WaveRider
Active Member
I recently watched a Christian Henson video and noticed he was using a Neve analog summing mixer in his studio. He uses the 8816, but these days everyone seems to be raving about the 5059.
Being a home studio guy who's clueless about high-end gear, this led me down a rabbit hole to learn all about analog summing... something I didn't even know existed until a few days ago.
My takeaway so far is... for $3,700 your mixes will get a bump in quality. I get it. But wait, they say if you really want "that console sound" you'll also need a Neve MBP for an additional $3,900.
Ah geez.
I know that I would get a lot of personal enjoyment having the large console sound in my home studio, but my big questions is.... if you're sending your tracks off to a mastering house anyway, would analog summing beforehand really make a huge difference?
Being a home studio guy who's clueless about high-end gear, this led me down a rabbit hole to learn all about analog summing... something I didn't even know existed until a few days ago.
My takeaway so far is... for $3,700 your mixes will get a bump in quality. I get it. But wait, they say if you really want "that console sound" you'll also need a Neve MBP for an additional $3,900.
Ah geez.
I know that I would get a lot of personal enjoyment having the large console sound in my home studio, but my big questions is.... if you're sending your tracks off to a mastering house anyway, would analog summing beforehand really make a huge difference?