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442 vs MEC converters [message #105540]

Sun, 15 August 2010 13:34

uptown jimmy

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Registered: September 2005

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Howdy. I was planning on using a 442 on my 2nd EDS card so as to save rack space, but then I started thinking about the 20 bit converters vs the 24 bit converters on my spare MEC.

What is the practical difference, if any? Am I really compromising my signal so much with the 442 if I record vocals through it? Am I better off plugging in the 2nd MEC?

Also, if I decide to record to card 2 via the attached 442, do I need to physically re-patch my monitor system so that it's connected to the 442, and not the MEC on the 1st card?

This is all kinda confusing to me.

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Re: 442 vs MEC converters [message #105544 is a reply to message #105540]

Mon, 16 August 2010 16:20

kerryg

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Registered: February 2009

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I can't speak for the 442's I/O but I've honestly never noticed any significant difference in quality between the MEC's 20-bit converters and the 24-bit converters on the 8in card myself.

A lot of investigation has been done by a lot of talented folks, and it seems to have been pretty firmly established that the "mojo" that happens in PARIS is a function of the internal mixing/summing/gain staging processes going on in the PSCL. I'm not saying bit depth isn't important, but IMO aspects like those do appear to have a more profound impact on the sound than the convertors or the number of bits being passed at them.

"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon

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