Tascam DM24 - Page 2

RobAcid · 21st April 2004

for the price, its the best digital mixer out there...... i have my DM24 now 2 years and it still sounds great

but my next mixer will be a ANALOG mixer.....

LumenStudio · 21st April 2004

Do DM24 users prefer mixing through the DM24 for summing as oppossed to summing in your sequencing software? What is the advantage of using the DM24 to mix, as oppossed to mixing in the box?

I could see you get extra effects, eq, and compression for each channel. Other than that is there a reason? Are there sonic benefits?

I use Cubase SX 2.0 and I have a mackie control which works well, but I want more faders and am looking into my options. It seems like the DM24 will not work that well as a control surface, but it may be really good just to mix on that thing instead of in Cubase. I assume I could still run all of my plugins in cubase before routing out the the DM24.

Thanks for any advise!

Albert · 21st April 2004

I sum in the DM-24. My tracks are often a combination of midi synths/samplers and recorded DAW tracks, so it is quite convenient to do the mix in the DM-24 hardware.

As much as I like my DM-24's, I agree with RobAcid: my next mixer will be an analog mixer. The best aspect of a digital mixer is saving mixes and the instant recall. Soundwise, I think I still preer analog, although it is easier to get a nice quiet signal on digital.

faeflora · 21st April 2004

I got one of these and it's a great mixer. The converters sound pretty good, as good as my Lucid 8824 converters. The compression is pretty mediocre for digital compressors (in other words, crap), the gates work well, and the eq's actually pretty decent.

It's a fantastic deal for $2000.

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Albert Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,488	I sum in the DM-24. My tracks are often a combination of midi synths/samplers and recorded DAW tracks, so it is quite convenient to do the mix in the DM-24 hardware. As much as I like my DM-24's, I agree with RobAcid: my next mixer will be an analog mixer. The best aspect of a digital mixer is saving mixes and the instant recall. Soundwise, I think I still preer analog, although it is easier to get a nice quiet signal on digital. __________________ http://www.misterpotts.com [URL=http://www.facebook.com/alby.potts[/URL]

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21st April 2004	#31
RobAcid Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cologne / Germany Posts: 344	for the price, its the best digital mixer out there...... i have my DM24 now 2 years and it still sounds great but my next mixer will be a ANALOG mixer.....

21st April 2004	#32
LumenStudio Gear addict Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Jersey Posts: 402	Do DM24 users prefer mixing through the DM24 for summing as oppossed to summing in your sequencing software? What is the advantage of using the DM24 to mix, as oppossed to mixing in the box? I could see you get extra effects, eq, and compression for each channel. Other than that is there a reason? Are there sonic benefits? I use Cubase SX 2.0 and I have a mackie control which works well, but I want more faders and am looking into my options. It seems like the DM24 will not work that well as a control surface, but it may be really good just to mix on that thing instead of in Cubase. I assume I could still run all of my plugins in cubase before routing out the the DM24. Thanks for any advise!

21st April 2004	#34
faeflora Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: washington dc Posts: 2,019 Thread Starter	I got one of these and it's a great mixer. The converters sound pretty good, as good as my Lucid 8824 converters. The compression is pretty mediocre for digital compressors (in other words, crap), the gates work well, and the eq's actually pretty decent. It's a fantastic deal for $2000.