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Originally Posted by konkaos  We mix on SSL 4000/9000 not for analog warmth. They are very clean mixers and the X-Desk is no 4000e or 9000j/k. SSL's do have a sound but not the sound many associate with analog warmth. Even the duality is extra clean.
We have an X-Desk in our 3rd room and it's definitely not of the analog warmth variety as with a nicerizer or api. It seems to be more of a Dangerous style where it can add a touch of depth and width but no transformer warmth. We add a colored comp or pre on the end when necessary for the analog touch. |
mmmmmmmm .. does an XD with a good pre compare to your nicerizers etc .. ? dont the other summers like API , nicerizer use a relatively clean internal chain ( someone help me here ? i aint no tech ) pre output then transformers on the output bus? why pay for more output colour if you have good pres sitting about ? in that way the insert function on the x desk linked with good trannies ( or a tape machine ? ) can do the business in theory as good as the other summers , plus you get great ( the one constant opinion in this post re the XDesk ) headroom, clarity and transient response mixed ( at the users liking ) with analogue character, would you agree? yes we all love and need colour.. the XD wont make you happy by itself if you like any kind of vintage sound i think. i may be wrong but the main difference from the good summers and the 'real' consoles ( 4000 / 9000 ) is that the consoles have trannies all over the signal path not simply on the mixbus? there was no other option back then... ie maintenance issues - helicopters loaded with SSL techs flying to marocco etc .. i think the other summers cant integrate outboard as well as the XD and that combined with the mixbus insert could prove to be even more powerful in the long run ... might not be a pristine 20K SSL 4000 but in my experience shits on the logic mixbus from a great distance . sorry, not trying to pat myself on the back and justify a purchase, just trying to work out how it really works in this cloudy summing world for those of us with out big studios .. my 2 cents ( trying to avoid those smilies , i'm ...... trying )