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Originally Posted by mobius.media  Duly noted. I think it's remarkable how "finished" the Studer makes the track sound. It catches excess snare hits in particular and really smooths the vocal. The Otari is more neutral, but thin. I think the MCI gives the cleanest - very hifi.
Personally I've always wanted a ATR102, but atrservice charges near 10k for those.
Do you have any thoughts on the 1/4" vs 1/2" 2-track debate? Also, I notice the Studer very much has its own 'tone' (bassy, not very 'open' like an atr). Do you find yourself adjusting your mix approach to compensate? |
It's interesting you hear it that way. To my ears the MCI really colors the mix the most with its transformers giving a serious punch to the drums especially. But simultaneously it is kind of hi-fi in the way the high end is very detailed and extended. I think that's really a function of the mods I did to the audio cards. Sometime this summer I plan to mod the Studer as well to make it super hi-fi and clean. The circuit boards are very well layed out and all the op amps are socketed so it should be quite easy.
Since I've never had the good fortune of using 1/2" 2-track I really can't weigh in on the pros and cons of 1/2" vs. 1/4".
I haven't really been adjusting anything when I listen to the playback from the Studer. It doesn't necessarily sound the same as what's coming off the console, but it definitely sounds very good so I just go with it. How can argue with something that makes your ears happy.
Brad