Margus Voll wrote:It seems to me as fairlight tab and color / edit tab sound different in volume levels.
There are no distinct and measurable monitoring level differences between Edit and Fairlight pages on OS X nor on Linux with version 15.
This is one of the many standard tests run here with each beta and every subsequent point update.
Only have Windows 7 at my disposal here, so I am unable to test Windows 10 and confirm your experiences.
Like fairlight holds sound smoother like analogue tape but on edit and color page it sounds more harsh and compressed.
Is this something determined by setup and config or should it be like this?
Again, there are no distinct and measurable differences in the audio engine between the Edit and Fairlight pages and version 15 on OS X or on Linux.
This is another standard test run with each release, since it's always wise to follow "Ludwig's Law", and never turn your back on digital.
Again, I don't have access to a Windows 10 machine in order to confirm, but perhaps other Windows 10 users will chime in here and share their experiences.
Another thing i noticed was tools and plugins seems much lesser compared to Nuendo for example or Audition.
Is this something that expands by using controllers or is it current state of things?
Regarding tool differences, do you mean in terms of workflow functionality?
In terms of plugins, while Resolve doesn't include the vast array of default plugins as that provided by ProTools or Nuendo, in my experience, the vast majority of audio professionals (in my circle at least) still rely quite heavily on 3rd party plugins rather than the default audio workstation plugin options anyway.
This is perhaps changing to some extent, as the developers of ProTools and Nuendo (and other audio workstations) provide more sophisticated default plugins, while also offering more unique and specific plugins that are not commonly developed by 3rd party plugin developers.
It is also not exactly a level playing field, comparing an application with 19 years of development behind it (in the case of Nuendo, and even more if you consider that its code base is practically identical to Cubase), or roughly 27 years (in the case of ProTools), with Resolve's current development process of completely integrating (which according to certain public comments by Blackmagic representatives is actually refactoring) a fully developed audio workstation's code base, to be in incorporated in to Resolve's already highly developed code base.
This integration process has barely had (in my estimate) 24 months to complete (from Fairlight acquisition until today).
Phoenix’s Law is always relevant:
"The first 90% of the project takes 90% of the time, and the last 10% takes the other 90%"
So functionality differences will be apparent in many areas, but hopefully that gap narrows with each passing year.
That said, it is worth noting that while the process of completely integrating the Fairlight system in to Resolve is obviously still very much an ongoing process, the Resolve developers have made incredible strides with version 15 - Resolve's Fairlight page is now definitely a completely different animal to version 14.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:29 am