captdan
In Memoriam
Is there a sonic difference between mixing in the box (ITB) and out of the box (OTB)? Only to the extent any element is added in the DM. If you EQ a channel, you've altered something; if you add compression - same deal. However, if you send signal digitally into the board, keep everything at unity gain, adding or subtracting nothing in between - it's absolutely identical. No conversion; it's all 0's and 1's.
Using the DM only as a mixing surface is to forfeit some serious mixing and routing power. However, some people prefer to keep it all in the computer. The only advantage I can see is, the track limitation is determined by the application not the interface - ie- the DM firewire system maxes out at 32x32. Other than that - once it's in the digital domain, as Jim said - you're dealing with 'natives' not immigrants.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
CaptDan
Using the DM only as a mixing surface is to forfeit some serious mixing and routing power. However, some people prefer to keep it all in the computer. The only advantage I can see is, the track limitation is determined by the application not the interface - ie- the DM firewire system maxes out at 32x32. Other than that - once it's in the digital domain, as Jim said - you're dealing with 'natives' not immigrants.
CaptDan