Digital Audio workstation...?

[Y-T]

since I rap and have all my beats on a cd and can just upload the beat and lay vocals over the beat, would a digital audio workstation work better than buying all studio equipment. My thing is, what's the real difference. If I bought the new roland audio workstation, will I get the same sound quality...better?....worse? Are digital audio workstations worth the money?

 

[RawDepth]

Are you talking about a work station like this one? VS2480

If so then yes, most Roland work stations have really good sound quality. But, of course, that also depends on which monitors you attach to them. Crappy monitors will probably make it sound crappy.

Some of them use a proprietary file format, meaning that they may not be able to read wav or mp3 files from a CD. (If that's what you have.) You would have to do your homework and read up on that before buying one.

I noticed in another thread that you are trying to get signed as a singer. Check these guys out, I think maybe they help people do that. (But, I am not sure, I never tried it.) Taxi Home Page

Good luck, man
RawDepth

 

[Y-T]

thanks for the advice

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo R-T:

Roland & Yamaha & probably the expensive Akai do nice work. I've got the Yam 2816 and although it takes a while to learn the navigation, there is a site dedicated to the Yams, especially the newer model AW1600.

I often record background music into my SIAB [studio in a box] and then dub in vocals. Since a good CD with background music is usually pretty well engineered, you don't have to mess with much when you go to CD.

Something to think about: How many tracks do you need to record at once?

I like units with at least 4 tracks at once, just in case I need them. Some units record 8 tracks at once but, personally, I would not need that capacity; however, it's always nice to "have."

If I were you, I'd do as RawDepth advised and do your "homework." Try to get a "hands-on" demo of the unit you might buy, or all the units you consider.

You will need a good vocal mic and a decent pair of monitors. And, time, and more time to get that "damn good CD."

Green Hornet