j.hall wrote on Tue, 07 July 2009 17:50 |
i think the 6k E sounds pretty good. maybe it's just the driver in this particular case. i'm assisting on the mixes and the producer i'm working with has worked on this desk for YEARS, and knows how to make it do what he needs done.
API is pretty tough to beat.
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I didn't realize it was a 6K. I dislike the sound of those even more! Is it plasma meters? There was a problem with some of those 6K's with plasmas. When you have line in to meters selected, the meter circuit decreased the headroom in the line in amps, and they don't have any to give up as it is!
I'm sure your guy knows how to get his sound outta the thing, but if you get some time with it yourself, try a few things: patch around the A/B/C bus crapola, leave the master status in Record and deal with the routing accordingly (you can't move the dynamics around to diff places for one thing). IMO opinion all E series and many G series open up a LOT when not in MIX status. Also you might try patching around the whole master bus VCA section and use an outboard compressor, then group the VCA grps to a master group for an automated master fader. Works wonders.
Lastly, mute any channels not used AND mute the small fader send. You can hear the noise floor drop as you are muting!
Dave