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Popbott · 27th October 2007

Mixing: Analog vs Digital or "In the Box"

I will take that most poeple here mix "in the box". First, for features like total recall, available track count, effect plug-in availability, total automation, cut/paste options, the list goes on. There are a million reasons artists/producers mix digital. After mixing in Protools HD, (instead of the crappy LE) with a good converter, tracking with nice class A pre's, I would say it sounds expensivley AWESOME, "mixing in the box".

I still find articles where my favorite artists/producers have used Protools HD in tandum with an SSL or Neve console to produce their final mix. Some of these artists/producers include (please correct me if I am mistaken) Nine Inch Nails, Shania Twian, Depeche Mode and I am sure there are more than a dozen others.

My production team works mainly with synthesizers/samplers and are preparing to test final mixes using a 3 card Protools HD rig and a recently aquired TAC Magnum Console. We all have our own expectations on the Magnum. We are limited to 32 tracks and still have another 192/IO to buy. Being fans of outboard EQ, we are very excited at the prospects, but wonder what limitations to expect, or what audio nuances we will gain.

I am interested in knowing how many artists/producers here mix "outside the box" or otherwise using what gear?

27th October 2007	#1
Popbott Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Texas by way of Pluto Posts: 1,644 Thread Starter	Mixing: Analog vs Digital Mixing: Analog vs Digital or "In the Box" I will take that most poeple here mix "in the box". First, for features like total recall, available track count, effect plug-in availability, total automation, cut/paste options, the list goes on. There are a million reasons artists/producers mix digital. After mixing in Protools HD, (instead of the crappy LE) with a good converter, tracking with nice class A pre's, I would say it sounds expensivley AWESOME, "mixing in the box". I still find articles where my favorite artists/producers have used Protools HD in tandum with an SSL or Neve console to produce their final mix. Some of these artists/producers include (please correct me if I am mistaken) Nine Inch Nails, Shania Twian, Depeche Mode and I am sure there are more than a dozen others. My production team works mainly with synthesizers/samplers and are preparing to test final mixes using a 3 card Protools HD rig and a recently aquired TAC Magnum Console. We all have our own expectations on the Magnum. We are limited to 32 tracks and still have another 192/IO to buy. Being fans of outboard EQ, we are very excited at the prospects, but wonder what limitations to expect, or what audio nuances we will gain. I am interested in knowing how many artists/producers here mix "outside the box" or otherwise using what gear? __________________ *PopBott*