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Thanks, that's a really good answer. There are so many terms that I don't understand when reading about miniDSP and all the filters - it feels like another nerdhole waiting to swallow me up.
Do you have a mic you use to measure and feedback, or just do it by ear?
Would I be right in thinking that the problems with digital audio are more often to do with compression than sampling rate ? (obvs a bit of both though). If so, my analogue signal - A/D > DSP > D/A - although being converted twice, isn't being compressed at any point so shouldn't degrade too much.
miniDSP:
28/56bit DSP Engine
24 bit ADC/DAC resolution
48kHz sampling rate
dbr
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There are some strongly held opinions around about DSP not being suitable for high frequencies. I'm using convolution eqs on my nearfield setup and basic parametric eq on mains. It makes more sense than putting up with the very small problems I'm trying to iron out.
Sometimes it's not really worth the effort to try and find another component that has better synergy with your room. Just EQ it for a while and another solution might present itself in time.
I would run an analog chain but it doesn't make sense to have an analog 32+ channel mixing desk and that's what I need for the drum machines!
Whenever I've simplified things to a minimum I don't get a better connection to the music, I get an annoying little issue with some part of the frequency range instead :)