I am getting back into to music after a 10 year hiatus. My recording background, limited as it is, is analog. What I want to do is create music, write songs, and not spend a lot of time figuring out how use hardware/software. I just bought a Motif 8 and the on-board sequencer is so difficult and obtuse (and the manual is opaque!!! is adds confusion instead of spreading light) that is is useless. So my question is this:
What is easier to use - a computer based software program or a dedicated digital recorder?
What I am specifically considering is Sonar XL v. Roland VS-1824CD. Don't worry about cost, by the time I get a new computer, monitor, etc. they'll cost about the same. Also, I am not interested in a lot of 'features' if they are very time consuming to master. If they are, such 'features' will go unused.
What I want to do is lay down, probably about 12-22 tracks on average, and do this quickly and easily and then mix it down adding a few effects, which I also want to do easily.
So, which is easier to use for my purposes, computer or digital recorder?
Thanks,
Charlie
What is easier to use - a computer based software program or a dedicated digital recorder?
What I am specifically considering is Sonar XL v. Roland VS-1824CD. Don't worry about cost, by the time I get a new computer, monitor, etc. they'll cost about the same. Also, I am not interested in a lot of 'features' if they are very time consuming to master. If they are, such 'features' will go unused.
What I want to do is lay down, probably about 12-22 tracks on average, and do this quickly and easily and then mix it down adding a few effects, which I also want to do easily.
So, which is easier to use for my purposes, computer or digital recorder?
Thanks,
Charlie