i could use some advice...
i could use some advice...
question regarding recording... what's yer setupas far as computer recording goes? what do you find as it's drawbacks? is there anything you would have done differently? i just ran into a good amount of money to get a good rig together. i feel like spending no more than $2500. i'd like to have at least 16 tracks for audio, 16 tracks for midi, plus abilities for plug-ins without any major slow downs. any recommendation would be appreciated. some friends here are also doing video production for commercial applications, so i'd like to have something that would be compatible for all formats.
let me know what would provide me with a good start.
i'm relatively familiar with analog recording so i've cut my teeth with that. i'm just looking for speed and quality with no annoying setbacks. i have an ibook g4 with a gig of ram and an outboard hd.
i had to sell alot of gear to move out here so i'm excited to get started!
thanks!
let me know what would provide me with a good start.
i'm relatively familiar with analog recording so i've cut my teeth with that. i'm just looking for speed and quality with no annoying setbacks. i have an ibook g4 with a gig of ram and an outboard hd.
i had to sell alot of gear to move out here so i'm excited to get started!
thanks!
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i don't see the need to record more than eight tracks at a time. i really don't want to get a different computer as i want to keep it as portable as possible. really i would like the setup to be as good as possible but i'm mainly looking for something for sketching out ideas and preproduction. as songs get worked out, i can turn to a "profesional" studio.
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Maybe try something like the Motu Traveler with Logic. If you or a friend is a student, you can get a huge discount on Logic from the Apple Store. This would form the basis of a very nice portable rig and probably cost you less than $1500, leaving some $$$$ for a few other items; pres, cables, mics. etc.
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PTLE is probably not the best choice for anybody who wishes to work with sound for video. He'd have to drop an additional $1300 to get the DV Toolkit option, which is going to make it more expensive than going with a different program that already incorporates synch to video capabilities.audiogeek1 wrote:Look at the digidesign 002rack. About 1k and will give you eight ins out of the box. 4 pres and 4 line in. then you can just take your stuff you have recorded to a studio and enhance. Easy way to go.
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I did not see any mention of Post Production. Also why would he have to buy the dv tool kit for post. Regular LE will work with Quicktime and the only thing that DV toolkit gives is Time Code. You still would not have machine control even with the tool kit. So if you start your session the same time as the QT movie it should line up. Most LE systems do not reference to Black Burst and have no real way of linking to time code anyway.sonikbliss wrote:PTLE is probably not the best choice for anybody who wishes to work with sound for video. He'd have to drop an additional $1300 to get the DV Toolkit option, which is going to make it more expensive than going with a different program that already incorporates synch to video capabilities.audiogeek1 wrote:Look at the digidesign 002rack. About 1k and will give you eight ins out of the box. 4 pres and 4 line in. then you can just take your stuff you have recorded to a studio and enhance. Easy way to go.
Mike
Just to let you know I work in post everyday. I work with an HD4 accell system locked to blackburst and a Big Ben. That is tied to a Euphonix System 5 when I mix. This is just my opinion but he only thing the Tool kit gives you is the ability to open an OMF. This can be done at a regular studio that has digitranslator. then save the session and open on le. easy as pie. But then again I could be wrong.
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add Pluggo onto that and you've got a pretty cool little rig.sonikbliss wrote:Maybe try something like the Motu Traveler with Logic. If you or a friend is a student, you can get a huge discount on Logic from the Apple Store. This would form the basis of a very nice portable rig and probably cost you less than $1500, leaving some $$$$ for a few other items; pres, cables, mics. etc.
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audiogeek1 wrote:I did not see any mention of Post Production. Also why would he have to buy the dv tool kit for post. Regular LE will work with Quicktime and the only thing that DV toolkit gives is Time Code. You still would not have machine control even with the tool kit. So if you start your session the same time as the QT movie it should line up. Most LE systems do not reference to Black Burst and have no real way of linking to time code anyway.sonikbliss wrote:PTLE is probably not the best choice for anybody who wishes to work with sound for video. He'd have to drop an additional $1300 to get the DV Toolkit option, which is going to make it more expensive than going with a different program that already incorporates synch to video capabilities.audiogeek1 wrote:Look at the digidesign 002rack. About 1k and will give you eight ins out of the box. 4 pres and 4 line in. then you can just take your stuff you have recorded to a studio and enhance. Easy way to go.
Mike
Just to let you know I work in post everyday. I work with an HD4 accell system locked to blackburst and a Big Ben. That is tied to a Euphonix System 5 when I mix. This is just my opinion but he only thing the Tool kit gives you is the ability to open an OMF. This can be done at a regular studio that has digitranslator. then save the session and open on le. easy as pie. But then again I could be wrong.
Mike
BTW, I didn't say it couldn't be done, but it's certainly not one of PTLE's strongsuits compared to the options offered in other software that can be had for a similar pricepoint. I use PT's everyday and it's my 1st choice, but I don't do post work, and if I did I would probably go with a system other than what PTLE is (currently) offering. That's just my opinion.73ips wrote:some friends here are also doing video production for commercial applications, so i'd like to have something that would be compatible for all formats.
trashy, I agree. That would be a sick little rig for fairly cheap.
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