From Andrew Horton Sent Tue, Jan 8th 2019, 01:59
From Andrew Horton Sent Tue, Jan 8th 2019, 01:59
If I remember correctly from owning them 10 years ago, the MOTU stuff is dig= itally controlled analog preamps.=20 Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 7, 2019, at 8:45 PM, Tristan <xx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx> wrote: >=20 > There is the XLR10 expander pod for the CR1604 which adds 10 more mic prea= mps for channels 7-16. I=20 > racked one of these and with some small modifications use it when recordin= g synths etc into a Lynx=20 > Aurora. It sounds pretty good :) >=20 > /Tristan >=20 > On Tue, Jan 8th, 2019 at 3:49 AM, Oakley Sound via analogue <xxxxxxxx@xxxx= rreal.org> wrote: >=20 >>> So are there any audio benefits of that CR1604 topology... >>=20 >> It's a different desk circuitry wise. Apart from basic functionality=20 >> they could have been given completely different names and be made by two=20= >> different companies. >>=20 >> Eno may well have liked the EQ on the older desk. >>=20 >> It's interesting about the distortion aspect of the CR1604. The mic amps=20= >> are very different on the VLZ - but the original desk only has mic amps=20= >> on the first six channels. I wonder whether people liked the overloaded=20= >> sound on the 7 to 12 inputs as much? >>=20 >> Tony >>=20 >> www.oakleysound.com >>=20 >>=20 >=20 >=20 >=20