I just bought a DP-24 because I love the hands-on in the box approach. I'm also brand new to DAW recording....I've recorded with professionals in studios using professional versions of ProTools, Ableton, etc a million times....I don't fuckin get that stuff. I'm just kinda computer retarded. However, I have gotten really good at working with stuff I recorded on my previous digital recorder, the (much smaller) Tascam DP-02, which I then exported (Track-by-track) songs into my laptop and would just mix them in Audacity. Is there a way I can use a program like Audacity to interface with my DP-24, or is there some other BETTER freeware than Audacity (or something relatively cheap and more user friendly than protools?) I bought an AVID Generation3 MBox with ProTools 8 LE, and I can't figure out how the fuck to work either of them. I'd much rather use my 24 to actually track stuff, and then dump it to mix it (or have someone professional do it, but that's not always in the budget) Does anyone have any suggestions??
If anyone is reading this and happens to live in the Los Angeles / Orange County / San Diego, CA area and has a DP-24 (or 32, since they're essentially the same) AND would be able to show me how to either make this Mbox / Protools8 LE shit all work together, or show me a better interface and software program to use and could help me actually like learn the stuff at my place with my drummer (we're a couple of relatively intelligent, non- wasteoid metal dudes, wouldn't be a painful experience as long as you're not a fuckin' weirdo haha) to show us how to best use the DP-24 first and foremost, but then help us interface with either the Mbox (or a new interface if needed) and any software that we could work in for further mixing / plug in FX, etc. We would be more than willing to compensate you financially for your time. We have a budget from our label around $7,500 and want to record at home. We need someone to teach us how to do it with what we've got (give or take a few new pieces of hardware or software) OR just an engineer familiar with this shit that'd be down to work on it with us at our place in San Clemente. Experimental / avantgarde metal stuff. Real weird. Extremely established band. Would be good for your resume and your wallet. Hit me up at (all one word) ascension - monuments - media - at - gmail - dot - com. We are looking to try to get this figured out and started ASAP.
Thanks!