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Letters LIQUID MIX VS. LIQUID CHANNEL? Hello Rob, I enjoyed your thorough and informative Liquid Mix review [PAR October 2006] and am hoping you may have an opinion in the following area. I’m a voiceover artist with a clear, rich baritone voice (with bass overtones) and will be engaged in projects ranging from narration to hard driving rock commercials/trailers. I’m intrigued by the Liquid Mix/Liquid Channel and wondering if you feel it is particularly suited to voiceover applications, as some clients want an uncompressed, unprocessed voice product while others favor coloration. Also, in the absence of having found the ‘perfect’ mic/preamp combination, does the versatility of the Liquid Mix/Liquid Channel allow me the ability to potentially compensate for a specific microphone’s shortcomings by simply matching it with a different preamp sound on the Focusrite? Finally, is the Liquid Mix a subsequent version of the Liquid Channel or is it a totally different product? Thank you, Rob; I appreciate your insight and time. Sincerely, Bob Lysak Rob Tavaglione responds: Bob, Glad you liked the review and thanks for the compliment. The Liquid Mix and Liquid Channel are entirely different products, although quite similar. The Liquid Channel is a piece of hardware (with analog in and out) that includes a mic preamp and signal processing. It achieves its flexibility by using software convolutions of actual vintage hardware (both preamps and compressors). The Liquid Mix is basically software (employed as plug-ins) with an optional (in use) control surface. It only has compressors and EQs, no preamps or preamp modeling, and (like the Channel) uses software convolutions to achieve its incredible versatility. If you’re still looking for a great preamp, the Liquid Channel will do you right. Its flexibility will mean you should be able to achieve just about any coloration a client might want of you. Its many compressors will allow you to squeeze your voice dynamically and achieve some more texture, if so desired. The Channel does not have convolution EQs, however. Not a big deal, but it could be an issue for you, especially if you like classic EQs and their unique colorations. Please check out Russ Long’s thorough review of the Liquid Channel at our PAR archives for some detailed info: LETTERS continues on page 64 ® STUDIO | LIVE | BROADCA ST | CONTRAC ProAudio Review It’s Post Time! The Review Resource for Sound Professio nals TING | POST JULY 2008 Steinberg Nuendo 4 DIGITAL EDITION Issue! E More Powerful, Apple Logic Studio QSC GX5 Series In This Studio E Ideal Entry-Leve Easier-ToUse DAW l Amp Profile QSC GX5 Series P44 E Production Room College Radio With E Hot Gear From WLOY InfoComm w w w. p r o audiorev i e w. c o m OF PRO AUDIO REVIEW NOW AVAILABLE Pro Audio Review is now available via Internet delivery. To get your free digital subscription (and renew your print subscription), go to: http://www.myparmag.com and fill out the form. To check out an on-line demo of the digital edition of Pro Audio Review, go to: http://www.proaudioreview.com/ digitaldemo www.proaudioreview.com July 2008 | ProAudio Review | 7 http://www.myparmag.com http://www.proaudioreview.com/digitaldemo http://www.proaudioreview.com/digitaldemo http://www.cascademicrophones.com http://www.cascademicrophones.com http://www.proaudioreview.com

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ProAudio Review - July 2008 Contents Publisher's Page: Inside Broadcast Production Studio News and New Products Steinberg Nuendo 4 Digital Audio Workstation Developments & Trends: Digital Audio Workstation I/O JZ Microphones Black Hole BH-1 Apple Logic Studio Behind The Scenes: JBL Professional – A 60-Year Legacy Broadcast News and New Products WLOY: Real World Facilities For An On-Campus Radio Station Post News and New Products Hot Gear InfoComm 08 Chandler Limited TG1 Abbey Road/EMI Series Limiter/Compressor Live News and New Products Cerwin-Vega! Professional Active Series CVA-28 and CVA-118 Speakers QSC Audio Model GX5 Power Amplifier From The Road: A Week In The Life — Gear Essentials Contracting News and New Products Taming The Driving Factor — Drums UpSampler: sE Instrument Reflection Filter Buyer’s Guide: Live Sound Amplifiers Single Slice: Roger Powell “Fallout Shelter”

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