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Need I/O Advice for New Home Studio (plain text)
I am hoping to get into recording at home, and want to set up a mini studio.
I have a G4 Dual 1.42 Ghz Mac with DVD/CD burning (Fire wire 400/800), two mics (KSM44 & SM57), some XLR cable/stands and a pair of AKG240S headphones. Iım mostly going to record myself on guitar and vocals, but hope to grow into recording multiple players and even bands. My main issue right now is what to purchase for my I/O. I am willing to spend enough to get a Digi 002 console, but wonder about the proıs/conıs of the rackmount version, as well as other rackmount units like the MOTU 2408 mkIII/828 mkIII, and other new firewire-based setups. I donıt know how important a control surface is in the equation, or even choice of software package (it currently seems to me like a choice between Logic & Protools to me). I know the 002 has good mic preıs (and more of them), but the MOTU seems to have a better feature set overall (plus itıs cheaper). I figure I could always buy an external tube pre with the price difference. I could go on... Iım open to any and all advice, taking special consideration of future-proofing as much as possible for growth & change. Many thanks in advance. -Gregg |
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Need I/O Advice for New Home Studio (plain text)
Iım open to any and all advice, taking special consideration of
future-proofing as much as possible for growth & change. i would strongly suggest buying a separate i/o interface and preamps. this will afford you more options, as you'll probably find the cost difference between the two different setups is minimal and the quality of each will be better. also, you won't be tied down to preamps you don't like. Probably the only reason i'd go with a digi system is if you absolutely had to have a control surface or were 100% sold on pro tools. for interfaces, i'd check out the RME digiface/multiface and the metric/halo offering. I use the RME with a presonus digimax LT (pc-based laptop system) and i like it alot. |
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