In the same vein as my monitoring post, I'd like to get some input on how others are mixing down to 2-track.
In my setup, I track through a console and pipe to Vegas through the MOTU 2408mkii. Then I mix entirely in Vegas and render the file down to a 48kHz/24bit stereo wav file. Those files are then gathered, laid-out as a redbook CD and mastered in a fresh Vegas workspace.
I have been toying with the idea of mixing in Vegas, but rather than rendering, playing the song realtime into a 1/4" analog reel-to-reel. Then I would recapture from the tape back to the PC and build the redbook CD as described above.
I realize that many of you use Vegas mainly as a tape machine, and do your mixing and effects inserts on a hands-on console. Tell me about your methods...
In my setup, I track through a console and pipe to Vegas through the MOTU 2408mkii. Then I mix entirely in Vegas and render the file down to a 48kHz/24bit stereo wav file. Those files are then gathered, laid-out as a redbook CD and mastered in a fresh Vegas workspace.
I have been toying with the idea of mixing in Vegas, but rather than rendering, playing the song realtime into a 1/4" analog reel-to-reel. Then I would recapture from the tape back to the PC and build the redbook CD as described above.
I realize that many of you use Vegas mainly as a tape machine, and do your mixing and effects inserts on a hands-on console. Tell me about your methods...