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AMS-Neve 8816
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Published on 05/18/11 at 12:36
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UTILIZATION

Config ultra simple, a simple summation.
For the manual, in good French that I am, I have not read, it is not used much.
Really super easy to use, no need to spend hours.

SOUNDS

So this was the chapter that interests us.

This to say at first I are in my DAW, and after the acquisition du'ne 01V96 I are in digital via ADAT Toslink, and already I felt that everything was a little wider (all clock is at home, it is important to say anyway). And then one day I went to 8816, and there I did not understand, as all is set to ring (Please the Transformers) and everything has taken a wide, so stereo became wider, Specifically, more definite ...
So I know that many détraquent this machine saying that it is useless, good, or is a story of listening and taste, then yes, of course, losses due to conversion DA and AD. .. blah, blah, but what about the miscalculations of your favorite DAW at the time of the summons?? And then there's this magic of analog anyway.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 year, I can not do without, and then switch to a V2, or other such ...
I have not tried the other summing strictly speaking, but making live, I served as the summation of the number of consoles (Yamaha PM5D, M7CL, LS9, PM3500, Midas PRO6, Heritage 1000, Soundcraft Vi6, MH4, Digidesign Venue, Digiso SD8, D1, Innovason Sy48 ...), it's hard to compare because the conditions are not the same, but even in this aund register, apart from midas and PM3500, I am not to have as consistent a summons.
It's been a bit expensive when you buy it new, but there are investments that change the life ...