Whats more important.... A/D conversion or pre's and comps

Nevelicious · 26th May 2004, 04:08 PM

I have a Tascam DM 24 which I am happy with. I would like to consolidate some of my rig and was thinking about selling my Ramsa WZ96, Avalon 737, and ISA 428 to make room for some higher end preamps and comps. What do you consider to be more of an importance..... keep in mind that I am working on an LE Digi 001. I realize on the 001 that the A/D is God awful. Will the Tascams A/D suffice... should I stay put with my 737 and 428?

Teacher · 26th May 2004, 04:09 PM

PRE'S and COMPS

remember adat was the standard not too long ago...

PRS1JAZZ · 26th May 2004, 05:49 PM

Ya... I would have to say the same.... pre and comp

NathanEldred · 26th May 2004, 05:56 PM

Pre's and A/D's....

jpaudio · 26th May 2004, 07:01 PM

the AD in the DM24 isn't bad at all... i bought one and planned to add a high-end 8-ch AD til i started using the board and had no real problems with it. Your front end seems fine, nothing wrong with the 737 and 428.

If I were you, i'd worry more about mixing... you can only get 8 channels of digital output from your 001, that's far from taking full advantage of the DM24 as a mixer. Trust me, it will blow away PTLE once you get the hang of it. I've had one since it hit the market and aside from a few little issues, love it to death.

Markd102 · 26th May 2004, 11:55 PM

Yeah, man.... you should be getting great results with that setup.
I wouldn't go "replacing" those pres. Maybe add to them for different color.
What mics do you have? Maybe your money would be better spent there.

natpub · 27th May 2004, 08:55 AM

I always thought this was an interesting reply from Massenburg to someone looking to spend $3500 on a vox mic:

http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/ultim...=006813#000000

It may apply here a little bit.

--K

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26th May 2004, 04:08 PM	#1
Nevelicious Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Worcester Ma Posts: 394	Whats more important.... A/D conversion or pre's and comps I have a Tascam DM 24 which I am happy with. I would like to consolidate some of my rig and was thinking about selling my Ramsa WZ96, Avalon 737, and ISA 428 to make room for some higher end preamps and comps. What do you consider to be more of an importance..... keep in mind that I am working on an LE Digi 001. I realize on the 001 that the A/D is God awful. Will the Tascams A/D suffice... should I stay put with my 737 and 428?

26th May 2004, 04:09 PM	#2
Teacher Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NY Posts: 1,769	PRE'S and COMPS remember adat was the standard not too long ago... __________________ "I hate it when they tell us how far we came to be, as if our people's history started with slavery...." Immortal Technique www.sicbeats.com

26th May 2004, 05:49 PM	#3
PRS1JAZZ Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 902	Ya... I would have to say the same.... pre and comp __________________ Earthworks Slut, and Vendor ! And I put a Chaffing 5 post eq on the Choadometer. I loosened the meat wallet meter 2 db's on the jizload compressor and tipped the blond coiffer gig cut to an even feeder knob...

26th May 2004, 05:56 PM	#4
NathanEldred Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Central Florida Posts: 5,461	Pre's and A/D's.... __________________ Nathan Eldred Atlas Pro Audio- Boutique Gear, Consultation, Sales, & Distibution Home of the Atlas Juggernaut Preamp & 500 Series Revolver Rack USA Distributor for Buzz Audio Exclusive Worldwide Distributor for Atlas Pro Audio Gear, Old School Audio (OSA), and Burgin McDaniel Design Atlas Recording Studios, Inc. Recording/Mixing/Mastering Services

26th May 2004, 07:01 PM	#5
jpaudio Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 649	the AD in the DM24 isn't bad at all... i bought one and planned to add a high-end 8-ch AD til i started using the board and had no real problems with it. Your front end seems fine, nothing wrong with the 737 and 428. If I were you, i'd worry more about mixing... you can only get 8 channels of digital output from your 001, that's far from taking full advantage of the DM24 as a mixer. Trust me, it will blow away PTLE once you get the hang of it. I've had one since it hit the market and aside from a few little issues, love it to death. __________________ -- J.P. Sheganoski Recording/Mixing engineer www.RisusProductions.com

26th May 2004, 11:55 PM	#6
Markd102 Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 124	Yeah, man.... you should be getting great results with that setup. I wouldn't go "replacing" those pres. Maybe add to them for different color. What mics do you have? Maybe your money would be better spent there.

27th May 2004, 08:55 AM	#7
natpub More cowbell! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,710	I always thought this was an interesting reply from Massenburg to someone looking to spend $3500 on a vox mic: http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/ultim...=006813#000000 It may apply here a little bit. --K __________________ Vibrational Arts, Inc. Blue Sky Way Sonic Sorcery Studios Austin, Texas/Columbus, Ohio

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