Help Please Protools Vs???, need your advice Options

ive done 3 albums and was sighned by a major label(atlantic)in late eighties always loved the warmth of tape ---but have been out of the loop 4 a while DESPERATELY need some opinions ....
im looking at protools 001 and mac g4---am i going the right way or???this needs to be album quality VERY important----am i fooling myself or can i do this 4 about 3.000 or will i be looking at alot of additional plugins and ???i am on a timeline and need advice soon thanks alot

[Stuartpa]

HI , if you are planning on doing straigght recording and don't need a lot of audio Plugins then the OO1 system will work but if you need to do a lot of DSP and Midi Work there are a lot of other options out here, unfortunately they cost a bit more than $3K. You might take a look at some of the buy and sell ads in the Digiforums most of the folks there are pretty hones and you might get a complete package used of course but there is nothing wrong with used gear.

Having been out of the loop for so long you might find it easier to try and locate someone in your area that already has a System working and work with them until you begin to see what it is you really need.

Anyone can make recommendations but you are going to be the one that has to live with what you get and if you get the wrong stuff to start with you you will regret it for a long time.

I am pretty sure that between this board and the Digidesign Boards along with the zillion others around you should be able to find someone that would be willing to work with you on a project some folks will do it just for credit on an album.