Best "bang for the buck" upgrade

Prickstein · 23rd June 2005

Hiya gang

I've been mixing Indi records around town for a little while now on my trusty 001/ G4 1.25 but have just been aproached by a major label band to have a go at mixing their next single (the big one I've been waiting for

)
I think this warrants an upgrade but cash is tight at the moment and there's no budget for the mix.
I'm going to get the URS A+N series eq's (rent to own

) and I'm tossing up between a UAD-1 card mainly for the compression(which means stepping up to OSX ) or a 2 channel D/A converter (Mytek, Benchmark)
Also thinking about getting a second hand outboard reverb to save processing power, I don't wanna have to process files as I'm going.
What do you think is going to offer the best result?

Henchman · 23rd June 2005

As I said elsewhere, the URS EQ's is a great idea, as is the UAD.
Getting a better D/A if you're mixing in the box, isn't really goignt o amke your mixes better.
The other 2 upgrades will.

max cooper · 23rd June 2005

You could go for two UAD cards, since the EMT plate reverb is my fave virtual reverb. Obviously, see if you like it first!

Prickstein · 23rd June 2005

Thanks Henchman and Max, I realise this is where my other thread was heading but since that was strictly asking about the UAD card and circumstances have changed, I thought it would be appropriate to start a new one here.

23rd June 2005	#1
Prickstein Gear addict Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 465 Thread Starter	Best "bang for the buck" upgrade Hiya gang I've been mixing Indi records around town for a little while now on my trusty 001/ G4 1.25 but have just been aproached by a major label band to have a go at mixing their next single (the big one I've been waiting for ) I think this warrants an upgrade but cash is tight at the moment and there's no budget for the mix. I'm going to get the URS A+N series eq's (rent to own ) and I'm tossing up between a UAD-1 card mainly for the compression(which means stepping up to OSX ) or a 2 channel D/A converter (Mytek, Benchmark) Also thinking about getting a second hand outboard reverb to save processing power, I don't wanna have to process files as I'm going. What do you think is going to offer the best result? __________________ soundcloud.com/rick-hollis facebook.com/rickhollismusic

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Henchman Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: LA, USA Posts: 6,836	As I said elsewhere, the URS EQ's is a great idea, as is the UAD. Getting a better D/A if you're mixing in the box, isn't really goignt o amke your mixes better. The other 2 upgrades will. __________________ www.markhensley.tv IMDB Credits

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max cooper Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: tx Posts: 8,802	You could go for two UAD cards, since the EMT plate reverb is my fave virtual reverb. Obviously, see if you like it first!