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I posted this on another thread, but it bears repeating here..
Software - Sonic Studio Soundblade; has to be the buggiest P.O.S. I've ever used. $2K for an app that most users are retrograding versions because of stability? It blows my mind why some mastering engineers get in their little [profanity deleted] about this program over on the mastering forum - proabably because they need to justify the purchase cost.
Hardware - allrightee..this is a candidate for 'best sounding' and 'worst built' piece of equipment I've ever used: Thermionic Phoenix Mastering Comp; the meters didn't work, the knobs never detented correctly, no matter how much I calibrated the levels the L/R channels were always off, and the chassis and parts just reeked of cheapeness. How did it sound? Like sex to my ears - I hated returning it. Imagine if you will - you're mother-in-law driving off the cliff in your brand new Mercedez - that's what returning the Phoenix was like.. mixed emotions. |