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Old 19th June 2006   #14
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that's a lot of commentary on how the waveforms looked but not much about how they sounded. i can't imagine what all the transient stuff is about, other than to ask how your levels are calibrated and whether the input is recording the same level that the output is giving.

also, you are assuming de facto that different = worse, that change = degradation. bounce a track from one place to another on a studer and the waveform will most definitely look different, but is it worse? i like a bounce or two on tape for some tracks, it adds a nice haze, sweetens things up.

just be real about what you need. in most cases, using outboard requires one d/a conversion. if you're summing itb, add one a/d. is that something you really need to be worried about?


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