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Aaron Smith
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SPDIF here too. I'll output each track to it in the mixing session for a while so I can hear how it affects my mix and make adjustments accordingly. But, when I make the bounce I won't include it yet, because during mastering I use a few other plug-ins on the master buss and I never have enough computer power to run all the track plug-ins AND mastering plug-ins...so after bouncing, I'll load all the stereo files into a new session and then use the Finalizer, along with a few more plugs.
Does a hardware device such as the TC finalizer work better then software counterparts? I'm not really sure what the finalizer does so this is a newb question, shot in the dark.
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jesterroot4
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? lost.. i just mix my files down as a wav... shove them into T-racks (if in a rush) or that other program by steinburg.. and then mix that down again as a wav.. and then use 'windows audio converter' to make it a high quality mp3...
am i doing this a really long winded way? it takes me like half hour to mix down a song lol
its the bit i hate the most lol.
am i doing this a really long winded way? it takes me like half hour to mix down a song lol
its the bit i hate the most lol.
You serious? It takes me like 4 hours to 6 days to mix a song. In half and hour I barely have the time to 1. Turn on my comp, 2. Make some coffee, 3. Smoke a cigarette and 4. Prepare myself mentally to entering frustation, headache, ear-ache, hell, and getting the broken comp from the front yard and going through phases 2 and 3 again to duct tape the broken window.
Sinister Mephisto
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He's not talking about mixing. I think he's talking about turning a mixed wav file, into a mp3 ready to be burned onto a CD.
Sorry, my bad.
PS. Although I personally wouldn't burn an MP3 into a CD if the original WAV is available
Im using the 96k, even though i only use 44.1. I havent used the express i would say if its anything like the 96k i would check it out.
Aaron Smith
Envisage Audio
I have the Express, and I love it. I haven't tried a 96k, but I've always been under the impression that other than the higher available sampling rate, the main compression and limiting features are identical. Yes, the 96k has stereo widening, de-essing, a five band EQ (instead of three), and some other little perks as well, but I don't find myself missing them! I would recommend checking out the Express, especially since it's so much cheaper than the 96k. I got mine on eBay for about $490 I think.
Necromancer197666 said:
You can read all about what it actually does on the TC Electronic website, and in my experience, it does it's job much better than the comparable plug-ins out there. The Finalizer is especially good at not killing your snare drum, and overall it actually sounds a little punchy, which I have never heard from things like the L1, L2, or that Massey mastering limiter.
MetalWorks
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I have always ran my 96K inputs and outputs through ADAT Optical with both my previous Nuendo/RME 9652 Audio card setup and now with Pro Tools HD 192 ADAT.
I have also used the XLR AES/EBU cable and it works just as well.
I also only run at 44.1.
I generally have my mix dialed and any plugs set on the Master output Bus in Pro Tools or Nuendo 2 and run it through the 96K Finalizer and back in to Pro Tools on a new Track. Then Bounce that to a WAV.
I have also used the XLR AES/EBU cable and it works just as well.
I also only run at 44.1.
I generally have my mix dialed and any plugs set on the Master output Bus in Pro Tools or Nuendo 2 and run it through the 96K Finalizer and back in to Pro Tools on a new Track. Then Bounce that to a WAV.
^ When running from your DAW into the finalizer and then back in to the DAW, do you always have to bring it in to a new track and then bounce?
Sorry, may be a dumb question. I've never used outboard gear for mixing or mastering. I've always been ITB.
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if I run SPDIF out into the Finalizer and then back in through SPDIF, how would I go about making sure the "finalized" is what's bounced to a wav?
Sorry, may be a dumb question. I've never used outboard gear for mixing or mastering. I've always been ITB.
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if I run SPDIF out into the Finalizer and then back in through SPDIF, how would I go about making sure the "finalized" is what's bounced to a wav?
I think im doing pretty much the same thing as MetalWorks, In Nuendo i will create a new stereo input/output and assign one of my Firepods s/pdif to those. Then i will create a audio track in my project that will be dedicated to recieving the Finalizers s/pdif output(i call it my mix buss), and have the output of that track routed to the main stereo buss. And then all i have to do is route all of my recorded tracks to the s/pdif out. Damn i know that is a horrible explaination but its the only way i can explain it at the moment lol
no, that makes sense i think. So, if you insert any plugins for mastering on the master bus, it's post Finalizer? I guess you could insert pre finalizer on the newly created audio track, right?
