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Originally Posted by thethrillfactor  If it doesn't sound like this before it hits your summing mixer you are in for a big disappointment.  |
thumbsup EXACTLY!!!
I use Neve 8816 here and it doesn't have a button called "mix doctor", "Bob Clearmountain mix ", "Trevor Horn mix" nor "mix improvement circuit".
And trust me, I searched the whole faceplate and manual looking for at least one of these buttons
There's nothing like a good, carefully drawn mix before you feed it to a summing box.
Summing box doesn't work miracles.
It's just as if you took hundred small fragments of china, formed them into something resembling a mug and poured some glue on it. It won't become a Trevor Horn's mug 
In fact I really doubt that spending so much money on a summing box is a clever decision.
I'd rather spend it for things like TC Powercore 6000 and UAD-2 Quad Nevana.
Just for the usefullness sake.