Bill_Urick wrote on Mon, 06 October 2008 13:26 |
So true. But I'm really interested in the experience and practice of members of this board at this time.
A few years ago I did a comparison of the same tracks played from PT ITB and from RADAR through a Soundcraft Delta. Clearly the RADAR/Soundcraft mix was more satisfying. But this is not the same as running stems though a box.
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I think the results are going to depend on the quality of said 'box', in all fairness. There is a massive range of quality in analogue mix busses, and probably PT is going to seem (forgive me for this, Bill Mueller) 'more satisfying' than some and 'less satisfying' than others.
If it's PT vs. a Mackie, I'll probably take PT, but if it's PT vs. track-for-track thru good converters and an API Legacy, I'll probably take the console mix.
Is your question specific to summing boxes, or do consoles count? If consoles are used, can the console EQ's and dynamics (if onboard) be used? I know that's not fair in the scientific sense, but mixing OTB opens up a whole lot of 'other' options in terms of workflow.
Complicated.