Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:36 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65811#Comment_65811 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65811#Comment_65811 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:23:29 -0700 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65814#Comment_65814 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65814#Comment_65814 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:56:36 -0700 offtandiscord
Software wise i use Cubase SX. I use EZDrummer's Drumkit from Hell for drums (the one meshuggah made), and Edirol Orchestral for strings and flutes and things.

Hardware wise i use an Audoiphile Soundcard, a Line 6 POD Pro and some Alesis M1Active Monitors, plus a Sanyo MP303 microphone for any live instruments and vocals i want to add.

I think the thing that made the biggest difference when i started out was the soundcard. I had a million problems with sync and quality and playback when i first started out and was just using a standard card. The one i got cost me just £60 and i've not had a problem with it in the past 5 years...

The results of the 6 years of playuing around with settings can be heard (and downloaded for freeee) here. I'm still not 100% happy with the production, but for someone who's self-taught i don't think it's too shoddy. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65817#Comment_65817 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65817#Comment_65817 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:16:04 -0700 JP Carpenter http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65822#Comment_65822 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65822#Comment_65822 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:34:07 -0700 radian Software: Jeskola Buzz, Reaper. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65823#Comment_65823 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65823#Comment_65823 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:44:47 -0700 taphead SansAmp Bass Driver DI (a brilliant little box for shaping the tone and boosting the signal) -> PreSonus Firebox -> Guitar Rig -> Ableton Live (+ VST's/AU's, the most important of which is the SooperLooper.

I second the recommendation for getting a good soundcard/interface. I'm not much of an audiophile, but the difference between a good one and whatever's built into the computer has always been noticeable. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65825#Comment_65825 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65825#Comment_65825 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:54:05 -0700 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65826#Comment_65826 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65826#Comment_65826 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:56:51 -0700 TF
Guitar and bass go into a v-amp which goes into an old 4-track that I use as a sound board. V-Drums and Digital Piano (when I'm not using MIDI) go straight into the 4-track as does the Mic (an AKG c1000s)

The 4-track goes into an M-audio delta Ap192 sound card.

Recording is done with Cubase SX.

I use Reason for creating loops and Live Delta to sequence the loops.

Everything is put together in Cubase. I export a mixed wav to Soundforge where I clean it up and then I'm done. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65828#Comment_65828 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65828#Comment_65828 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:16:36 -0700 Kernowdrunk http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65837#Comment_65837 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65837#Comment_65837 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:18:50 -0700 vrbtm these recordings ended up being magical.

I make my records using a ProTools rig- digidesign control|24 surface area, a nice PreSonus pre-amp, a could of AudioTechnica mics, 2 Neumanns, EarthWorks mics for the drums, and blah blah blah. I'm spoiled. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65841#Comment_65841 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65841#Comment_65841 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:51:39 -0700 Ollie
Just get a firewire/usb audio interface and a decent condenser mic (Rode's NT series are good), it'll do you fine mate. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65843#Comment_65843 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65843#Comment_65843 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:58:32 -0700 MagicSword!
I um...

...

yeah. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65858#Comment_65858 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65858#Comment_65858 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:15:20 -0700 branjo
I bought a package through musicians friend that had an MXL compressor mic, a ART Tube MP mic pre, mic stand, pop filter, and headphones for really freakin' cheap. the MXL (990 i think) captures voice and acoustic instruments very well.

when i got my iBook, i decided to do some work in garage band. it's not too bad. there's less control over the output formats, but it wasn't a big deal to me to only get CD quality 16bit.

a couple of my friends have digital hard disk recorded by Korg and/or Roland - they are not behaving well... seems' like they run into the same problems that 4 tracks run into - blown tracks, shakey connections, noisey sliders, et al. I would rather spend money on gear and software and rely on a computer that can be upgraded and use for other things too.

