Reply To: Preamp / Channel Strip

[Jon BurnsParticipant]

Hi Christopher -

Like you say, graphic eq is more for live stuff and being quite blatant
about cutting to rid problems. It can cause nasty artifacts in a mix.

Good parametric eq is not cheap as I've recently found out!
Even 2nd hand it holds it's value. If you've already committed to 500-series
then there's some cool options. I haven't yet as I know I'll spend a month
getting distracted by 'my dream lunchbox'.
So, I'm after a standalone parametric for tracking and mixing/printing
- the best I could find in my price range is the Speck ASC, and even then
I'm looking for a 2nd hand one. From what I hear it's not too coloured,
which is good as by the time a coloured sound is replicated across 20 or
so tracks, it can lose it's appeal. But then, I think that-not-happening
is what you pay for on pro-level eq.

I'd love to hear some more input on this as I'm very presently looking
to buy an outboard eq.

Cheers, Jon