Hello all. This is a fantastic web site and I have been reading it all day and now my eyes feel like two piss holes in the snow. 
I am a guitarist of 30 years and have musical ideas all the time that, if not recorded, are quickly forgotten. I have used a Fostex 4-track in the past but I need more tracks and better quality. I would like to go digital and have looked at the Roland VS-1680 and was getting quite serious about it until I started reading this web site and am now wondering if I could get the same results for much less money by getting hardware and software for my PC instead. I checked out Gadget Labs which advertises on this site and they have a card for $280. Could I buy a mixer that runs on my PC for very few bucks and have essentially the VS-1680? I record only one instrument at a time so I ask, do I need a mixer? Do I need a compressor if I want to master to a CD-R?
Drum machines...I've checked out the DR-770 which is very overwhelming. Will this thing put any rhythms down that I can dream up? Must I be a drummer to make it happen? Is there any "wizard" type assistance with the DR-770 for non-drummers who want to make it do rhythms that we have in our heads but couldn't ever accomplish? What if I have every other measure in a song have a different rhythm, could a non-drummer do it?
Thanks Dragon for all the hard work at putting this site together. Can/should I crosspost this message to the other forums since a lot of what I ask applies there as well? Thanks in advance for any replies.
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Jared
I am a guitarist of 30 years and have musical ideas all the time that, if not recorded, are quickly forgotten. I have used a Fostex 4-track in the past but I need more tracks and better quality. I would like to go digital and have looked at the Roland VS-1680 and was getting quite serious about it until I started reading this web site and am now wondering if I could get the same results for much less money by getting hardware and software for my PC instead. I checked out Gadget Labs which advertises on this site and they have a card for $280. Could I buy a mixer that runs on my PC for very few bucks and have essentially the VS-1680? I record only one instrument at a time so I ask, do I need a mixer? Do I need a compressor if I want to master to a CD-R?
Drum machines...I've checked out the DR-770 which is very overwhelming. Will this thing put any rhythms down that I can dream up? Must I be a drummer to make it happen? Is there any "wizard" type assistance with the DR-770 for non-drummers who want to make it do rhythms that we have in our heads but couldn't ever accomplish? What if I have every other measure in a song have a different rhythm, could a non-drummer do it?
Thanks Dragon for all the hard work at putting this site together. Can/should I crosspost this message to the other forums since a lot of what I ask applies there as well? Thanks in advance for any replies.
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Jared
