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Originally Posted by lu432  Heck there is a recession going on in the US. And major consoles are dead. You'll see them for a few more years in major studios. But eventually analog console will be a thing of the past, and we will be running strictly digital boards in all studios. Especially when you start eq'ing ********ly high frequencies, like you can with DSD and DXD. I might be worth getting a good digital board at this time like the SSL Matrix or the Neve Gensis, or even better a Euphonix board. Besides those boards I might actually consider paying 20 k for a nice large format console like a G board, but I won't pay anymore then that since they aren't warrentied, they kill your electric bill, if anything breaks down they will be insanely expensive to replace, and they don't control your software, and eventually being able to get anything will be difficult since they use lead for specific parts. (And I love that board trust me). Oh and yeah....try finding someone qualified to service them. There is another headache.
For a lot of us (including myself) chanage will be difficult and slow since a lot of us are set in our ways and like the feel of analog. But if I were you I might invest in a really cool digital board and save your money for outboard gear, unless you are thinking about getting something like an AWS. By the way this is just an opinion and not ment to be fact. I wish you the very best on your search.  |
Nah, there'll always be a market for analogue. It will evolve of course - the new SSL, Neve and API mini-high-end consoles are evidence of that.
But whilst there's still analogue sources, there'll be analogue recording paths...and analogue outboard...and an analogue way to mix it together for some.
BTW the Neve Genesis and SSL Matrix are analogue - just with (in the case of the ssl at least) a DAW controller built in. See what I mean?
If I've got to stay digital, I'd rather use a DAW and a controller than a digital desk (unless you've got the money for a PROPER digital desk, like an SSL C200 - in which case, you can probably afford a reasonable analogue desk instead). Any time you're going to complicate things with multiple faders and digital EQ sections (eg PT and the digital board EQ) you're just making things harder on yourself.