Nate74
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I'm wrapping up a demo for one of my projects and a good friend of mine who works in the "biz" is going to do some mastering on it.
Probably don't need it since we're just shopping it for some private party work, but I figure it's free, and since he has access to incredible equipment (not to mention 25 years experience) it can't hurt.
Anyway, he asked me to send him the "stems." After I figured out how to give him what he wanted (Upright Bass, Instruments, Drums, Lead Vox, Backing Vox and Effects), I sent them off to him. He explained that he's going to send them through a summing mixer so he can use outboard analog leveling, etc. which I assume means another D/A conversion then a final A/D conversion. I've always thought it was best to stay digital after the initial A/D conversion, but he says with good converters it's not an issue.
So I'm curious about the idea of summing these stems in the analog realm and why that is better than doing it in the DAW where I made the stems and applied the effects?
Heck, I have a Steinberg UR824 that has 8 assignable outputs so I could theoretically send the Stems I created into my little Soundcraft mixer that I use for gigs and sum on that board and then go back into the UR824 as a final stereo mix. Would that be "better" than summing in my DAW? Or are these summing mixers somehow special?
Done some reading but don't quite get what the advantage is... thanks.
Probably don't need it since we're just shopping it for some private party work, but I figure it's free, and since he has access to incredible equipment (not to mention 25 years experience) it can't hurt.
Anyway, he asked me to send him the "stems." After I figured out how to give him what he wanted (Upright Bass, Instruments, Drums, Lead Vox, Backing Vox and Effects), I sent them off to him. He explained that he's going to send them through a summing mixer so he can use outboard analog leveling, etc. which I assume means another D/A conversion then a final A/D conversion. I've always thought it was best to stay digital after the initial A/D conversion, but he says with good converters it's not an issue.
So I'm curious about the idea of summing these stems in the analog realm and why that is better than doing it in the DAW where I made the stems and applied the effects?
Heck, I have a Steinberg UR824 that has 8 assignable outputs so I could theoretically send the Stems I created into my little Soundcraft mixer that I use for gigs and sum on that board and then go back into the UR824 as a final stereo mix. Would that be "better" than summing in my DAW? Or are these summing mixers somehow special?
Done some reading but don't quite get what the advantage is... thanks.