I may be getting a Mackie 1604 mixer. Should I put my Tascam 428 into one of the input channels or one of the subgroups? Also would a mixer like this allow me to add hardware effects to my VSTis without feedback?

Thanks

Greeetings! In a nut shell, I'm putting together a DAW (who isn't?) and my question concerns signal flow and system config. I want to be able to track up to 16 tracks live and avail of myself the ability to foldback monitor sends to the studio (ideally 6, 4 min.). I realize I will probably need two A/Ds to get the 16 tracks (or maybe an Apogee A/D 16 and an D/A 16?).

What are you doing and what do they demand..?
This is research that I am doing, maybe it could help many if we discussed it openly here.
Off the top of my head :
1. What kind of "surround" work are you seeing, or expecting to see ?
2. Who are your current clients and anticipated clients ?

hey guys... just wondering if anybody knows anything about the technique DAvid Bottrill uses on Danny Carey's drums (Tool). I know most of the mic's he uses etc..no surprises there..but what has me stumped is the 2 large monitors that sit behind Carey when's he's playing...does he just hate head phones or what?...

I have the money for a (primarily vocal) mic in the price range of a RODE NTK, the Blue Baby Bottle & Soundelux U97. Of course it would be great if it did other things well in my bottom feeder analog desk to DAW studio. I have a RODE NT-2 & a pair of A-T 4033s now. The U97 is the only one that is multi-pattern. I've seen some Soundelux R-1 broadcast mics around.

I need to be able to edit at home or on the road...mostly comping and tuning vocals, some loop based stuff which would be taken back to the mix+ rig and up loaded. Track count isn't an issue as I'd plan on taking a abbreviated mix for reference for the comping.

Can someone help me? I noticed Mike Tholen has often praised the Quantec reverb. I assume he is talking about the Yardstick room simulator that is on their website. But does anyone know about the Quantec QRS Reverb? Apparently it is 2 in/4out and looks like a 2 rack space unit. Anyone know how it differs sonically from the Yardstick? Is it also a highly desirable piece to acquire?

Greetings gentlemen.
I have a question for you guys..

My current setup is as follows:

900 Athlon
a7V asus MB
628 Mb ram
PLEXTOR 12 X crw drive
ATA 100 7200rpm 30 gig HD
ata 66 5400 20 gig HD
echo layla 20
us 428
Nuendo 1.53 release

Greetings gentlemen.
I have a question for you guys..

My current setup is as follows:

900 Athlon
a7V asus MB
628 Mb ram
PLEXTOR 12 X crw drive
ATA 100 7200rpm 30 gig HD
ata 66 5400 20 gig HD
echo layla 20
us 428
Nuendo 1.53 release

I'd like to have a greater range of eq for my POD to help dial in the tones I want while tracking, and not rely so much on plugins after the fact. I was thinking of running it through a Speck ACE, or would a BOSS eq stomp box do what I need? What do y'all think?

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