Thinking about maybe going to tape for mixdowns, for that "analog" sound. Never worked with them before so I was mostly just curious if anyone on this board had any familiarity. As specific Q's come up I'm sure I'll be posting them!
Thanks,
Dirk
I know of a few studios that do this, sort of. What they do is track to 2" tape, and then fly those tracks into protools. Pretty clumsy setup but some people can't let go of analog tape. Those records sound great too.
I've always heard the opposite - tracking in pro-tools, and mixing to analog. ymmv though
really?
yikes! i'd like to think you heard wrong. It seems that lots of studios, record to 2" tape, mix in Pro Tools(or hopefully something else), and then record to a two track analog master. However that could explain the plethora of shitty sounding albums out there today.
The last album i mixed we recorded to RADAR24 > mixed on a DDA console > Studer 1/4" 2 track. Mastering to analog REALLY evened out the sound and gave a nice warm feel. The natural compression is nice!
Since you recorded straight to Nuendo you won't have to worry about that Pro Tools sound
My dream setup is an Studer 24 Track with an Neve Designed 48 channel / 8 Bus console, all analog compression and EQ in the racks, two EMT plates, and an Ampex MTR102 for the master 2 track machine.
The only thing digital would probaly be delay units if i needed something longer than what a random tape machine could provide.