As a total newbie to home recording (been at it about three years) I gotta admit I'm baffled at how many more people do this with computers than with standalone portastudios like the 2488neo that I'm learning on.
It can't be a money thing. A Mac alone costs two or three times what my neo cost.
It can't be flexibility, either. In addition to a library of fully editable onboard fx, the neo (and, I assume, similar machines) can accommodate as many outboard rack units as you want to daisy chain together.
Sound quality doesn't seem to be an issue, either way.
So, what's the attraction, DAW users?
FYI I'm not asking for an argument. I truly am curious. I have the money to spend on more toys, and I have the passion to stay at this and hopefully someday get as good at it as the many HR.com folks who've lent me their opinions on posted MP3s.
But before I get too much further in, I want to be sure I'm not missing some glaringly obvious reason why I should abandon the neo.
Oh ... and if this subject has been beaten to death in a past string, just let me know and I'll go there.
It can't be a money thing. A Mac alone costs two or three times what my neo cost.
It can't be flexibility, either. In addition to a library of fully editable onboard fx, the neo (and, I assume, similar machines) can accommodate as many outboard rack units as you want to daisy chain together.
Sound quality doesn't seem to be an issue, either way.
So, what's the attraction, DAW users?
FYI I'm not asking for an argument. I truly am curious. I have the money to spend on more toys, and I have the passion to stay at this and hopefully someday get as good at it as the many HR.com folks who've lent me their opinions on posted MP3s.
But before I get too much further in, I want to be sure I'm not missing some glaringly obvious reason why I should abandon the neo.
Oh ... and if this subject has been beaten to death in a past string, just let me know and I'll go there.