
TheRockDoc
New member
Hello all- new to this forum here.
I retired from the 80's in about 1996
, and although I am familiar with digital gear, and actually sold it at one time (my knowledge was in sync with what was available), I am now doing my best Austin Powers moves as I burrow in the 2000's.
My most embarrasing moment was, after having purchased a Tascam 488 a few years ago so I could remix some old tapes for myself and some friends who wanted their lost treasures, the little zit faced fucker at the register saw my 6 pack of cassettes and snickered "we use CD's now, man"
I would have never taken that shit back in the day
In any event, I have just decided to dive back in, and purchased a Mac and HD 23 and set up a studio in my house. The quandry is...rack or plug in.
I have a Rev7, SRV 2000, MidiVerb+, several Alesis Drum machines, etc. etc. and am getting laughed at by the digi guys. SO who can shed some light to a reasonably astute guy? Do I go ProTools or Logic7? Which one has better plug ins? which ones interface with the other (can I send Garage Band files to proTools studio for mixing, etc. Can you use plug ins AND outboard simultaneously? Is going pro-tools put me at the mercy of proprietary stuff? What about Logic?
I have lots of questions, and not too many good answers yet- so I'm turning here.............
I retired from the 80's in about 1996

My most embarrasing moment was, after having purchased a Tascam 488 a few years ago so I could remix some old tapes for myself and some friends who wanted their lost treasures, the little zit faced fucker at the register saw my 6 pack of cassettes and snickered "we use CD's now, man"
I would have never taken that shit back in the day

In any event, I have just decided to dive back in, and purchased a Mac and HD 23 and set up a studio in my house. The quandry is...rack or plug in.
I have a Rev7, SRV 2000, MidiVerb+, several Alesis Drum machines, etc. etc. and am getting laughed at by the digi guys. SO who can shed some light to a reasonably astute guy? Do I go ProTools or Logic7? Which one has better plug ins? which ones interface with the other (can I send Garage Band files to proTools studio for mixing, etc. Can you use plug ins AND outboard simultaneously? Is going pro-tools put me at the mercy of proprietary stuff? What about Logic?
I have lots of questions, and not too many good answers yet- so I'm turning here.............