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Hey guys. I just recently had the opportunity to work at a great studio. Took pics throughout the 2 12-hour blocks we had, along with everything else you can imagine, on someone else's tab :)

 

http://www.putfile.com/ohads{censored}/images

 

Lots and lots of great gear to use, I can go into details if anyone's interested, but the pics say alot :)

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Originally posted by Phil O'Keefe

Just out of curiousity, did you / they use the NS10's or the ADAM's more often?
;)

 

I'd say it was split down the middle. Every speaker used equally as a reference to each other. The NS10s are positioned in an interesting way, kind of a psuedo-mono thing. Gives a real interesting perspective on your mix.

 

The ADAMs were pretty nice, although to tell you the truth were not as great as I remember them being. They're incredibly clear, but the low end is hard to hear. I'm a big NS-10 fan, especially if they're paired up with a nice subwoofer and crossover.

 

Oh yeah, those GMLs... :love: We used them to do our final bounce to tape (tape!! :) )

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Originally posted by Phil O'Keefe

So, you did the mixdown to the Ampex?

 

Oh yeah :)

 

Tracking into protools, mixing on the SSL and outboard, mixdown to tape, and then dumped back onto the computer and a dedicated cd burner. Had to see which converters were better, the Apogee into the CD burner, or the 192i/os running into the computer. ;)

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Originally posted by Sty1es


The ADAMs were pretty nice, although to tell you the truth were not as great as I remember them being. They're incredibly clear, but the low end is hard to hear.

 

 

I purchased ADAM P11As, and my first reaction was exactly the same as yours.

 

But as I've mixed on them, I've found that even though they're not as seemingly bassy as my other monitors, I seem to be able to get the bottom end to translate better on the ADAMs. I know that this defies logic and all that, but I assure you I'm not daft.

 

Still, though, I wouldn't mind having the larger ADAMs to hear the bottom end a little more, but hey, I have them, they sound wonderful, I can really key in on the midrange, and they are not fatiguing.

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Originally posted by Sty1es

Hey guys. I just recently had the opportunity to work at a great studio. Took pics throughout the 2 12-hour blocks we had, along with everything else you can imagine, on someone else's tab
:)

http://www.putfile.com/ohads{censored}/images


Lots and lots of great gear to use, I can go into details if anyone's interested, but the pics say alot
:)

 

 

ONLY 88 modules on the SSL....geez man, how did you manage to fit it all in? stems?:D

 

AND no fairchild 670?:freak:

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Originally posted by Phil O'Keefe

Had to see which converters were better, the Apogee into the CD burner, or the 192i/os running into the computer.


And your preference was...?
:)

 

Difference was totally negligible, because we were running back into protools at 44.1 :- Sounds rediculous but apparently most studios do their {censored} at 44.1. I guess if it aint broke...

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Originally posted by UstadKhanAli



I purchased ADAM P11As, and my first reaction was exactly the same as yours.

 

 

 

I'm sure its just a matter of getting used to them. I hated the NS10s until I finally 'understood' them.

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Originally posted by Sty1es



Difference was totally negligible, because we were running back into protools at 44.1 :- Sounds rediculous but apparently most studios do their {censored} at 44.1. I guess if it aint broke...

 

It doesn't sound ridiculous to me - I'm still running most things at 24 bit / 44.1 kHz. :)

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:D :D :D

 

Seriously, I can hear a difference at higher sample rates, but it's more easily heard with the DSP / processing stuff, and IMO, high sample rates are just a way to work around the limitations of the filters... build a perfect Nyquest filter and 44.1 kHz would probably be just fine... but there is no such thing as a perfect filter. :( Unfortunately, there's still a big "hit" on your CPU and drives when running at 96 kHz (PT HD users can pretend I didn't say that ;) ), and so it's a bit of a trade-off. But with most of the stuff I do being headed for CD's (and even MP3's :( ) and not DVD, I feel pretty comfortable where I'm at insofar as the sample rate.

 

PS: What "Yoda avatar"? That's ME. :p;):D

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Originally posted by UstadKhanAli



That's Phil, you're out! Sty1es, you're now moderator!!!


Actually, I use 24/44.1 as well. Sounds fine!!!

 

 

Ooops, that was supposed to say, "That's it, Phil, you're out!!" but apparently I can't type anymore either. But you got the idea....

 

Phil, agreed about the DSP/processing stuff.

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LOL, the neverending bitrate debate. :D

 

 

Personally I'd love to move to a higher bitrate, but oddly enough, whenever we bumped up to 96k and cranked up the NS10s, we'd blow tweeter after tweeter...with apogee converters too! :confused:

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Originally posted by Sty1es



Difference was totally negligible, because we were running back into protools at 44.1 :- Sounds rediculous but apparently most studios do their {censored} at 44.1. I guess if it aint broke...

 

 

Not ridiculous, just a standard. I've always said that the higher sampling rate wars are a pro-sumer thing.

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Originally posted by robmix



Not ridiculous, just a standard. I've always said that the higher sampling rate wars are a pro-sumer thing.

 

 

I wouldn't really say is a marketing tool. I'm sure theres some truth to it, the difference probably isnt that huge though.

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