Marco Solorio
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Yes, but it’ll live on the Cow forever, MUAAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!
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Personally, I think they can be more accurate than the older CRT counterparts. One reason being that the good rasterizers usually have a lot of alarming options that are programmable. Also, the rasterizers that support a minimum of VGA output are at least 800×600 native resolution which allows for greater detail, including when you zoom in.
I currently own about 4 Magnis and 1 Videotek.
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Curious, are you looking into a traditional scope with a built-in CRT (or updated LCD) or are you open to a rasterizing scope that you’d hook up to a video monitor or better, a computer monitor?
Personally, I favor the rasterizing scopes much more. I ditched using CRT scopes about 5 years ago. What’s nice too is that you can hook up any size display to them rather than being forced with always using a tiny built-in screen. Plus the rasterizers usually allow for multiple screens at once.
From what I’m aware of, Compuvideo doesn’t have a rasterizer scope in their line up. Tektronix, Videotek, Leader and Magni do however.
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LMAO!!! Yeah, and I wont be begging for gas money because I just filled up the tank last night and I’m just itching to deplete it into the ozone. If anyone wants a lift, let me know and I’ll pick you up! We can eat the sides on the way!
ROAD TRIP!!!!!
Hey Ross, that’s gotta be one of the funniest Craig’s List posts I’ve ever seen. How would anyone of the face of the Earth that owns a $6k camera (for just the camera itself, mind you!) would shoot a rap video for chicken and pizza??!!! LMFAO!!!!!!!!
My vote for top 10 posts of the year. Awesome.
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If you can already control the level of your audio monitors within reach, then no, you may not need one for your setup.
In your scenario, a mixer, even a small one, is nice when you want to control your audio monitors within reach. It’s also nice if you want a convenient location to hook up headphones with dedicated level control.
You may need one if you master to an analog tape deck. As you grow, there’s going to come a time when you will need one to manage everything.
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I’d have to agree with JeremyG and feel it’s a comparable comparison. The 20″ Dells we have are all at least 1600×1200 resolution, nothing lower. And yeah, our 2407 24″ has component inputs which has come in very handy. So much so that I now wouldn’t buy an LCD without them.
Dell coupon codes are easy to also get which is impossible with anything from Apple. Every single Dell monitor we have has been bought with coupon codes. We’ve paid around $300 for the 20″ on the discounted side and about $450 for the 24″ on the discounted side.
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In our main edit suite, computer audio I/O is run through the Kona K-Box and then everything is mixed to a Tascam DM24 digital mixer where we can input/output more channels. Monitoring/talkback is further controlled via a PreSonus Studio Control Center unit. We can switch between the KRKs I mentioned above or to a 5.1 array that uses Tannoy monitors. We also use a few other toys in our audio line up to both monitor and input audio to the edit suite (I started in the audio industry in the start of the 1990’s before I got into video so audio has always been a high priority for me and my facility).
Ideally you should have some type of mixer, at least for monitoring, whether it’s a simple little analog mixer or an automated digital mixer that has expanded features.
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We have about 20 Dell LCDs from 21″ to 24″ in my facility and they’ve all worked out well. Can’t recommend them enough. It’s a good way to save a buck without lacking quality. Use the saved money to help buy a very high quality video monitor where it’s needed most!
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We have a white 20″ iMac for invoicing and such at the facility (it’s not used for any creative/production work). I have to say I’ve always liked that computer, at least for that type of low-end CPU work. The new silver and black looks awesome IMO. Very sexy. Will it replace our white one? Probably not, but if I had to get a new iMac, I’d totally get one. Very slick!
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It seems the average price for M-Audio BX5a monitors are about $300. If you’re going that route, I’d recommend the KRK RokIt 5 (RP5) monitors. We use a lot of different audio monitors at my facility in both our edit suites and recording studio, from KRK, Tannoy, Event, Yamaha (the infamous and crappy sounding NS-10Ms that you see in every recording studio since the 80’s), Energy, etc. The KRKs work really well in the edit suite environment.
We do have 12″ subs we can turn on if we need a wider frequency range since the KRKs will sound thin by themselves as would any monitor in this size form-factor so you might want to keep that in mind.
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