Re: [LAU] Mixbus 32C (based on Ardour) and Reaper shootout

On Fri, 28 Oct 2016, jonetsu wrote: Actually it is pretty import in this case. It was not meant as either a put down or admiration. It is important what the goal was in the first place (focus and vision). There is a difference between "I mixed this on Reaper with their eq/comp etc and then on MB with their eq/comp etc." and "I mixed this on Reaper but chose eq and comp plugins that emulate analog equipment and then use mixbus with it's internal plugins". (the second in this case) It is important because in both cases the goal (focus and vision) was to end up with a product that sounded the same (did a good job too). This is not a Reaper/Mixbus comparison. It is a Mixbus compared with 'the set of plugins I have been using for ages to get the same sound'. It is really a plugin comparison between an unknown mix of plugins and the MB32c strip plugins. That unknown mix of plugins is what he has used for some time (years maybe) and works for him. He does not say if he uses any special preamps before the ADC, but I would expect so even if he was using an analog mixer with excelent preamps. This is a money making studio after all, and some mics just work better with some preamps. There may even be a Harrison 32c preamp or eq strip sitting around. I suspect he would have mentioned if he was using such a thing though. He was certainly up front about using plugins in his Reaper setup to look for an analog sound. -- Len Ovens www.ovenwerks.net