Pro-Tools

[ashstralia]

mark, i've been using the zoom
mrs 802 w/
cd burner for a year now,
it pumps out great quality.

i,ve done tv and radio ads that
sound as good as gold.

a usb interface is $250 ish.
and will import/ export .wav files

the only hassle, only two inputs.
so if ya wanna record drums
(i don't, i use the inbuilt drum mach.)
you need a submixer etc.

i've seen the zoom on special these days,
as there have been some upgraded models.

oh, and get a couple of rode mic's. they rock.

[Phil theStalker]

Originally posted by ashstralia
mark, i've been using the zoom
mrs 802 w/
cd burner for a year now,
it pumps out great quality.

i,ve done tv and radio ads that
sound as good as gold.

a usb interface is $250 ish.
and will import/ export .wav files

the only hassle, only two inputs.
so if ya wanna record drums
(i don't, i use the inbuilt drum mach.)
you need a submixer etc.

i've seen the zoom on special these days,
as there have been some upgraded models.

oh, and get a couple of rode mic's. they rock.

Do you know that in mental institutions years ago they had blue lights in the wards?

[Panamark]

Originally posted by ashstralia
mark, i've been using the zoom
mrs 802 w/
cd burner for a year now,
it pumps out great quality.

i,ve done tv and radio ads that
sound as good as gold.

a usb interface is $250 ish.
and will import/ export .wav files

the only hassle, only two inputs.
so if ya wanna record drums
(i don't, i use the inbuilt drum mach.)
you need a submixer etc.

i've seen the zoom on special these days,
as there have been some upgraded models.

oh, and get a couple of rode mic's. they rock.

I hadnt forgotten this recomendation, Dave. Just checking all
options, it might be that we go for this one. Sounds pretty
good. The thing that appeals to me however about
PC solutions is the obvious upgrade path and flexibilty.

Hey dude you need to check out a thread in Feedback to Webmasters.
(Dissin your name)

Cheers,

-Mark

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by Panamark
Hey dude you need to check out a thread in Feedback to Webmasters.
(Dissin your name)

Cheers,

-Mark [/B]

yeah i know, i got bored of playing with that
dickhead, no challenge.

GO RABBITS!!!!!!!

[Panamark]

I see they had a win !

(Although no points involved, a good start none the less !)

[ashstralia]

yes, it was impressive,
five tries to one,
i sat at the pub in my rabbits jersey,
and didn't the vb's taste good!!!!

i hope ya eels go good bud.

[Panamark]

Well my AFL side Carlton, won their first game in the Wizard Cup
today, so that was cool. They have been in the wilderness for the
last few seasons. Ive been waiting a long time for the Eels.
(Since the 80's) Ive seen Carlton win 10 flags in my lifetime.

[ashstralia]

cool!
hope it's blue's year in both codes, mate!

rabbits last premiership = 1971
last minor prem = 1989

i'm an optimist!!!
heheh

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by Panamark
The thing that appeals to me however about
PC solutions is the obvious upgrade path and flexibilty.

back on topic for a change!

yeah, these are things to be weighed up.
the portability factor is another big thing for me.

i can't bring a piano into my studio,
but i can take my studio to the piano.

with your background and applications though,
a pc set-up may be just the ticket.

there's shit-loads of cool plug - ins for pro tools, too.

[Panamark]

portability is a good consideration. Especially as we will most likely need to record the drums at a seperate location.

I guess a powerful Laptop and a Mbox would still be portable enough?

[Hardrock69]

Yeah that would work fine. I have a friend who records many live shows in Gnashville using a laptop and Nuendo.

Yes, the complete and massive amount of various types of software and plugins available for PC-based stuff is pretty overwhelming.

If all I had was my Roland, there would be stuff I would be unable to accomplish for sure.

Certainly the plugins called Waves are an incredible asset and are very highly recommended.

[Panamark]

Just an update to this, did you all realize you can download Pro tools for free, for use with standard soundcards, but only with Win98 and
MAC, Its at their site.. www.digidesign.com

Anyone tried this ?? Does it suck compared to say Pro tools LE with
an Mbox ??

I would get one of the latest Creative Audigy cards... (Which are
full duplex)

[Hardrock69]

I have a hacked version of that Pro Tools download...the free version will allow you to only use 8-tracks, I believe. This hacked version I have expands that limit to 32 tracks.

I donwloaded it before Windows XP came out, so I have not bothered to see if it works with it.....if not in XP then in compatibility mode for Win98 or someting.

One of these days....

[Panamark]

Cool !

I havent even tried it yet, in fact they clain that the free version will
not work with XP.

32 tracks hey ? hmmmm Gotta love hacks...

[BrownSound1]

Win98 scares me for recording....too crash happy, and that's something you don't want. Also, I recommend saving your audio files on a secondary hard drive...as in one that isn't the same one your OS is located on.