15 Jun
2006
15 Jun
'06
12:19 p.m.
Carlo Capocasa escribe:
Yeah to get the best quality for the buck
('ding' for the buck) I
suggest applying the Unix-philosophy to everything digital (including
mixer controls and MIDI) but treat the complete analogue signal chain as
a single unit.
So an audio interface with included mixer (also known as digital mixer)
would be considered bloat from this view point, an audio interface with
included MIDI would be tolerable bloat, while a motorized MIDI mixer and
seperate audio interface would not be. Also, seperate D/A converters,
pre-amps and audio interface would be considered unnecessary complexity,
since the unix philosphy would not be applied to anything 'outside the
box' (ie computer).
Jack provides the glue.
UNIX philosophy is more or less "having many elements doing few things
each but doing them perfectly and having the means to chain them
together".
A JoeMeek VC3Q i.e. preamps perfectly, a Soundtrack Spirit Folio
notepad mixes perfectly, a M-Audio Audiophile 2496 does A/D perfectly,
a Line6 POD makes your guitar sound lovely, and you have audio cables
to chain them together.
(Remember that studio freaks love to have many devices at hand!)
Cordially, Ismael
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