starting from a scratch

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first i gotta say 'whats up, every1' cuz this is my first post here....


here's the deal... i have been in serious bands before and we've recorded a few cd's, but i'm ready to ditch everything and set up my own studio...

for a computer i'm ready to spend $1000 ... i already have a monitor, mouse, speakers and all that stuff.... $1000 will go for the tower with all that little elecro stuff that goes in it: hard drive, sound card, EVERYTHING ELSE which i don't know much about....

our curent guitarist has a studio and he payed $650 for his computer and it's a deacent computer, but he says that with $1000 i can get the stuff that's gonna allow me to record like up to hundred tracks and run quite a few effects on them and my computer will still be able to play every track... ( i only need around 15 - 20 tracx at the same time i guess ) ( i don't know, i guess his shit couldn't handle it or something )

he says there's this store that will buy all the parts ( at wholesale price ) and then put the together for me, and my budget is $1000... i wanna go to that store but i don't know what to ask for...


- i know i need a sound card ( i don't know what kind or size, color or taste, but i know i need one )

- i need a DIRECT BOX i guess, cuz that' where your cables go to or something...

- fast computer with lots of memory

- i know i need some MIDI device, like some kind of MIDI RECEIVER or something, i think somebody mentioned something like that...


what else?

now i already have PRO TOOLS and i know a guy who can show me everything about that, cuz he teaches recording at local college, he's really smart i guess, he recorded one of our cd's... i'm going to use a bunch of midi instruments, mainly keyboards and drum machines... i make industrial music, something like nine inc nails...

i can shred on guitar like crazy, but i really don't know anything about recording..... what else do i need and how much does it cost.... we're talking about computer only, i already have a PA system, guitars, bass guitars, amps and mics.....



Rogi
 
The recording teacher college smart guy should be able to tell you what you need to know. Your are asking questions that are related to several topics that are in this forum. I would suggest you check each forum in relation to what your looking for and post each question seperate. In fact just do some reading for a while in computers and soundcards, software, midi, etc... even the homepage here will give you some info.

Here is a rough suggestion:
Build your own PC or Mac....1gig or higher
2 HD's 1 ded. to audio 7200rpm
CD player
CD writer
Pro soundcard with breakout box, midi interface, multiple inputs 24bit
Delta series, RME hammerfall, Digi001, Ardvark, etc...
 
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