We'll its crude and rude but works like a champ, so dont laugh. I built it based off a folcrum using fosseltechs notes. Since people are split pro/con over these I decided it was something easy to try. Other then racking some sweet 1970 Telefunken 372Ds this is my first DIY project from scratch.
I also like the idea of a passive design because I have several sweet preamps to test it on.
I ran this through a API 3124 comming out of a Motu HD192. Initial results were pretty
breathtaking. I read some people said there was a 5% improvement over
mixing ITB, but what I noticed was night and day.
My thoughts were:
Better seperation between instruments, you can really pick out
individual elements in the mix alot more clearer.
Stereo Field is much more wider. ITB mix A/B almost seems more mono and collapsed.
Reverb tails are much more noticeable and present.
More overall punch (this may be a API characterastic)
The only drawback I heard was that I feel some of my low end and
overall power went down somewhat, BUT I took a already finished mix
and sent it through this. So I imagine if I can remix while monitoring
the summing device, which is what I have been told you really need to
do, I can retweak this in the mix. But overall this concept is really
mind blowing compared to ITB summing. And to me it makes all
the sense in the world to let some nice Analog pres do the summing then
the PC do the math. Just my opinion.
I want to try it on my Focusrite RED, Telefunken 372, Avalon 727, and
Neve 1073 and compare results.
If I build one again I will take my time and make it alot more
neater and actually use some Lazertran decals I have, but I was
anxious to hear what it could do.
Todd Matthew Stotler
www.echoesrecording.com
I also like the idea of a passive design because I have several sweet preamps to test it on.
I ran this through a API 3124 comming out of a Motu HD192. Initial results were pretty
breathtaking. I read some people said there was a 5% improvement over
mixing ITB, but what I noticed was night and day.
My thoughts were:
Better seperation between instruments, you can really pick out
individual elements in the mix alot more clearer.
Stereo Field is much more wider. ITB mix A/B almost seems more mono and collapsed.
Reverb tails are much more noticeable and present.
More overall punch (this may be a API characterastic)
The only drawback I heard was that I feel some of my low end and
overall power went down somewhat, BUT I took a already finished mix
and sent it through this. So I imagine if I can remix while monitoring
the summing device, which is what I have been told you really need to
do, I can retweak this in the mix. But overall this concept is really
mind blowing compared to ITB summing. And to me it makes all
the sense in the world to let some nice Analog pres do the summing then
the PC do the math. Just my opinion.
I want to try it on my Focusrite RED, Telefunken 372, Avalon 727, and
Neve 1073 and compare results.
If I build one again I will take my time and make it alot more
neater and actually use some Lazertran decals I have, but I was
anxious to hear what it could do.
Todd Matthew Stotler
www.echoesrecording.com