Recording Chain (Front End)

[ashcat_lt]

All that is fine, well, and totally believable but why would you...could you?... stick a 2626 between your PC and a Hilo Lynx?

Unless I'm missing something, the Lynx doesn't do the connection to the computer without additional hardware. Go into the 2626 via spdif or lightpipe and it really cant hurt much. It's not doing anything but taking the ones and zeros coming in on one cable and send them down another cable going to the computer.

 

[jaynm26]

Excuse the chain totally spaced on the typing, excuse me. I do own a Hilo, but not in my vocal chain. In my vocal chain is the Lynx Aurora, NOT the Hilo.

 

[jaynm26]

You're going from a $1,000 microphone into a $1,200 boutique pre through a (I assume) $1,500 Empirical Labs distressor into a $2,500 A/D/A converter just to then run the signal into a $400 M-Audio firewire interface?

Allrighty then.

I'm using a Sennheiser MK4 large condenser or a Shure SM7B to a Sound Devices USBPre 2 to Sony SoundForge and I'm playing around with OpenLabs StageLight software.

I admire your claim I do lol. Money isnt sound and money dosent make sound engineers make sound lol. I want to hear some of your mixes post them. Hey Wheel bet you have UAD plugins tho

 

[jaynm26]

Just read a good report in Jan SoS on the Joe Meek Twin Q2.

Two excellent (Cinemag coupled ) mic pres, line, instrument,insert. EQ per channel, Comp' per channel and best of all, a built in 24bit converter. So even if your soundcard/AI is not of the top drawer you can bypass it.

All up for a sniff under £1200.

Another infrequently mentioned pre with converters is the Audient Mico. No comp or EQ but then a bit cheaper.

Dave.

Henry got me real turned on to the joe meek stuff

 

[ProToolsHelp]

Vocal Chain:

Usually a large diaphragm Neumann or AKG --> Neve 1073 (outboard) --> LA2A (vintage) --> tape/Pro Tools

Using the shortest cables I can find...

DON'T run it through the console...