Sidechain !!

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Question is, how important is a sidechain to direct digital recording. The problem is I need an optical out, (avoiding a Co2 adaptor)..to an optical in, in a half rackunit. The only one I've found has no sidechain, ps.also is (24bit & can't dither). Question is I wouldn't mind warming up the signal with a tube & maybe add some compression for coloring. Does it make sense to do this before a dual SS pre with D/out and is this feasible for tracking or compressing a mix via Dig/out, how problematic is the dither going to be if I record 16 bit into a DAW. Any help would be a handful...
 
Don't know what sidechain has to do with digital inputs.(?)
But definitely keep the Co2 adaptor when useing the No2 adaptor, or asphixiation can result! :)
Or, maybe I didn't get the question.
 
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The sidechain question is.......is it a waste of time to buy a SS preamp w/ dig/ out that doesen't have a sidechain. Because I'm a guitar player I want to warm it up with a tube and compression, the 2nd question is, is putting this coloration before the pre defeating the point of a clean line....how important is a side chain when it comes to clarity on a digital out....sorry for the confusion
 
Wow, lots of questions. Some more info would help. It sounds like you might be starting up a computor recording setup?
How about one of the 'chanel strips' with a pre, some eq, compressor, and digi out?
-Warmth: By adding some harmonic distortion, and/or, rolling off a little high end, or low end bump, could be done with one of the SS pres with the tube-drive option and/or eq. Best yet is just getting the tone right at the source. It can also be done after it's recorded.
-If the pre/AD also has line out and in, you can send the analog signal out and back in to a separate comp or eq, as if it's side chained.
-If it has intentional colloration, by definition, it's not going to be the "cleanest" signal possible, but it sould just be the tone your going for at the time. (Not an issue.) It's just an option either way.
-Is your sound card 16 bit? You can send it 24 and it will chop off the bottom 8. It can still sound good, with a bit more noise/distortion way down in the noise floor. (-80-90 db range?You may never hear it.) You can do that untill you get to 24 bit, (or look for AD with 16 bit option).then you'll want to dither the mix down to 16.
-Does it have to come all in one half-rack? Is there no spdif (coax) in? Will you want to be able to do a stereo pair in the future? It might help if you break the different functions and issuse down into more easilly understandable pieces.
Hope that helps some.
 
"-If the pre/AD also has line out and in, you can send the analog signal out and back in to a separate comp or eq, as if it's side chained. "
Opps, this might not work. I was thinking; pre-out to comp/eq, line back in to the the AD section. You might not find this kind of routing option. It works with the pre and AD as two seperate pieces. Sorry 'bout that.
 
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