……….. traditional console software ………… Just a passing thought, if you want to save screen real estate, you can operate the console software from any MIDI controller (I use a cheap as chips Akai MIDImix to operate the console in the Apollo). Bob Bob, I’ve been looking at those, are they easy to set ...

When the Korg 2600FS came out I phoned Andertons straightaway to put one on pre-order, expecting to pay a deposit, the guy said we want full payment up front, I said what? no way, he said "that’s the way we do things" I said this is the way I do things, and put the phone down.

Sam Spoons wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2026 9:50 am Surely the link switch would link the channels regardless of where the inputs came from?

This TL 2021 is so confusing, and I’m not sure if it’s behaving erratically, it’s been a total pain lately.

It’s a toss up between that and the Audient ID48, I like the ergonomics of the SSL, but the performance of the ID48 is probably better, Midi connections aren’t an issue really, I just found a Midi interface here I didn’t even know I had!

Decided to buy the SSL18. Put prejudices aside, it just seems like it ticks all the boxes for me, no gaudy colour scheme, solid build, knobs, traditional console software (important) and the paper spec's are excellent, lots of flat lines everywhere. Nice meters, a very useful talk-back feature, DC ...

The mic pre's on my old rme fireface 400 weren't great, grainy and a bit thin sounding, I wonder if it was an older rme model you heard and didn't like. My new rme has much much better mic pre's to my ear, they're just clean, clear and quiet. I bought my UCX in 2013, is that considered old? thats ...

I couldn't help wondering - and I appreciate this is somewhat off-topic, but hey, it's Friday - how Arpangel feels about some of the more 'off the wall' designs recently Manufacturers have one goal, and that’s to keep cash flow moving. We don’t "need" any of this stuff, and none of it is innovative ...

Combination of link switch and not understanding the status of the inserts, I’ve always preferred feeding compressors from channel outputs, it can give side effects if you change levels though.

You might feel Toni that it would be a good idea for SoS to do a "shootout" of a gang of interfaces at a range of prices and facilities? That they don't do this I would suggest it might be due to cost and the sheer logistics of getting firms all to supply products at the same time for test. Dave ...

I would try the mic amps in the SSL, and compare them with the A&H, but ultimately I’d like to use the mixer, what I’m more concerned with is the overall sound quality of the converters and monitoring section. Yep, that's why I noted the SSL's line inputs bypass the unit's preamps so your A&H pre ...

Are older early DX7 mk1 synths more noisy that later serial number DX7 mk1 synths? Or is this a myth? If so, what is the remedy to make a early serial number more like a perfect later unit. The serial number that I'm planning on restoring is 4915. I'm considering looking into a way of getting the ...

Like I referenced before, be sure to check out the control software of the Clarett and make sure you're comfortable with it, I wasn't impressed, but then you'd need to check any interface, other than class compliant. Also, given you're using the preamps on the MixWizard, is it important that the ...

I'm another proponent of the flexibility offered by digital connectivity. My journey began with an RME Digiface which I bought to squeeze life from a FireWire interface that wouldn't connect or talk to a new Mac. At the time it was a reluctant purchase of what seemed to be an expensive dongle ...

Another one of those things that just pop up when you’re not expecting them, working on a project that involves a few mono mic's that need individual compression, on my mixer routing for the groups is in pairs, 1/2 3/4 etc, not singularly, and the inserts for my compressors are pre-fade pre-pan, ...

Martin Walker wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 3:43 pm To avoid everyone else having to follow the link to find out who Tony is referring to, the YouTube video is entitled:

Capturing the Invisible – Part 1: A Conversation with Robin Rimbaud (Scanner)

And it is indeed fascinating

Trust me to leave out the obvious.

Sat down and all was fine, settings were fine, it’s that ghost again.

... the 2600 as a synth in its own right is ergonomically perfect, the best ever made in that respect. If a Korg reissue ever comes up I’m buying it. I've got a Korg ARP 2600 M and it's a lovely thing indeed. Smaller than the FS of course, but that's never been an issue for me. I quite fancy one of ...

Tomás Mulcahy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 7:12 pm Novation are great. KS rack still gets a lot of use here, and the Bass Station 2 beats most things for bass, even a Moog.

Yes.

BillB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 9:48 am

Arpangel wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 9:29 am If a Korg reissue ever comes up I’m buying it.

Yer gonna need a bigger table!

Ha Ha! Yes, but they do look cool.
I can remember sending off for a brochure about the 2600 in 1972, from F W O Bauch, I was earning £20 a week, and the synth was 2k! It would be 4 years before I bought my VCS3

If monitor control is an issue, can I just say I bought an Audient Nero and before I’d installed it, found an almost new iD44 at CEX or Cash Converters or somewhere like that at a healthy discount. It has a good chunk of the monitor control facilities I bought the Nero for, if not all the headphone ...

Yes, MOTU have a good reputation and I had a good run with their 828 (many years ago) and their 10pre before moving over to the Apollo. But for Tony, maybe the 16R - 16 line inputs off the MixWizard as well as ADAT, or perhaps the 848, with 8 dedicated line inputs, 4 preamps and ADAT. https://motu ...

I’ve completely gone off the idea of Behringer remakes, they no longer fascinate me or represent benefits of any type, I’m completely de-Behringerising my studio. Apart from the B2600? Got to say, the B Model D got me the basics of the Moog sound in a very small package - I know, not the same exp ...

Just a thought, the UMC1820 has an ADAT input, if 8 channels is enough any thought to trying an ADAT interface into the 1820 to see if that's any better? Good idea, the only thing with that is that I don’t need 16 channels in total, ultimately. I know you’re saying use the expander as my main mic pr ...

I like him, I wasn’t sure for awhile, as he seemed to come across as very nerdy, and a bit too into the tech for my liking, but this video has proved me wrong, I love his studio, lots of books, and some interesting personal insights. I have met him a couple of times, but never got the chance to s ...

Yes, it hasn’t escaped my new broom, today it’s come under scrutiny, do I need to keep it, really. I was playing around with my Novation A-Station yesterday, which I’ve had for many many years, it’s great, and I was using it with a Zoom CDR70, it was very surprising how close I could get to reprodu ...