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I would get a Quad at a minimum and the new X models, especially the 16, sound better than most hardware out there, except the very high end.
I don't like the two mixer topology after using HDX for so long, which is why I only use the UA interfaces for mobile recording.
For most people it will be fine.
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For small number of tracks, would duo vs wuad make much difference ?
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I find myself using the UAD plugins to track through (with a UA interface) in the console, then shift the necessary plugins from Console to the Logic/Pro Tools/Studio One mixer and you can then add in other non-UA plugins to your hearts content.
I know you know this but it might not be apparent to those who have not used the hardware.
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You don't have to print the wet signal- that is part of the advantage of the UA system.
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Appreciate your input James; have you tried Luna yet ?
Until very recently it has not been possible for an entire mix to be run 'live'.
In my old HDX workflow I would do this.
Track with plugins instantiated but record the dry signal.
Then print a couple of copies of the plugin with different settings.
Then mute/hide the original (mute/make inactive in PT) and work with the copy.
If I needed to make any drastic changes to the plugin then I still have the original to work with- just unhide/make active and print the effect again.
It is the same way you work with analogue outboard, incidentally.
It is a good way to work, actually- printing effects makes you get through a couple of layers of decision making pretty quickly.
It isn't really necessary to endlessly tweak, for example, preamp settings in the DAW.
Having it committed forces you to work with what you have but you have a safety net of having the original audio.
I'm not saying you shouldn't buy as much DSP as you can afford- by all means do, but there are well established workarounds.
People made records with PT Mix 24 systems and they have a pitiful amount of DSP my modern standards.
It is really only in the last 5 years or so that you've been able to have an entire session live without printed effects and I am somewhat an advocate for committing to a sound early on, but preserving the original recording too.
From my time working for a company he owned I have a few Peter Gabriel multitracks and the amount they committed to tape/disk is actually incredible.
Those guys made decisions and the records sound incredible for it.
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Are you able to track with plugins instantiated with low latency?
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