Another Newbie Setup Question...sorry!, Whats the best setup for a small studio? Options

[ziprrr]

Way back in the mid 90's I used a mac Quadra 800 and Cubase 3.1? to record Audio/Guitar and sequence midi.
I was sequencing, mixing down and producing CD's, all was fine but ive been away from it all on the music side for 5 years and everything went USB/FIREWIRE.

Ive been using Macs since 1987 my graphic design business so the computer aint a problem and I still remember how to use Cubase for sequencing.
I have a few questions, hope someone can help.
I now have a G4 QS and old imac at work, but at home I have a 15" iMac flat screen with 1GB ram which i want to use to record and sequence on.
I have speakers, amp, guitars, mikes, Midi Keyboard and Roland Sound Canvas Module (1991) with midi in/out/thru, and I just got a great deal on a ERIDOL UA-700 for contolling vocals and guitar.

Should I upgrade the Cubase to the latest version, or does anyone suggest anything else?

I have all this gear, but have been stalling on using it all, beacause of business commitments.

All I want to do is put down some sequenced tracks then add vocals and guitar parts mix it down and produce aiff files for CD or mp3's for use in Final Cut Pro Movies and for fun. I dont have a budget, I just want the simplest setup I can, and all on OSX 2.6 i hope!

Hope someone can guide me

Al - Glasgow Scotland

This post has been edited by ziprrr: Tue 5 Aug 2003, 11:44