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tokyofan · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject: upgrade to Digi FireWire system?

Shouting out from Tokyo! Some of you met my friend Michael Rhys recently in Vegas. Sorry I missed it!

Anyways...I'm currently using an M-box1 with a Grace 101 pre and RME converter. What would be the relative advantages of getting a Digidesign Digi 002 (or 003) LE Rackmount FireWire system? Would I still want to use my Grace and RME? Or would I sell those off?

Here's what I got so far:

Pro Tools LE 6.9
Digidesign M-Box
Grace Design 101 mic preamp
RME ADI-2 AD/DA converter
Neumann U87ai, Neumann TLM 103, Studio Projects C1 mics
Yamaha MSP53A monitors
Waves Native Power Pack; Waves Musician's Bundle
Power Mac G5

Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks!

Chris
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Deirdre · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject:

Tell me WHY you're interested in the upgrade?

Are you recording several sources at once?
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Frank F · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:50 pm Post subject:

Hello Tokyo... Greetings from Utah, USA.

Why change, unless you must. You have an RME, a great "ADDA"; the "pre" is a Grace - what can I say? You have a U87. What more do you need? Maybe a C-800GPAC, but, that microphone is not necessary, just a dream to work behind.

Until such time as ProTools does not support the M-Box, unless you do not like your current sound - why spend money you do not need to spend. If you do not like your sound, then consider other options. In other words: "If it works, don't fix it!"

My $ 0.02 USD worth...

Toodles

Frank F
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Yoda117 · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

I'm with Frank on pretty much everything...

save for the C-800. Despite the hype, I never liked it.

seriously though, there's really no need to upgrade with your current setup. Maybe add a tube preamp, eventually... but what you've got is more than enough for most any home VO right now.
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tokyofan · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: Re:

Thanks for everyone's input! I guess I'm a "gear slut"—always looking for the next upgrade and getting the best sound I can. Perhaps I should just invest in a larger music/SFX library and more VO training.

I saw the Aphex Aural Exciter 204 mentioned somwhere...can anyone vouch for that?

And what would be a good tube pre-amp?

Chris
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sdelgo · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:00 am Post subject:

The Aphex 204 is a nice unit if you're looking to to sonically enhance your material. It'll boost harmonics but not the overall signal. It's more of a "sweetener" than anything else.

Steve
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