I was really a nightmare mixing via Cubase 5 or even SX which sounds the
around the same if you use 32 bit files from the very start, or even
Samplitude ,which is considered and its true,
to sound a little better.
I never was satisfied , there always have been phase problems. I could
never
have a solid bass without having some notes to pump up or down, and
was very difficult to make different instruments mix together.
I used a lot of compression for indivindual tracks (mostly this amazing
Endorphin free plugin !!) to make mixing easier and more anolog
sounding.
Yes I have recorded on analog some good time ago and I know its sound...

So I was thinking that while Ensoniq Paris, Soundscape, or even Protools
have a good name for their sound it must be DSP oriented !
Cpu does everything ,even your coffe, so how could it have things right
?
So I bought a Creamware Pulsar II (X-mas package with free software !!!)
and use its Big mixer II , a 48/96 surround digital console based solely
on the card's dsp.
The sound is awesome.
You have to try itto believe.
The eq MEQ4 is superb sounding and yes I have Oxford Eq via my two
powercore's.
Everything has changed since then,(three weeks back).
So my point here is that dsp based mixing does it way better than cpu
mixing.
Now instruments have their own place in the mix and its close to what I
was used back in the old days.

Dimitrios