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Originally Posted by NoiseLab56309  I'm upgrading my project studio but I still don't know what's the best choice for hands-on control?
for controlling:
Mackie Or:
Euphonix |
Hands on control of Plugins?
novationmusic remote SL not the compact.
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the zero has no touch screen, not keys not pitch bend, faders are not 100mm, and has no moving/motorised/flying faders.
But Automap2 its near Automatic, near no user programming/assigment required.
= time & energy saver.
or the 61SL, has keys,pad,etc..,
euphonix looks more PRO.
moving faders seem the bomb.
but i had moving faders,
from peavey studiomix, to yamaha promix01, 01v, 02r, 03d, behringer ddx3216, tascam us-2400
motorised faders are nice when you link faders to move groups, or stereo channels, but that removes the tiny imperfections that true console mixes have.
the idea of hands on its to focus more on your ears, less in your eyes.
like true 100% analog 100% outboard does,
moving faders does the opposite.
also some are verry noisy "even more distracting."
moving faders "motorized faders" are the less used feature in a studio.
but they are verry cool to see....
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i would invest in for example;
balanced power & regulated & filtered power
it-20ii + ar-20ii
or
mpp7000ss + avs2000 pro
if you have clean stable power, then:
a big & true SINE generator UPS. from APC or better.
square wave UPS can kill your equipment if used long/hard enough.
if you have power & ups, then nice cables,
or more DSP.
go for Novation Remote 61SL
or ZERO SL if you have better keys.
and furman ar-15ii or better it-20ii + ar-20ii
or monster mpp7000 + avs2000 pro.
but thats me,
or
the new sonic core Xite-1, or the old 14-dsp pci card. + magma chasis if your mac does not have pci,
an UAD-2 quad nevana x128,
maybe an tc powercore x8,
what else ?
bigger loudspeakers?, more speakers? subwoofer ?
a nice room eq? klark teknik or tc eq station ?
lavry gold?
more synths,?
another SSL Duende? all other optional SSL plugins ?
if you have all that, then an atomic wordclock from antelope or teac esoteric.
a better wordclock trully improoves the way you hear to EQ or record AD, and listen DA.
moving faders do nothing to improove or protect the sound and the equipment.
but are cool.