>On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:43:34 +0200 Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> Do you think a production will sound different when using Fons, Neve >> emu or Harrison emu EQs for the channels? As long as the EQ does it's >> job, the differences are unimportant. On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:20:41 -0400, jonetsu wrote: >Put a Pulltec EQ emulation there, such as the PTM-5A made by >OvertoneDSP, and the difference is clear. > >Export tracks pre-fader from Bitwig and import them in Mixbus 32C w/o >further ado and there's a difference right there. On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:12:56 +0200, Jostein Chr. Andersen wrote: >Harrison emulates the sound of the 32C EQ very closely and >Mixbus/Mixbus32C have an analogue like work flow as closely as >practically possible in a modern DAW. Neither should an usable EQ nor the complete mixing console add its individual characteristics to the sound. An EQ shouldn't add "warmth" or anything else to the sound, it should simply allow to amplify or attenuate frequencies with a wanted quality (width). That mixing consoles could sound different, e.g. in regards to "warmth" is caused by the complete chain, especially by the IOs and bad designed EQs, but it shouldn't "add" warmth, cheap mixing consoles remove warmth, while expensive mixers cause less biased signals. Regarding the work-flow I have difficulties to understand how software could be compared, when using the same hardware, sound card, mouse or remote mixer. If they use the same sound card, just different, but well designed EQs, then there should be no sound differences either. I agree that some DAWs are a PITA and that others are good, this has to do with the complete design of the user interface, comparing the sound quality of professional DAWs and professional mixing consoles, analog or digital, is nonsense. This is not Hifi gear that adds an individual note to the sound. Pro equipment should do it's job and should be easy to repair. If an EQ, IOs, a fader adds warmth or any other bias to the sound, then it's a bad designed mixer. This is true for hardware and software mixers. The sound quality of expensive hardware mixers shouldn't be a topic. They are all very good. It's the same for recording software, but while hardware has it's fixed design and could provide a good work-flow, software needs to care about different screen sizes, different remote controls, so a comparison makes sense in regards to the work-flow, when using the same monitor and external remote devices. Regards, Ralf _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
