Does anyone do outboard mastering? That is leaving the computer going through outboard devices then returning back to the computer. How what type outboard devices do you use?
That's all we do here at Euphonic. Analog outboard used:
Sontec MES-432 C9 EQ
Crane Song Ibis-M EQ Pendulum Audio OCL-2 compressor Crane Song STC-8-M compressor
Summit WI-200
Me too... Did analog and loved it - Tried to love digital - Ran like hell back to analog like a long lost lover.
Although admittedly (and I would imagine I'm not alone in this) a lot of "corrective" anomalies are taken care of in digital before the analog chain in many cases (clicks & pops, noise reduction, etc.)
Me too... Did analog and loved it - Tried to love digital - Ran like hell back to analog like a long lost lover.
Although admittedly (and I would imagine I'm not alone in this) a lot of "corrective" anomalies are taken care of in digital before the analog chain in many cases (clicks & pops, noise reduction, etc.)
I usually like to "fix the mix" before it hits the converter then it goes off to the analog rack (for the majority of cases). Limiting is then done on the way back in digital.
Essentially I think it's still hybrid for all of us, some things digital, some things analog. Best of breed as they say.