Members Evoluxion Posted November 20, 2008 Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 What outboard processor would you guys recommend me for passing my tracks through? I just want some warmth so would a dual channel tube preamp be good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Evoluxion Posted November 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 I was thinking just taking two stereo outputs from my soundcard and putting them in the processor and then the processores outputs into the inputs of my sound card. Basically pass my vst sounds throught the processor to give them a different character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted November 20, 2008 Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 Teh Search is your friend... http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2053292&highlight=tube+preamp http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1981461&highlight=tube+preamp http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1709379&highlight=tube+preamp http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1635004&highlight=tube+preamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgearguy Posted November 20, 2008 Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 I was thinking just taking two stereo outputs from my soundcard and putting them in the processor and then the processores outputs into the inputs of my sound card. Basically pass my vst sounds throught the processor to give them a different character. You can do that, but if your soundcard converters are crappy, you'll lose more fidelity by subjecting the audio to D/A and A/D conversion just to run it through a tube amp. Also, depending on the card, your A/D coming back in may subject your audio to involuntary high pass filtering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Evoluxion Posted November 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 You can do that, but if your soundcard converters are crappy, you'll lose more fidelity by subjecting the audio to D/A and A/D conversion just to run it through a tube amp. Also, depending on the card, your A/D coming back in may subject your audio to involuntary high pass filtering. Would my fast track ultra do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgearguy Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Simple test if you have the software -- generate a sine wave sweep from 0Hz (or as low as you can go) up through 20 kHz. If you have a soft synth that has a wide-ranging oscillator, you can use that. Record it and listen to it. Hook the output of you card to the input. Play the sound out and record it coming back in. You can then either inspect the waveform, do a NULL test against the original, or listen to both and see if you hear a difference. The other thing to do would be to look at the manufacturer's specs for the card and see if they actually specify the frequency range on input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Evoluxion Posted November 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Simple test if you have the software -- generate a sine wave sweep from 0Hz (or as low as you can go) up through 20 kHz. If you have a soft synth that has a wide-ranging oscillator, you can use that. Record it and listen to it. Hook the output of you card to the input. Play the sound out and record it coming back in. You can then either inspect the waveform, do a NULL test against the original, or listen to both and see if you hear a difference. The other thing to do would be to look at the manufacturer's specs for the card and see if they actually specify the frequency range on input. I'll try with the virus and report results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChromaLord Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Get a GOOD converter and possibly a hi-end EQ and stereo limiter.I track thru a pair of Brent Avril pre's, Manley Massive Passive EQ, pair of Distressor EL8 and then a UAD 2192 converter. The keys have massive attack and presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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