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  1. Again i agree with Tom, the minister ;-) I'd add that a lot of times I'm guessing it's better to go to a "specialist" to get maximum efficiency at the task at hand. In other words, if you want to work on sfx then a sound designer / sfx editor is probably where you get good bang for the buck. That's my hunch at least. Also, in some cases while you're in the mix it can slow down the flow of the review/mix by engaging in sound design. It might not sound like a big deal, but it's easy to lose perspective on the mix if one ends up stopping and starting a fair amount and for quite some time.
  2. And, just for reference - on "the other end of the spectrum"; If this was say an hour long sports show or maybe lifestyle or even lower budget docs, then you'd probably be looking at a single engineer doing the whole show in anywhere from a day to about three, approval session and rendering files included. The process would likely be to deliver media, and once it's confirmed that it all imports and lines up fine the mix engineer is left alone. He'll do all the editing necessary to accommodate stems as well as just making dialog and music edits sound ok, and then proceed to mixing the show. I've found that it is generally counterproductive to have a director in during the first stages of this process because they tend to see things and hear things that aren't focused on at that time, and bringing them up just slows down the process and frustrates people. Since budgets are tighter on this end it's actually typically best to find a good engineer that has done that type of content before, state how you want it to sound by giving a reference (i.e. a pretty "hot" and "aggressive" sports show versus a more "bland" lifestyle home decoration show), and then let him do his thing until it's time to approve it. The director then comes in, sits down to have a listen, and give notes which the engineer typically addresses on the spot unless they're significant issues. Mind you, if this was a series one should budget extra time for the first two episodes to account for both hiccups and everyone getting used to the type of mix that's desired. I'd also say that if there are concerns about how "hot" the mix would be for example, it's entirely possible to mix a segment of the show, or an act of the film, and have the director watch that to make sure it's in the ballpark. Again, this isn't for features mixed on a stage, but for lower budget content in "studios". There's a further end of the spectrum too, but I don't think that's what you're talking about. So I'd say between what I just wrote and the above, written by "minister", you'll find your situation.
  3. Hi Protnik. I have the D5's. Normally I just run them as a stereo pair and switch a cheap sub in and out. I do have them set up to run 5.1 as well. Here's my short take on it (I'm jetlagged but I better write this now or I'll forget): + Coax (I like the 'sound' of coax) + Clear midrange. Some will say "bright", and they arguably are, but it's also that they're clear, in my opinion. + Very good imaging. + Cheap (when I bought them) - D5 doesn't do bass well at all. The reason I got a cheap sub was to 'offload' the bass from them. With the speakers running full range you really don't have to push them hard to get various noise. I think it's called "port chuffing", and in some cases some users have experienced rattling from components that weren't tightened correctly, which leads to; - This is a cheap Chinese high-volume speaker, so even though Equator Audio checks them sometimes things will slip through. You should probably prepare yourself for an exchange of a speaker. For me it wasn't a huge deal since I'm in the US and they paid for all shipping and exchanges. Being in Spain it might be different. If you have any other questions feel free to ask..... hope that helped a little though... PS: I should add that I've both edited dialog and mixed shows on these and it was fine.
  4. http://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=194&t=80480 grace period is now in effect
  5. I have the same feeling. You could try to contact Yamaha via email though. If you get it confirmed via email I'd say it's probably no problem.
  6. I now see reports on the official forum that Yamaha in the UK and I think somewhere else has confirmed that we're now in the grace-period "window".
  7. That's correct. In addition the included Iosono panner is really great.
  8. Timo wrote this week that end of Q2 was looking good for version 7, with more info at the end of this month. I'd personally wait until late May at the earliest to get 6.5 then. Someone was told July at NAB, but that might be even less "official" (and could be for Nuage 1.7 actually).
  9. uh... pretty 'big' question you're asking really. If you actually are talking about pure dialog editing i really recommend Purcell's book on it. It's very good. Start there. There is no short answer.
  10. Not sure Karri. I'm guessing you could skip that. On the other hand when I went from 4 to 5, and 5 to 6, I always had the previous version still installed. You'd just have to keep track of just how big the version leap is. I think with 6.0.x to 6.5.x the leap is big enough that it installs as a new application rather than updating the previous. So you're not "erasing" your previous installation by upgrading to 6.5 and installing it, know what I mean? But check on the forum though to be sure. Right now I'm guessing they won't release v7 until end of May at the very earliest, though my guess would be June sometime. I think for the last version the "free update" window was about 6 weeks. So I think I'll wait until the middle of May to see what news there are on v7 and if it seems to be on track and sources hint at June then I'll buy 6.5 last week of May... or something like that.
  11. Sure. I use both. PT is (a) necessary (evil) in the US.
  12. I still don't see how it is expensive considering other alternatives. If you look at the very basic things the arguably average post-pro engineer needs then I think you get more for less with Nuendo. - Surround? Yes. - Media Management? Yes. For that you'll need PT HD + Soundminer (or equivalent), which will put you in a higher price bracket than Nuendo, even with the NEK. If you need ADR functionality it's more expensive still. Professional and proprietary controller? Same deal; Nuage vs. s6, the latter being more expensive again.
  13. Did they change from 400 hours? It used to be 400, not 192. And personally I don't really think it's an expensive app at all, all things considered.
  14. I think Timo said at one point that Q1 was a bit optimistic, and then recently that Q2 was "looking good". Judging from history and how he expresses himself I'd be very surprised if we saw it come out before the third month of Q2. I'm on 6.0.7 and I think I'll move to 6.5 the second half of May or so. I'll definitely skip April. For you though I'd look at the upgrade price history. There was quite a leap at one point, and I'm wondering if you'll really lose that much if you wait. I can't remember. For me it might make sense to get on the latest version as late as possible, although that's 'gambling' a bit. I highly recommend you buy the dongle and give it a try. You can find a dongle for about $20-25, and then you get 400 hours of free fully-functional Nuendo (without the NEK I think). I think in terms of testing an app that's almost unbeatable. If you don't like it then keep the dongle or sell it. Btw; the 400 hours are the hours you use, so it's not like you start it on Monday 8am and then 16.66 days later it's expired - you can actually work on it for three days, take a one week break from it, and that week shouldn't eat up those 400 hours. A good deal in my opinion. Steinberg has stated that they don't have any plans for a subscription. I am inclined to believe them to be honest. And further more my bet is that if they ever do they'll either make it optional in addition to what they currently do, or it will at least be at a point in time where the app is so good at least I am not concerned with it (i.e. I'll be happy sticking with that version for some time). I'm actually excited about v7. As I said, I'm on 6.0.7 now and what I will get moving to v7 is (in PT terminology) Playlists, VCAs, Import Session Data, and I think another one or two things that are overdue. That in addition with all the Nuendo-exclusive features to me puts it way ahead of PT, assuming proper stability and ignoring the dominance of PT in the market.
  15. I know you're asking about why you clipped and not why you didn't see it, but anyway; in DAWs, NLEs and analog gear you have to be careful with where you measure the signal. I know a bunch of people who complain that they can hear distortion but can't see it. Well in PT for example you can set your faders to read pre- or post-fader. So depending on how you route the signal you can clip it at one of several stages, then because the fader - and possibly at other points - drops the level, you no longer see clipping indicated in the meter. So it's crucial to select the most appropriate point in the signal chain to monitor it.
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