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tdbajus · 1st February 2010

If you are using all outboard preamps, is there a significant difference in the quality of A/D conversion between the 2882 and the UNL-8?

I've had the 2882 for about 7-8 years now, and I think it is astoundingly great- how many pieces of computer gear can you say that about? I think that the Haloverb is a bit of a one trick pony, but a great trick, and that the compressor and eq in the channel strip are out of this world. Absolutely wonderful.

RE: the character stuff. I set all of my inputs to "Softsat" a while ago and have left them there. I found most of the other settings were mostly imperceptibly different at most, and that in most cases I preferred the "softsat" characteristics to having the character turned off. In fact, I forgot I've had it on for the last 6 months.

1st February 2010	#20
tdbajus Gear interested Joined: May 2008 Posts: 2	If you are using all outboard preamps, is there a significant difference in the quality of A/D conversion between the 2882 and the UNL-8? I've had the 2882 for about 7-8 years now, and I think it is astoundingly great- how many pieces of computer gear can you say that about? I think that the Haloverb is a bit of a one trick pony, but a great trick, and that the compressor and eq in the channel strip are out of this world. Absolutely wonderful. RE: the character stuff. I set all of my inputs to "Softsat" a while ago and have left them there. I found most of the other settings were mostly imperceptibly different at most, and that in most cases I preferred the "softsat" characteristics to having the character turned off. In fact, I forgot I've had it on for the last 6 months.