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| 205854 | 2004-01-07 07:37:00 | A friend of mine is starting up a professional recording studio at a local school. He has already purchased all the hardware and equipment needed, but the only thing he needs is a soundcard and proper software. Has anyone had experience in this area, and could recommend a decent quality Recording grade Professional soundcard (at least 4 analog inputs)? I have heard that the Soundblaster Audigy ones are not suitable, but the newer models seem to be promoting "24bit recording'. Anyone able to help here? Also software. As it is for a school, he is hoping to get the software at academic pricing. However, it's a matter of choosing what to get. I have in the past tried demo versions of Cubase VST, and Cubase SX, and found them quite good. Has anyone got any suggestions on anything else? Also, who would he be able to buy from in NZ, preferably a firm which specialises in academic software pricing? Thanks in advance. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 205855 | 2004-01-07 07:39:00 | I also forgot to add that he only needs to be able to produce CD Quality audio in Stereo, not surround sound or anything fancy like that. | somebody (208) | ||
| 205856 | 2004-01-07 08:08:00 | Im no expert on professional quality sound cards but the audigy series are considered inferior for that sort of set up. At least,thats what the people in the know seem to say. |
metla (154) | ||
| 205857 | 2004-01-07 08:15:00 | Just ocured to me that a lot of profesional albums nowadays make use of a program called ProTools. No idea of its price or what it runs on but there maybe a demo available. |
metla (154) | ||
| 205858 | 2004-01-07 08:18:00 | heres a couple programs ive seen mentioned as being the mutts. http://www.fruityloops.com/ http://www.cakewalk.com/ Both have demo's available. |
metla (154) | ||
| 205859 | 2004-01-07 08:47:00 | Metla mentioned some good links. The free version of ProTools only works on windows 98 which would cut out a lot of users. i do my own recordings (demos) and i just have an ordinary soundblaster live card. but i have a multi channel mixer that runs into the card. and basically i have the mixer to take things like mics (vocals) and have things like guitars ..etc run direct into that and then just have that line into the card.. for software i use Sonic Acid Pro from www.sounicfoundry.com .. which is like a multi track recorder, and i get great results.. i also line in my turntables into the mixer to do mix cd's and song remixing.. it isnt a high tech setup.. but it definately does the job and with excellent quality ;-) | Term_X (560) | ||
| 205860 | 2004-01-08 03:34:00 | Thanks for the links Metla, and advice Term_X. I'll continue to investigate options, but he wants a reasonably high-end setup, as he has forked out a lot of money in buying proper studio speakers, high-end mics, mixing console etc. So far I've had a look at Cubase SX, Cakewalk (demo still downloading), Sonicfoundry SoundForge (still downloading demo), n-Track Studio (freeware), Adobe Audition (aka. Cool Edit Pro). So far out of the ones I've tried, Cubase seems the best for the purpose, but is rather expensive (haven't asked him what his budget for software is). How about soundcards? They don't seem very common, as I have really only seen Audigy, SB Live etc. or consumer oriented soundcards advertised. Does anyone know who I can contact in NZ to find pricing/options for high-end professional ones? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 205861 | 2004-01-08 22:18:00 | -bump- Anybody??? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 205862 | 2004-01-08 22:45:00 | www.extremetech.com www.extremetech.com |
metla (154) | ||
| 205863 | 2004-01-09 08:34:00 | Thanks Metla. Will have a look. | somebody (208) | ||
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