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 Thu 27 Jun 2002, 07:15
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 27-Jun 02 From: Nashville Member No.: 5,287  |
I have some basic questions for any Pro Tools user.
First of all, I'm a songwriter in Nashville and I'm curious about upgrading to a protools setup. 1. Why choose a Mac instead of a PC? 2. Besides the Protools software, can someone list what all I need? I can't seem to find any complete information on what to buy. And some general price estimates would be great. I'm interested in the HD recording and not simply recording it to the computer's drive I probably sound like an idiot, thats because im pretty new to this. Anyone that could help and be a reference or a guide would be greatly appreciated -------------------- Jesse
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Thu 11 Jul 2002, 05:20
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 Maniac Member  Group: Members Posts: 799 Joined: 24-Mar 02 From: Entre-Deux-Mers - FR Member No.: 3,984 |
I am a humble songwriter and beginner on PT. I got an Mbox/Focusrite thingy. It's supposed to be the best concerning "no-latency". My ears haven't encountered the problem.
I use an ibook - the one with the small screen and I don't see what improvement a bigger one would bring unless it was 2 metres wide, but then it wouldn't be portable! The audio I record with a Rode 2 mic is fantastic - didn't realise how noisy it was in the countryside where I live. Will be getting a DPA 4060 which is tiny and is not supposed to be affected by a little sweat if you strap it to your head. See www.dpamicrophones.com With PT I can chop out or use much of the "unwanted" sound. I will be re-recording what I can in a well isolated studio up the road (not mine - it would cost 100,000$). I'm surprised how erm good my songs are. It's like painting - your chef d'oeuvre jumps out and you wonder where it came from. High quality, low cost (495$), negligeable latency, ease of use, and plenty of extra plugins available if you really need them (Autotune 3 costs more than the Mbox, so do some mics), and you don't have to bother with the Unix OS. Go to www.digidesign.com and ask for the free DVDs. There isn't one specifically for Mbox/PT 5.2LE but they'll give you an idea. Actually, I don't think Digidesign knows how good it can be for composing with audio. I don't use MIDI but it seems good. Can't understand why you don't want to use PT LE!! When you've produced your gems and you want a pro to tidy them up, you can can send them the files over the net and they can use them directly on their PT HD. That'll do for now but if you want more just let me know. I wrote a reply before but as I went offline, when I finally clicked 'send' I wasn't logged in anymore and lost it. |
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flobiej Pro Tools Purchase Thu 27 Jun 2002, 07:15
MrT Welcome aboard sailor ! Here we go:
'1. Why choos... Thu 27 Jun 2002, 15:59 BagHun More info:
Pro Tools LE comes with the Digidesign... Thu 27 Jun 2002, 17:02 cydonia But does the mbox have any latency problems when r... Fri 28 Jun 2002, 05:40 MrT Ahhh...latency... I'm glad I have a mixer to avoid... Fri 28 Jun 2002, 10:05 BagHun Low Latency Monitoring is not available to Pro Too... Tue 2 Jul 2002, 16:26 damann low latency= lowest buffer setting, simple as that... Wed 3 Jul 2002, 02:35 Mr.T "digidesign don't give anything away unle... Thu 4 Jul 2002, 17:02 cydonia Well, if i had some cash i would move past the fre... Sat 6 Jul 2002, 06:11 Mr.T Don't worry, the latency we're talking abo... Sat 6 Jul 2002, 12:22 cydonia cool, so you mean that there's only latency on... Sat 6 Jul 2002, 19:27 Mr.T No, I'm just saying that this latency is only ... Sun 7 Jul 2002, 13:09 cydonia Yeah, it makes sense, thanks. Monitor latency isn... Sun 7 Jul 2002, 18:06 Mr.T There is no such thing with PTLE (I'm surprise... Sun 7 Jul 2002, 23:25 cydonia Thanks, i'm going to give that a try. Mon 8 Jul 2002, 02:43 Yukulele QUOTE (flobiej @ Jun 27 2002, 08:15)1. Why ch... Sat 13 Jul 2002, 22:49 beezkneez hey cydonia, i'm also using pt free and the mi... Wed 25 Sep 2002, 11:52 cydonia it's a yamaha mt50, though i've had a few ... Thu 26 Sep 2002, 02:12 Mr.T For those of you still curious about how latency w... Thu 26 Sep 2002, 10:37 damann QUOTE (cydonia @ Sep 26 2002, 01:12)i'm ... Fri 27 Sep 2002, 03:25 cydonia Well that's encouraging.
Glad to know it wo... Fri 27 Sep 2002, 03:51 rickenbacker Yeah, go on - give in to that urge!
I rece... Fri 27 Sep 2002, 12:10 cydonia2 Hey i was wondering, would the logic "big box... Mon 30 Sep 2002, 18:20 Teiwaz Logic is the program I have chosen over all others... Fri 1 Nov 2002, 20:03 Teiwaz Oh yes, I almost forgot.
Buying Logic 5x is an in... Sun 3 Nov 2002, 01:12 Presto Teiwaz - Just a point: PT comes free with digi equ... Sun 3 Nov 2002, 14:15 Teiwaz Hi Presto. I dont allow digi to make me upset. The... Mon 4 Nov 2002, 02:26 damann surely it's good that these forums can give re... Tue 5 Nov 2002, 17:05 Presto I've already said more on this subject in repl... Tue 5 Nov 2002, 17:34 Stuartpa Hey Guys I use PTHD, and really don't mind the... Wed 6 Nov 2002, 16:07 Teiwaz Hi Stuartpa. That's exactly how I felt when I ... Wed 6 Nov 2002, 19:04
damann can i just add that originally, apogee used to pro... Thu 7 Nov 2002, 01:52 |
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