producers: ditching the outboard equipment?
matamatic
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I have a question...Since Computer music software has finally caught up with hardware,(according to Just Blaze. Anybody hear that interview where he said he's done with the mpc, just using computers. Battery to be exact.) I was just debating whether or not I should sell my Tc electronics finalizer and just use my waves plug ins for my novice mastering needs. What do you guys think? Make a quick 1000 bucks or hold on to that?
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Was this on redbull?
the fact that you are putting the sound thru a machine as opposed to just using a plug in is the obvious difference
expensive mastering plugins are great but they rely on number crunching
sometimes hardware is more solid with regard to being subtle and finite
if your strapped for cash you could sell it and replace it with plug ins
but TC is not just another gear company nor do i perceive that unit as "consumer grade"
even though it is priced as such
Sounds like a good plan, when I moved house a couple of years ago I sold my MPC tried to switch to using a laptop...
Ended up using the laptop only for the internet and went and bought an sp1200 instead, thinking of getting a digital multitrack though, been looking at the tascam 2488 mk II.
Dude, the Finalizer is a digital unit. The software just runs on a little embedded chip instead of a laptop CPU. You can buy the same Finalizer algorithm as a Protools plugin if you want to go software-only.
sell that shit
the 96/ 24 bit ad/da bit converters are in fact hardware and are excellent sounding
when put up against an apogee the unit holds it's own for "consumer grade" audio
there is a lot more going on in the box than just a processing chip
we have a/b'd them and the tc is always a bit warmer
not as easy or convienent to use as a plug in
also 5 band multicompression is the schizzle
I've used software for years, but I always try and have some form of outboard in a track. Why? So it doesn't all sound the same.
A sequencer, running plugins and instruments is great, and really handy, but the sound is quite one dimensional. Even if you just run some hats through the finalizer, you'll be glad you kept it because it will give it another texture.
Dudes like Just can say shit like that because they'll probably be tracking with a neve or ssl, and will send it to the best mastering engineer available.
yes!!!!
If you are really planning on mastering something for commercial release, and you cant pony up like 300-400 bucks to get something professionally done, you probably should think twice about what you are releasing.
I agree with bsides, though. Get a pro to do it.
BING BANG BOOM.