing please .
I 've been  learning for 16 years and it keeps getting better, for only I know how to make it sound they i Like!

all that said and with some irony:lol:

get the 2 track analog!!!!!!! you'll never regret it!