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You can't go wrong with a good crisp mic pre: it'll improve the sound you get out of even a bog-standard mic compared to the ones built into your mixer/audio interface without massive investment. But it really depends what you're doing: If you're recording choirs and musical theatre then a single high-quality pre isn't going to be that useful when you're ...

Analog and digital processors work in fundamentally different ways and therefore will always have some differences, however minor they may be in some cases. It seems to be generally agreed that you don't "need" outboard hardware any more per se, however if you want the sound of a particular hardware unit, or if you want an 'analog' sound, there's no better ...

Yes, a good mic preamp is better than a compressor, especially for the type of recording you do. That said, the preamps in your recorder may very well be quite good. I have an old Tascam analog desk, and it has 24 great preamps! Good analog compressors are also useful, because they should happen before digitization. Also essential are good monitors, and for ...

My biggest complaint with the MidiVerb series is they tend to be noisy. All the MidiVerbs I've used introduced a fair bit of hiss. My preference would be a Lexicon MPX110 for a budget reverb unit. I really like Lexicon's reverbs and despite the simple interface, it's actually pretty tweakable.

...Or if you are lucky enough to run tape machine and dBX processing. True some encoding still require you to run on outboard. And i haven't found a replacement for the H3000s and H3500s. Then again, when you mean outboard, would you include space echos? Would you include Lexicon L480 and more recent? These units can't be emulated completely as IR doesn't ...

Bottom line: Get a high-quality signal into the computer, backup and organize your files, and do as much editing as possible with software. Why? Digital data does not decay. You can fiddle with the effects in digital domain without losing sound quality if you are judicious in how you do it (don't cut the volume before boosting it, don't clip, keep the ...

I did a little bit of searching and I was unable to find anything similar. That being said, if they're discontinuing a product, there's a good chance that a new version will be released. Failing that, your best bet is the RECEPTOR - I'd buy one myself if I had the money. The problem with devices like these [And my guess as to why they're rare] is the number ...

Apart from the distinct quality and the distinct "sound" of some hardware devices (which is the most likely reason for using this equipment), there are occasions where digital is not an option, especially when working with DXD/DSD recordings or any other kind of analog recordings. If you want to record an SACD, the available DSP stuff is very very limited. ...