Ok, so recently, I've been listening to a great deal of Motown, and I'm always amazed by the sound of the bass, specifically in songs like Papa Was A Rolling Stone. I doubt I'll be able to emulate that, and I also understand the bass players were simply great musicians, but just out of curiosity does anyone have any knowledge of the recording process used to capture the bass?

I thought a tube compressor would compliment my Alan Smart C-1 nicely for my 2-bus and final master to CD but can't for the life of me find any glowing reviews anywhere on the unit. It's obviously a high end piece of gear but from what I read on forums though the Manley vari-mu (which I couldn't afford) definitely is preferred by most.

Hello,
I've recently purchased a dda interface console and am trying to figure out the best way to connect it to my 002r.
The direct outs and inserts on the dda are -2 dbu but the ins on my 002 and external adc are -10 or +4dbu.

I have a TL Audio C1 preamp/compressor.
I just love what it does to my bass patches. My NL2 is permanently patched in channel A, my SE-1x channel B. The *only* thing I dont like about it is that there's no output trim control so I have to be careful not to clip the converters when I'm overdriving the signal. Not a deal breaker.

just wondering what the peeps are using a lot of these days.

I know there old, but i just can't seem to get enough of the Focusrite 6 band EQ, and I almost always start compressing with the fairchild 660.
for limiting, i like the plain jane digirack limiter II.
has anyone used the new III series?

oh yeah, as if i need to say it I'm using Pro Tools.

I was reading an old post on PT versus Native systems, and i was wondering, compatability aside, if you were purely going for highest quality, and you had to start from scratch, would anyone buy a high end PT system, or would you by a Native system for much less, and buy the converters you want, and still have cash for pre's, etc.

ok, i'm very limited, but my band is trying to make a demo. i have a the M-AUDIO Delta 10/10LT interface, and Logic is my platform.

my selection of mic's are:
3 sm 57's, the Audix Drum mic 6 pack(2 condensers overheads, 3 tom mics, one kick) i also have a regular seinnheisor vocal mic.

i'ma a nuendo/sx/Samplitude 7 user... i use a delta 1010 right now but i was thinking about switching to a digi001 or the new digi002 rack for PT.. i can't get the sound i want out of Sx right now.. while under PT i didn't have a problem...

is it worth the change?

I have ingested volumes of information over the past 5 years (no wise cracks about it only being 5 years please). And now I've come to the point of just having to ask this question.

Hi friends. I have to be honest that I am asking the same question at the DUC also.

first of all, I would like to have your opinions about compressors. Which one(s) do you think have provided you better results with specific recording/mixing techniques and different instruments and voices.