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Hi Rayne, thank you for the video ! I was wondering, how would you do to integrate a monitor controller in a digital monitoring setting ? I can't seem to find any controller with an AES output, even the top tier brand ! I'm thinking of getting PMC 6 but I also have a pair of genelec i would like to A/B with, so I think i would need a monitor controller

Which one would you pick to go with a Golden Age GA-8000? I just got one a couple weeks ago and I’m leaning towards the MP because I don’t think I’ll EQ on the way in. Also what are your thoughts on the Heritage HA-73EQ? I know someone who’s selling one for $600

Thanks for sharing. How would you say the preamps would compare to a Neumann mt48? Everybody's talking about how great the conversion is but I've seen mixed comments regarding the preamps, even to the point of saying the audience has better preamps, which for the price point seems a bit surreal. ThankS!

What do you recommend for hi end monitors for a home studio?

Thank you, brother, I saw this video at the right time! (I have a 2 question 1. How to fix the phase issue that comes while placing a dual sub? / 2. Aren't there problems with calibrating the monitors?)

Pro tip: download the ADI-2/4 Pro SE manual as a pdf, upload it to Claude or Chatgpt, ask for exactly what you want. Changes the learning curve greatly. Thanks for the video! Helpful. Motivated me to purchase!

Is the Aurora N good?

Are you Black?

LCD-X for $600 or MM-500 for $875? Got some great opportunities to buy them used locally for these prices and I need some help deciding. I mix my own music

I’ve heard the babyface pro fs has conversion on par with the adi-2 - curious what your thoughts are and if you see the Hilo as a significant upgrade. Also considering babyface pro fs and burl b2 for adc / master printing.

Lauten audio clarion an atlantics r better for price

Luca Pretolesi used to use a Lyra 2 for clipping the A/D at the end of the chain but I think he may have moved to a Dangerous Convert AD+. I'm seriously stuck between the two. I've heard the AD+ in person and I liked it but I definitely wouldn't call it very colored. I'm just curious as to why Luca would use the Prism for the clipping when everything he does is mainly electronic and low end heavy in the first place. That's going directly in opposition to your opinion from this video about what genre is useful for this interface. So, do sub heavy mixes sound good on the Lyra or bad? Is your stance that it's just too colored for your taste? My main concern is how good the clipping sounds.

0:47 get my what in knot

So expensive monitors with bad AD convertors? Hmmmm......🤔

the magic is the chain that includes the cl1b

The ADI is elite. I’ve had every converter from 5 k lavreys to cranesongs. The ADI blew me away when I first tried it. Plus the headphone amp is out of this world

Mmm I have a CL1B and bunch of analog gear but honestly for some reason is not my cup of tea , I prefer my Fearn VT7 or Retro 176, Stalevel , In vocals Much better in my taste

i love RME ADI-2

My orban Optimod multiband compressor. 😢

what about the 1073 classic module?

I have an eye on the KSdigital a200 mkII. They also have a very sophisticated DSP System inside and can run by AES.

Hi, You use the same length for AES master and slave cable?

Another alternative to the NS10 to consider is the Yamaha NS635 it's like a Big Brother to the NS 10 you can get these at the pawn shop or the goodwill or Salvation Army usually for about $50 for the pair.

-1 all talk , just play the fing thing

Alex I would like to throw the red flag on this video ... Well sorta..... The moment u said converters... that said the chain was no longer analog. The saying is.... The production chain is as strong as the weakest link. Sooooo....converters can add character to the sound. Sidebar...I would love a Millennium preamp and converter as I hear they are used to record classical music. So those have to be clean....at least ideally.... This video has the opposite effect.... It would seem that alot of mastering engineers would promote this video thinking that it would justify folk hiring them to use their expensive analog gear to master our projects. This video says what I knew to be true...A computer is involved at some point.... Even if the mastering engineer used one computer to play the mix, used his analog gear to do the tweaks/mastering and then recorded back into a second computer ....ultimately the limitation regardless of the input of the analog gear will be the digital to analog converters and the analog to digital converters. With the above being the background, this would explain why online mastering tools have become so widely available and the price has dropped. Sooooo....Mastering engineers....I am not saying that u need to sell all your analog gear, u like what u like.... Buuuuuut we have a planet that is comfortable listening to mp3s.....Soooooo....the audience listening standards are pretty low. Not only that.... Unless you are recording to tape and then printing to vinyl, I think it should be illegal to say a mastering engineer is mastering our music with analog gear if a computer is involved in any part of the project. The analog gear is essentially the horse and buggy of today. Sure...some claiming that vinyl is making a comeback.... buuuut it has been making a comeback for 25 years! It is a niche market and I will even make the argument that vinyl is actually better as the soul is captured whereas digital music is all clones/mimicry of the real deal i.e. a computer trying to interpret the soul via ones and zeroes. In either case....Fascinating video...Interesting topic....But I definitely disagree that someone having analog gear is better than mixing in the box as at this point it is all digital. Note: To be fair....If a microphone can have inpact on the sound, then it would seem logical that analog gear can also have impact. Buuuuuut...the variety in mics has brought mic prices down whereas analog gear mastering engineers seem to keep trying to push the argument that they somehow should be paid more because they use analog gear. If anything, they should be paid less for using outdated mastering techniques. Again.... Fascinating topic.... ❤❤❤❤❤

