SRC - BarbaBatch vs. Rosetta 200 vs. Weiss vs. ? Which Is Most Transparent?

[Rob G]

SRC - BarbaBatch vs. Rosetta 200 vs. Weiss vs. ? Which Is Most Transparent?

Rob G..

[streaky]

There was a thread on this on one of the other forums.

This links will answers your question

SRC Comparisons

Amazing how much different DAWs differ - makes me glad I'm using one of the best ones (Sonic HD) The original poster was talking about how bad Logic 'looks' on there.

[Rob G]

streaky,

Thanks for the link. Honestly, I'd been there, & have that page saved as a bookmark. But, graphs are good. Actual personal experience I think is better. Also the Apogee Rosetta 200's converter has not been tested on the link you posted. Your experiences otherwise?


Rob G..

[lucey]

I've used Weiss (PC) and Sample Manager (mac) quite a lot lately and Saracon is more natural between the two. SM has a little hyped top and a bit less clarity to the low end. Samplitude internal is not very good at the old skool v7 level I use, maybe it's better now?

[Flying_Dutchman]

Hi,

i don´t want to rob your thread or sth like this,
but i did a comparison between Weiss Saracon and Voxengo R8brainpro full in combination with Voxengo Elephant 2 today.

SRC and Dithering: Saracon vs Voxengo

Maybe you´d like to hear it.

[streaky]

No worries, I've not used the gear you mentioned so I thought I'd send you the link instead!

My conversion is done with Prism Dream ADA8-XR, and also DCS900 series if I want to use that, and also Sonic HD. If you want a high end converter you can't really get a better sounding one than Prism. If the ADA8 is out of budget, try a Prism Dream AD1.

[phild]

Originally Posted by streaky

No worries, I've not used the gear you mentioned so I thought I'd send you the link instead!

My conversion is done with Prism Dream ADA8-XR, and also DCS900 series if I want to use that, and also Sonic HD. If you want a high end converter you can't really get a better sounding one than Prism. If the ADA8 is out of budget, try a Prism Dream AD1.

Well said Streaky!
Off topic, yeah, but I just can't agree more with you here.

I just fired my Lavry Gold DA as my monitor DA and put in my Prism DA-2. I'm happier. It's equally good as a process DA. The clients and myself pick the DA2 over the other DA924 I have on an average of about 8 out of 10 times.

I don't use it much but the The SRC converter in the AD-2 is spectacular too.
Steaky, do you notice a sonic difference between the Dream stuff and the ADA8-XR?

[Rob G]

Hey,

Thanks for some of the replies in part. But, the thread is really supposed to be about Sample Rate Converters(specifically the ones mentioned in the title), not DA converters.

Rob G..

[phild]

Originally Posted by Rob G

Hey,

Thanks for some of the replies in part. But, the thread is really supposed to be about Sample Rate Converters(specifically the ones mentioned in the title), not DA converters.

Rob G..

Yeah, I know.
Blame Streaky - he started it.
But his AD1 SRC is really good advice!

[streaky]

Originally Posted by Rob G

Hey,

Thanks for some of the replies in part. But, the thread is really supposed to be about Sample Rate Converters(specifically the ones mentioned in the title), not DA converters.

Rob G..

I know, sorry. I'm not one to go on about kit I've never used before, so I talk about whatever I know within my own realm of knowledge...if it means hijacking a thread...so be it! Anyway I have used Barbabatch and found its interface to be ugly, but it definitely works!

OK I'll stay out of it now as a passive observer. Oh and to Phil, I actually have an ADA8 and an ADA8 XR, they both sound equally great to me and better than any other converter I've ever heard thumbsup

[phild]

Originally Posted by streaky

I know, sorry. I'm not one to go on about kit I've never used before, so I talk about whatever I know within my own realm of knowledge...if it means hijacking a thread...so be it! Anyway I have used Barbabatch and found its interface to be ugly, but it definitely works!

OK I'll stay out of it now as a passive observer. Oh and to Phil, I actually have an ADA8 and an ADA8 XR, they both sound equally great to me and better than any other converter I've ever heard thumbsup

2x 8 channel Prisms!
Well that explains why stuff always sounds so good coming out of The Soundmasters
(that.... and Barbabatch... I gonna stay on topic, y'know!)

[Rob G]

So where are we? Does any of these SRC's stand out as the absolute best by trial in real world experience?

Rob G..

[Andy Krehm]

Originally Posted by Rob G

So where are we? Does any of these SRC's stand out as the absolute best by trial in real world experience?

Rob G..

When I was looking to purchase a software SRC, I did extensive testing of Wave Editor (iZotope src), Saracon and ProTools "best".

Surprisingly (at least to me), none were the clear winner in every case.

Saracon and Wave Editor sounded more pleasing more of the time than ProTools, but sometimes, the latter sounded "better" to us.

Between Saracon and Wave Editor, the split was fairly equal as to which did the "better job".

I also have a Lavry 3000S real time SRC and while we haven't figured out a reliable system for using it within our environment, what little testing I did makes me think it will not be "slam-dunk" superior to Saracon or Wave Editor. However, I'm hoping to be able to monitor it while I am working which would be a better way of working that using software after the processing.

The main purpose of this post is to say that if one wanted to be completely and totally true to the source, one would have to own and take the time to audition several SRCs for each track on an album. After all, they all sound slightly different and one might just a bit better than the others!

However, I make my living doing this and I decided for practical reasons to just choose one (Wave Editor) and use it all the time (at least until we get the Lavry working the way it would be most useful).

In other words, I don't think it's worth the time to take each song on an album and SRC it multiple times and then do a shoot-out!

[Rob G]

Andy Krehm,

Thanks for being forthright. I'll have to take Wave Editor under consideration.

Rob G..

[Andy Krehm]

Originally Posted by Rob G

Andy Krehm,

Thanks for being forthright. I'll have to take Wave Editor under consideration.

Rob G..

It's definitely one of the top tier!