I'm not a pro, I'm running a little project studio as a hobby. I've not been that active the last few years because I became a father three years ago
So what I'm using Xite-1 for is mainly:
- Recording rehearsals and ideas for my own band (multitracking about 16 channels, what a luxury
)- Recording demo 'tapes' for other bands (up to 32 channels)
How do I work:
- Setting up an all-in-one project in Scope (recording, mixing, mastering in a single project)
- Using Cubase as a recorder only (via ASIO), doing all the 'important' stuff on Xite-1
- Adding some Scope synths to enhance the composition (again, in the same project)
- Adding some Scope guitar amps to model the clean guitar sounds (you guess, in the same project)
- Of course using all kind of Scope effects for mixing and mastering (yes, in the...)
So what is Xite-1 for me:
- A complete highend studio in a box, I don't need anything else for a complete production (apart from cubase and a few microphones and a nice preamp and... you get the point
)What gear do I use together with Xite-1:
- a quite old Dell PC with three LCDs
- Windows 7/64bit
- Cubase and Wavelab
- TFPRO 16x preamp
- S|C A16 Ultra for A/D-D/A
- some other preamps and lots of microphones
- Mackie Universal Control
- Event Monitors
Problems:
There are a few limitations regarding DSP distribution and compatibility issues with some devices, but there's always been a work around. And at last, we're here to make music, right? In that aspect, Xite-1 and the Scope platform offers everything I need, that's a fact
Good vibes
Roman