04-11-2023, 07:02 PM
Well I recently got a Neve 8816 and used it on a client mix today. That’s its first use. I’m trying to keep a modest amount of pretty good analog gear to go along with the ITB stuff and I imagine I’ll be hybrid for some time. Todays signal path out of the DAW was -
Metric Halo ULN8s sending out groups
Neve 8816 summing
Smart C1 bus compressor
Arsenal Audio Eq
Into a Silver Bullet tone box
Instant glue and width, sounded great, got there quickly. Probably more quickly than I would have if ITB only.
So my answer to the OP is that I’ve picked up just a little more outboard and plan on being hybrid and using outboard for the foreseeable future. With my studio being small and private I can make it just right for me, and therefore I really use the stuff I have. Anything I’m not using has to go - I don’t have the space or money for anything I’m not using. I was far more ITB for a stretch but have doubled down on having some good analog signal paths for my space and in this excitement I’m using all of it more.
Metric Halo ULN8s sending out groups
Neve 8816 summing
Smart C1 bus compressor
Arsenal Audio Eq
Into a Silver Bullet tone box
Instant glue and width, sounded great, got there quickly. Probably more quickly than I would have if ITB only.
So my answer to the OP is that I’ve picked up just a little more outboard and plan on being hybrid and using outboard for the foreseeable future. With my studio being small and private I can make it just right for me, and therefore I really use the stuff I have. Anything I’m not using has to go - I don’t have the space or money for anything I’m not using. I was far more ITB for a stretch but have doubled down on having some good analog signal paths for my space and in this excitement I’m using all of it more.