ProAudio Review - December 2008 - (Page 38) P a u l A nt o n e l l o f t h e C l u b h o u s e i n R h i n e b e c k , N Y, finds the D i g i d e s i g n 19 2 ’ s c o n ve rt e r s t o b e t h e m o st s e a m l e s s a n d b e st ba n g f o r t h e b u c k . H e u s e s a n A p o g e e B i g Be n c l o c k ; t h e st u d i o a l s o e m p l o ys Ly n x A u r o r a 16 c o n ve rt e r s . Rhinebeck, New York says that, “after numerous listening tests and sessions using various converters — Apogee, Digidesign, Lynx, Lavry, Lucid — we decided, ultimately, that the Digidesign 192 is the most seamless, and best bang for the buck. We also decided to buy a Lynx Aurora 16 as an additional set of in and out. The Lynx sounds undoubtedly better than the Digi’s, but when we purchased our Pro Tools system, the Auroras were not released yet. “If we were to buy a new system now,” Antonell feels, “we’d likely purchase the Lynx to outfit fully. They sound great, and while they may not be the absolute last word in converters, the price-to-performance ratio is amazing! That being said, we’ve been using our Digi 192 interfaces for four years now, running them off an Apogee Big Ben clock, and we couldn’t be happier. They sound ‘good enough,’ easily, and the operation with Pro Tools is obviously seamless. With the Big Ben, the 192 becomes a very good performer, and good enough for us not to search out more expensive options for diminishing returns.” “I currently use Pro Tools|HD3 Accel with two Digidesign 192 converters, no external clock,” says Los Angeles-based producer Brad Wood. “I run the outputs of the converters into a Tonelux console and back into Pro Tools for stereo mix. I usually track at 88.2k/24-bit and find that to sound great. I previously had Apogee AD-8000 converters for my Pro Tools MIX setup, but found the 192s and higher sample rate more pleasing to listen to.” http://www.sencore.com http://www.sencore.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of ProAudio Review - December 2008 ProAudio Review - December 2008 Contents Technically Speaking New Studio Products Opinion: Mastering Matters Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 Review: Zaxcom Fusion ENG Mixer and Multitrack Recorder Review: Sound Devices 788T 8-Track Digital Audio Recorder Review: Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo DSP Accelerator Review: Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor Review: RME ADI-8 QS A/D-D/A Converter Feature: Converters and Clocks: Engineers on Their Choices New Live Products Opinion: From the Road Review: Yamaha IM8 Series Mixing Consoles Review: NTI Digirator DR2 Digital Audio Signal Generator Review: Sencore SoundPro SP495 Audio Consultant Test Set Single Slice ProAudio Review - December 2008 ProAudio Review - December 2008 - ProAudio Review - December 2008 (Page Cover1) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - ProAudio Review - December 2008 (Page Cover2) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Contents (Page 3) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Technically Speaking (Page 4) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Technically Speaking (Page 5) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - New Studio Products (Page 6) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - New Studio Products (Page 7) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Opinion: Mastering Matters (Page 8) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Opinion: Mastering Matters (Page 9) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 (Page 10) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 (Page 11) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 (Page 12) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 (Page 13) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 (Page 14) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 (Page 15) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 (Page 16) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 (Page 17) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Zaxcom Fusion ENG Mixer and Multitrack Recorder (Page 18) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Zaxcom Fusion ENG Mixer and Multitrack Recorder (Page 19) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Zaxcom Fusion ENG Mixer and Multitrack Recorder (Page 20) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Zaxcom Fusion ENG Mixer and Multitrack Recorder (Page 21) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Zaxcom Fusion ENG Mixer and Multitrack Recorder (Page 22) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Zaxcom Fusion ENG Mixer and Multitrack Recorder (Page 23) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Sound Devices 788T 8-Track Digital Audio Recorder (Page 24) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Sound Devices 788T 8-Track Digital Audio Recorder (Page 25) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Sound Devices 788T 8-Track Digital Audio Recorder (Page 26) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Sound Devices 788T 8-Track Digital Audio Recorder (Page 27) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo DSP Accelerator (Page 28) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo DSP Accelerator (Page 29) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo DSP Accelerator (Page 30) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo DSP Accelerator (Page 31) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor (Page 32) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor (Page 33) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: RME ADI-8 QS A/D-D/A Converter (Page 34) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: RME ADI-8 QS A/D-D/A Converter (Page 35) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Feature: Converters and Clocks: Engineers on Their Choices (Page 36) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Feature: Converters and Clocks: Engineers on Their Choices (Page 37) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Feature: Converters and Clocks: Engineers on Their Choices (Page 38) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Feature: Converters and Clocks: Engineers on Their Choices (Page 39) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - New Live Products (Page 40) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - New Live Products (Page 41) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Opinion: From the Road (Page 42) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Opinion: From the Road (Page 43) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Yamaha IM8 Series Mixing Consoles (Page 44) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Yamaha IM8 Series Mixing Consoles (Page 45) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Yamaha IM8 Series Mixing Consoles (Page 46) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: Yamaha IM8 Series Mixing Consoles (Page 47) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: NTI Digirator DR2 Digital Audio Signal Generator (Page 48) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: NTI Digirator DR2 Digital Audio Signal Generator (Page 49) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: NTI Digirator DR2 Digital Audio Signal Generator (Page 50) ProAudio Review - December 2008 - Review: NTI Digirator DR2 Digital Audio Signal Generator (Page 51) ProAudio Review - 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