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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
i'd put the $ on good monitors first.
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Already done
, I bought a pair of lovely Yamaha hs50 m that I guess I'll keep till death.
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Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy
if it is a hard disk recorder he doesn't need a sound card, the HD recorder should record everything in .wav format and be able to do a data dump via usb or firewire.
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Yes, the HD recorder can transfer WAVs to pc via USB.
Actually I can record stuff, edit it, run it through the mixer, fiddle with the recorder and mixer eq/pan/effects -> monitors and "get the work done" even without a pc, for simple things.
The HD can record up to 4 tracks simultaneously (which is more than enough since I do things solo or as a duo with a guitarist)-> bounce them in a single stereo track (I keep backups of the original tracks
)->add another 4 tracks->bounce 4+5/6->7/8 and so on, but I'd like to have the pc to work better with the files ("seeing" them on a screen and working with decent software when/if needed), and since I plan to add some electronic stuff+midi keyboard and so on, I'd like a soundcard+software that can handle a bunch of stuff with no problems.
My main concern as of now (since I don't have enough money to buy all the components together) Is to get the "suggested system requirements" and choose every piece accordingly. Obviously, the faster the better, more ram is good etc etc, but what's actually
needed?
A good amd X2 with 2gb ram and a fast, reliable HD would be ok to work with for a few years? In the meantime it's unlikely that I will hire a simphony orchestra, so the required stuff won't dramatically increase anytime soon (not sure about the 64bit thing...)...
Ah, another thing, those fancy condenser-usb mic do actually work well enough?
Now I'll check jakeonguitar's links (thanks for your input too), even if living in italy could make those prices change quite a bit
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Oh, atsonicpark, I already "worked" that way back in the days, I know what you mean, and I can assure you that's not the thing I'm going for this time.