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Spacedawg
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Hello,
I've finally decided take the plung and jump into the home recording world. I find myself torn between expanding on my computer or going with a stand alone hard disk recorder such as Roland's VS series. I understand that the Computer based system will provide much more flexibility in the long run. My only hesitation is the possible headaches involved with setting one up. I've recently stumbled accross the Aardvark Direct Pro which has caught my attention. I would save a lot of money attempting to take the path of the computer, but I don't know how difficult it is to get everything working smoothly. The computer I would be expanding on is as follows:
Dell PIII 500Mhz
13.6GB Ultra ATA hard drive (7200 RPM)
256MB SDRAM
Sony 2x/4x/24x CD-RW Drive
Current sound card - SB Live Value
Will this setup be adequate to build a decent computer recording system with? I've read a lot of talk about the importance of two hard drives, which I don't have (and my computer tech skills are no where near the level of installing hard drives). Will having only one hard drive hinder my recording (I was planning on backing up to CD with my burner)?
Has anyone had any experience with the Aardvark direct pro? Is it easy to get setup?
I was planning on using a program such as n-tracks or cakewalk with it.
I would appreciate your input on this matter. I've been considering this jump into digital recording for about 8 months now and would love to hear the thoughts of actual users. Thank you!
BTW: I will be recording alone using keyboards (MIDI), guitars, and vocals - I need to research mics next
I've finally decided take the plung and jump into the home recording world. I find myself torn between expanding on my computer or going with a stand alone hard disk recorder such as Roland's VS series. I understand that the Computer based system will provide much more flexibility in the long run. My only hesitation is the possible headaches involved with setting one up. I've recently stumbled accross the Aardvark Direct Pro which has caught my attention. I would save a lot of money attempting to take the path of the computer, but I don't know how difficult it is to get everything working smoothly. The computer I would be expanding on is as follows:
Dell PIII 500Mhz
13.6GB Ultra ATA hard drive (7200 RPM)
256MB SDRAM
Sony 2x/4x/24x CD-RW Drive
Current sound card - SB Live Value
Will this setup be adequate to build a decent computer recording system with? I've read a lot of talk about the importance of two hard drives, which I don't have (and my computer tech skills are no where near the level of installing hard drives). Will having only one hard drive hinder my recording (I was planning on backing up to CD with my burner)?
Has anyone had any experience with the Aardvark direct pro? Is it easy to get setup?
I was planning on using a program such as n-tracks or cakewalk with it.
I would appreciate your input on this matter. I've been considering this jump into digital recording for about 8 months now and would love to hear the thoughts of actual users. Thank you!
BTW: I will be recording alone using keyboards (MIDI), guitars, and vocals - I need to research mics next
