Advice on new recording set-up?

Tony Harris · Post by **Tony Harris** » 19 Mar 2004 9:49 am

I'm an old hand at recording on analogue or digital tape multi-track at home, and work in the industry recording voiceovers on an editable hard-disk system. But if I wanted a system at home to record music or speech, but with the ability to EDIT, should I go for a Pro-Tools type set-up (I'd need to buy a computer as well), or go for one of the all-in-one 'workstations' made by Roland, Tascam, Korg, Yamaha etc...

Ben Slaughter · Post by **Ben Slaughter** » 19 Mar 2004 1:05 pm

I've worked on a Roland unit, but have switched to a PC based set up. I found editing very cumbersome on the Roland. There is lots of software (not just ProTools) out there that will do the job, all you need is the right soundcard for your PC/Mac.

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Ben
Zum D10, NV400, POD, G&L Guitars, etc, etc.

Kevin Sowder · Post by **Kevin Sowder** » 19 Mar 2004 6:48 pm

Tony. I used to have totally analog equipment, but now am using PC based recording. Found that with a PC you can have not only better control over the recording process, but a lot more room for expansion/upgrades with PC. Ya gotta have a lot of PC power. I'm using Aardvark 24/96 and Sonar with some Waves products. It's a great setup.

Dave Boothroyd · Post by **Dave Boothroyd** » 20 Mar 2004 1:39 am

Definitely go for the computer based set up. With either PC or Mac you are able to work at full pro standard if you have the right audio interface. If you are working for film/DVD people they want audio at 96kHz and 24 bit.
Many of the recording workstations, like the Roland, use their own data compression system.
Even for local radio, running at MP3 quality, you can put your audio together at 44.1kHz and 16 bit resolution (CD quality)
and do a high class conversion to MP3 or whatever, at the final stage.
You'll kick yourself for not doing it sooner when you get the hang of it and find out how much time you save!
Cheers
Dave

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 20 Mar 2004 3:13 am

Mark of The Unicorn or Protools on a Mac, and Sonar on a PC.
Add Waves plug-in's and/or TC Electronics.

Logic 6 Pro is very cool on a Mac, and will work with lots of hardware.
The Motu 828 mk3 is a very interesting interface most things will run on it except Protools.

I have worked with all of them, and would do this over any single box system.

Expandable and updatable with multiple plug-in vendors.

But foremost is control room monitors.
No matter how good your system is if you're not hearing right it's ALL worthless.

Add RPG's Studio in a Box room control package and monitors, with sub wooofer, that you LOVE the sound of on 4 different types of music.

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