Plexibreath
Well-known member
For me, the 312 project is to get great audio into my DAW (Protools Digi002 rack). So I'm trying to keep the signal path into the DAW as simple and high quality as possible. Then do my EQ and compression in Protools. For now at least, I'm actually quite happy with the Bomb factory compressors, however, I'm already getting the itch to clone a LA2A.
But for now, I'd like to get the strongest signal onto the 24 bits of the DAW as possible. So I'm thinking it might be nice to add a high quality limiter circuit to my API 312 preamp clones. I'm thinking of something in the quality range of a 1176 or SSL, but what if you stripped out everything that make those circuits so versatile, and just have it do one thing, limit the highest peaks as transparently as possible, you shouldn't even hear it working. I would think that this would reduce the complexity of the circuit significantly. I'll be making 10 pres in one 4u or 5u rack with the preamps in 5 matched pairs, I'd want each pair to have the limiters side-chained together. Of course I'd want true bypass for just pure 312. Absolute quality would be paramount.
What do you guys think? Would you recommend a classic circuit for stripping down, or start fresh? I already see a major limitation is the +16v/-16v power supply of the 312s. Still, any ideas?
Kelley
But for now, I'd like to get the strongest signal onto the 24 bits of the DAW as possible. So I'm thinking it might be nice to add a high quality limiter circuit to my API 312 preamp clones. I'm thinking of something in the quality range of a 1176 or SSL, but what if you stripped out everything that make those circuits so versatile, and just have it do one thing, limit the highest peaks as transparently as possible, you shouldn't even hear it working. I would think that this would reduce the complexity of the circuit significantly. I'll be making 10 pres in one 4u or 5u rack with the preamps in 5 matched pairs, I'd want each pair to have the limiters side-chained together. Of course I'd want true bypass for just pure 312. Absolute quality would be paramount.
What do you guys think? Would you recommend a classic circuit for stripping down, or start fresh? I already see a major limitation is the +16v/-16v power supply of the 312s. Still, any ideas?
Kelley