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 About To Switch To Mac...general Questions, Multitrack recording & mastering on Mac |
 Wed 28 Jan 2004, 08:07
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The way I see it, a midi controller board can always be added later for "in house" use. Meanwhile, save some money in the short-run.
The beauty of having a notebook daw is portability. When recording on location I want to travel as light as possible. Bag for the 'book and misc. stuff, 4 or 6 space rack, and some mics/hardware. Keep the big clumsy controller and reference monitors at home; headphones and a mouse for the road! 
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Thu 29 Jan 2004, 05:10
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 26-Jan 04 From: Edison - US Member No.: 34,072 |
QUOTE (jamester @ Jan 28 2004, 07:07) The way I see it, a midi controller board can always be added later for "in house" use. Meanwhile, save some money in the short-run. The beauty of having a notebook daw is portability. When recording on location I want to travel as light as possible. Bag for the 'book and misc. stuff, 4 or 6 space rack, and some mics/hardware. Keep the big clumsy controller and reference monitors at home; headphones and a mouse for the road! Just out of curiosity, what mic/usb interface are you using? |
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Thu 29 Jan 2004, 05:29
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 Rookie  Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 01-Oct 03 From: Detroit - US Member No.: 25,829 |
Mhm, insightful question.
But what I want to appreciate 1st is jamester's pov, footloose and light. Whereas mine has been that of homebase  I personally have passed on the 25-key combowombos with usb's infamous latency in favor of a 61-key MIDI board. Now that I'm seeking better inputs than that imic crap I took dry&unlubed, I'm inclined to acknowledge that you do get what you pay for. So if my audio capture device can equally accomadate MIDI over firewire, then hi-end may be nece$$ary. |
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Thu 29 Jan 2004, 05:41
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 16-Jan 04 From: Baltimore - US Member No.: 33,308 |
well, I'm also still in the dreaming stage, but I will wake and join reality hopefully next month.
I am torn down the middle between the MOTU 896 and 828. One thing I don't like about the 896 is it only has XLR analog outs, so I can't patch it into home stereo systems. (well, maybe with a stereo 1/4-to-rca from the headphone out?) I actually don't have reference monitors (yet), always used my good ol' Bose. I realize an external mixer would solve the problem, but that's one more thing to buy and take up space - and an outlet! I record bands for demos often at their location, so it's cool to be able to go into their stereo system for listening back without headphones. BUT, the 896 has 8 XLR's, and that's tha shiz for live band recording. The 828 and a couple stereo preamps would give you 6 XLR's for about the same $$$$. OH, the CHOICES!!!! 
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