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jlacck · 12th November 2005

MPCist- if I were going to run a commercial facility I'd probably consider buying a Big console, but I'm not sure if I want that much real estate taking up space in my studio. I just think that considering what I do, it might be a bit of "overkill" to have such a huge thing sitting in my studio. I'm also more or less a private engineer, but definitely a producer first, so I mainly look for tools that help me get certain sonic signatures for the tracks that I produce.

Logically, I would believe that there are outboard gears that sound just as good if not better than the Big; so my goal is to find out and investigate what gear that is. I guess that's pretty much what this thread is about:

"What are some items that are just as good if not better than the Big that can offer the type of sonic characteristics that I seek".

Of course there is no one unit that does it all, but I think if I can find a unit (or units) that offers enough tweakability to allow me to manipulate a wider range of sounds, I'd be off to a good start.

I am kind of curious about the Amek CIB since its made by the same company, but I'm sure the CIB is probably a 1000 times better than the Big. But is this a versatile unit or would I be stuck with ONE sound? Know what I mean?

12th November 2005	#15
jlacck Gear nut Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 124 Thread Starter	MPCist- if I were going to run a commercial facility I'd probably consider buying a Big console, but I'm not sure if I want that much real estate taking up space in my studio. I just think that considering what I do, it might be a bit of "overkill" to have such a huge thing sitting in my studio. I'm also more or less a private engineer, but definitely a producer first, so I mainly look for tools that help me get certain sonic signatures for the tracks that I produce. Logically, I would believe that there are outboard gears that sound just as good if not better than the Big; so my goal is to find out and investigate what gear that is. I guess that's pretty much what this thread is about: "What are some items that are just as good if not better than the Big that can offer the type of sonic characteristics that I seek". Of course there is no one unit that does it all, but I think if I can find a unit (or units) that offers enough tweakability to allow me to manipulate a wider range of sounds, I'd be off to a good start. I am kind of curious about the Amek CIB since its made by the same company, but I'm sure the CIB is probably a 1000 times better than the Big. But is this a versatile unit or would I be stuck with ONE sound? Know what I mean?