by popvulture » Sun Dec 06, 2015 2:29 pm
Well, didn't get any response to this, I wonder in part because I initially got the name wrong. At first I thought the "2" referred to it being the second version of the Ensemble, but it was actually the Thunderbolt 2 format. Correct title: Ensemble Thunderbolt 2. Anyhoo.
I bought one and have just gotten started using it this weekend. In short, it's fucking great, a massive improvement on the already awesome Ensemble FW. I've only really scratched the surface in terms of getting into all of the features, but the first things that I've been really enjoying:
-Infinitely better meter situation on the front of the unit—probably the worst thing about the FW was that the meters were almost just superfluous/decorative
-KILLER sounding guitar inputs on the front, with reamp outs (!!!)
-Inserts on channel 1/2 that accept balanced AND unbalanced sources (makes my FMR RNP, for one, a lot less of a pain in the ass. Who knows what else I'll have fun with)
-DB25 outputs for tracks 3-10 go to my Dangerous D-Box, leaving tracks 1-2 to go to the D-Box's analog input, which bypasses summing. This is great for tracking and makes comparing straight vs summed signal super easy
–Assignable hot keys on the front, wonderful to play with so far
-Included Waves Gold, nice to expand the plugin arsenal a bit
So yep. Fucking rad. Can't wait to dig deeper.
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