The Mindprint Tips Thread

[FMNYC]

or not.

i know there's only a few of us Mindprint DTC users here and lord knows i ain't one of the more knowledgeable ones.
so i figure i'd ask my fellow slutz who use this piece of gear for some tips.
particularly when it's being used a two channel comp.

besides tracking duties here's my "summing" chain:

out of my DAW via
motu mk3 analog 1/4" outs into an
API 8200a mixer out to
Mindprint DTC - some eq'ing done at this stage back into
Apogee Rosetta and out of the Rosetta via optical and back into
DAW into a final stereo track - sometimes a Waves L2 and LMB are present.

the one thing i do have a real problem with is the compressor section, i can't get that thing to do what i want. it's either too compressed and the whole mix starts to pump or it doesn't cut it and i have to use the waves L2 for gain make-up purposes.
i know it's not an API 2500 but it should do better than this, or am i smoking the pipe?

any Mindprint DTC slutz out there using it in a similar fashion?

peace!

FM

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[FMNYC]

thanks for the reply.
i just went to the mindprint forum and actually someone else had a similar question but the response he got from them was pretty lame.

hmmmm...

FM

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[cultureofgreed]

I have a DTC, but I am still getting the hang of the thing. I don't know if I would want to use the compressor on a whole mix. The DTC's compressor is just not like normal compressors, it works great on instruments but I don't think it can be controlled enough to be used on a whole mix.

[SLy_drums]

I also got the DTC.
The compression section is damn strange, but definitely add warmth and special texture to what's processed in.
I love the preamp and EQ (this one is incredible, I love it, you can do whatever you want), and begin to know how to use it well, but the optical compressor is still a mystery.

I'd only use it as :
- a limiter before going to the converters, very useful.
- a compressor for the bass (roundness and warmth), vocals, and accoustic instruments...

The compressor is quite extreme and most of the time the knobs are near 0, I don't want to mess up my mixes. I never tried it as a master bus compressor, but I guess it would work with very careful settings. I'd rather use the EQ in a mastering.

The DTC is a great channel on every point, it's original. Love it
That unit is not very known but works just great.

[FMNYC]

thanks guys.
yeah, i tried it again on a whole mix last night and the compressor it's just really hard to get a handle on. it's almost as if yo have to "ride' it like a fader.

on the other hand i do like the EQ section on the whole mix.
i have to do my own "mastering" since i can't afford to go to a real studio/engineer.
i love my mindprint, maybe this is the are where it just doesn't cut, which is fine, it does so well on everything else i'd be an idiot to complain.

i think dim light got it right. i need something like a Fatso or a real two bus comp... my gear slut stirs again...

FM

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[FunkFaker]

Have any of you replaced the tubes in the mindprint DTC?

Have you had any comments on the sonic changes, better/worse?

Just curious as to what options are available.

thanks, tommy

[FMNYC]

Originally Posted by FunkFaker

Have any of you replaced the tubes in the mindprint DTC?

Have you had any comments on the sonic changes, better/worse?

Just curious as to what options are available.

thanks, tommy

funny you should ask.
i have a pair of NOS tubes i will be trying soon, hopefully.

check this thread out:

http://www.mindprint.de/forum/viewto...eplacing+tubes

peace!

FM

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[FMNYC]

Originally Posted by dim light

let us know about your findings... thx!

FM

[FunkFaker]

FMNYC,

What NOS tubes did you decide on?

tommy

[FMNYC]

Originally Posted by FunkFaker

FMNYC,

What NOS tubes did you decide on?

tommy

i got me a pair of 1969 Amperex 12AX7's from audiotubes.com.

great service, nice guy.

i'm hoping the mindprint dtc and the NOS tubes will get along nice.

cheers!

FM

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[FMNYC]

i posted this another on another thread but just to keep things tidy i will repost my findings here.

in short, the Amperex tubes and the Mindprint together sound FANTASTIC!

if any of you are interested i posted an mp3 on my site:

http://thenoradsprings.net/faith.html

if you want to enter the site thru the front door, here's the url, you will need Flash Player 8. (there's a link on the splash page)

http://thenoradsprings.net/

i can't believe it took me this long to figure this out, now i gotta spend some quality time doing some remixing/summing with the new tubes.


hope this is helpful to other Mindprint owners.

FM

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