Hi Quentin You are so right on this. I have watched many flames regarding what to record at.
I can say with conviction that Ardour running on 64studio 'sounds' better than Sonar on windows on the same hardware! So there are other factors at play as well. I am getting really good results with the DDX/RME/64studio. In the end it's how hard you work in the production from start to finish. Soon as it's all done I'll post some stuff and let you all judge the results ( if you like blues guitar you should be ok :) ) Cheers Bob 2009/5/7 Quentin Harley <[email protected]> > Frank Smith wrote: > >> The main multi track machine has the RME card and I use a behringer DDX >> 3216. >> This mean I can stay in the digital domain for most of recording. >> >> I use mainly 32bit at 48 k and synch the desk to the RME. >> > > I have the same set-up on my main :-) > The DDX3216 can handle 24bit and 48k max. It will not sync to anything > higher than that. > > As I record Live instruments, guitars and vocals, sound quality is very >> important to me. >> > > Sound quality is a double edged sword, where the quality of your signal > chain is just as important as the converters you use. To get noticeable > improvement in sound quality, you will at least need microphones, one of > which cost more than the DDX cost, Channel strips costing upwards of $2500 > each, and converters costing around $1000 per channel. > > Compare it to a digital camera. Even though you get 12MP pocket cameras, > the image quality of an older 6MP DSLR is far superior, because of the large > lens. Do not be fooled into believing that higher bitrates automatically > equates to better quality audio. Mostly it only fills up your hard drive > twice as fast, for very little gain (if any). > > Another thing to consider, is that the most common output format is CD, and > MP3. CD, the better in terms of quality only has 44100Hz and 16bit. Always > remember that even though your mix might sound superior to you in higher > bitrates and bit depths, it will be reduced to this, with the loss of > resolution and dynamics to follow. With MP3 the loss is ever greater... > > I have produced may CD's, one of which is now in it's second production run > because of demand, using 64 studio, Special home-made mics, DDX3216, > RME9632 - all using 24bit and 44100Hz. One of my customers actually said > that the quality of my recordings beat that of a professional studio they > used before. > > my 2c > > Cheers, > Quentin >
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