What's the catch ?

[Gert van Santen]

Martin Naef schreef:
> Hi Gert
> 
> Gert van Santen wrote:
>>> I don't. My recordings were always straight into the interface. While I 
>>> tend to leave the limiter of these on just in case, I make sure that I 
>>> stay well below the 0dB limit. Noise from the converters and their 
>>> dynamic range is simply a non-issue these days, even for classical 
>>> recordings that are very dynamic - so I just stay within a generous 
>>> safety margin (typically -12dB or more) and do all the compression and 
>>> EQing in post-production. I really don't see the point of using a 
>>> compressor while recording, unless it's part of a signal chain (e.g. 
>>> analogue voice channel) resulting  in a desirable coloration of the 
>>> sound that's hard to achieve afterwards.
>> I see. What interface (audio) are you using btw?
> 
> When I'm outside the studio, I borrow the Edirol R4-Pro 4-channel 
> recorder from the office. The majority of recording there were made with 
> the Soundfield mic that comes with its own 4-channel pre-amp. I've also 
> done some voice-over recently where I plugged an AKG C1000 straight into it.
> 
> In the studio, I'm using the TC Goldchannel as pre-amp and A/D 
> converter, that then goes into the MOTU system using S/PDIF.

OK, very nice - thanks!

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