compressing, reverb etc

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this possibly isnt the right section to be posting this on, but it seems that everyone has a very big knowledge of recording as well as drums here!
ive just bin learning about compressors and reverb in more detail. now, i know..at least i think i know that you can get seperate compressor, reverb units externally.. but i was llooking on this demo of cubase i downloaded and i saw a compressor function within the program... now, which would be of better standard? obviously the standard of the program or unit itself would change the standard at which it compreses or the reverb given, but on a broad outlook, which way would give me better sound quality, within a program or external untis? suggestions on different makes of decent external untis would be appreciated... and i duno if unit is the right word to use.. im new to this.. but it seems to fit? cheers, steve
 
the myth that I have been told is that external is better, however, personally, I think if you learn how to use a tool you have, internal or external (assuming it's not total junk) that you can get great results with both.
 
powerkor said:
the myth that I have been told is that external is better, however, personally, I think if you learn how to use a tool you have, internal or external (assuming it's not total junk) that you can get great results with both.
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I agree.

I think that if you have a decent plugin, it's going to be better than an economy piece of ourboard gear in most cases. I say most, because I know that the RNC is a killer compressor for very little money.


Steve here's what I would do, rather than buying Cubase look for N-TRACK! It's a recording software that sells for about $45 for the 16-bit version, and I think it's around $80 or so for the 24-bit version.

It can pretty much record as many tracks as your PC can handle at one time.

For my money, it's an incredible program with way more than your money's worth. There are a ton of free processing plugins out there, as well as affordable ones.

I'm wondering if the plugins designed to work with Winamp (hehehe) will work in N-track, but there would be a source of plugins as well.
Look for Slackmaster2000's website, he has an incredible list of places that offer free plugins.

I put off PC recording for ages, but when I build my next Studio - it's going to be PC based, and my Tascam recorders are going to be for Mobile recordings.



Tim
 
cheers guys, i appreciate all the help. im new to this so everyones advice and opinions is great. i wasnt planning on gettin cubase.. i jus happened 2download the program demo to look around n i saw that. my m8 has acid... something or other, cant remember the rest of the name...acid sound forrgey or somethin? :confused: but yeh i was jus wonmderin whether it would be worth me gettin external stuff or if it would be jus as easy and quiality wise jus ad good (also good on the old pocket) to use the plugins with it. thanx for your help anyway, much appreciated! anyone elses comments id also be thankful for, thanx again :cool:
 
Before dropping a load of cash on external effects, I would recommend using what you have in terms of plugins. This way you can familiarize yourself with uses of the various effects.

Sound Forge is a decent wave editor that you can use to apply effects to the wave files in real-time. The only drawback is it doesn't have native support for VST, but you can use a VST to DX wrapper (such as VST-DX Wrapper Pro ). Then you will open yourself to a multitude of effects, some even free.... Kjaerhus Audio

I also second the recommendation for n-Track , as it is a very easy to use yet feature packed multitrack sequencer.
 
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