Using Studer A827 without console ?

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is there any way to record, monitor (without latency) and mix without console to studer ?
 
I'm not sure I understand. By 'console', are you referring to the machine's control panel, the remote unit, or a mixing desk?
If your question is "Can I mix something without a mixing desk", the answer is basically "no"...
 
Yes i was referring to mixing desk
well forget mixing part then, can i at last lay down song to those 24 tracks and then do mixing part digitally in pro tools? digital link between Studer and pro tools would be apogee 800 which is 8 channel high-end ad/da convertor.
 
How do you plan to mix those 24 tracks to 8, or are you only using 8 tracks of the Studer, or are you only planning on monitoring playback of 8 tracks at a time?
 
sweetbeats said:
How do you plan to mix those 24 tracks to 8, or are you only using 8 tracks of the Studer, or are you only planning on monitoring playback of 8 tracks at a time?
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If it's the latter, and the plan is to import them in three groups of 8, you might have a few problems lining them up afterwards, since the machine will not run at exactly the same speed each pass.

Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to just get a Tascam 38 or something, if you're basically using it as an 8-channel effects box, rather than what it was designed to do? Or mixing digitally and bouncing the stereo mix to 2-track tape?

If you want to bounce a 24-track digital project to tape and back again, you'll need 24 digital channels to do it properly.

Have you considered the running costs and maintenance? A 24-track machine is likely to be a pig to align :-S
 
I need all 24 channels
and this seems to be one big mess, adding more ad/da convetors will cost more then i can afford, i think it would be better to get some good cheap mixer, right ?
but what im afraid is if i run signal thru some cheap mixer that source will be degraded, and i dont have money for SSL console or neve.

my gearlist:

daw:
pro tools le 8 - digi 003r
mac quad core pro
UAD 2

mics:
neumann u87 vintage
neumann u47 fet
rode k2
sure sm7

preamps:
neve 1073 dpa
focusrite isa 110
avalon 737 sp

compressors:
urei 1176 silverface
universal audio la-2a
dbx 160x - x2

effect processors:
lexicon pcm 70 ver 2
eventide h3000 SE
 
Baster said:
I need all 24 channels
and this seems to be one big mess, adding more ad/da convetors will cost more then i can afford, i think it would be better to get some good cheap mixer, right ?
but what im afraid is if i run signal thru some cheap mixer that source will be degraded, and i dont have money for SSL console or neve.

my gearlist:

daw:
pro tools le 8 - digi 003r
mac quad core pro
UAD 2

mics:
neumann u87 vintage
neumann u47 fet
rode k2
sure sm7

preamps:
neve 1073 dpa
focusrite isa 110
avalon 737 sp

compressors:
urei 1176 silverface
universal audio la-2a
dbx 160x - x2

effect processors:
lexicon pcm 70 ver 2
eventide h3000 SE
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Ok I'll bite. But say it isn't so.
I saw this yesterday and the 827 was a dead giveaway. The world can't be to the point yet where people are now buying 60K ($20K closeout price) recorders and don't know what to do with it. http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=ne...32&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=f8ced85,a14b1a4e


With the list of gear you already have, if I were you, I would look around and try to find either a API or maybe a Quad 8 console. :D Or if that won't work maybe a Neve V.
 
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Suggestions for 24 channel mixers are accepted
budget is limited: 2,500 $usd
 
I'm not quite sure what to make of this thread. It wasn't started on April 1st so I'm out of ideas. ;) Are you serious Baster or just goofing around?
 
Maybe with the differences in timezones it was April 1st in the Country of Dreams with the thread was started.
 
Baster said:
I need all 24 channels
and this seems to be one big mess, adding more ad/da convetors will cost more then i can afford, i think it would be better to get some good cheap mixer, right ?
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Frankly, I'd say that if you can't afford more AD/DA channels, you're not going to be able to keep the machine running :-S
You may be getting it for less, but at the end of the day it's a £30'000 tape machine, and it's going to cost a shedload of money to run. There's a reason I haven't upgraded to a wide-track tape format...

sweetbeats said:
Maybe with the differences in timezones it was April 1st in the Country of Dreams with the thread was started.
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http://www.gearslutz.com/board/rap-...duction/457856-going-digital-studer-a827.html
 
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