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macshark
post Sun 23 Mar 2003, 01:11
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Hello all. My name is Scott, and I am a newbie. Hello, Scott...

Okay, now that's out of the way, let me say that I have dug thorough this entire site as well as others, and I am still a little (lot) confused about the necessary equipment.

I have used/demo'd - Ableton Live, Bias Peak and Deck, Spark ME, Storm, Reason, and Metro. Haven't tried PT or Logic yet. I am on a G3 slot-loading iMac, OSX 10.2.4. I may be upgrading the computer w/in the next year if necessary.

All I want to do is record electric guitar and vocals into my imac, and do multitrack and editing on the computer. Also, I need some type of drum machine, beats, etc. Basically just looking to record my own songs for my own use (for now).

I don't have any other hardware (keyboard or midi-controller), but would consider getting an inexpensive one.

After all that, finally to the question at hand. What do I need to effectively do this? Live, Deck, and Metro seem to be the same to me in that they will let you multi-track. I like Spark a lot, and don't see where Peak is any better as a pure recorder. I could not figure out Storm or Reason. Not sure I really need all the midi-synth stuff. But I do NEED drum tracks.

Any suggestions, on software and hardware that I should look into?

Sorry for such a long request. Thanks.

Scott
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- macshark   Essential Stuff?   Sun 23 Mar 2003, 01:11
- - xingu   Hi Scott, I don't know enough about every pro...   Sun 23 Mar 2003, 07:34
- - macshark   xingu, Thanks for your great reply. I cannot boo...   Sun 23 Mar 2003, 16:18
- - macshark   Hey, I see two packages for sale at audiomidi.com...   Sun 23 Mar 2003, 19:01
- - xingu   QUOTE (macshark @ Mar 23 2003, 10:18)So, you ...   Sun 23 Mar 2003, 22:01
- - macshark   Thanks again, xingu. I really have read through m...   Mon 24 Mar 2003, 01:45
- - xingu   No problem, glad to be of help with my limited sco...   Mon 24 Mar 2003, 02:23
- - rickenbacker   Another way of exporting Reason files is to save t...   Mon 24 Mar 2003, 11:45
- - xingu   Oh yeah - I forgot to re-emphasize Cubase SL, whic...   Mon 24 Mar 2003, 13:51
- - rickenbacker   If you're not in a financial position to lash ...   Mon 24 Mar 2003, 18:41
- - xingu   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Mar 24 2003, 12:41)Fina...   Mon 24 Mar 2003, 18:51
- - macshark   If you go the Logic route, that Gold Production Ki...   Tue 25 Mar 2003, 01:24
- - rickenbacker   "Again, thanks again to both of you. You...   Tue 25 Mar 2003, 12:27
- - xingu   QUOTE you could probably use the EXSP24 sample pla...   Tue 25 Mar 2003, 13:46
- - macshark   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Mar 25 2003, 11:27)...   Tue 25 Mar 2003, 23:11
- - xingu   No, the Oxygen8 only sends MIDI. There's quit...   Wed 26 Mar 2003, 02:25
- - rickenbacker   This Tascam sounds like another interesting develo...   Wed 26 Mar 2003, 09:54
- - xingu   Yeah, alot of people on the Tascam board were yawn...   Wed 26 Mar 2003, 13:40
- - macshark   Great ideas. I think I will start slow, and build...   Wed 26 Mar 2003, 21:30
- - xingu   Sounds like a plan... Since you're going to h...   Wed 26 Mar 2003, 21:43
- - dr. schoft   Macshark i hope you dont feel interrupted in your ...   Wed 26 Mar 2003, 22:54
- - macshark   Dr. Schoft, Thanks, and I agree with you complete...   Wed 26 Mar 2003, 23:15
- - xingu   QUOTE (macshark @ Mar 26 2003, 17:15)Also, ma...   Wed 26 Mar 2003, 23:36
- - macshark   Well, while we have a plan, looks like the Logic B...   Fri 28 Mar 2003, 21:45
- - macshark   Hey, me again. Any advice - Logic 5.5 Big Box is ...   Fri 4 Apr 2003, 00:33
- - xingu   If you're in the U.S., yes, you'll get the...   Fri 4 Apr 2003, 00:55


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