Starting- A little help, please.

[benskoch]

Hi-

I am a musician who has fairly extensive recording experience, but until now have been limited to basic 4-track home recording or paid studio time. I'm about to purchase a new apple g4 powerbook, and am wondering the best course of action for an affordable yet highly functional home recording setup. I want to be completely self-sufficient: from recording to mixdown to a final CD burn. If anyone could help, I was wondering exactly what would be necessary for this complete setup. I've got a budget of +- $2,000 to work with, if this is possible. Please reply at benjaminskoch@yahoo.com, if possible.

thanks much,
ben

 

[Stealthtech]

Ben,

Is'nt the powerbook a laptop ? If so it will be somewhat limited to audio recording. Your best bet is a desktop.
Your'e going to need a quality soundcard, breakout box or multiple input interface or external mixer.
And of course, software. There are several demo version you can download to give it a whirl to see what works best for you.
I've also been reading bad reviews and even petitions about the new macs being really noisy...food for thought

 

[Richard Monroe]

It isn't my area of expertise, but as I understand it, most laptops are very limited in terms of the sound cards they accept, and you will need a serious soundcard upgrade to do what you want. Get a dedicated PC and then start asking questions about soundcards, mics, and preamps.-Richie