equipment question again

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Hi,

I asked this question before and received many answers but I want to give some more details now to narrow it down.

I am in the process of buying a new Computer and before I order it I would like to make sure it would work for recording too.
I picked out a 866MHz Pentium III, 256MB 133 SDRAM, 30GB HD, CD Burner and DVD, 32MB Graphics card and just a no name sound card for now, since I will buy a good one with whatever recording hard and software I buy.

If people in this group tell me that this computer will be able to handle recording (in other words, if it is enough machine) then I can finally go ahead and buy it because I need it for other things too, desperate since the old one gave up.

Now to the music part...
I own a tascam 38 8-track recorder that is in need of about $800 of repairs. So rather than fixing it, I wanted to make the jump to digital recording, furthermore 8-tracks really don't cut it anymore, 24 tracks
minimum would serve my purposes better. But maybe I am wrong, that is why I ask...
When I put together a song on my tascam 38, I do one instrument at a time. I usually don't use more than two inputs at a time(for stereo). Does this mean that I really don't need for instance, a 24 track external mixer to do 24 track recording on a computer ? Can the play back be monitored and mixed on the computer screen?(depending on the software I buy).
I also have a tascam m-30 recording mixer (8 tracks). My question is whether or not I could use this mixer, and
all the other junk that I used (with my old set up minus the tascam 38) with a PC? Also, do you have any suggestions what I should buy ? Any kind of sound card
suggestions ? What other Hardware ?

Also, do you have any suggestions what I should buy ? Any kind of sound card
suggestions ? What other Hardware ?

Somebody mentioned CoolEdit before and also MOTU2408, which looks pretty professional. Could I hook up my old mixer top the Motu 2408 ?

Thank you very much for all your help.

Claus
 
I think you will like Delta 44 or 66 OR wavepro 496
for soundcard.

search for them in site and in their oficial pages...
also, check out the gina, 2 ins 8 outs.
 
If you really only need 2 inputs at a time(no intention of recording drums?), then I'd put the money into getting a good 2 input card, and good 2 channel preamp. The Lynx one gets high marks, CardD among others.

You could do your mixing VIA software. Check out Cubase VST/32 5.0 for software.

Your mixer will still be handy, who knows, you may get a drum kit and want to do a submix into the 2 input soundcard.
 
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