If I wanted some compression on my acoustic before it hits my audio interface, could I put a compressor in between the mic and the interface? If so, what are the cons to this idea?

Is it possible to use outboard gear (like compressors, equalizers, etc.) with a DAW? If so, exactly how does one do this?

I am considering expanding my studio, at the moment i just use my digi 002 rack, a Pod XT live for recording guitar and bass straight into 002 rack, I have Pod farm plugins and an Alesis drum machine, plus a triton keyboard and various amps. However there are not enough preamps on the digi rack for me and I want to D.I.

Hi there

I've decided to opt for some outboard compression/limiting. This is due to the odd nasty spike I've gotten here and there on occasion (not that much might I add). However, this has occured on good vocal or guitar takes. As you can imagine, this has been pretty much unresolvablle after the fact leading to fresh takes being required.

Hi! I want to know how to route and use outboard gear such as compressor,eq,reverbs et delays.. ?

Do we need a console?
How we apply the effects after the tracks are recorded?

I'm a bit messy with this subject and I need help!

Thanks

Hi,

I am new.

I have been using the MBox mini for a few months now and love it and love Pro Tools so I decided to expand my gear.

Can I use the Mbox 2 inserts for outboard gear while I am mixing? I want to use a Apex Exciter on a mix I have in Pro Tools already. There are inserts on the back, but I don't know if they work in conjuction with Pro Tools LE.

I am having trouble getting any signal from my Firestudio 26/26 to my Digi 003 control surface. I have it connected via a firewire cable plugged into the back of the 003, as well as lightpipe. The Firestudio CPL software recognizes that the preamp is connected, and even the Pro Tools Le software shows that I have eight ADAT inputs.

Hi people

I'm a little confused by all the different views in which people have regarding compression.

This is probably just idle curiosity considering my financial situation, but I'm a little confused about how people with outboard converters typically interface with their computers. I realize that a lot of people have "legacy" interfaces that have converters and pres, and put their outboard converters through these. But say you are designing a a system from scratch.