what has everyone decided is the best digital filter setting? I think I picked Short Delay Sharp. Not sure I heard too much of a difference between them all. I, admittedly, have not used it as much as I would like as this is a Father's Day gift that has to be squirreled away until then. I have been sneaking it out to add music to it and update it. Getting mere minutes to hear some songs...
So what is the one setting that seems to be the most popular?
It doesn't have to do with popularity as much as it does the type of instruments in the music. I posted in this thread a while back about a bunch of testing I did in studio to compare the filters. Pretty much the result is something like this:
- Acoustic instruments (real instruments) sound best with Super Slow - symphonic, drums, etc. but it kills the highs a bit
- A good balance for rock and most music is Short Delay Slow - the cymbals and other acoustic items sound correct, but without killing the highs as much
- For pure digital instruments and virtual instruments, Short Delay Sharp - this will make cymbals and other acoustic elements sound bad
- For techno, electronica - Sharp does best, but other things sound extremely unrealistic
- Never use Slow - it just sucks
I am usually on Short Delay Slow with a touch of EQ at 31/63 or flat. If I'm listening to a pure acoustic set, I'll use Super Slow with a +2 on 31/63, +1/8K, +2/16K to recover some of the lost highs.
If your phones aren't high enough resolution, you probably won't hear much difference. Also, if your tracks aren't high res, you probably won't notice much either. Listen real carefully at low energy high frequencies (ride cymbal, high E strings on acoustic tracks, snare rim taps) and you'll notice the difference really quickly.
