Need a desk...

[FILTERZ]

I have motu 828 and mackie desk also

works for me

[Ritzi Lee]

If you have a 90% digital production environment and you need a total solution regarding your mix sessions, go for the Yamaha 01X. I'm convinced now that it will blow you away. It has even 8 extra analog inputs if you have any additional hardware to wire.

If you want to produce hardware wise, there are different possibilities. A Mackie does the job really well.

Can you give us any indication on how you want to produce? Any studio configurations and stuff like that...

[Jay Pace]

Currently use the following:

delta 4/4
Waldorf pulse analog synth
Sherman filtherbank
Focusrite compounder
& a horrible, horrible tapco mixer to route through.

Do mixdowns internally in cubase.
Always use outboards for synths, FX & compression.

I make plinky, bleepy minimalish techno like this:
http://blackboxtechno.co.uk/x8/Bear%20Spray.mp3

onyx & motu sounding like a good combo at the moment...

And massive thanks to everyone for help on this btw

[loopdon]

Beautiful track that, jay. Sweet sweet sweet production! Minimal, effective, superb.

[eyeswithoutaface]

yeah that's a kewl track mate, you should slide a lovely deep ass sub in there too, sound's wikid now but would be lush with some really smooth sub in there i think

got a nice hood feel to it, but more electronic :)

[Ritzi Lee]

Even when you buy a second hand 01V like I did, you are on track.
And you have a memory to store a maximum of 100 mix sessions.

[eyeswithoutaface]

Even when you buy a second hand 01V like I did, you are on track.
And you have a memory to store a maximum of 100 mix sessions.

yep, that's one of the pro's of a digital mixer. I know some people really dont like them, but it means your not limited to working on one track at a time when it comes to mixdown like with a regular desk, which can be a pain in the arse unless you've got a photographic memory of your desk or can be arsed writing down all the channel states for the particular track your mixing down

[decoherance]

mackie desk is the best way you can go for techno or electronica imho. it has a really sweet sound when you clip - the soundcraft stuff doesnt do that.

recently i bought the onyx and although the eq is slightly different to my old 1604 VLZ, it's really a nice thing to have in the studio.

a good desk is essential if you ask me. and a good soundcard. i have the motu 828.

oh and don't forget GOOD CABLES. mine are of the balanced variety and i noticed the difference immediately the day i bought them.

good luck man.

i dont know, ive got an old spirit folio and i much prefer how overdriving the gains sounds on that compared to my mates onyx.
different strokes i guess...

on a side note, i dug out my old copies of eternity the other day. your record reviews had me in stiches. i forgot how extreme they were lol.