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well, it kinda depends what you're using it for. You cant really ask if a digital desk is better than an analogue cus it depends what you're using it for and depends what desk you're comparing.
With my studio, in my main Studio A, i have an analog / digital desk setup. I have a Neve console as the analog desk, and also 2 Mackie D8B's to mix with. Then in my dance studio, i have another two Mackie D8b's cus with dance music, digital is better FOR ME cus i can run automation and it's all digital, etc.
some bands who come into the big studio here (studio a) tend to like to use analog mixing cus a)its a neve so the quality of it is excellent, and also they're scared of digital.
if yuo're using synths and loads of sound modules, then try the digital desk, cus you can keep stuff in the digital domain and you can benefit from desk automation (i.e. the faders, pans, etc all moving automatically). digital desks such as the D8b have compressors built in as plug ins, eqs, amp sims, loads of modulation and with my D8b's, i have auto tune pitch correcting on every channel. with digital desks, you can use the onboard compressors if you run out of a compressor or something drastic like that. most analog desks dont have fx/compressors.
even for bands, it may be god to get an automated desk, it's so much easier. even my neve analogue desk is automated. it means if you need to turn your lexicon up, your Focusrite compressor down all at the same time, you can get it to do it automatically. automation is also really handy if you need to remix the song at a later stage.
if you're thinking of getting a mixer, why not spend a little more...have a look at the yamaha AW4416 (i htink thats what its called), it has a digital desk (with technology from the Yamaha O2R), and a 16 track digital recorder.
well, it kinda depends what you're using it for. You cant really ask if a digital desk is better than an analogue cus it depends what you're using it for and depends what desk you're comparing.
With my studio, in my main Studio A, i have an analog / digital desk setup. I have a Neve console as the analog desk, and also 2 Mackie D8B's to mix with. Then in my dance studio, i have another two Mackie D8b's cus with dance music, digital is better FOR ME cus i can run automation and it's all digital, etc.
some bands who come into the big studio here (studio a) tend to like to use analog mixing cus a)its a neve so the quality of it is excellent, and also they're scared of digital.
if yuo're using synths and loads of sound modules, then try the digital desk, cus you can keep stuff in the digital domain and you can benefit from desk automation (i.e. the faders, pans, etc all moving automatically). digital desks such as the D8b have compressors built in as plug ins, eqs, amp sims, loads of modulation and with my D8b's, i have auto tune pitch correcting on every channel. with digital desks, you can use the onboard compressors if you run out of a compressor or something drastic like that. most analog desks dont have fx/compressors.
even for bands, it may be god to get an automated desk, it's so much easier. even my neve analogue desk is automated. it means if you need to turn your lexicon up, your Focusrite compressor down all at the same time, you can get it to do it automatically. automation is also really handy if you need to remix the song at a later stage.
if you're thinking of getting a mixer, why not spend a little more...have a look at the yamaha AW4416 (i htink thats what its called), it has a digital desk (with technology from the Yamaha O2R), and a 16 track digital recorder.
). so what would yield better results when thinking of rock/metal do you think?
