<div dir="auto">“I got some romplers.”</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 7:33 PM Matt Picone <<a href="mailto:matt@mysticworks.com">matt@mysticworks.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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"my pair of lovingly maintained Proteus 2000 units" :-P</div><div><br>
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<div>On 3/31/22 2:14 PM, Niall Munnelly
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<div dir="auto">If it’s accurate, say “Proteus 2000s,” which may
not be correct (Proteuses 2000), but it’s a hell of a lot
easier. ;)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 5:15
PM Peter Korsten <<a href="mailto:peter@severity-one.com" target="_blank">peter@severity-one.com</a>>
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> Stereo’s good if you’re using synths with onboard
effects or pad <br>
> machines like your Proteus - or if you like the way
your synth handles <br>
> stereo (sequenced or otherwise modulated panning
effects, eg). But so <br>
> many sounds just aren’t suited to stereo “sourcing,”
and is better <br>
> handled as mono and managed downstream in whatever’s
doing the mixing. <br>
> There also a lot to be said for having one thing do the
job of mixing <br>
> and positioning in the stereo field, rather than
tweaking each <br>
> individual device.<br>
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That's what I was thinking. It ought to be mentioned,
though, that I <br>
have two Proteuses (Protei?), with quite a variety of
different ROMs. <br>
Also, E-Mu effects tend to be weak, as Tony humorously
pointed out of <br>
Facebook. But I can't see myself hook up a synth with 128
voices with <br>
sounds as diverse as dance, hip-hop, vintage synths and
organs, and <br>
ethnic instruments, over a mono cable.<br>
<br>
Almost everything in the list in my reply to Jay is from the
1990s, so <br>
they come with built-in effects. But those may not be very
good, and it <br>
just muddles things up.<br>
<br>
What I forgot to mention, though, is that I want a couple
more synths, <br>
notably a MicroWave 2 and a Super Bass Station or maybe a
Pulse+. So <br>
then I'd be looking at more like 24 inputs.<br>
<br>
> Of course a lot of this also has a lot to do with where
your audio is <br>
> going and what you do with it - are you automating your
mix with a <br>
> DAW, or playing a mixer (hardware or software
interface), or who knows <br>
> what else. If you’re doing the heavy lifting of mixing
on your <br>
> computer, it seems to me that mono channels are your
best bet, <br>
> certainly the best use of your money.<br>
<br>
That's the basic idea.<br>
<br>
> I reckon I’m in the same camp as Jay now and when we
talked about this <br>
> here some fifteen years ago: most sources are mono, and
there’s a <br>
> reason mixers typically have lots of mono channels and
maybe two or <br>
> three stereo pairs. There are, of course, exceptions,
and for that, we <br>
> have stuff like the Speck Xtramix and other expensive
stuff, or stereo <br>
> line mixers like the Rane SM series that can be linked
via Ethernet <br>
> cables.<br>
<br>
Anything more expensive than MOTU or Presonus isn't an
option for me. <br>
The Behringer X32 rack is very interesting, but I'm afraid
that <br>
expanding it will be an issue, because it'll have to be done
via AES50, <br>
which nobody uses except Behringer and Midas (which they
own).<br>
<br>
> I’ve seen a lot of marketing buzz about the UDO Super
Six’s binaural <br>
> mode, and, while I’m sure it sounds pretty amazing in
the right <br>
> context, I’m not sure it justifies any additional price
it may introduce.<br>
<br>
That's definitely not on my radar. I've got a silly amount
of sound <br>
producing hardware and software already.<br>
<br>
One thing I've been considering is chucking an ADAT card in
my PC, and <br>
use converters. I'd have to remove a PCIe card, for example
that <br>
Thunderbolt card that doesn't work. That also limits my
choices, unless <br>
I purchase a new motherboard... and I'm a bit done with
spending money <br>
unnecessarily.<br>
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- Peter<br>
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