pucho812 said:
bockaudio said:
The Mini-moogs I've used had a strong enough output for plugging directly into a console line in.
agreed, it doesn't seem like the DI is needed at all for this.
most synths I have ever used are loud enough/strong enough to drive a line input on a console but that may or may not be the best way to handle things.
...as Bruce said: 8)
"To me, in recording the synthesizer, I have found that the direct, virtual sound of a sythesizer plugged directly into a tape recorder, is not very interesting. In fact, I find it more than just a little drab and lifeless. In my work, the synthesizer is frequently used to represent the orchestra, either in part, or the whole orchestral sound. I have found that by adding the drama of acoustical support to the sonic image of the synthesizer, the result is far more satisfying.
I send the sound of the synthesizer out into the studio through loudspeakers, and then mike the room with my B & K omni’s, or similar, in a classic X/Y microphone set-up. Then I combine the resultant acoustical support with the direct outputs of the synthes. By miking the studio, in this manner, I add the early reflections that are present in the acoustics of the room to the sound-field of the synthesizer. These first, or early relections are not generated, in a high-quality manner by any reverb or effects device. These extremely short acoustical reflections make the synthesizers sound much warmer and more musical.
This use of co-incident mics in a classic X/Y configuaration, in an application such as this, gives us a sound-field with the direct sound of the early relections being almost totally phase coherent. The indirect sound is, of course, phase incoherent, giving that beautiful stereo spread. This technique, to my ear, adds a great amount of detail to the texture of a synthesized sound source."
..as you can see its about giving a specific colour to a synth sound. In case of the DI Box he didn´t need a "strong enough output for plugging directly into a console line in", he gave a specific mid range punch, don´t know how to describe. Better you hear it:
A clean, live played Minimoog instrumental of PYT: :-\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxgmh0uixDI
The original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8FmQf1n2F8
Could be the unmastered recording of this minimoog guy could be...
I know you can do so many things in the mastering process to approximate the sound - but I believe in Bruce, not because of his fame, but for what I hear while listening to his recordings. I´m not trying to copy his career (although a funny idea, that was posted before
- I really try to get a step into the universe behind Bruce´s ears..
actually I received my two UTC LS10x transformers (a vintage one with name plate on its side and a newer one with specifications written in red letters on its side).
Will begin to build it in the next days - be prepared for more questions
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kind regards