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I like to have a studio but dont wont to use my pc, i like to kwon is the Alesis ADAT StudioPack is a good studio start off with. it has a Professional Digital Recording with ADAT-LX20, and Mixing, Effects and Signal Processing , and The Cables Are Included and a Free Instructional Video. and now is that good or what. thanks
 
Sounds good to me, but I prefer using the PC for a home recording studio. Whatever floats ur boat.
 
CJ,

Most members here don't really like the alesis nano's that come in the studio pack. They'll certainly do the job, but you might want to look into some others. If you're going to buy it at a music shop (as opposed to online) see if you can cut a deal upgrading the processors, and still keeping the price of the recorder and mixer low. For an extra $200-250 you should be able to hook up with better fx and compressor. Check the rack forum for some feedback on fx and compressors.

Still, MF is selling the pack for $1900, and thats a good enough price to warrant getting the nano's. If you upgrade later, it still won't hurt to have them around. Here's hoping you're tracking soon.-lzb
 
You could put together one helluva computer DAW for $1,900.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by nowheredog1:
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Computer - less than $1000 perhaps even $800, specs are available through a search at the "Computer recording and Soundcards" forum. Prices drop every day...

8 I/O 24bit/96kHz soundcard with 2 balanced mic in with phantom power, 8 unbalanced line in, two balanced out, eight unbalanced out and 24/96 S/PDIF - $350

n-Track multitrack recording software (including reverb and compressor SW) - $35 (is this still the price)
some additional effect SW - $50 top, probably less depending on your needs. Most of it you can get as freeware rocheap shareware.

Cables to hook it all up - included

Mixer - not necessary, do all mixing in the computer. If you need phantom powered mic preamps on all 8 ins, exchange the sound card for an $800 one.

So we're looking at somewhere between $1200 and $1800 depending on how many mic preamps you need. A mixer is really unneccesary unless you want to use it for the gigs as well. If so, get the $350 sound card and the Studio 24 at around $600.

This would give you as many tracks as you could eat (instead of eight), all the effects you'll ever need (instead of two), all at 24bit/96 kHz resolution (instead of 20/48). Plus you get a CD burner and can make CD right from your computer. And did I mention that you get a free monster computer to go with that?

However, you said that you dodn't want to use your computer for recording. Does that mean that you don't want to use computers at all for recording or just the one you have? What computer do you have now? It will probably do just fine (perhaps with some minor additions), which would save you lots of money. Perhaps you need to spend $200 to get you present computer fit for the task. Lots of money to buy beer, sorry gear...

/Ola
 
Howdy CJ,
Well IMHO if you want to do some on site multi track recording you would be hard pressed to find a better deal. You can beleive me when I tell you that trying to do live recording on a computer really SUCKS! But for mixing down you can't beat it. So it may be worth considering having a computer in your studio as well as the other gear. I have 2 LX20's and 2 CD-RW5000's a TAs424 plus a multitude of other recorders and player and effects. But my best tool in the studio is by far the computer. I really don't care for the nano's I prefer plugins myself. Don't forget to get some real good mics because GI = GO ( garbage in = garbage out) Some SM57's and SM58's for starters would do you a very good job. Along with lots of practice will get you the results that you seek. Recording is an art form just as painting or playing music. It takes lots of practice to get where you want to be with your recording. It also takes a lot of expierimentation with your gear.

I hope this helps you with your quest. :cool:

GRIZ


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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ola:


n-Track multitrack recording software (including reverb and compressor SW) - $35 (is this still the price)

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The software is still $35, although the compressor plug-in runs $20. Still, whatta bargain!

MikeDog


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[This message has been edited by MikeDog (edited 05-24-2000).]
 
The Hoontech Audio DSP24 with ADC/DAC2000 breakout box. I bought mine from http://www.buydigital.co.kr/digital/english/products_showcase.htm It arrived safely after a couple of days with all pieces intact and nothing missing. Keep in mind that it was shipped from Korea to Sweden so I think it's quite an accomplishment.

The good things about this card are;

All the I/O you can eat, including S/PDIF
Good sound quality as far as I can tell
Dirt cheap
Converters in the breakout box instead of on the PCI card. Less interference from magnetic fields in the computer.

The downsides of this card are;

Lousy manual, much info on the Hoontech Q&A pages though.
Not too good preamps, use "real" preamps and line in for serious recording. However, this goes for most soundcard I suppose and they're good enough to get started.
May need a good external power supply, I bought a $40 regulated variable DC supply and set it to 14V. This completely took away the digital background noise that some are experiencing with this card. This is due to poor power filtering. Sometimes the graphics card or even PC power supply can cause some interference. The external power supply took away all of this noise.
No W2k or ASIO2.0 drivers. The are on the way but you know how that goes...

I really recommend it but keep in mind that I haven't done any A/B comparisons with other cards. If W2k drivers or ASIO2.0 drivers are crucial for you, wait until they're really out and working before buying the card. I use n-Track so ASIO is irrelevant to me.

Finally, n-Track registration is $55 for the 24bit version. As pointed out, the compressor plug-in is not included but there are five effects included in the registration; Reverb, Echo, Stereo chorus/Flanger, Auto Volume and Pitch shift. However, it uses DirectX plug-ins so I guess you can find freeware compressors somewhere.

/Ola
 
Are you talking USA dollars? I paid $500 for a Gadgetlabs 8-24 (8 in 8 out) and then I had to pay another $130 for the sp/dif card. No phantom power and no 96khz (24khz)(meant to say 48khz). It does have midi in/out. I wonder how they compare in actual use?

[This message has been edited by monty (edited 05-26-2000).]
 
Yep, that's US$.

I wonder how they compare as well. I was considering the 8/24 but was talked out of it by the salesman at my local shop who recommended this, much cheaper, card. Too bad for him that I ended up buying it in Korea instead :) My setup has Midi as well. I keep forgetting to mention it as I don't use it myself.

I've harldy heard anything bad about Gadgetlab's products but I haven't heard anything bad about my setup either, once people get it working. As I said, the manual sucks and some need an external power supply although Hoontech denies it.

The 8/24 has 48kHz max sample rate.

/Ola
 
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