SouthSIDE Glen
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Comparing a Ghost to an 02R (just for example) is like trying to compare a coupe to an XUV; sure they are both automobiles, but they are designed with different priorities and specific purposes and features in mind.
Let's not forget that if you are looking at an analog board a la Trident or Toft or MCI, that you have to make sure you have all the channels of bi-directional conversion that you need to I/O with your DAW platform. Sure, the same is true with a digital mixer, but it's likely to be more costly with the analog board. And, IMHO, a bit more important. The great advantage to the analog boards is their sound. I'd personally want to make sure that the path between my analog board and my recorder is as pristine as possible, otherwise, my investement in that analog sound will be somewhat overspent (I'm not going to spend thousands of dollars on an analog board just to run it through a Creative Audigy )
I don't know what jmorris has now in the way of digital I/O, maybe he's already set on that ladder. But if not, that's something that needs to be factored into the budget as well.
G.
Let's not forget that if you are looking at an analog board a la Trident or Toft or MCI, that you have to make sure you have all the channels of bi-directional conversion that you need to I/O with your DAW platform. Sure, the same is true with a digital mixer, but it's likely to be more costly with the analog board. And, IMHO, a bit more important. The great advantage to the analog boards is their sound. I'd personally want to make sure that the path between my analog board and my recorder is as pristine as possible, otherwise, my investement in that analog sound will be somewhat overspent (I'm not going to spend thousands of dollars on an analog board just to run it through a Creative Audigy )
I don't know what jmorris has now in the way of digital I/O, maybe he's already set on that ladder. But if not, that's something that needs to be factored into the budget as well.
G.