In Reply to: To DSP or not to DSP? Does DSP break the rules? posted by AbeCollins on December 29, 2021 at 15:33:53:
ASP
The Manley Massive Passive EQ box is the most transformative piece of gear I've ever had. It's very expensive, but they sometimes appear when a studio bites the dust. While that's always a sad affair, it's good to keep the MP in service somewhere. At least that's what I tell myself. Footnote: what they say is true - you can't make the MP sound bad, no matter how extreme the settings.
When I got it, I thought I'd play with it for a while, then pass it on. No way. With practice, I've learned how to EQ for any problem in seconds, without really thinking about it. I'm not alone - Bob Ludwig, when he's not dusting his twelve Grammys, masters recordings with his *three* Massive Passives.
DSP
The 100+ plug-ins included with the Metric Halo digital audio interfaces are phenomenal. Any combination of EQ and, say, compression is possible, especially if you use their graphic interface. Anything you can imagine can be done with this. Want to add a Corda Crossfeed to your signal, say, cross-feeding 20% of the signal with x msecs of delay? Or put a little compression on a narrow frequency range, say, for a singer with bad technique? Easy. And there's a bonus: when Metric Halo changed their architecture a few years ago, they issued field-installable upgrades for all their hardware, regardless of age. In 2023, they hope to have another field-installable upgrade that includes better converters and output sections. Nice.
Given that the MP and Metric Halo gear is used in studios the world over, I don't see why we can't use them at home. One more bonus: both companies have the best customer service on the planet.
WW
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Follow Ups
- ASP and DSP here - Bill Way 11:28:48 12/30/21 (9)
- Manley Massive Passive EQ *PlugIn*??? - Feanor 13:46:23 01/02/22 (7)
- RE: Manley Massive Passive EQ *PlugIn*??? - Bill Way 16:30:31 01/02/22 (6)
- Room mods are impractical in my case - Feanor 04:19:08 01/03/22 (5)
- RE: Room mods are impractical in my case - Dawnrazor 18:30:24 01/03/22 (4)
- Near field has its place it's not practical everywhere -nt - Feanor 04:56:05 01/04/22 (3)
- RE: Near field has its place it's not practical everywhere -nt - Dawnrazor 17:16:54 01/04/22 (2)
- Thanks for your helpful thought ... - Feanor 03:57:34 01/05/22 (1)
- RE: Thanks for your helpful thought ... - Dawnrazor 12:36:01 01/05/22 (0)
- Looks like serious pro-audio stuff to me! - AbeCollins 12:35:12 12/31/21 (0)