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Sun, 24 June 2007 15:31

Wayne Carson

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Registered: June 2007

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Hello all,

Which would give me the biggest bang for the buck? and a mackie question.

I'm pretty content with using my Mackie 1604vlz preamps as instrument inputs
(using channel inserts as outputs to my 8-in card) and a PreSonus Eureka for
vocal inputs direct to the 8-in card. I don't record but a few tracks at a
time and only one vox at a time. Mostly overdubbing individual parts and
harmonies.

1. Mackie - I was told to use the channel inserts for the outputs instead
of the direct outs (channel 1-8) because of less noise. I leave the 1/4" TS
line half way in all the time so that I can still solo the mackie channel
for trim adjustment only. Do you think I'm getting the best signal, ie,
least amount of circuit noise and full signal at the first detent? It
sounds OK to me. btw - I use Paris's warmth, fullness, depth, space and
efx's to achieve most everything since I don't have any external processors.

2. DAC or Clock - I've got a simple system. One MEC with two 8-in cards
and a two card EDS with one C16. All black face, classic. I've had this
system since 1997-8 running 3.0 on XP. Chuck has said that the Paris clock
is decent but I'm reading many of you hear a clarity when using an external
clock and or a DAC. I'm a bit concerned when using a clock that the MEC
sample lite goes to 48k, but I guess I could live with it. Would an
external clock make a significant difference on a 1-MEC system or would a
DAConverter help clear up any muddyness or harshness more?

Thanks guys and gals for your expert opinions and real world analysis on
this.

Wayne Carson

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		Benchmark DAC or clock By: Wayne Carson on Sun, 24 June 2007 15:31
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Deej [4] on Sun, 24 June 2007 17:19
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Kim on Sun, 24 June 2007 18:03
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Deej [4] on Sun, 24 June 2007 19:03
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Wayne Carson on Mon, 25 June 2007 09:32
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Wayne Carson on Sun, 24 June 2007 18:16
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Wayne Carson on Sun, 24 June 2007 18:39
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Deej [4] on Sun, 24 June 2007 19:06
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Wayne Carson on Sun, 24 June 2007 19:43
		Re: Benchmark DAC or clock By: Miguel Vigil [1] on Tue, 26 June 2007 06:19

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