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06-27-2003, 09:32 AM
Hello all, this is my first post here and I've yet to update my profile.
I have done the D.I.Y. thing for a while, always adding some new equipment to my fortress of aging and some useless outdated gear.
I've recently aquired an ADAT as I have many ADAT tapes from recording sessions I did in a seperate studio in 1996. In trying to do 'it' right, I've decided that buying a fullsize recording console mixing board would be a waste of good money in the days of digital everything. Without much research, I opted for buying a new Lexicon digital interface card to use with the ADAT.
Well, I got it, installed the card it and found out that it requires Windows 98 to run. No problem, I have another harddrive already mounted in my PC just for this reason, altough I'm not to happy about switching to an inferior OS to do some audio work. Okay time to install the software on the Win98 drive - except - this card will NOT work with AMD processors, and of course, I do have one.
I could get another older PC together to transfer tracks around, but that wouldn't be very efficient! So I decide that a used Mac G3 is the way to go. The Macs are all made by Apple, so no worries over whether I have the right motherboard, the right processor, as it's all proprietory with the Macs (for the most part). Also the Mac version supports up to the highest OS revision of Mac Classic OS (9.2.2), so I can be sure to use it on a G4 when and if I decide that this new used Mac G3 doesn't cut it.
I did well, I got a 350 mhz G3 with Ultra SCSI for $355 shipped. The card works great and I have a dedicated audio station now. If I knew better, I may have just gotten a Cubase Nutreno (?) card instead as that seems to have far better driver support and also has more audio channels available.
Now you know my story, yes a long story I know, but now I find out that the software that came with the Lexicon card is PC only! Sigh, well I've been looking in to purchasing a good program to complete this set up.
I'd like to hear your opinions on which software route I should take to. I've been thinking Cubase 5.1 VST 32 for the Mac would be ideal for me as it sells for around $100 on ebay and I have tested the demo and found it to be a nice option. I am a fan of Avid, so Pro-Tools I would imagine would be the first choice if money wasn't involved. But then again, these are only the opinions I've gathered with my brief introduction to nonlinear audio production.
So what do you think? What is the best option/best value that I should choose? I'm looking for the whole package, recording, editting, and mixing.
Thanks,
Steve
I have done the D.I.Y. thing for a while, always adding some new equipment to my fortress of aging and some useless outdated gear.
I've recently aquired an ADAT as I have many ADAT tapes from recording sessions I did in a seperate studio in 1996. In trying to do 'it' right, I've decided that buying a fullsize recording console mixing board would be a waste of good money in the days of digital everything. Without much research, I opted for buying a new Lexicon digital interface card to use with the ADAT.
Well, I got it, installed the card it and found out that it requires Windows 98 to run. No problem, I have another harddrive already mounted in my PC just for this reason, altough I'm not to happy about switching to an inferior OS to do some audio work. Okay time to install the software on the Win98 drive - except - this card will NOT work with AMD processors, and of course, I do have one.
I could get another older PC together to transfer tracks around, but that wouldn't be very efficient! So I decide that a used Mac G3 is the way to go. The Macs are all made by Apple, so no worries over whether I have the right motherboard, the right processor, as it's all proprietory with the Macs (for the most part). Also the Mac version supports up to the highest OS revision of Mac Classic OS (9.2.2), so I can be sure to use it on a G4 when and if I decide that this new used Mac G3 doesn't cut it.
I did well, I got a 350 mhz G3 with Ultra SCSI for $355 shipped. The card works great and I have a dedicated audio station now. If I knew better, I may have just gotten a Cubase Nutreno (?) card instead as that seems to have far better driver support and also has more audio channels available.
Now you know my story, yes a long story I know, but now I find out that the software that came with the Lexicon card is PC only! Sigh, well I've been looking in to purchasing a good program to complete this set up.
I'd like to hear your opinions on which software route I should take to. I've been thinking Cubase 5.1 VST 32 for the Mac would be ideal for me as it sells for around $100 on ebay and I have tested the demo and found it to be a nice option. I am a fan of Avid, so Pro-Tools I would imagine would be the first choice if money wasn't involved. But then again, these are only the opinions I've gathered with my brief introduction to nonlinear audio production.
So what do you think? What is the best option/best value that I should choose? I'm looking for the whole package, recording, editting, and mixing.
Thanks,
Steve