28 Oct
2016
28 Oct
'16
4:07 p.m.
On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:30:07 -0400
Robert Edge <thumbknucklerocks(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Harrison Mixbus 32C ... incorporates at the mixing
stage the 32C
> channel strip. The 32C channel strip that was used to make famous
> recordings by ...
But it doesn't.
The name 32C comes from the 32C hardware that it emulates.
It emulates... because... it is software. Yes, this is about a softwar
product. Mixbus 32C is a software product, based on Ardour. As the
subject line states. Just making sure everyone is one the same page.
Does it really need to be stated that it is an emulation of the 32C
hardware ?
I've heard enough Line 6 products mixing live
bands to be skeptical of
emulations in general.
Since, for all of the audio vintage products out there it is not
possible to audit the code, and if it was, it would take dedication to
do so, along with hardware references and reverse engineering study,
then the practical approach is to go along. When Harrison claims that
it is only recently that emulation of their 32C hardware was finally
made possible, due to better CPU performances, then that is that.
When u-he adds a control for capacitor failure and a control for PCB
lines crosstalk in Diva, it is also just that. Same with UA many
vintage emulations, and all other companies doing it. There is a
strong possibility that if one goes into their development rooms, one
will find lots of hardware is many stages of being opened, along with
hardware test equipment. This is the case for u-he as they've shown
it.
The essence for the user is about trying to replicate some warmth and
characteristics of dedicated hardware.
When u-he states:
"Diva is the first native software synth that applies methods from
industrial circuit simulators (e.g. PSpice) in realtime."
Then we can question the hell out of that.
Or, we can try it and if the sound is pleasing, then it's OK.