sevendustweb
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Hello...
This will be a long post, so please bear with me. I represent an independent band, and I am trying to get them started with Pro Tools. Basically, they went out and purchased a Tascam 2488 (Digital Portastudio) with a 2 yr. warranty for around $1,500.
After looking through this board for over 6 hours, I have assembled a killer computer setup for about $750 (specs are below). That leaves me around $750 to work with. At this point, I have been looking at e-bay for a Digi 001 unit (they run around $250 - $350). With the remaining money, I was hoping to get an outboard mixer (possibly the Yamaha MG16/4 16-Input 4-Bus Mixer = $279.99).
I have been met with much resistance. First, the band is worried that a huge desktop will not be portable (i.e: recording live shows). Second, they are worried that Pro Tools LE will crash (see my specs below to form your own opinion).
My argument is that learning Pro Tools early on will benefit you throughout your career. This is because it is clear that Pro Tools is at the forefront of digital recording, while the Tascam 2488 (while being an easy uit to run) will not offer the advantages of Pro Tools.
Basically, for those who have ever used a Tascam 2488 (or similar unit), I need to find out exactly what benefits Pro Tools offers over this unit. I personally know that a Pro Tools rig would kill this Tascam unit, but I need independent 3rd parties to back me up.
What type of effects will Pro Tools LE reproduce? The Tascam unit will produce 7 effects (Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Pitch Shift, Flanger, Phase, and Gated Reverb).
Is it going to hurt the band long term by going with the Digi 001 over the Digi 002. Granted, there will be no more software updates for the Digi 001, but does a band that merely wants to make web quality demos in their practice space really need all the bells and whistles of a Digi 002 system???
Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. My proposed specs are below.
-- Harry
SPECS
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(1) Asus K8V SE Deluxe motherboard (Bundled - See CPU price)
(1) AMD Athlon 64 3700+ = $319.99 - $90 rebate = $230.00)
(2) Western Digital Caviar SE 80 GB, 7200 RPM, Serial ATA - WD800JD - $109.00
(2) Kingmax 512 MB SDRAM DDR400 (PC 3200) unbuffered = $91.82
(1) Sapphire Radeon 9550SE 128 MB - AGP 4x/8x video card = $49.00
(1) Lite-On SOHW-16935 - DVD/CD-R Burner = $37.99
(1) Cooler Master CAC-T05-UW ATX mid-tower case = $44.99
(1) Thermaltake Silent Purepower W0014RU 480w power supply = $58.99
(1) Zalman CNPS7000B-cu CPU cooling fan = $43.00
(1) Logitech PS/2 keyboard & Mouse = $16.00
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TOTAL: $681.00 (before shipping)
With Shipping = $740.00
+ $350 - Pro Tools Digi 001 unit & software
+ $280 - Yamaha MG16/4 - 16-input, 4-bus mixer
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GRAND TOTAL: $1,370
This will be a long post, so please bear with me. I represent an independent band, and I am trying to get them started with Pro Tools. Basically, they went out and purchased a Tascam 2488 (Digital Portastudio) with a 2 yr. warranty for around $1,500.
After looking through this board for over 6 hours, I have assembled a killer computer setup for about $750 (specs are below). That leaves me around $750 to work with. At this point, I have been looking at e-bay for a Digi 001 unit (they run around $250 - $350). With the remaining money, I was hoping to get an outboard mixer (possibly the Yamaha MG16/4 16-Input 4-Bus Mixer = $279.99).
I have been met with much resistance. First, the band is worried that a huge desktop will not be portable (i.e: recording live shows). Second, they are worried that Pro Tools LE will crash (see my specs below to form your own opinion).
My argument is that learning Pro Tools early on will benefit you throughout your career. This is because it is clear that Pro Tools is at the forefront of digital recording, while the Tascam 2488 (while being an easy uit to run) will not offer the advantages of Pro Tools.
Basically, for those who have ever used a Tascam 2488 (or similar unit), I need to find out exactly what benefits Pro Tools offers over this unit. I personally know that a Pro Tools rig would kill this Tascam unit, but I need independent 3rd parties to back me up.
What type of effects will Pro Tools LE reproduce? The Tascam unit will produce 7 effects (Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Pitch Shift, Flanger, Phase, and Gated Reverb).
Is it going to hurt the band long term by going with the Digi 001 over the Digi 002. Granted, there will be no more software updates for the Digi 001, but does a band that merely wants to make web quality demos in their practice space really need all the bells and whistles of a Digi 002 system???
Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. My proposed specs are below.
-- Harry
SPECS
------
(1) Asus K8V SE Deluxe motherboard (Bundled - See CPU price)
(1) AMD Athlon 64 3700+ = $319.99 - $90 rebate = $230.00)
(2) Western Digital Caviar SE 80 GB, 7200 RPM, Serial ATA - WD800JD - $109.00
(2) Kingmax 512 MB SDRAM DDR400 (PC 3200) unbuffered = $91.82
(1) Sapphire Radeon 9550SE 128 MB - AGP 4x/8x video card = $49.00
(1) Lite-On SOHW-16935 - DVD/CD-R Burner = $37.99
(1) Cooler Master CAC-T05-UW ATX mid-tower case = $44.99
(1) Thermaltake Silent Purepower W0014RU 480w power supply = $58.99
(1) Zalman CNPS7000B-cu CPU cooling fan = $43.00
(1) Logitech PS/2 keyboard & Mouse = $16.00
------------------------
TOTAL: $681.00 (before shipping)
With Shipping = $740.00
+ $350 - Pro Tools Digi 001 unit & software
+ $280 - Yamaha MG16/4 - 16-input, 4-bus mixer
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GRAND TOTAL: $1,370