DesolationAngel
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First time poster, here.
I did a little searching but it's hard to know what to search for to get good results...
My situation; decent room, decent monitors, decent interface, decent mics, decent instruments (acoustic and electric guitars, mostly).
My thoughts; expansion into outboard gear.
I'd like to expand not because I think it'll be a sonic 'silver bullet' but because I'd like to try it, I'd like to learn about it and, maybe, en route, improve my recordings and my mixes.
I'm thinking to get a couple different flavours of micpre (with 2 channels each), an outboard stereo compressor (to play with on tracking) and 2 channels of EQ (to play with on my stereo bus).
My question; go 500 or go regular rack? If I go rack then I'm going to need rack, maybe a power strip, maybe a patchbay... if I go 500 then I'll need a chassis but the other stuff is covered. But is, for instance, two A Designs P1s going to be close to a Pacifica? Are the 500 modules pretty close to regular rack counterparts?
Anyone been in the similar situation and found obvious answers?
I did a little searching but it's hard to know what to search for to get good results...
My situation; decent room, decent monitors, decent interface, decent mics, decent instruments (acoustic and electric guitars, mostly).
My thoughts; expansion into outboard gear.
I'd like to expand not because I think it'll be a sonic 'silver bullet' but because I'd like to try it, I'd like to learn about it and, maybe, en route, improve my recordings and my mixes.
I'm thinking to get a couple different flavours of micpre (with 2 channels each), an outboard stereo compressor (to play with on tracking) and 2 channels of EQ (to play with on my stereo bus).
My question; go 500 or go regular rack? If I go rack then I'm going to need rack, maybe a power strip, maybe a patchbay... if I go 500 then I'll need a chassis but the other stuff is covered. But is, for instance, two A Designs P1s going to be close to a Pacifica? Are the 500 modules pretty close to regular rack counterparts?
Anyone been in the similar situation and found obvious answers?