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  Audio equipment for edit bay

  Posted by Kevin Reiner on July 19, 2011 at 6:30 pm

  Hello All,

  I need to add audio to my edit suite. Been working strictly with headphones and now need to be able to share. I don’t do the audio mixing as I am an editor and motion graphics artist, but I do want good quality playback. What equipment do I need? I work on a Macpro octocore with Aja card out. Work in FCP, Premier and After Effects. I know I need a mixer, an amp, speakers. What else? Any recommendations?

  I can always go to my audio mixer’s studio to hear it perfectly, but yet I do want decent quality in my edit bay.

  Thanks in advance,
  Kevin

  Mac Pro 2 x 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
  32GB Memory
  Dual-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card
  Dell Display (23″ flat panel)
  ATI Radeon HD 5770
  AJA Kona LSi SD/HD capture card
  Rourke 16 TB
  Flanders 2460

  SOFTWARE
  Mac OS X 10.6.5
  FCP 7
  After Effects CS5
  Boris Continuum
  Sapphire Plug Ins
  All Trapcode Plugs
  Zaxwerks Invig

  Ty Ford replied 14 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  Eric Toline

  July 19, 2011 at 8:22 pm

  Basically you don’t need anything more than a good set of powered speakers that you would connect to the headphone output. Go to your local Best Buy, etc and find a set that pleases your ears & wallet.

  Eric
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  Ty Ford

  July 20, 2011 at 11:55 pm

  Hello Kevin and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

  Try a pair of Mackie 824.

  Regards,

  Ty Ford
  Audio Forum Leader

  Cow Audio Forum Leader
  Want better production audio?: Ty Ford’s Audio Bootcamp Field Guide
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  Kevin Reiner

  July 28, 2011 at 1:09 pm

  Thanks Ty,

  Would I need anything else to interface between the Aja breakout box and the Mackie 824s? Is it as simple as an XLR connection? Would I need any other audio gear? I’m putting together a budget and just don’t want any surprises.

  Thanks for your help,
  Kevin

  Mac Pro 2 x 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
  32GB Memory
  Dual-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card
  Dell Display (23″ flat panel)
  ATI Radeon HD 5770
  AJA Kona LSi SD/HD capture card
  Rourke 16 TB
  Flanders 2460

  SOFTWARE
  Mac OS X 10.6.5
  FCP 7
  After Effects CS5
  Boris Continuum
  Sapphire Plug Ins
  All Trapcode Plugs
  Zaxwerks Invig
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  Ty Ford

  July 28, 2011 at 1:36 pm

  Kev,

  Munch on this. https://www.studio-central.com/review_of_the_mackie_hr_824.htm

  Regards,

  Ty Ford

  Cow Audio Forum Leader
  Want better production audio?: Ty Ford’s Audio Bootcamp Field Guide

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