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A beginner's question: If I buy and install the Joemeek MQ1 how do the input interfaces show on the Pulsar software?
If anyone uses the MQ1 with Pulsar could you give some information on how to set it up and how much the MQ1 effects your input signal when compared to the Pulsar regular inputs. I've read some reviews and technical information about the MQ1 but there's not a word about compatibility?!

If I decide to get it I'll first need to give it some spray paint.

Basically the the outputs of the MQ1 will go into the analogue inputs of your soundcard, through a blanking plate, round the back, so you would just use your pulsar analogue in, to get the sound into pulsar.
So compatibility is not an issue.

But the only uniqueness to this product is that you can put it into your computer, INMO this is its greatest flaw. It's just a novelty.

Why not get a normal Joemeek and put it in your rack, it will be a lot easier to get rid off when you want to upgrade, and portable if you want to do some multitrack recording on location.

I've tried the standalone equivalent of this unit, and although the warmth of the sound was quite nice, the meters on the thing were absolutely useless.
Unless the compression was in, the particular unit I had would clip/distort the signal, without the meters going into the red. (Could have been a fault, I suppose)

I think there are much better preamps around for getting into the computer.

The standalone version, the JoeMeek MQ3 , is absolutely fantastic : i even used it with an amek 2500 mixtable and protools as a pre-eq for a string.

The vu meters of the MQ3 show the input signal, not the output. It is indeed a bit useless.

For the price, i'm not sure there's something better, especially with such a compressor.

Ah, that explains it, no wonder, when your recording on location using other peoples equipment, you don't always notice these things.
I got a decent sound out of in the end despite this though, worked great for Jazz/Blues Vocals/Saxes.

I think the colour of the sound is quite unique, but it doesn't suit everything though. (ie Possibly not some pop tracks/trance)
But Im looking at the angle of it being a preamp into the computer.
Spacef's point about the compressor is very true, I think if you need this sort of combination then its a great deal.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: remixme on 2002-06-26 05:43 ]</font>

Thanks for the info! So basically the MQ1 just takes space on my computer when compared to the "standalone" versions. I first thought that it was connected to PCI and has it's own drivers. That would explain why it comes with a CD. Anyway, now I think I'm gonna have a look at the MQ3...