Monitor Question

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<fieldstorla@msn.com> wrote in message
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> HelP!!! When I record someone or a group I use my Tascam DA 78's with
> my mackie 1604 VLZ Pro mixer. After tracking I can listen to the
> recording by using the DA 78's with the Mackie Mixer to my Mackie HR
> 824 Monitors. Usually on playback things sound really good and full.
> Another way I listen to, as well as edit the recording, is to use the
> DA 78's with it's TDIF out's and digitally send it to my MOTU 2408 so
> I can import it to my computer. Once in the computer, I send it back
> out through the MOTU to the same Mackie HR824's.....but it sounds a lot
> thinner and not as full of a sound. Any ideas why this is this way???
> Nothing is as full a sound as it is when I just listen to the recording
> through the mixer to the monitors???? Help! Thanks for any advice you
> may have.
>
> Kelly Storla


You've just described the main sonic difference between analog and digital
mixing.

Stick to your Mackie if you like that sound. I know I do. No digital mixer
ever worked for me, hardware or software.

I own two vintage analog consoles - Soundcraft Series Two and Gelf
Electronics and am currently trying to decide which one to keep. Both
british, late 70s, 24 inputs, 8 outputs, 8 track monitoring. They both sound
great, but totally different from each other. A tough choice.

There's nothing wrong with Mackies. I've had them all and still have and use
one.

Predrag

Predrag

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maybe it is the difference in the digital to analogue converters,
MOTU 2408 vs DA 78 78 wins

dale

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Scott Dorsey wrote:
> <fieldstorla@msn.com> wrote:
> >HelP!!! When I record someone or a group I use my Tascam DA 78's
with
> >my mackie 1604 VLZ Pro mixer. After tracking I can listen to the
> >recording by using the DA 78's with the Mackie Mixer to my Mackie
HR
> >824 Monitors. Usually on playback things sound really good and full.
> >Another way I listen to, as well as edit the recording, is to use
the
> >DA 78's with it's TDIF out's and digitally send it to my MOTU 2408
so
> >I can import it to my computer. Once in the computer, I send it back
> >out through the MOTU to the same Mackie HR824's.....but it sounds a
lot
> >thinner and not as full of a sound. Any ideas why this is this
way???
> >Nothing is as full a sound as it is when I just listen to the
recording
> >through the mixer to the monitors???? Help! Thanks for any advice
you
> >may have.
>
> Two things are different:
>
> 1. You are using different converters. Are the converters on the
MOTU
> as good as the ones on the DA 78s themselves? Maybe, I dunno. But
if
> they aren't, it will affect the sound.
>
> 2. The computer software is doing something. It's mixing the
channels
> together, sure. But what else is it doing? Is it bit for bit
accurate?
> It might not be.
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."



Thank you to everyone who responded to my post.....at least now I have
a few things to start checking out!

Once again Thank You
Kelly Storla