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julien julien
Published on 02/10/07 at 06:46
- 8 XLR inputs or line 8 + line with option card. Pads on each input, very helpful. Enter "guitar in" with special impedance.
- Master LR outputs, monitor output LR, MIDI input / output, USB output.
- Touch screen
- Storage hard drive (in the 30 GB I think) and CD / RW.
UTILIZATION
- Both simple and sophisticated. It ranges from simple basic recording functions editions, mixing, re-re, virtual tracks etc ...
- In one or two days we have in hand and the manual is very comprehensive, sometimes too (!)
- There are many shortcuts with the touch screen, cursors, wheel etc ... so novices may feel lost, but it allows everyone to work according to his habits.
- The gain knobs are not really linear, one notch to 3 / 4. The faders are flexible. You can change many settings very easily in "tools / system".
- In each menu there are tabs, many opportunities to discover!
- All functions are useful here: the frequency curve "scrub" the fade in and out, the virtual tracks, copy and paste, reverse track, and click the drum machine with compound meters, automatic registration, loc points in and out, mark, the coupling of tracks etc etc. ...
SOUNDS
- Good momentum, its very correct. The set comes often "choked", so I tend to add systematically treble on the final mix. Nothing too serious, need to know.
- The effects are many and quality. Of reverbs to delays, cuts the amp simulations and microphone, filters to gadgets such as "Radio Tone" or "vinyl". You can put these effects in "in" for the sound or "tr" for mixing. You can change all parameters of each effect (balance, wah, cabinet type, distortion, time, out ... etc etc) so the work is very accurate for those who want to spend some tps on it.
- The EQ need to be bent to be effective, there still just know.
- Cuts tube mastering compression and are very effective to ring properly fast saves. Cuts on the analog 8-track are very useful for recording.
- The sound is a little dry if you have low-end mics but the dynamics are good and many treatments that can be corrected very easily.
OVERALL OPINION
I work with for 1 year 1 / 2 and I'm not disappointed. It took a little day to understand the overall functioning (especially to burn the songs on the CD, a manipulation to understand). I also do a lot of records on models 3-4 days recordings of concerts or educational interventions short and each time the equipment is suitable.
I have a small park microphone SM 58 and 57 and 52 and 81 qqs PG, I'm mat. Qqs between my skills (I work in a theater and rehearsal but I am not a technician training) and the possibilities of the stuff all works fine. Reliable equipment, simple, not particularly bulky ... Some groups have even officially released what was to be a model to begin with (even a 6 pack cd of songs for children in England ...!).
I wanted to add the AIB-8 board to have 16 tracks simultaneous recording, but apparently we can no longer get it in France following the new law on import of equipment containing lead. A check.
- Master LR outputs, monitor output LR, MIDI input / output, USB output.
- Touch screen
- Storage hard drive (in the 30 GB I think) and CD / RW.
UTILIZATION
- Both simple and sophisticated. It ranges from simple basic recording functions editions, mixing, re-re, virtual tracks etc ...
- In one or two days we have in hand and the manual is very comprehensive, sometimes too (!)
- There are many shortcuts with the touch screen, cursors, wheel etc ... so novices may feel lost, but it allows everyone to work according to his habits.
- The gain knobs are not really linear, one notch to 3 / 4. The faders are flexible. You can change many settings very easily in "tools / system".
- In each menu there are tabs, many opportunities to discover!
- All functions are useful here: the frequency curve "scrub" the fade in and out, the virtual tracks, copy and paste, reverse track, and click the drum machine with compound meters, automatic registration, loc points in and out, mark, the coupling of tracks etc etc. ...
SOUNDS
- Good momentum, its very correct. The set comes often "choked", so I tend to add systematically treble on the final mix. Nothing too serious, need to know.
- The effects are many and quality. Of reverbs to delays, cuts the amp simulations and microphone, filters to gadgets such as "Radio Tone" or "vinyl". You can put these effects in "in" for the sound or "tr" for mixing. You can change all parameters of each effect (balance, wah, cabinet type, distortion, time, out ... etc etc) so the work is very accurate for those who want to spend some tps on it.
- The EQ need to be bent to be effective, there still just know.
- Cuts tube mastering compression and are very effective to ring properly fast saves. Cuts on the analog 8-track are very useful for recording.
- The sound is a little dry if you have low-end mics but the dynamics are good and many treatments that can be corrected very easily.
OVERALL OPINION
I work with for 1 year 1 / 2 and I'm not disappointed. It took a little day to understand the overall functioning (especially to burn the songs on the CD, a manipulation to understand). I also do a lot of records on models 3-4 days recordings of concerts or educational interventions short and each time the equipment is suitable.
I have a small park microphone SM 58 and 57 and 52 and 81 qqs PG, I'm mat. Qqs between my skills (I work in a theater and rehearsal but I am not a technician training) and the possibilities of the stuff all works fine. Reliable equipment, simple, not particularly bulky ... Some groups have even officially released what was to be a model to begin with (even a 6 pack cd of songs for children in England ...!).
I wanted to add the AIB-8 board to have 16 tracks simultaneous recording, but apparently we can no longer get it in France following the new law on import of equipment containing lead. A check.