Pro Tools vs. Analog Mixing
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Hey let's watch a bunch of guys working for Digidesign say their product, ProTools is better than real analog gear! Big surprise, they say Pro Tools is as good as the real thing. This is called a commercial.
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This is interesting.....If that's the case, than I assume that you'll all sell your SSL consoles :-) Just a big waste of money and electricity.For that cash you can buy even more plugins ;D
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I did the comparison test at home with a medium end hifi (beeing it 70's hifi gear...) and i did it parallel with a friend of mine who is a real protools convert.
My score, and i am really not making myself look good, was 100% spot on in distinguishing between the 2.
The analog versions were much more transparent, and genuinely sounded over 30% better.
In fact i can say i think the boxmix does NOT sound like a real record, where the SSL DOES!
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Real audiophiles can tell the difference herp derp etc
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0:10 What the hell have boxes got to do with mountains?
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@Cubik303 Well said.
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@puppiesinspace Just the one :-)
Ah come on! OK you might be able to reproduce a mix done on an SSL inside the box... But the difference is in the MIXING ACTION! It's a totally different experience on the real thing. Tons of headroom! Tons of nice natural saturation! Tons of fun!... A completely different mixing gesture. Sorry I love ProTools but the sound of actual electricity CANNOT be beaten by no daw! Honestly
culturekiller 6 months ago 21
You can get great mixes using both approaches, it all comes down to the skill of the engineer. However, I greatly prefer an analog mix and I don't think the sound difference is subtle. Anyone who takes a class on DSP will quickly learn that there are numerous mathematical compromises that must be made in order enable digital mixing and processing. Those compromises add up, quickly. As someone who went digital and then went back to analog, it my opinion that digital audio has a long way to go.
Cubik303 3 weeks ago