r/audioengineering • u/Killer_Frog112 • 10d ago

Discussion Favorite Rack Gear?

I recently made a post asking for your favorite rack gear and understandably it was a bit confusing because I did not clearly communicate my goals. You did however send me some really fun ideas that I will explore.

Clarification:

I have a full digital mixing and mastering workflow that will out perform most analog gear within my budget.

However, im looking to add to my workflow with some gear that can add some analog character to my recordings. Im specifically looking for some more affordable hear that I can apply when recording... and then ill run it through my full digital process.

Question:

Given my use case, do you have any recommendations for gear that can add some color, saturation, maybe even be a bit experimental to add inspiration and some analog character into my mixing process?

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u/LostInTheRapGame 10d ago

do you have any recommendations for gear that can add some color, saturation, maybe even be a bit experimental

Guitar pedals. Tons of options. Much cheaper. You can really get crazy with it.

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u/52ndstreet 10d ago

so what, you run your vocal chain through guitar pedals? Am I missing this boat? Is everyone doing this?

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u/unowndanger 9d ago

Not OP, but I do this. I have a reamp box setup so I can run tracks out of Ableton through amp sims, compressors, delays and such through.

Some pedals or gear I reamp with: SP 303, SP 404mk2, Science Amplification Mother, JHS ColourBox v2, mxnhlteffects porta 424, Chase Bliss pedals (blooper, Mood Mk2, Blooper) and some Strymon pedals.

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u/sugar_man 9d ago

I did the same with my Chase bliss preamp mk2, and also with Strymon reverbs. I used to have an earthquake devices pedal that was a wild reverb. On bass guitar it was like talking with whales.