Compressor.reverb Help Options

[aldrahn]

as im starting out i know very little, im curious as to the importance of a compresser and effects processor in a home studio setup

someone recommended a channels trip as something to consider down the line, is this just a compresser and effects in one unit

tc electronics have two software products called fabrik c and fabrik r
these can be bought bult in to the konnekt 24d interface

im considering getting a konnekt 8 interface
then a tc electronics m1350 and c300

would that be the better option, how do they perform
in comparison to the ones built in to the konnekt 24d and other standalone units
are they one of the most important things im the studio and should i be looking to
get better ones in future


thank you if anyone can adress this, and sorry if im focusing on something irrelevant

[qusp74]

aldrahn,

Just one (major problem) I looked up some forums on the 24D for you since I have not used one to see how stable the drivers were. I started to get a bit concerned about recommending something on feature set and reviews alone and seem as you are a new user I didn't want you to but something that caused you nightmares. Anyway after some searching I fiund a thread that was called 'Professional KONNEKT 24D review) or something like that. I'm glad I did because it seems that there are a lot of unhappy KONNEKT users out there and the saga went on forever regarding the stability of the drivers. TC doesn't seem to be very responsive. all the way through 2007 the PC and MAC users were unhappy , with the KONNEKT causing all sorts of crashes and instability. when a seemingly functional driver came out in 2008 (FOR PC ONLY) the PC camp seemed to be at least SORT-OF happy with the performance but the New MAC driver still hadn't materialized.

SUCH A PITY THE KONNEKT SOUNDS SO GOOD ON PAPER

This is why I use RME, I haven't had one driver related crash in nearly 2 years and I do all sorts of 'not recommended' thing while a project is still playing. I'm pretty sure RME is out of your pricerange, they have soume PCI cards that might be, but since you are planning on buying an IMAC (they have no PCI EXPANSION) that rules you out. unless you have 700-800 pounds for a Fireface 400.

They may have fixed the driver problem with the KONNEKT by now of course, but even if they hav, it took such a long time. The KONNEKT was released in 2005 I think.

Please can someone that has a KONNEKT and is running on an INTEL mac let our friend know how you are going?