vdat quality

ARCADIOS · Post by **ARCADIOS** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:13 pm

is it really better to send(record) my final stereo mix to vdat?
is it better than sequensers(nuendo)export audio mixdown?

voidar · Post by **voidar** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:23 pm

Well, if you ever feel you are not getting what you hear, you will definitely get what you hear with VDAT. But it's more usefull when actually recording and mixing within SFP.

ARCADIOS · Post by **ARCADIOS** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:28 pm

recording and mixing within sfp?

voidar · Post by **voidar** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:13 pm

yeah, you know VDAT and STM mixers.

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:15 pm

I am looking forward to a break in my gigs in Janurary to learn and use VDAT. I heard our key tech's recording of us live last year, and was floored by it's quality. I hope you respond to my posts when I hit any snags with it.

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:51 pm

On 2006-10-19 14:13, ARCADIOS wrote:
is it really better to send(record) my final stereo mix to vdat?
is it better than sequensers(nuendo)export audio mixdown?

Track in VDAT, stereo mix to something else - VDAT records mono tracks.

Sounds better than cubase to me.

Post by **hubird** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:54 am

I wouldn't record any mix by using the internal export function...
Why don't you record the ASIO return from SFP?
The export function is said to be less good than realtime

Post by **garyb** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:17 am

export?
no.

don't mix in the sequencer if you want the best sound. mix in scope.

ARCADIOS · Post by **ARCADIOS** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:13 am

is there a reason to record on vdat if the playback is done from nuendo?
i mean why should i? in that case it is more easy just to export a wav from nuendo. am i right?

as have understood so far, vdat must be used only if there is sound that goes directly from scopes mixer and synths or live instruments. not when wav is played back from sequenser.

Post by **garyb** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:09 pm

sure, just use nuendo.
nuendo's advantage is in editing. vdat's is sound quality.
nuendo sounds more than good enough though, you really won't miss the difference. if you care about sound quality, however, do not bounce your mix(export) from nuendo! mix in scope and record to a stereo track in nuendo, another app or an external stereo recorder! offline bounces mixed in the sequencer are light years inferior to realtime mixes in scope.