Uladine
New member
Hello, this is a long one...
I am looking to upgrade my home studio from a Roland VS-1880 to a PC based system. I am looking into building a PC from scratch and use it solely for recording. First off, my goals are to be able to record up to 8 tracks at a time and maybe be able to upgrade later with dual 8 I/O interfaces allowing me to record 16 tracks at once if thats possible.
I plan to have maybe a 20gb hard drive for the OS and maybe a few other music related programs (fruity loops, etc.) and another 20 or 30gb hard drive for audio data. I want way more processing speed and RAM than I need. What kind of computer parts should I get?
As for software Nuendo and Pro Tools are a bit out of my price range (besides pro tools LE but I dont want to be limited to 24 tracks). I would like to be able to use a lot of plugins and effects too if possible. So now I have my eyes on Cubasis VST. Is this a good program? Is Cubase VST/32 much better than the standard VST? In other words is it worth paying the extra money? On Steinbergs website it said something about needing an ASIO compatible soundcard/interface. How do I find out which cards are compatible?
I am looking at the Delta 1010 8-I/O for my audio interface. Would it work with Cubase? Later in the future I might want to expand by getting another Delta 1010. Would this allow me to record 16 tracks at once with Cubase or would the software limit me to less?
Basically I am looking to have a studio with which I will RARELY fall short of capabilities and PC recording seems to be the least expensive way to achieve this. Any help or advice is much appreciated.
I am looking to upgrade my home studio from a Roland VS-1880 to a PC based system. I am looking into building a PC from scratch and use it solely for recording. First off, my goals are to be able to record up to 8 tracks at a time and maybe be able to upgrade later with dual 8 I/O interfaces allowing me to record 16 tracks at once if thats possible.
I plan to have maybe a 20gb hard drive for the OS and maybe a few other music related programs (fruity loops, etc.) and another 20 or 30gb hard drive for audio data. I want way more processing speed and RAM than I need. What kind of computer parts should I get?
As for software Nuendo and Pro Tools are a bit out of my price range (besides pro tools LE but I dont want to be limited to 24 tracks). I would like to be able to use a lot of plugins and effects too if possible. So now I have my eyes on Cubasis VST. Is this a good program? Is Cubase VST/32 much better than the standard VST? In other words is it worth paying the extra money? On Steinbergs website it said something about needing an ASIO compatible soundcard/interface. How do I find out which cards are compatible?
I am looking at the Delta 1010 8-I/O for my audio interface. Would it work with Cubase? Later in the future I might want to expand by getting another Delta 1010. Would this allow me to record 16 tracks at once with Cubase or would the software limit me to less?
Basically I am looking to have a studio with which I will RARELY fall short of capabilities and PC recording seems to be the least expensive way to achieve this. Any help or advice is much appreciated.