Lately, i've been getting into Fruity Loops. Their lates version works with a Behringer remote fader controller things that my long-distance bandmate has. that is pretty sweet - it brings the tactile sliders back to the cold digital interface. here's a link to a youtube tutorial showing the awesomeness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgJuG84Jxt4 ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65861#Comment_65861 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65861#Comment_65861 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:29:05 -0700 vrbtm branjo

I haven't seen many advantages of Adobe over Cool Edit. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65878#Comment_65878 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65878#Comment_65878 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:03:09 -0700 rickiep00h
My school has a ProTools HD setup with a Control 24 that I'm trying to get in to use this semester, as they have a better mic selection as well as an actual tracking room.

I've used Digital Performer, Sonar, and a few other DAWs, and ProTools is the most intuitive one for me, although it's not necessarily the most powerful. For most people it seems to be finding software that works for you and then basing what hardware you want on that (e.g., ProTools only runs on certain gear). Or you could get an all-in-one disk recorder like the ones made by Korg, Boss, and Tascam. OR you could be one of those silly four-track tape people. OR you could get an Alesis ADAT. (I have a first-generation Blackface. I don't suggest this. The S-VHS tapes it uses to record on are getting harder and harder to find...)

But I'm a ProTools dude... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65897#Comment_65897 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65897#Comment_65897 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:11:47 -0700 Jeff Owens 2 Neumanns

Extremely jealous.

@taphead

Is Ableton Live as reliable as I hear? Has it ever seized up on you? I'm looking to switch over from using my drum machine to using that for live shows. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65917#Comment_65917 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65917#Comment_65917 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:03:24 -0700 Alastair boss odb-1(i think)
epiphone thunderbird

run the bass through the pedal into garage band. i use a mapex kit miked up at a buddies

i have never had trouble getting the sounds i need. the setup at my mates is much better and will get a gear list off him ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65961#Comment_65961 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65961#Comment_65961 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:19:58 -0700 TacoHugsPHD http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65982#Comment_65982 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65982#Comment_65982 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:12:40 -0700 taphead
I've been using Ableton in live performances without a single glitch for about two or three years now, so yes, I warmly recommend the switch. The built-in drum machines in Live 7 are pretty versatile. It's also pretty much the most intuitive software I've come across. I remember one time when I was complaining about it to a bandmate: "Aaargh. I'm just trying to create a timeshift point here in this sample and there is no context menu item that lets me do that! Of course, if this were REALLY an intuitive program, all I'd have to do is double click the spot *clickclick* ... Oh. Well. Whaddya know." That's just pretty muck how Ableton rolls.

And the native reverb... Oh, man. It. Is. SWEET. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66055#Comment_66055 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66055#Comment_66055 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:54:19 -0700 Jeff Owens CRAS, a school where they "teach" people how to record, but I've always felt that it comes down to your ear, your ability to learn and, lastly, the equipment you have (and a bunch of other little things), but that doesn't make gear any less exciting.

@taphead

Awesome! Thanks. What kind of computer are you running it on and how do you do the outputs live?

@Tacopunch

What is it that I don't understand about DI boxes? I have always just plugged bass and guitar right into whatever I was recording with (and still do that recording into Logic Pro). Does it make it sound better? Is it a safety issue? (I don't know how I got almost all the way to thirty without finding this out.) That would suck if I blew up my computer. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66064#Comment_66064 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66064#Comment_66064 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:09:20 -0700 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66065#Comment_66065 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66065#Comment_66065 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:14:08 -0700 Jeff Owens results in...gayness

Are you saying it will make me less depressed? I need to get one of those! Sounds better than a girlfriend! Not sex though. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66070#Comment_66070 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66070#Comment_66070 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:27:32 -0700 jzellis served me well. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66086#Comment_66086 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66086#Comment_66086 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:39:14 -0700 Jeff Owens
Logic is my hero. Your stuff sounds nice. Good quality recordings! ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66087#Comment_66087 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66087#Comment_66087 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:42:43 -0700 rickiep00h
Really all they are is level-matching equipment. What you plug into it and what you plug it into depends on what levels you're going from and to. No respectable studio is without at least a few DIs, they're kind of important. You CAN just plug in and go, but chances are good that you'll have all sorts of weird problems that you won't know where they came from.

Or you could buy an interface that has both mic and line level inputs, like most FireWire and USB interfaces have these days.

