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 mer. 11 mai 2005, 20:39
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I've done some recording with Audacity and Garage band 1, but now I'm ready to move up a notch. I record only classical guitar. I just purchased a matched pair of Rode NT5s and upped the memory on my G4 iMac (OS 10.2.8) to 768K. My mic pre amp is an M-audio mobile pre. I'd like to record true two track and do mastering. Any way I look at it I have to buy some stuff, but I'm having trouble deciding what.
I could buy an MBox and delve into Pro Tools, but I'm scared of the learning curve. I could buy Tracktion, but that requires OS 10.3 and I'm not sure it has any mastering functions. I could also buy a Spike. It includes Tracktion, but I don't know if it would be that much better than my mobile pre. I could buy the new iLife and use Garageband 2. Again, mastering? Requires OS update. What have I left out? What options do you all think would work best? I like intuitive solutions better than more powerful, but dificult to use options. Ultimately, I just want to be able to put out nice guitar recordings. Thanks! Mike |
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ven. 13 mai 2005, 05:25
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Newbie Groupe : Members Messages : 14 Inscrit : 03 avril 05 Lieu : Baton Rouge - US Membre no 63,445 |
You shouldn't believe all the marketing hype that they use when referring to their onboard preamps. Digidesign says that they use Focusrite in their Mbox (they're nice, but in no way compare to the "Focusrite" pres that most people consider. DBX silver pres are not that great either. It all comes down to how they perform in real life situations.
The presonus firebox has pretty good A/D conversion, and I guarantee you that the onboard pres are as good or better than the bluetube pres. It would just be easier to go ahead and get a quality option from the beginning. You would have a great firewire interface, with two pretty good pres. You could then build on that later by adding better preamps. To get better than the onboard presonus pres you would have to go with something like the RNP or the GT Brick. -------------------- |
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eyemgh Next Step? mer. 11 mai 2005, 20:39
jbsound-com The protools option really isn't that bad of a... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 05:08 eyemgh The digidesign MBox has focusrite preamps. That wa... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 05:26 jbsound-com You can get protools with the firewire410 or the u... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 05:32 Adrian Delso Digital Performer is worth a look for audio record... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 10:19 eyemgh I currently have an M-audio USB mobile pre.
M jeu. 12 mai 2005, 15:17 eyemgh I like GT and the brick looks nice, but it only ha... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 20:00 gdoubleyou Don't think Deck can cut it with it's 16bi... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 20:25 eyemgh I'm leaning towards the Lexican Omega with Cub... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 22:10 jbsound-com I think you'll have better sound quality with ... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 22:15 eyemgh Will you expand on why you feel the presonus might... jeu. 12 mai 2005, 23:20 eyemgh Now to just confuse things that much more, what ab... ven. 13 mai 2005, 05:35
eyemgh Well decision done. I bought a Presonus Firebox. I... sam. 14 mai 2005, 02:21 |
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