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Hi all,
I am thinking of changing my studio set-up to be more practical for the type of music that I am currently having to mix (old school funk and soul with a vintage sound).
I currently have a 24 track 1" open reel tape deck and Cubase running on a PC with an 8in 8out sound card. I also have a liquid mix, a few other bits of gear and am thinking of getting a 24 channel mixing desk (maybe a Toft, maybe a summing mixer, maybe something vintage I can find)
At the moment I have to record 8 channels of audio in to Cubase from tape at a time, wait until it is all in the box, sub mix it, bounce it back to tape etc etc. Any outboard I use takes up channels on the sound card so this really limits me and slow down the whole process
The ideal situation for me would be to run a project from 24 tracks of 1" tape into Cubase all at the same time into 24 audio channels with liquid mix set-up on each one to take advantage of the vintage compressors emulations, run it back out of cubase into a 24 channel desk, run the outboard from the desks buss sends etc. and back into Cubase or stereo 1/4" tape.
This should enable me to mix 24 tracks in both digital and analog in real-time (best of both worlds
) but I am not sure how practical this system is?
Are there going to be latency issues? The problem with buying a vintage desk is going to be 24 unused mic preamps which I will be paying for? Is it best to use a 24 analog in/out sound card or a cheaper card with a couple of ADAT ports and use a D/A converter? Should I use the EQ in liquid mix and getting a summing mixer or would that be defeating the point of have all the external controls anyway?
A lot of info I know but any suggestions on how this could work well or alternatives would be great.
Cheers
I am thinking of changing my studio set-up to be more practical for the type of music that I am currently having to mix (old school funk and soul with a vintage sound).
I currently have a 24 track 1" open reel tape deck and Cubase running on a PC with an 8in 8out sound card. I also have a liquid mix, a few other bits of gear and am thinking of getting a 24 channel mixing desk (maybe a Toft, maybe a summing mixer, maybe something vintage I can find)
At the moment I have to record 8 channels of audio in to Cubase from tape at a time, wait until it is all in the box, sub mix it, bounce it back to tape etc etc. Any outboard I use takes up channels on the sound card so this really limits me and slow down the whole process
The ideal situation for me would be to run a project from 24 tracks of 1" tape into Cubase all at the same time into 24 audio channels with liquid mix set-up on each one to take advantage of the vintage compressors emulations, run it back out of cubase into a 24 channel desk, run the outboard from the desks buss sends etc. and back into Cubase or stereo 1/4" tape.
This should enable me to mix 24 tracks in both digital and analog in real-time (best of both worlds
) but I am not sure how practical this system is?Are there going to be latency issues? The problem with buying a vintage desk is going to be 24 unused mic preamps which I will be paying for? Is it best to use a 24 analog in/out sound card or a cheaper card with a couple of ADAT ports and use a D/A converter? Should I use the EQ in liquid mix and getting a summing mixer or would that be defeating the point of have all the external controls anyway?
A lot of info I know but any suggestions on how this could work well or alternatives would be great.
Cheers
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