Some prepurchase questions

[K Roche]

Originally Posted by alberti1

Thanks albee1952 and thank you Kev for all your insight both on the DUC and that other forum. I should receive my Carbon on Monday and I’m really trying to decide if it’s the right choice before I open the box. I’ve bounced around to a lot of different DAWs in the last 2 decades. Every time there was a new upgrade, I’d try it out. So I’ve wasted a lot of time and energy looking for the right DAW. Digital Performer was the closest thing to Pro Tools that I’ve use and it also has a great midi sequencer. But my fondest memory of all was using my Digi001 and Pro Tools 5. At that time, I could only dream of having a TDM system. Now, I have a chance to use DSP with the flagship version of PT for only 4k. Not to mention all the other great features of the Carbon. I’m strongly considering using PT exclusively and once the year is up for my Ultimate perpetual license, that’s where I’ll stay. I’ll always have DP for when PT’s midi doesn’t cut it.

Kev, you’ve had your Carbon for a while, how do you like it? Please give me the pros and cons. I really need to decide in the next 48 hours.

Thanks for all you help.

I really like it (for what I do) which is
#1--- I record only myself
#2 --- 70% of what I do is record audio with mics = Acoustic guitar,, Electric guitar,,
Vocals and rarely but occasionally some percussion instruments , like a Djembe- Bongo -Sticks - Beans etc.

#3--- the other 30 % of time,,,, I will after tracking the audio parts guitars vocals etc. I will then add 1 to 3 ,,VI's = like Strings - Flutes - Piano - Organ mostly for background

#4 My sessions tend to from 8 to say 20 tracks max

And I do use a midi Keyboard to input,,, but honestly I am so bad at keyboards .I don't really notice if there is a a noticeable latency issue with DSP and native going ... I usually go back and move some of the midi notes to where I like the manually, BUT that may be just me lagging on my timing playing the keys (honestly I don't know)

As far as tracking and dubbing audio with the DSP. I think the sound of Carbon (pre's and conversion, ) is somewhat better than the Avid OMNI I used to use, and may have a tiny bit more 3D-ish presence.

And there is no question in my mind that tracking and over dubbing with DSP is better and has more of a "live in the room with myself" analog feel.

In fact the Carbon pre's are so good, I have not used my A Designs MP2A tube mic pre, since getting the Carbon.

I don't know how helpful this will be or you may already be aware of all this ,,,but here is a quick little video I did about DSP in one of my typical sessions

https://youtu.be/YFhujEU8X30