Almost Ready To Buy First Interface And Software, newbie questions |
mer. 16 mai 2007, 15:30
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Hello everybody,
Alright here is where i am at, i have a Mac G4 powerbook and a 1000 dollars to invest in my first interface and software (aaah!) Like several other writers i have been contemplating between: digidesign mbox with PTLE vs. MOTU ultralite with logic express. I want to record mostly acoustic instruments (saxophone, elec and acoustic guitars etc.) but i also want to do field recordings (animals and machines) and i am certain that at some point i will work with midi. I am inspired by the work of brian eno, nigel goodrich (radiohead, beck) jim orourke and john mcentire. Although i am looking towards doing mainly audio recordings i feel like MOTU/logic is more advantageous - 1) both are particularly MAC oriented, 2)both seem to be more flexible in working with other programs 3) tech support for both sounds more favorable- interestingly i have only found one complaint against Logic/MAC (hahaworld from last november) but i have seen much more complaints about digidesign and PTLE tech support. . . me being a newbie this is important. 4) reviews seem more positive about MOTU preamps than the digi mbox 5) MOTU has more analog i/o than the digi mbox. Does my reasoning make sense? question #1 can my MAC G4(OSX) handle logic express? i only have 512 MB and i read Lepetitmartien saying that 768 MB is not enough ( LPM, if you are reading this what were you refering to?) question #2 i am living in spain (canary islands) and retailers/ distributors in the US dont ship overseas, does anyone know any reliable retailers in Europe ( U.K. will be too expensive!) question #3 if i buy the MOTU interface in europe, will it be rated to work only with european voltage? or can it function in the states also? thank you, rodrigo ramos |
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mar. 22 mai 2007, 10:32
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Thank you HaHaworld and ArchivalAudio for your input, i feel like motu/logic is the road for me. . . as a side note, two nights ago i went to the apple website and watched the logic express demo, and i gotta say it looks really clean and doable. . . of course, i won't be flying around the DAW like the charming english lad in the demo, but it wasnt intimidating either.
On the other side of the coin where is the protools demo??? I went to digidesign's website and found nothing that would introduce or orientate their software (DAW) to someone (like myself.) Anyhow, I am going to max out my RAM to 2G and i am ordering the 10.4 tiger discs from apple to get my G4 ready for logic. Now my next big question is: what ext hard drive do i get? In another thread concerning this issue (should i begin another thread for this topic?) i read several complaints against Lacie and postive things about maxtor. . . does anyone have comments or advice? SHould i really go for a FW ext. HD? My G4 has 2 FW ports (800 & 400)? I am assuming the the MOTU ultralite will want the 800 port, which leaves the 400 for the HD? Can anyone comment on more optimized HDs for audio, should i be looking specifically for a HD with an oxford 911 chipset? what does it do? Again, i dont have a big budget (100-200euros), i want to get started with just one ext. hard drive for the moment and i know this is contrary to what Lepetitmartien and others have said- two ext. HDs are ideal 1-to save and the other for backup. For now, i am going to take my chances with just one. whats the word? rigo |
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Rodrigo Ramos Almost Ready To Buy First Interface And Software mer. 16 mai 2007, 15:30
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hahaworld Hello, Mr. Ramos! HaHaWorld here. Yes, you he... mar. 22 mai 2007, 03:19
ArchivalAudio hey so here's my 2¢ I have little experience ... mar. 22 mai 2007, 06:29
greg001 QUOTE (Rodrigo Ramos @ Tue 22 May 2007, 10... jeu. 24 mai 2007, 20:14
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ArchivalAudio As far as externals I have 3 OWc (Other World Comp... mer. 23 mai 2007, 01:13
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mortalengines What you want to also make sure of is that the dr... sam. 26 mai 2007, 05:14
apachateca hey there rodrigo- i can't answer all your qu... mer. 16 mai 2007, 17:48
MacFeegle Question # 2) Here in the U.S., I have had good l... jeu. 17 mai 2007, 06:39
hanuman Get an Mbox PRO. You'll be working with the so... jeu. 17 mai 2007, 10:16
boogiety When you decide on the interface, try http://www.... jeu. 17 mai 2007, 14:57
Rodrigo Ramos a big thank you to everyone for your responses, i ... jeu. 17 mai 2007, 15:00
hahaworld Hello, Mr. Ramos! HaHaWorld here. Yes, you he... mar. 22 mai 2007, 03:19
ArchivalAudio hey so here's my 2¢ I have little experience ... mar. 22 mai 2007, 06:29
greg001 QUOTE (Rodrigo Ramos @ Tue 22 May 2007, 10... jeu. 24 mai 2007, 20:14
apachateca i have a lacie and haven't had any problems wi... mar. 22 mai 2007, 18:09
ArchivalAudio As far as externals I have 3 OWc (Other World Comp... mer. 23 mai 2007, 01:13
Rodrigo Ramos Yeah thanks ArchivalAudio, this does help, i wan... mer. 23 mai 2007, 15:48
mortalengines Also try www.pacificproaudio.com their drives fit... jeu. 24 mai 2007, 06:03
ArchivalAudio hey techtool is a great tool program, it is not a... jeu. 24 mai 2007, 06:43
Rodrigo Ramos Alright, it sounds like the important features to ... ven. 25 mai 2007, 23:54
mortalengines What you want to also make sure of is that the dr... sam. 26 mai 2007, 05:14
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