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 Mon 6 Nov 2006, 21:49
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Hello everyone. I'm new here - please be kind to me!
A little background information... About 18 months ago I bought my first mac - an iMac G5, 1.8GHz, 768MB RAM and a copy of Logic Express V7.01 with the intention of moving my songwriting from an 8track recorder to computer. However university got in the way and its only now I am getting a chance to get back into writing songs seriously again. What I want to do is be able to record songs using guitars, bass, drums (roland td8 vdrums) and vocals into my mac. Can someone please advise me on how to go about this - what kind of midi interface do I need? do I need some kind of preamp? can I plug guitars straight in or do I need to mic amplifiers? if I want to not use the vdrums can I just program the drums? etc, etc. So to summarise: I have an iMac G5, Logic Express, a load of 'traditional' instuments and absolutely no idea how to make them all work together. I'm not trying to make mega high quality, polished audio yet, I just want to be able to get my ideas down and mess around with them. Any advice would be absolutely brilliant. Thanks. This post has been edited by theyesman: Mon 6 Nov 2006, 21:53 |
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Wed 8 Nov 2006, 23:09
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You have to decide about price point, a Mbox pro + production bundle costs more than Logic pro and a MOTU ultralite.
I suggest going to your local music store for a test drive, of each app. The plugs that came bundled with my M-Powered version of PTLE are not superior to the plugs in even Logic Express. 
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Thu 9 Nov 2006, 01:12
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QUOTE (gdoubleyou @ Wed 8 Nov 2006, 23:09)  You have to decide about price point, a Mbox pro + production bundle costs more than Logic pro and a MOTU ultralite. I suggest going to your local music store for a test drive, of each app. The plugs that came bundled with my M-Powered version of PTLE are not superior to the plugs in even Logic Express. A price point indeed. Whilst Logic sells from Apple for £600 / Ebay... Possibly less... Not sure how much the MOTU is. The Ultralight does seem like a decent piece of kit... I wonder how the soundcard compares to the MBOX II Pro? Anyone?? Anyway I am saying the MBOX II PRO + bundle (the bundle has some really good additions) and Music Tool Kit (which also has some great extra plug ins) will set you back around 900£ Not cheap but I can't see Logic Pro and the MOTU being much less. It's all a point of view and what sorts you out the most. They are both great app. I use ProTools mainly for film work, with music I find both have there good points... Lee This post has been edited by leegrainge: Thu 9 Nov 2006, 01:26 |
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Thu 9 Nov 2006, 02:13
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 02-Oct 06 Member No.: 83,805 |
QUOTE (leegrainge @ Thu 9 Nov 2006, 01:12) QUOTE (gdoubleyou @ Wed 8 Nov 2006, 23:09) You have to decide about price point, a Mbox pro + production bundle costs more than Logic pro and a MOTU ultralite. I suggest going to your local music store for a test drive, of each app. The plugs that came bundled with my M-Powered version of PTLE are not superior to the plugs in even Logic Express. A price point indeed. Whilst Logic sells from Apple for £600 / Ebay... Possibly less... Not sure how much the MOTU is. The Ultralight does seem like a decent piece of kit... I wonder how the soundcard compares to the MBOX II Pro? Anyone?? Anyway I am saying the MBOX II PRO + bundle (the bundle has some really good additions) and Music Tool Kit (which also has some great extra plug ins) will set you back around 900£ Not cheap but I can't see Logic Pro and the MOTU being much less. It's all a point of view and what sorts you out the most. They are both great app. I use ProTools mainly for film work, with music I find both have there good points... Lee (Logic sells from Apple for £600) Sorry got it wrong it's £699 |
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theyesman Getting Started - Total Newbie Alert! Mon 6 Nov 2006, 21:49
gdoubleyou Take a look at the range of firewire audio interfa... Mon 6 Nov 2006, 23:07
theyesman QUOTE (gdoubleyou @ Tue 7 Nov 2006, 00:07... Tue 7 Nov 2006, 18:15 leegrainge QUOTE (theyesman @ Tue 7 Nov 2006, 18:15)... Wed 8 Nov 2006, 11:55 gdoubleyou In the long run you would be paying more for an ap... Tue 7 Nov 2006, 21:39 hahaworld I'd like to second gdoubleyou's motion in ... Wed 8 Nov 2006, 06:23 lepetitmartien A hint in short
- If you're a way more audio ... Thu 9 Nov 2006, 03:39 hahaworld I am so impressed with this forum. Thanks to every... Thu 9 Nov 2006, 06:21 hanuman As in regard to the Logic VS PT topic. It looks qu... Thu 9 Nov 2006, 08:42 lepetitmartien Save gdoubleyou is not working for apple/emagic…
... Thu 9 Nov 2006, 15:03 theyesman Once again, thankyou for all of your replies.
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