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Originally Posted by Mike H  Normally I track to Pro Tools, then mix 100% OTB thru lots of outboard gear, then thru summing units directly to tape (ATR 102), then transfer the mix from tape to Pro Tools via Lavry Gold.
Sometimes I track in parallel to both tape and Pro Tools (using simple mult on the patchbays), then A/B to determine which I prefer. Usually hitting tape at both tracking and mixdown is too much tape effect for me......but again, I have lots of colored analog gear.
(BTW, it is also a pain in the butt to track to tape, if you end up with repeated takes before it turns out right. "Wait a minute, we need to put another reel on.")
I always run the mix to both tape (ATR Magnetics tape) and directly to Pro Tools, then compare the results. Tape always seems to win. |
hello,
good to hear someone else does that. its cool to put up the 2-inch tracks right alongside the pro tools in sync, and then choose between analog and digital for any given track. analog does not always win, even for bass.
this is way different than tracking through the tape machine to pro tools, because if you use mults [or the console is otherwise capable] then you get first generation analog
and first generation digital. if necessary, you can correct small tracking errors by doing small "fixes" in pro tools and then flying little sections back over to tape on the tracks that cut better onto tape.
to make it work with mults, i find you have to calibrate the pro tools inputs differently than the stock -18. otherwise, in order to get enough level onto pro tools you end up smashing the tape too hard.
userofgear