Reverb before A/D conversion ???

[Papoola]

Dear All, my reverb unit has a stereo analog I/O only.
In my chain I am using a A/D converter to avoid the usage of the internal DAW converters. Having said this, books tell you I should use the reverb after the recording process but…….doing so I will step in a D/A conversion to have an analog input for the Nanoverb.
Specifically the mltrk recorder analog aux does not sounds good to me.
What about having the nanoverb as first step in my recording ??
This means that I will use my synth analog out to supply the Nanoverb and then I will pass the wet signal to the A/D converter.
Is this crazy ???
Alternative is to sell the nanoverb and buy a digital reverb to be used after the recording but staying in the digital domain.
Any suggestion ???
Tks a lot

 

[JimH]

What equipment do you have? Is it some sort of standalone hard disk recorder? Keep in mind that the nanoverb has it's own A/D and D/A and may not be as good as the one in your recorder. So if yu record through the nanoverb, both the wet and dry part of your sound are going through the nanoverb's A/D/A process plus the recorder's A/D. If you record dry first, then the dry component of the signal hasn't gone through the nanoverb's A/D/A.

 

[JimH]

I just read your other thread where you say you have a Korg D16 and Mindprint converter. Why not record everything dry first. Then instead of using the aux out of the D16, send everything that needs reverb out the SPDIF through the Mindprint, through the nanoverb (set for 100% wet), back in through the Mindprint and record onto two tracks. This will take up two or your tracks for the reverb, however.

 

[Papoola]

Jim,sounds good

Jim first of all tks in reading to noth my messages.
Yes, your proposal sounds ok to me ! I would give a try if it will not be too complicated.
Tks again