![]() ![]() I have already installed switches in a pair of channels to bypass the internal preamp so that I could use outboard preamps like the 1272. I thought about this since I ALWAYS switch out all eq and inserts and set the main faders to unity, pretty much just allowing the signal to move through without affecting it. Anyone see a problem with this that I might not be seeing? the mixdown would be the normal chain though. I would *like* to install a switch behind the preamp to route the signal straight through the balancing opamp to the recorder(tascam mx2424) using the preamp gain/trim for the adjustments. ![]() I have removed most caps in the channelstrips and replaced most opamps(that would cause DC problems) with FET varieties like the OPA2604 or OPA627. Input, preamp(with servo), buffer(for low cut, high and low EQ), another buffer(for parametric eqs) buffer(for panning), summing amp for the main fader, balancing section/buffer to tape out elco. I realized that the signal path of my console, even when all sections are switched out goes through a number of unneeded (op)amps when just tracking to the recorder. I guess I could really start by asking, how does the signal path in your console route when you are just tracking? IK Multimedia T-RackS 5 British Channel + White Channel ($124.So I've been doing a lot of thinking and realized something the other day that I seemed to have overlooked for some time for some reason. However, SAND definitely gets bonus points for their user manual, which is equal parts travel guide and Xerox’d technical manual from 1987. On my system, it could take SAND almost a full second to respond to user input, which makes it incredibly difficult to hear what you’re doing. Unfortunately, the robust feature set creates so much latency it almost renders the plugin unusable on all but the most powerful systems. SAND offers an incredibly versatile emulation of SSL hardware. MIX A offers accurate reproduction of the SL 4000 preamps you know and love, while MIX B “is a masterpiece sampled directly from a rare console.” The BUS channels are designed to emulate the sound of the mix bus of those same consoles with a third option modeled after the Quad Bus Compressor preamp. The MIX preamps were sampled directly from the line input of an SSL console channel-strip. SAND PRE is pretty straightforward and features an input gain knob along with five options for specific console emulations. SAND BUS also features an intuitive ShMod (Shape Modulation) control, which allows you to fine-tune the attack curve of the compressor. Type A is modeled after the original SL 4000 G bus compressor, while Type C is modeled after “some other familiar software compressors.” SAND BUS also features a special button, emblazoned with the Acustica Audio logo, that engages “Insane Mode” likely modeled after the “Crush” mode on the Alan Smart C2, long considered one of the most popular hardware SSL bus compressor derivatives. SAND BUS features two bus compressor variants-type A and type C. Both types offer slightly different approaches to dialing in the specific frequency you’re looking for. They feature four fully-parametric center bands with options to select bell or shelf shapes for the high and low bands. Type B curves are sampled from an SL 5000 series console and are noticeably more subtle. The type A curves are sampled from the SL 4000 G+ console and feature two fully-parametric center bands and two semi-parametric shelves. SAND EQ features two EQ & Filter variants-type A and type B. Instead, you’ll probably wind up like me using the three individual processors: SAND EQ, SAND BUS and SAND PRE. The one drawback is that the Sand plugin suite requires quite a bit of processing power, which means that on most systems you’ll rarely get to use the robust routing controls. If it included a proper preamp emulation, it would be the perfect SSL plug-in. All that, coupled with some new, modern features that are only practical in software means that bx_console is more versatile than any hardware channel strip can be. Not only does bx_console totally nail the iconic SSL sound, it’s one of the only channel strips to recreate the channel-to-channel variations you would find on an actual console. However, with the press of a button, the compressor can be toggled from the E Series channel compressor to the G Series bus compressor on either plug-in.īx_console also adds modern features like wet/dry mix controls for parallel compression, a dedicated THD control for dialing in the perfect amount of distortion, and optional secondary release-time and HPF controls for the compressor. Both modules employ the standard VCA channel compressor/limiters and expander/gates. While both these bx_consoles offer their own unique EQ sections, they share a very similar dynamics section. ![]()
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