Running sounds from Reason through an outboard channel strip

[mixich]

Hi,
I was just wondering is it possible to run the sounds from my Reason or the MIDI drum files from my cubase or from any other VST instrument through an outboard channel strip back to my cubase? I'd like to have compression,equialization and some tube's warmth on them. If its possible after all is it a good idea?
And one more thing: Is it possible to make a mixdown to an audiotrack through the channel strip?...again I need that tube.
Thanks

 

[Massive Master]

Oh geez... You certainly don't "need that tube" (as tubes basically have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with "warmth" -- Unless you're talking about a Manley Vari-Mu or a TubeTec unit or something (which have a very warm sound and happen to have tubes in them).

Anyway -

You just run the track's output to an open output on your interface, into an open input to an open track in the DAW.

 

[mixich]

Oh geez... You certainly don't "need that tube" (as tubes basically have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with "warmth" -- Unless you're talking about a Manley Vari-Mu or a TubeTec unit or something (which have a very warm sound and happen to have tubes in them).

Anyway -

You just run the track's output to an open output on your interface, into an open input to an open track in the DAW.

Thanks a lot...anyway its not a bad idea to do that at all as I've figured it out?
However I want to use the hardware compression and EQ for my tracks so OK I'm leaving the "tubes warmth" aside

The thing I didnt got is could I make stereo mixdown through my channel strip? Its one channel Presonus Studio Channel.

 

[Massive Master]

(attempting not to beat a dead horse)

A) It's a mono strip. You can't run a stereo signal into a mono processor.

B) I wouldn't run a mix through that strip anyway. You're going to get much better results from plugs.

Don't get me wrong - I'm a hardware freak. But (oh God, I always get called names and such when I type stuff like this...) that's not exactly 'hardware you'd want on the 2-buss' type hardware.

 

[mixich]

(attempting not to beat a dead horse)

A) It's a mono strip. You can't run a stereo signal into a mono processor.

B) I wouldn't run a mix through that strip anyway. You're going to get much better results from plugs.

Don't get me wrong - I'm a hardware freak. But (oh God, I always get called names and such when I type stuff like this...) that's not exactly 'hardware you'd want on the 2-buss' type hardware.

roger that

 

[Dr. Varney]

Yeah.... I thought about doing this myself...

Don't know why I would do it (like - inventing a solution, before I had a problem) but it was an interesting 'mental routing exercise'.

I'm tending to second what Massive says. Going through yer 'plugz' being the most direct (and cleanest) route. But that that's no reason not to experiment.

Regards

Dr. V

 

[mixich]

Yeah.... I thought about doing this myself...

Don't know why I would do it (like - inventing a solution, before I had a problem) but it was an interesting 'mental routing exercise'.

I'm tending to second what Massive says. Going through yer 'plugz' being the most direct (and cleanest) route. But that that's no reason not to experiment.

Regards

Dr. V

Yup thanks...it will be an excellent way to spend some free time

 

[FunkFriedFish]

I run my final mix through outboard gear to get the sound I like. I'm running logic pro or ableton live on a mac with a motu 2408 audio interface. On my mixer, I have a chain of devices running as master inserts. The final one in that chain has an optical out. I tap that optical out and run it into my motu's optical in, then bring it up as a stereo pair in the daw. I arm that track and hit play to record my final mixdown.

With this technique, I record what I actually hear from the speakers. I have it set up this way because I started out without a computer for recording, and like the way it sounds.


I could probably replicate the sound with plugins if I had more talent...

Dan