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Yeah, I definitely want to go with building my own. Nothing wrong with learning something, and you never know when knowing how a computer goes together will come in handy!

Okay, let's go with $800 as my computer budget.

Thanks for the info! Any idea what the value of such a computer on the market would be?

I have a control room and a live room. I won't be cheap on acoustically treating the rooms properly. I won't be using a ton of plug-ins, but would like to have ability to if I decide to later. I am fine with a full tower. I can't see using a large sample library. I am fine with running Windows...

Thanks for the help, guys! You've convinced me that building my own is worth a shot! I found this instructional video. How to Build a Computer - YouTube Can you give me a rough guess as to how long it takes to build, and what the cost wll be to build a computer for my specific recording needs?

Thank you so much for the education, Jimmy!

Almost makes sense! lol If I have 4 outs, but can record 16 things at once, does that mean it goes to 16 separate tracks that can be mixed individually on the software mixing board, or does this somehow all go to 4 tracks on the mixer?

Thanks for the great info in this thread! I have yet another stupid "I don't have a clue about anything" question. If I get an interface with 8 outputs because I want to record full drums using 8 mics, where exactly do I plug those outputs into to get it into the computer software mixer? :confused:

Thanks, Jonny. I have to admit, building my own does sound like an intimidating task. I'm building my own bass traps without an issue, but building my own computer sounds hard!

Hey, Mike, do you mean that this computer would fit my needs? Gateway - Desktop - 6GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - DX4860-UB32P

Okay, thanks for the great info! Thanks to everyone! I'm currently looking at these interfaces. PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL | Sweetwater.com M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8R | Sweetwater.com Are there interfaces with more than 8 channels?

I agree that today's digital tech has to be more advanced in quality than what the Beatles recorded with. Even the home recording stuff. I just have been told so many times by local musicians to get cheap stuff like they use instead of spending a little bit, whether for live or recording, so I'm...

That makes it sound like I don't need a mixer at all, or if I do and I ran a mixer into an interface, I wouldn't need a mixer with more than 8 channels or so, and even less if I didn't mind changing stuff every time I went from bass to guitar to acoustic guitar to vocals, etc...

A question for the guys in the know: Would putting 8 mics on the drums and running to their own separate mixer, and then running that mixer into a channel on the main mixer be a solution for recording drums from a USB mixer to my computer?

I was originally looking at the Mackie 1640i, but everybody says firewire tech is on the way out. I am not opposed to building my own computer.

Thanks. CFox, but I'm really looking for a mixer/DAW solution that will fit my recording needs. There has to be a way to do this without spending more than $3000 for the mixer and the software! Getting multiple recording plug-ins doesn't sound like it should be that difficult, especially...

Again, this kind of expert advice is why I'm here, so I can learn! Thank you! I am totally ignorant concerning all of the recording stuff, and was under the assumption that the mixer somehow was compatible with the DAW, which would read each channel's input directly into the computer. I have...

Is USB able to achieve a professional quality?

That's a little too pricey! lol

The only advice I don't want is from people who try to do things cheap and convince themselves it's as good as the best stuff. I get frustrated by local musicians who try to convince myself and others that their stuff sounds professional when it's not even close to my ears. Their "that's all you...