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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Raboin" data-source="post: 48132" data-attributes="member: 524">Re: Tell us what you see in your crystal ball....While the sound of plug ins and modeling may have caught up and even passed analog designs, what is still lacking is the tactile control of an analog device.&nbsp; In a studio setting, I get better results when I turn a knob until it sounds the way I want rather than looking at values and using a mouse.&nbsp; Yes, digital consoles have knobs, but it&#039;s just not the same thing for me - yet.&nbsp; I also find myself slowed down by too many choices.&nbsp; This can be true in the number of plug in options as well as the number of setting one plug in offers.&nbsp; In a live setting, I like that a PCM 60 has only a few options, and that a DBX160XT doesn&#039;t have attack and release knobs.&nbsp; Since I am mostly mixing on an SC48, I have gravitated towards plug ins like the Massey CT4.&nbsp; It only has a few options, and they all sound great.In the studio, what works for me is to use analog on the way in, and plug ins for mixing.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think this will ever change.My crystal ball says that FIR will be the line in the sand that the line-array was a few years ago.&nbsp; The use of advanced DSP to overcome box design is the future.&nbsp; I know this is already happening, but I think that if speaker manufacturers don&#039;t go in that direction, they will be left behind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jason Raboin, post: 48132, member: 524"] Re: Tell us what you see in your crystal ball.... While the sound of plug ins and modeling may have caught up and even passed analog designs, what is still lacking is the tactile control of an analog device. In a studio setting, I get better results when I turn a knob until it sounds the way I want rather than looking at values and using a mouse. Yes, digital consoles have knobs, but it's just not the same thing for me - yet. I also find myself slowed down by too many choices. This can be true in the number of plug in options as well as the number of setting one plug in offers. In a live setting, I like that a PCM 60 has only a few options, and that a DBX160XT doesn't have attack and release knobs. Since I am mostly mixing on an SC48, I have gravitated towards plug ins like the Massey CT4. It only has a few options, and they all sound great. In the studio, what works for me is to use analog on the way in, and plug ins for mixing. I don't think this will ever change. My crystal ball says that FIR will be the line in the sand that the line-array was a few years ago. The use of advanced DSP to overcome box design is the future. I know this is already happening, but I think that if speaker manufacturers don't go in that direction, they will be left behind. [/QUOTE]

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