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TC Electronic Finalizer vs. Waves plugins
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Boobytrip
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Posted : Mar 25, 2004 15:32
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I was wondering whether it's worth buying a TC Electronic Finalizer since you can do all dynamics processing in software (like Waves' plugins for example). I'm told that hardware compression is better than software, but i'm not sure whether this is actually true. What do you people think ? |
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Boobytrip
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Posted : Mar 26, 2004 21:16
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I hear you brother, but a TC Electronic Finalizer Express costs $1000. So I was wondering whether it's worth buying one instead of a Waves bundle of $ 1500 |
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FluoSamsara (Oxygen)
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Posted : Mar 26, 2004 21:32
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From what I've heard, the TC finalizer is THA BOMB!
But has Superglue said, you need a recording equipment to record its output..... |
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PsYx
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Posted : Mar 26, 2004 21:57
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micromusic
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Posted : Mar 27, 2004 01:59
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i picked up a (used) finailzer express a couple of months ago for $600. it's a very very nice piece. it definetly tightened up my tracks. highly recomended. but you do loose some control compared to the finalizer, and i'm sure the waves plug in's. sorry i haven't tried the waves, or any soft mastering tools, so i can't compare. but there is something about adjusting knobs compared to a mouse, myself i seem to hear the changes better, quicker, esp. small (1/2 db) changes.
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ZilDoggo
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Posted : Mar 27, 2004 15:08
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"human ear can hear differences in volume by 0.12 % to 0.25 %"
0.12% to 0.25% of what?
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ZilDoggo
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Posted : Mar 27, 2004 15:28
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"if u hear such 1/2dB changes u must be talented ear guy "
human hearing can hear a difference of about 1 decibel at +-35 decibel.,
but this depends on the intensity of the sound as well.,
if the sound is at 60 db then you can hear differences of 0.5 decibel!
also frequency of the sound changes this.,.
at 70Hz and 60 decibel you can only hear a diffenece of about 0.6 decibel.
at 1kHz and 60 decibel you can hear a difference of about 0.4 decibel,.,
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/db.html#c4
so there you go., 0.5 decibel is not so strange after all.,
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ZilDoggo
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Posted : Mar 27, 2004 20:51
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"Engineer what zero in dB system means in absolut decibel (from zero start) ???"
i dont know what you mean exactly., there are no absolute decibels.,., ALL decibels are relative.,.,
there are a couple of types of decibel.,
in digital systems 0 decibel is the maximum amplitude of the signal and the scale is negative.,
in hearing decibels 0db is the softest sound you can hear (actually silence to human ears but not absolute silence) and the scale goes up.,
there is also electrical decibel and also some other types, i forgot.,
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FluoSamsara (Oxygen)
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Posted : Mar 27, 2004 23:40
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There you go again guys 
I just hope you guys spend as many time in practice as you spend in theory, hehehe
Just try to have in mind that 99% of the times you enter into these discutions, you end up going completelly offtopic!  |
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jon
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Posted : Mar 30, 2004 16:13
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> in hearing decibels 0db is the softest sound you can hear
I always think this is funny - it's like defining a kilometre to be the distance you can run without getting tired.
hehe
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ZilDoggo
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Posted : Mar 31, 2004 12:00
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"I always think this is funny - it's like defining a kilometre to be the distance you can run without getting tired."
LOL., ., never looked at it like that., .,
but it seems a strange concept tho.,
every human has a different 0db point
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