I was recently on eBay and saw a few Yamaha AW4416 DAWs for good prices.
At the same time though, I've been searching iMac 17" 1.25GHz machines on eBay and see them for about the same price as the AW4416 is going for.
Now I'm undecided all over again, as to whether or not I want to (begin) record music using a DAW or computer (Mac).
I really want to experiment with Apple Soundtrack for recording and know it's Mac or nothing in going that route, along with a nice soundcard, additional sounds/loops on CDs and such. I want to produce Downtempo/Nujazz.
With the DAW, I assume that I'm plugging actual instruments into the unit to record and have no way to use sounds or loops from CDs, nor can I interact with a computer and this device.
Here's my question - what do I need to seriously consider in deciding which option, DAW or Mac, to use as a start to recording?
Thanks...
At the same time though, I've been searching iMac 17" 1.25GHz machines on eBay and see them for about the same price as the AW4416 is going for.
Now I'm undecided all over again, as to whether or not I want to (begin) record music using a DAW or computer (Mac).
I really want to experiment with Apple Soundtrack for recording and know it's Mac or nothing in going that route, along with a nice soundcard, additional sounds/loops on CDs and such. I want to produce Downtempo/Nujazz.
With the DAW, I assume that I'm plugging actual instruments into the unit to record and have no way to use sounds or loops from CDs, nor can I interact with a computer and this device.
Here's my question - what do I need to seriously consider in deciding which option, DAW or Mac, to use as a start to recording?
Thanks...