 Tascam Or Quattro, Help Needed |
 Tue 13 Aug 2002, 01:19
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I am looking to set up a home studio, and am trying to understand all that's involved. I have started collecting elements slowly and have a Mackie 1202, condenser mic, and Cubase VST. I will using this on a 366 mHz iBook with 196 RAM and 10 gb drive. Yes, I realize I might need a Firewire hard drive at some point. And I'll probably be purchasing a desktop G4 fairly soon. I'll be recording instrumentals (solo, multi-tracking) on guitar, flute and keyboard. I'd like to have the option of including MIDI at some point.
I assume my next puchase needs to be a USB A/D/A converter. I'd like to keep costs around $250-300 (probably by buying used). I've been checking out the Midiman Quattro and the Tascam 428. Am I on the right track regarding what I need to get started? Do these perform similar functions? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Joe S. |
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Tue 13 Aug 2002, 14:46
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I know there's conflicting info. out there on the Quattro, so I can only speak from personal experience (and note that I'm completely new to Macs and recording, digital or otherwise).
After fiddling around for about a month with no luck, I sent my Quattro back. If you care to read about any particulars of my problems, see: http://www.macmusic.org/agora/forums/index...T&f=1&t=2535&s= I decided on the Tascam US-428, mostly because it gave me 4 audio inputs and two MIDI ports in one package. I got it this past weekend and have not experienced any problems yet. Not sure if this applies to you, but it's been particularly nice, especially not being an avid Mac user, that I have everything running fine in OSX with Reason 2.0 and Deck 3.5. Now I just have to decypher the software!  Good luck.
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JoeS Tascam Or Quattro Tue 13 Aug 2002, 01:19
rickenbacker There is a multitude of USB options available, mos... Tue 13 Aug 2002, 10:58 JoeS Thanks for the advice. Very helpful.
As a result, ... Wed 14 Aug 2002, 12:42 rickenbacker The UA-20 is supposed to be out by the end of Augu... Thu 15 Aug 2002, 11:23 Synthetic just a quick note on Edirol... I personally would ... Thu 15 Aug 2002, 14:28 rickenbacker That's interesting - I've always found Edi... Fri 16 Aug 2002, 10:48
Synthetik Id say go for the Quattra, instead of the US428.
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