It's hard to remember which hat you're wearing sometimes when you run a session. Some engineers are frustrated musicians or producers. You hafta walk a thin line. Does the group want your suggestions? Do you get pissed off if they don't listen to your ideas (or turn them down)?

Originally posted by DAvid Goodermuth on another thread:

"It has been my experience that the 2-bus is a weak point in a lot of analog consoles, as well as the daw sh*t. The SSL E's and G's 2-bus totally sucked. Most quality studios using SSL's bypassed the factory 2-bus either with on-board mods, or outboard faders. The "J" seems to be better, but most of the daw's do indeed blow."

Whats the deal with the different converters MOTU uses in their various interfaces? I own an original 2408 and want to add another interface. Are the converters in 1224 and the new MKII 2408 the same? What is the general concensus on either of there quality?

Thanks for the response to my previous post everyone. It looks like I will be diving in with the Paris Pro (after some rather lengthy deliberations!). In doing so, I was wondering if anyone could comment on the following:

1. In order to sync to an outboard drum machine or a Korg Triton, will I require the STC pro timecode interface module?

Anyone know where in NYC I can get a blown channel fixed? Or maybe change the A/D converters to 24 bit?
Thanks in advance. .WAR

I'm doing an independent film project this spring as a freebie (cuz I'm interested in the project). The end product will be an MPEG video clip with stereo audio track. The images are a series of stills (300-400). No audio will be recorded until "post", then it'll use voice-overs, flown-in ambient sound and "foley" type fx.

What bitrate (16, 24, 32, 64) should I record wav files prior to burning on CD?

This may not be the most approriate forum for this question but as I have read the posts of Fletcher on RAP for a couple of years, I feel confident he will have the most concise direction.

I recently added a 2" 24 track to my studio setup that includes 32 tracks of ADAT XT as well. I currently have the ADAT I/Os and the board I/Os linked in a patchbay.

This thread is all about "tips and tricks". Anything else will be deleted. :roll:

I need plain, remedial instructions on how to sync a Korg Trinity sequencer to XT20's thru a BRC.

We need to break out individual tracks of the sequencer and transfer them to the ADATS.

Also, may need to have the Trinity play back in sync with the ADATS during mixdown.