Pro tools question

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DesertEase

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I don't mean to sound dumb but i really don't know anything about protools at all so i'ma explain it like this. right now my system contains this: Dell xps, m-audio axiom 61, and the tascam fw-1082, the other stuff wouldn't really concern protools so i won't list them. the question is what do i need to be able to use protools? I don't have it but i am thinkin about getting into protools so what would i need fellas?
 
What's your soundcard? Or are you using the Tascam as an interface?

I think the Tascam is ProTools capable, so I'd assume you'd only need the software, ProTools LE.
 
You need Digidesign/M-Audio interface to run Pro Tools.
 
hehe

no tascam wont cut it.

protools is proprietary with its hardware counterparts, digidesign (also it's developer...)

so you will not be able to implement pro tools in with your current system, unless you upgrade to a digidesign piece like a 002 or mbox.

or get an maudio interface, and PT mpowered.

geez is google that unpopular?
 
Apparently the Tascam isn't PT capable... Interesting, I thought I read on their site you could use it as a PT interface. I suppose not...

Cheapest route is to buy an M-Audio soundcard, and get PT MPowered. You're looking at a few hundred dollars that way... An MBox is going to run you $500 or more, and the Digi 002 is going to run you a minimum of $2300. All depends on what you want/need to do.
 
digi 002 rack is only $1200, usually with some freebie too from MF.

you can pick a used one up for like $750 or so.
 
IF you were going to buy digi, I'll go for the HD/TDM systems...
 
heh...

ill go for a TDM system too, wanna loan me the cash??
 
TragikRemix said:
digi 002 rack is only $1200, usually with some freebie too from MF.

you can pick a used one up for like $750 or so.
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No offense, but I think the rack is useless unless you're strictly a producer. I realize it's pretty much the same thing, but it's not really best for a recording environment.

I know when I used to record in vegas, they're B studio was on a digi 002 HD system... junk was ill, but what kind of indie musician has the kind of cash to blow on that?
 
tascam fw-1082 can be interfaced with pro tools via hui.....i ain't gotta clue wut that means. i use google all the time but i'm tryin to get peoples advice on shit and not for sale ad's.
 
DesertEase said:
tascam fw-1082 can be interfaced with pro tools via hui.....
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Ok, I knew I wasn't crazy.

I'd say, e-mail Tascam and Digidesign both. Let them know you own the fw-1082 and you'd like to add ProTools to your studio... Ask them how you go about doing that, and ask them what HUI stands for... I certainly don't have a clue. :D
 
DesertEase said:
tascam fw-1082 can be interfaced with pro tools via hui.....i ain't gotta clue wut that means. i use google all the time but i'm tryin to get peoples advice on shit and not for sale ad's.
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That's basically a template for use in Pro Tools, but I think you still need proprietary gear.
 
im pretty sure HUI refers to the machine control, such as the Mackie HUI. its a format of controlling the software, i'm pretty sure. no audio is involved in that at all, usually just a USB or midi cable.
 
Well HUI stands for Hardware User Interface, I believe. Which to me, implies control of the software via the hardware, which would mean the hardware was compatable... But, Digidesign is so fickle about their products, who knows.
 
and how is rack a waste?

why isnt every soundcard a waste then? all the emu, maudio, firestations and everything else.. its all the same thing.

oh the controller? i got a berry bcf2000 and it does everything the 002 would.
 
TragikRemix said:
and how is rack a waste?

why isnt every soundcard a waste then? all the emu, maudio, firestations and everything else.. its all the same thing.

oh the controller? i got a berry bcf2000 and it does everything the 002 would.
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I said that as my opinion, not as a rule. I think the rack is a waste, unless you're mainly doing production...

You don't have to like or agree with my opinion. It's still my opinion, regardless.
 
sure, its your opinion- but why? what's your reasoning behind it?

i think the mbox is a waste, because it is less features, less tracks, and still a high bit of the price of it's bigger counterparts.
 
TragikRemix said:
sure, its your opinion- but why? what's your reasoning behind it?

i think the mbox is a waste, because it is less features, less tracks, and still a high bit of the price of it's bigger counterparts.
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The digi 002 is essentially the MBox with a better convertor, and better pre's. It includes all the plugins etc... but the Rack (in my opinion) is basically a MIDI console for production with pluggins and a couple pre's.

Now, I realize it's essentially the same thing... but that's not the way my brain looks at it. Not sure why I associate it that way, I just do... Probably from years of recording in a Pro Studio where the Producers ranted and raved over ProTools Production and MIDI tools all day...
 
HUI protocol is for mixing control... faders and pans etc, so when they say "Yeah you can use it with PT" they're right. You can use it to control faders, pans, mutes, etc...

Not to record audio. It just looks like (to PT) an HUI or a Mackie Control. You'll still need digi or M-Audio hardware to even launch PTLE.
 
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