Do you record your workstation/synth/v-drums in digital or analog?
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l0u5y
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do u mean yes as in analog or no as in analog? I personally feel it is dependent on ur gear itself. If u have good converters, it will sound better when u connect it digitally. But if u dun have, than ur synths shud connect by analog.
I dun currently own any hardware synths atm. Might get some in the future. But i do use soft synths, like Pro-53 which is my fav. Its an emulation of the vintage propher 5 used in countless records, like Don't Stop Believing by Journey. Logic does have some pretty good synths here and there as well
I dun currently own any hardware synths atm. Might get some in the future. But i do use soft synths, like Pro-53 which is my fav. Its an emulation of the vintage propher 5 used in countless records, like Don't Stop Believing by Journey. Logic does have some pretty good synths here and there as well
logicdroid
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I do both. Best of both worlds.
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exin
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Hi kongwee,
May i just clarify?
Digital recording in terms of softsynths? E.g. Hypersonic, KONTAKT? You record the instruments via midi routing etc.?
Analog recording meaning from your audio interface e.g. firebox, LinePod etc or mixer into your computer?
Personally for me i think the recording part isn't as important as the conversion. At the end of the day when you trace the signal chain for example recording a guitar. The signal goes from your guitar (line-in or mic) into your audio interface/PCI card etc and it converts into a digital signal that gets recorded into your software, after which, your software converts it back into a analog signal that gets played on your headphones/monitors.
I think more importantly the AD/DA conversion is important, if you don't have good convertors or at least decent ones your recorded sound won't be what you are looking for.
Sorry for detracting! In regards to the post i'd use a mixture of both. I think if i had the choice i would go all analog. I still love the analog warmth. =)
But sometimes digital has to come in for example when i'm unable to record a full drumset.
May i just clarify?
Digital recording in terms of softsynths? E.g. Hypersonic, KONTAKT? You record the instruments via midi routing etc.?
Analog recording meaning from your audio interface e.g. firebox, LinePod etc or mixer into your computer?
Personally for me i think the recording part isn't as important as the conversion. At the end of the day when you trace the signal chain for example recording a guitar. The signal goes from your guitar (line-in or mic) into your audio interface/PCI card etc and it converts into a digital signal that gets recorded into your software, after which, your software converts it back into a analog signal that gets played on your headphones/monitors.
I think more importantly the AD/DA conversion is important, if you don't have good convertors or at least decent ones your recorded sound won't be what you are looking for.
Sorry for detracting! In regards to the post i'd use a mixture of both. I think if i had the choice i would go all analog. I still love the analog warmth. =)
But sometimes digital has to come in for example when i'm unable to record a full drumset.
I think he is talking about spdif/adat connections versus analog XLR/TRS etc connections. A lot of modern synths and effects processors are equipped with both so you can choose one or the other...or both at once.
The obvious choice is to use the digital outputs if they are available since it avoids a number of unnecessary conversions (digital to analog inside the synth and then an analog to digital inside your sound card). You need to be careful about matching sample rates and who is the clock master otherwise you might run into problems.
The advantage of using the analog outputs is you can do some processing in the analog domain before hitting the sound card. I run all my gear into a patchbay so I can patch hardware synth outputs through effects processor, guitar pedals or my modular synth if I want to.
I also patch the extra outputs of my audio interface into the patchbay as well. That way I can process softsynths through my analog hardware too. If you set up the delay compensation in your host properly then using an external effects processor is no different from using a software plugin.
The obvious choice is to use the digital outputs if they are available since it avoids a number of unnecessary conversions (digital to analog inside the synth and then an analog to digital inside your sound card). You need to be careful about matching sample rates and who is the clock master otherwise you might run into problems.
The advantage of using the analog outputs is you can do some processing in the analog domain before hitting the sound card. I run all my gear into a patchbay so I can patch hardware synth outputs through effects processor, guitar pedals or my modular synth if I want to.
I also patch the extra outputs of my audio interface into the patchbay as well. That way I can process softsynths through my analog hardware too. If you set up the delay compensation in your host properly then using an external effects processor is no different from using a software plugin.
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