Protols or Korg D3200 digital recording studio

[King James]

I starting a home recording studio and I was wondering if I should use protol and a Keyboard or Korg D3200 digital recording studio and a Keyboard? If somebody can answer this question I would be very thankful

 

[billisa]

I starting a home recording studio and I was wondering if I should use protol and a Keyboard or Korg D3200 digital recording studio and a Keyboard? If somebody can answer this question I would be very thankful

For ease of editing and the ability to add more and more features, ProTools, or any PC based recording would win. But for rock-solid reliability, portability, and sometimes ease of use, a standalone DAW (like the Korg) would be nice. If going the PC route, make it only for recording, not internet, games, etc. If it crashes, there goes your "studio".

You can do great things on machines like the Korg -- from recording to finished CD...

But there's nothing like editing on a big screen, using a mouse. You can edit really well on a Korg, but it's not quite as fast as "click and drag".

Check if the Korg will allow you to connect a mouse for editing. If so, I'd go that way. But nowadays most pros in the studio are using a PC.

Lastly PC's make alot of noise. Try to get one that's set up to be quiet, or unless you have it in a separate room, your mics will pick up the fan noise.

 

[Esirnus]

Korg

I use a Korg D1600 at the minute and am more than happy with it.

for the money you can pick one of them up with or the 3200 for that matter pays for itself!

The reason i chose a standalone unit instead of a PC based system is because im from the old school of "knob twiddlers" and not "finger clickers" when it comes to recording.

The korg unit is a tidy and relatively poratable unit which suits me and my band to the ground. the ProTools system is a comprehensive and upgradable method and the if your computer literate then you will do well with it.

editing and post processing on the korg is probably not as easy as on a big screen'd PC but the recording process itself is a more flowing process. post processing is far from awkward. Like with everything there is a certain amount of "tinkering time" where you will learn the equipment and once i had that down recording and editing is a dream.

Es

 

[jeffree]

King, I doubt that anyone can answer your question more than Billisa and Esirnus have done. This is one of those issues that requires some self-examination of which approach--PC or standalone--fits your personal approach. Most of us who choose the standalone route like the relative simplicity of one fully integrated and portable unit, and for a variety of personal reasons, want to get away from a regular computer when we dive into recording our music. In my case, I use two computers all day long in my day gig and really enjoy the change to to a dedicated standalone at night. Still, I understand that PC set-ups have certain advantages, mainly expandability, although my other interests outweigh this feature. At least for now.

Think a little more about what's most important to you personally--now and in the near future. Good luck.

J.

 

[deepwater]

I use both a standalone and PC system. I have a Yamaha AW1600 and Sonar system w/ a FW1884 interface. I do a lot of tracking with the Yamaha at my friends homes and churches then dump the files into Sonar for editing.

Maybe you should get the Yamaha AW2400 and the new Mbox 2 which would give you the best of both worlds. By they way I highly recommend the Yamaha AW2400 over the Korg.

 

[jeffree]

Sorry, but I just had to post again quickly--I'm uncomfortable with my post # above. Maybe I'll add, though, like Deep, that I'm also a very satisfied Yamaha user, for three years now, and will most likely stay with Yamaha when I upgrade one day.

J.