Trying To Convert, A newbie looking for pointers Options

[mnsixstring]

I'm thinking of aquiring a computer for recording and had a few questions. I have a Roland VS1880 which I was thinking about using to capture my tracks and then running from the Roland through the M-audio audiophile/firebox/other firewire device into a mac to be determined for mixing/editing. So I would be transferring a few tracks at a time but ending up with 10-12 track range songs. I don't do MIDI so that's not much of an issue. Wondering if a mac mini will cut it (1GB RAM) or try and find a used G4/G5, trying to keep the computer part of it around $1K or less. Just don't like the editing on the Roland and thought the computer would give me more flexiblity. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or opinions.

This post has been edited by mnsixstring: Thu 25 Aug 2005, 21:44

[customdigi]

I have an old 1680 that I use for location stuff and have used it extensively with Pro Tools in the way that you describe, for editing. The sync is a little dicey to get set up at first, but it works....

I use a mac mini with 1gb of ram, a firewire 410 interface (maudio) and pro tools m powered. I say go for it, just expect a bit of a learning curve and you will probably have to stretch your 1000 budget a bit...

Have fun!

Matt