![]() ![]() So how did it pan out? Well exactly the way you'd think it would, the more expensive (per channel) units sounded better. No pad, no filter, just straight up setttings. but it was late and I only had my voice available (I suck as a guitar player and drummer, and using mic pres to test bass tracks is not the best test).įWIW the mic was a Shure KSM-44 in cardiod mode, it's a very neutral mic so I figured it would not color the sound much, it's my go to mic for many sources. It would have been good to try some guitar, drums, etc. So I tested the PR8E, DMP-3, the onboard pres of an Onxy 1220, and the Focusrite Green 2, all on the same vocal part, I tried to keep my levels consistent, etc. ![]() I have some cheap pres (DMP-3 and a SM Pro Audio PR-8E) I'm probably going to sell so I wanted to see how they comparedĥ. For the test the EQ was bypassed, as was the filter section (there are variable HP and LP filters)Ĥ. I just picked up a Focusrite Green 2, more for the EQ section but decided to see how it compared. I've got some high end pres (GR MP-2NV, Hardy M-1, etc.) but I know how great those sound so I just left them outģ. ![]() I just did a vocal track, multiple times through different preampsĢ. No I won't post a link to sound clips because it's not a comprehensive test, but for anyone that cares:ġ. I guess higher end gear does spoil you but after using the Onyx side by side I'm wondering if it's worth nearly twice the price of the Digimax or not. Was looking to buy a used DigiMax LT but the Onyx 800R kept coming up as clearly better for the money so I cooled on the DigiMax LT idea. and if they were clearly better or just a slight step up.Īt some point I want to buy an 8 channel pre, mainly for a live rack (actually more for extra pres than recording but I would still use it for recording some). Getting to the point, I was just wondering how many people have directly compared Onyx pres to other mid-cost pres, like Presonus Digimax, Focusrite Octa/Saffire, M-audio, etc. ![]() Now you can't really compare a $100 per channel pre with a $1000 per channel pre, one would hope the GR would be that much better, but I'm kind of curious if I had the Onyx going up against some more pedestrian pres if I would hear a huge difference or not.įrom the perspective of a $529 mic pre, with Firewire conversion (I bought my Onxy for live/rehearsal work, at the time when they were throwing in a free FW card - all for $529) the deal is pretty good, as is the 800R at $800 - $1100 with the extra bells and whistles and higher quality conversion. So a week later, same tune, same singer, same mic (a modded Apex 460, Cinemag tranny and better tube, some other parts changed), same conversion (my main rig is down for a redo so I'm using the FW card on the Onyx), only this time I ran the singer through a GR MP-2NV - the difference was pretty substantial, hard to explain but the Onyx just seemed kinda edgy and harsh in comparison, the singer is very loud and very dynamic I was hitting the vocal with some light compression going in to avoid overloads on both tracks. Since the singer was just singing a guide vocal, I routed him through the Onyx pres but the drums and guitar through my other pres. I've not had a chance to A/B the Onyx against any of those products but I recently did some tracking and overdub sessions with my Onyx, but mainly using outboard pres. Not all document types display information, but these two in particular I find quite useful.Not wanting to bash the product, I actually own one (a 1220 Onyx with a Firewire card) but I guess I am wondering if the Onyx pres are a significant step above those in say Presonus, Focusrite, M-Audio, etc. As you can see in the screenshot at the left, you’ll get a quick glimpse of the number of items inside a folder, and the pixel dimensions of image files. When you’re in icon view mode in a folder, which you can switch to by hitting Command + 1, you’ll see the info there too. Once that option is activated in the Finder, you’ll notice information located just below the desktop icon file name colored in light blue. In the View Options window about half-way down, click in the checkbox next to Show Item Info as seen in the screenshot at the right. Once again, Apple thought of the little things.Ī quick visit to the Finder’s menubar does the trick! Simply go to View>Show View Options (or hit Command + J). While you can do a Get Info ( Command + i) on a selected file, it would be easier if you could see just a little info without the hassle of a keyboard command – such as how many files are contained in a particular folder, or the dimensions of an image file. Sometimes a little info goes a long, long way. ![]()
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