I don't know if this is widely known and I'm just slow to the party, or if this is really that new, but Lynx has released two new stand-alone converter boxes. If they do for stand-alones what they did for "in-the-box" conversion - this is bound to be exciting.

I recently added a SonicStudio HD system to our mastering room and I am seeking some suggestions for a brickwall limiter. I've currently got an API 2500 compressor which offers some nice old school character but I really need a decent sounding limiter. Unfortunately the local shops are no help since the salesmen typically don't use the gear they're selling.

Hi,

I was wondering about a good outboard reverb unit, I'm looking in the sub $500 range, and I was wondering what my options are. I mostly need it for snare drum, a little vocals and misc. I have some plugin reverbs, but I don't really like any of them. I have the dverb, Wavestrueverb and ren verb. Is there a nice Lexicon style reverb out there in a plugin ?

TIA!

What piece of outboard gear do you find to be a necessity in any studio?

I have plenty of plugins including the UAD-1 card. I'm not familiar with what to look for in outboard gear so is there anything you guys like?

i have pro tools 002 rack and would like to be able to use a outboard compressor and reverb unit i have in my mixes. when i send the track(s) out and back in thru these units, i get a delay.

Hey Gaff and others,

Hello everyone.. New here.

Just got all my gear this week including a Digi 002R for starters.

Now before I spend nights trying to find the best way to patch my 17 racks of outboard, could some suggest ways they are doing it?

I have Vocal processors, comps, Guitar proc.. etc.

Hey guys narrowing down the list here trying to decide if I should get 2 Pres or 1 Pre with EQ. I have UAD Studio Pak and Waves Ren. I've never messed with outboard EQ much, just record flat into the DAW (Nuendo 2). I was wondering if the eq section of a Vintech X73i would yield results that can't be achieved with my sofware.

I'm thinking about buying new recording gear. This is strictly for recording my band, a handful of other friends, and to run an affordable portable recording system for local bands. I have one big question... When everyone talks about their outboard mixers, are they mixing down the feeds live and recording down to a stereo track?

Aside from the poorer tracking capabilities, can I get a free or very cheap compressor plugin that will function as well as a $100-200 outboard compressor? I'll be using the compressor on vocals and acoustic guitar.