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MIke Rivers wrote:
JM wrote:
My specific question is this: While my current setup is
certainly nothing to put on the cover of Mix, I have gotten very
good sounds from it, and the comfort factor is very high. If I
put it all aside in favor of a basic (i.e., cheap) pc-based
recording solution, would I be losing or gaining?
Both. You could be gaining some technical quality (or maybe not,
depends on how cheap you go) but you'd be losing the comfort factor
(which goes with the space) and you'd spend a lot of non-productive
time figuring out how to do what's completely obvious with your
hardware-based and analog-connected system.
My advice would be to get your recorder un-goofy and start breaking
in to digital slowly. Set up a good (that is not cheap sound card)
computer for mixdown, editing, and miraculous processing that you
can't do with your hardware. Don't let anyone convince you that
transferring between analog and digital is going to ruin your life.
Once you figure out how a computer in the studio can help you and
hinder you, you'll be better equipped to make a decision as to
whether to expand your computer system to multitrack recording, and
you can still use your mixer. Or you might decide to go all the way
and mix in the computer, or you might just shove it out the window
and keep your analog setup. It should really be a personal choice.
I think Mike's given you the best advice. I find that I
wouldn't benefit that much from a daw. I try to avoid
people who need the type of surgical editing cut and paste
stuff that's so handy with a daw. I'm avoiding stand alone
hard disk with mixer and all that crud. My next system is
probably going to be used da88 or something similar. THe
reason I say 88 instead of the 38 is sync capabilities.
i like to place microphones properly and roll tape. OTher
than heads and tails I'm notbig on editing to build a
performance. That's up to the musos I"m recording.

However mixing to a computer can be a real advantage,
especially if you're needing to edit heads and tails; use
noise reduction etc.

STart slow, build you a decent system with decent sound
card for your mixdowns, play and see what you like and waht
you don't. STill not sure when you un goofy the 38? Nowgo
get you a da38 and enjoy recording, mix to your computer and
then decide whether the learning curve is going to be too
steep.

IF you go with a multitrack system on pc you'll almost want
to dedicate a computer to it. Isolate it from the outside
world, don'texpect to play games on it or much of anything
lese.

THis old blind man got fairly good with a razor blade and
the edittall block. Meanwhile I don't fight with windows,
I"m a dos and unix person, command line interface only.

STart slowly, build your two-track system for a computer,
see what you think and play awhile before deciding whether
or not multichannel sound card and all that's worth your
time and energy.

Richard WEbb,
Electric SPider Productions
Replace anything before the @ symbol with elspider for real
email address.

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