Mixing desk separation

Question

Hi, I'm Ben and this is my first post. I've got loads of useful help from these forums so far- great! So here's my first post...
I live in Brazil and produce dub reggae. I frequently A/B my material with other producers' work, the majority of whom use analogue desks. Their desks create a real sense of separation and distinction between instrumental parts, sonic power and LOUDNESS. I am delighted with Logic 7 Pro and the tracks I produce sound great to me production wise. I have released 4 records on vinyl 12" which has shown me how the mastering process helped hugely, but even so, my contemporaries with desks seem to just get so much more power and oomph. Ideally, Logic's overall excellence should surely produce something with that punch? I have considered plugs like sonic maximizer but that seems to just make everything too in your face.
Any tips guys?

Answer 1

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i actually agree with you ben, i love logic but the summing in digital bus is really poor.i m mixing all my project on a pure analog studio(neve vr,pultech,tl audio,real plate ,etc..) but most of the time i bounce at the end of the session each track separatly(with effect for each) just in case i wanna change the structure ,i wana do a dub version or whatever.each time i have to realigne all those bounce in logic, i just wanna cry;)the summing is just a joke compare to my cd master.i first thought we did mistake during the bounce,i came back with bounced session to the studio,split on the neve...then everything was right like the master...ouff.anyway from there i start discovering the limit of daw summing.i tried many diferent surface,logic,protools hd,sadie,sonar without many difference and after many discussion with engeneer and mastering engeneer i finally get a 20 input summing desk from tubetech.
http://www.tube-tech.com/?show=product&sp=teaser&productId=17
that's a really simple gear ,there's no fader ,no pan,nothing except a big knob that let u turn the master output up or down.there is othe summing rack like that specially the SPL and the spider (cranesong) that sound's really good to,and are more complete.
now if u go for this option don't forget u will have to buy at least a 16 output convert(apogee da16 x just rock)and a proper input converter to come back in logic(hedd from cranesong for ex).
if u did all that u just spend around 10 or 12000$,i did this choice first cause i m living with music,second cause i m a freak and was really embarassed to go back in another studio every time i had to sum properly a simple dub.just think about that.anlalog desk will give u largeness,from the top to the bottom,an to specially deepness,a proprer summing of all the spectral frequencies,but it will have a price extramaly expensive for what it is..
if u get a chance try the spider from cransong
http://www.cranesong.com/spider.html
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