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 Sun 23 Mar 2003, 01:11
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Hello all. My name is Scott, and I am a newbie. Hello, Scott...
Okay, now that's out of the way, let me say that I have dug thorough this entire site as well as others, and I am still a little (lot) confused about the necessary equipment. I have used/demo'd - Ableton Live, Bias Peak and Deck, Spark ME, Storm, Reason, and Metro. Haven't tried PT or Logic yet. I am on a G3 slot-loading iMac, OSX 10.2.4. I may be upgrading the computer w/in the next year if necessary. All I want to do is record electric guitar and vocals into my imac, and do multitrack and editing on the computer. Also, I need some type of drum machine, beats, etc. Basically just looking to record my own songs for my own use (for now). I don't have any other hardware (keyboard or midi-controller), but would consider getting an inexpensive one. After all that, finally to the question at hand. What do I need to effectively do this? Live, Deck, and Metro seem to be the same to me in that they will let you multi-track. I like Spark a lot, and don't see where Peak is any better as a pure recorder. I could not figure out Storm or Reason. Not sure I really need all the midi-synth stuff. But I do NEED drum tracks. Any suggestions, on software and hardware that I should look into? Sorry for such a long request. Thanks. Scott |
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Mon 24 Mar 2003, 01:45
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 20-Mar 03 From: Falls Church - US Member No.: 14,689 |
Thanks again, xingu. I really have read through most of this forum, and I see that you are often a big help to others. It is appreciated.
What got me interested in this, is I wanted to record a song, and my guitar instructor and I cut a track on his computer-based system (he uses a PC and sonar, I think). I was really pleased with how good it came out, and how relatively easy it was. But I did learn from that that we needed about 12 tracks for the final version. So, you are right about 8 track probably being a problem. So lets see if I got this right. I plug my guitar and a vocal mic into some type of audio interface (tascam, mbox, etc). Record various tracks with Spark ME. Produce drum tracks with Reason. Mix, sequence, add MIDI and create a AIF file with Logic/PT/DP, and I am now a rock star!!! Is that anywhere near correct? Also, I think musiciansfriend has the big box bundle for about $189. That sounds like a good way to go. Scott |
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macshark Essential Stuff? Sun 23 Mar 2003, 01:11
xingu Hi Scott,
I don't know enough about every pro... Sun 23 Mar 2003, 07:34 macshark xingu,
Thanks for your great reply. I cannot boo... Sun 23 Mar 2003, 16:18 macshark Hey,
I see two packages for sale at audiomidi.com... Sun 23 Mar 2003, 19:01 xingu QUOTE (macshark @ Mar 23 2003, 10:18)So, you ... Sun 23 Mar 2003, 22:01 xingu No problem, glad to be of help with my limited sco... Mon 24 Mar 2003, 02:23 rickenbacker Another way of exporting Reason files is to save t... Mon 24 Mar 2003, 11:45 xingu Oh yeah - I forgot to re-emphasize Cubase SL, whic... Mon 24 Mar 2003, 13:51 rickenbacker If you're not in a financial position to lash ... Mon 24 Mar 2003, 18:41 xingu QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Mar 24 2003, 12:41)Fina... Mon 24 Mar 2003, 18:51 macshark If you go the Logic route, that Gold Production Ki... Tue 25 Mar 2003, 01:24 rickenbacker "Again, thanks again to both of you. You... Tue 25 Mar 2003, 12:27 xingu QUOTE you could probably use the EXSP24 sample pla... Tue 25 Mar 2003, 13:46 macshark QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Mar 25 2003, 11:27)... Tue 25 Mar 2003, 23:11 xingu No, the Oxygen8 only sends MIDI. There's quit... Wed 26 Mar 2003, 02:25 rickenbacker This Tascam sounds like another interesting develo... Wed 26 Mar 2003, 09:54 xingu Yeah, alot of people on the Tascam board were yawn... Wed 26 Mar 2003, 13:40 macshark Great ideas. I think I will start slow, and build... Wed 26 Mar 2003, 21:30 xingu Sounds like a plan... Since you're going to h... Wed 26 Mar 2003, 21:43 dr. schoft Macshark i hope you dont feel interrupted in your ... Wed 26 Mar 2003, 22:54 macshark Dr. Schoft,
Thanks, and I agree with you complete... Wed 26 Mar 2003, 23:15 xingu QUOTE (macshark @ Mar 26 2003, 17:15)Also, ma... Wed 26 Mar 2003, 23:36 macshark Well, while we have a plan, looks like the Logic B... Fri 28 Mar 2003, 21:45 macshark Hey, me again.
Any advice - Logic 5.5 Big Box is ... Fri 4 Apr 2003, 00:33
xingu If you're in the U.S., yes, you'll get the... Fri 4 Apr 2003, 00:55 |
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