Check out the Topping range - these are a steal!

I've had both the Lyra 2 and Titan at the same time. Lyra 2 was slightly more coloured with a warmer mid-range. I only sold it because I needed more I/O and I couldn't justify keeping both. Wish I still had it. I've had an RME unit as well, but it was too sparse for my liking.

😅 i hustled like 2 years to get my prism and my hapiness vanishd in 9minutes an 32 Seconds

Apogee is the best!!!

I'm 13 years in with HS50M and not looking for selling them any soon. But I have to admit, they are hard to learn and hard to please, just like NS10, you have to know the right volume for transients to be more accurate, generally low volume for client playback standards, dim the high end -2 db in the back settings and you have to understand low end on them also, that is also very mild and unimpressive. Said that, I think that the best monitors to mix vocals are Auratone-like monitors, I really believe that 2-ways f**k up perception around crossover point. Tantrum Angry Box looks like something.

1176 is way better and more transparent.

Don't buy the CL-1B. I have one and I'm not going to sell it, but don't buy one yourself. Hmmmm...

Super helpful-this is basically the only detailed discussion of this device in actual use. I'm considering getting the ADI-2/4 as my tracking/recording interface/converter, replacing my Symphony I/O mk1. Do you have any thoughts on this? Any cautions about using this as a tracking interface/converter? I always monitor through a DAW so I can't really think of why I would need TotalMix, but I'm just hesitant because it seems that this is not really the intended use of the ADI-2/4.

my original paper cone ns10 😭 hs10s just aint the same

Guy laughing the whole time he telling you to spend thousands of dollars on legit programs because you get updates. plugins are way overpriced there is no resale value in them like hardware, In the end hardware is always going to be king. its like having sex with a blowup are the realthing which is better.

Can i pair this with Heritage audio i73 pro edge interface

I was fortunate to record my last record at a studio with two vintage U87's and a SM7B, as a rapper I absolutely hated the sound of the Shure. Sounded too bright, too not Profesional. I make Hip-hop music and do it bit of singing, I don't like the way the Shure treats my voice at all

Great explanation - I agree. Any thoughts on whether coloured plugins can get an equivalent sound to DA/AD loops? My gut reaction is "no", but I'd still value your opinion.

Use a sealed subwoofer box

dope advice

What i did was DIY a keyboard tray underneath my standing desk to get more surface area freed up on top.

Thanks for sharing. We end up buying so many cheap interfaces and not using them..better to buy which we can use years after years

I don't really regret anything per se because I'm quite happy where I've ended up as a result, down the line..... but.... my 1983 Alembic Persuader Bass Guitar.... also 1973 1st Gen Sunn Model T...... tough times about 15 years ago. Got different stuff now. I like your vibe. Subscribed Expensive

The adi headphone amp is crazy

BURL Mothership here along with a B2 Bomber ADC for summed stereo mix capture. Perfection. There's a myth that they're too coloured. Sure, they can get 'tape-y' and saturated when driven hard (which is what we all want anyway, or distortion, tape emulation and saturation plug ins wouldn't be top sellers! ) but there's headroom for days which actually allows for some of the cleanest, most open signal capture I've experienced over my career where I've used RME, Apollo, Antelope, Lynx etc. Specifically, the Bomber has an attenuation knob AFTER the transformer allowing for even greater flexibility: whisper your way in and gain up just before conversion or splat! right on the tranny and then trim before the signal hits the converter. Two very different and very awesome approaches! Cheers from Toronto - great channel!

Just get the Lauten LS-208. You will thank me later.

What I learned from 20 years experience you explained in less than 5 mins. I spend good amount of time before I start recording and less on mixing It used to be other way around.thanks for teaching us honestly 🙏

I am selling mine soon.

You can place overkillers on the Hilo.

I got my Hilo a decade ago. ITS A WINNER!