Building a studio...Your Opinion wanted!

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My cassette 4-track machine has been acting
up as of late. And I feel like this is God's
way of telling me to move my ass into the 21st
century.

I have been deliberating and procrastinating
this move for ever.

All along, I have told myself that I want an
all-in-one system. (The Korg D1600 has caught my
attention lately.) This is probably because
this is the paradigm I am most familiar with. (Coming from the 4-track world)

But now...I'm thinking it makes better sense to
purchase a PC and go that route. Most of the music I'm listening to these days (a lot
of techno, house, Radiohead, Bjork etc) is made that way. But I also want something that will
allow me to excercise my singer-songwriter
persona.

My fear is that the PC (Cubase, ProTools, etc)
learning curve will be prohibitive to the
creative process. The all-in-one units
should be more plug-and-play oriented.

Anyone else go through this similar dilemma?

Should I just dive into the PC world because I'll end up there eventually?

I'm just a guitar player--not a computer whizz!

Are there any good FAQs that discuss building a home PC system?

The D1600 (with CD burner) is gonna run about $2000. What should I expect to pay for a PC-based system?

Your replies and suggestions are much appreciated!

Thanks,

-todd

http://bartlebymusic.com
 
>Anyone else go through this similar dilemma?

Everyone.

>Should I just dive into the PC world because I'll end up
>there eventually?

If you feel that you'll end up there, why fight it?

>I'm just a guitar player--not a computer whizz!

Hey! I'm a guitar player

>Are there any good FAQs that discuss building a home
>PC system?

This BBS

>The D1600 (with CD burner) is gonna run about $2000.
>What should I expect to pay for a PC-based system?

About that. Probably less, depending on your needs.

/Ola
 
I recorded with N-Track for months without touching the help files or downloading the users manual.....download it and give it a shot....

www.fasoft.com


and goldwave is a good editor

www.goldwave.com
 
hi,

I'm using a digi001 protools system... I haven't spent much time with it yet as I've been busy with uni and work.. but I can say that it's pretty simple to pick up.. (the basics) ...

The manuals etc make it really easy to understand how the software operates etc, how to use it, and theres a digidesign forum (like this one) that makes it easy to resolve any problems.

im not sure about prices etc where you are.. but when we were in a similar situation, going for a DAW was the best value for money solution.

hope I've helped..

Billy
 
Computer learning curve? Well with ProTools Le software, you don't have to worry about that.

I downloaded ProTools FREE from digidesigns sit( http://www.digidesign.com ) and got ProTools FREE. This software is not hard to learn; and thats coming from me!

Computer software is the way-to-go!!! It will be much better then that Korg you were talking about. The editing features are Lareger and much more exact (more features). It will be eaisers and more powerful to use. I would buy a MAC instead of a PC> Why because a Mac will not crash on you as much as a PC will!!!.. Plus ProTools was designed for a Mac and thus will works slightly better then a PC..

ProTools FREE is for free, you get everthing except you are limited to 8 tracks of audio. If you download PT FREE you will NOT get all the plud-ins associated with ProTools LE software. If YOU order a CD-ROM of PT FREE then you will GEt all the PLUG-INs of PT LE.

Personally I recommend you a MAC and ProTools LE software. The Digi001 sells for aout $800. It comes with the software and a haredware, with a midi interfaced, 2 preamps, and 8 audio ins/outs and 2 digital ins/outs.

Ask for the FREE video from http://www.digidesign.com
for the Digi001. It is a great video!
 
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