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Old 15th February 2006   #5
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Originally Posted by u b i k
getting the distortions on top of every little sound, in just the right amounts, is what i love about desks. my desk has trannies on every input; maybe i want the kick hitting one really hard, the snare not so hard, and the overs not hard at all. these decisions matter, they affect how the eq gets saturated, how the mix bus reacts, how any inserted compressor responds, etc...

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Originally Posted by thethrillfactor
CLA is looking to get in the sweetspot of his SSL.

Also on an E console how you hit the rails sounds different than a G or J/K.
Thrill, what do you mean by "hit the rails"?

Sorry if I lost anyone. This is what I'm talking about. Finding the sweet spot. I guess I've just never known what to listen for because I've never studied under an old school analog guy.

Keep 'em coming, folks!

Thanks!
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