@jzellis How much of that was actual recorded audio? I really dig the sampling/sequencing. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66092#Comment_66092 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66092#Comment_66092 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:01:42 -0700 Jeff Owens Or you could buy an interface that has both mic and line level inputs, like most FireWire and USB interfaces have these days.

That explains everything I need to know as I have a Firepod. My Tascam 24-track that I'd been using for years before Logic also has a bunch of inputs on it, so I would imagine they function the same. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66121#Comment_66121 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66121#Comment_66121 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:45:21 -0700 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66125#Comment_66125 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66125#Comment_66125 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:52:52 -0700 Val A Lindsay II
I really like your work, especially the production. It's really good for not being mixed. What quality do you record at? 24/96? ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66156#Comment_66156 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66156#Comment_66156 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:31:54 -0700 Jeff Owens
My roommate just cracked a random joke about putting a rubber band around his penis, so I promptly played the spoken work track for him (which is hysterical, by the way). Indie street cred. Haha. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66169#Comment_66169 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66169#Comment_66169 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:26:10 -0700 taphead
I've got a MacBook Pro. The PreSonus Firebox (a stripped down version of the Firepod you're using) has balanced outputs so I don't need those DI boxes mentioned above. Straight from the Firebox to the mixing desk. I go for portability.

As for controlling the various software: A Behringer FCB1010 floorboard (two CC pedals, YES) and an M-Audio Axiom 25 keyboard (eight drumpads, YES). Both of these are very reasonably priced. I'm also looking to buy a WiiMote, because that's been hacked into a MIDI controller and actually waving stuff around on stage looks a bit better than just fiddling with a mouse behind a laptop. Visual = good.

Occasionally I also mangle things with a Kaoss Pad, because it is distilled fun. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66171#Comment_66171 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66171#Comment_66171 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:37:02 -0700 Jehrot Crystal synth (free! And powerful), Guitar rig 2, Warp (filthy, filthy bass sounds..), Classic compressor (A lovely warm compressor and again, free!) and for mastering, the indomitable Ozone.
Equipment wise; A semi-decent pc, old santa cruz soundcard on its' last legs, a beautiful American tele loaded with bareknuckle pickups (highly recommended), pair of bass-heavy missions for monitors, an extremely old Westone Thunder II, a DIY theremin, pedal board full o pedals, POD V1, swanee whistle and a venerable thumb piano.
Some bits and bobs are here. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66215#Comment_66215 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66215#Comment_66215 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:51:47 -0700 offtandiscord
and hurrah for free VST's! i wish my computer could handle having more than about 3 running at the same time, but i'll steal and play with all the ones mentioned here anyway... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66472#Comment_66472 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66472#Comment_66472 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:25:38 -0700 Kernowdrunk http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66513#Comment_66513 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66513#Comment_66513 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:53:32 -0700 branjo I recommend everybody register for their free subscription (if they still work it that way) of TapeOp. It's chock full of great advice and techniques. There are some very intelligent interviews with producers, engineers, musicians, etc... It has helped me time and time again. [there is a caveat with the free subscription - they sell you name to some of their advertisers. I've never been troubled with it. i get email from Blue Mics and catalogs from BSW and that's it. not a bad trade off]. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66530#Comment_66530 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66530#Comment_66530 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:00:32 -0700 aike
Quite honestly, though Pro Tools had some really nice things, I don't see it warranting that price, somehow, and I rarely miss it. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66601#Comment_66601 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66601#Comment_66601 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:09:30 -0700 Jehrot
As far as the theremin goes..it was honestly a right pain in the arse to build. It all depends on how handy you are with a pcb and a soldering iron. I do use it a fair amount, though mainly live. Stick it through a DD6 delay and rejoice! ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66606#Comment_66606 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66606#Comment_66606 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:22:07 -0700 TacoHugsPHD
I put my guitars through my laptop and i use the DI boxes for my laptop. They boost the signal to a normal level (my iBook has a really low output level) and clean up the signal a bit. DI boxes are just a cheep thing you can do to make almost anything sound better. Mine are cheep ~$50 boxes that I burn through one or two a year. I also need them for when I'm touring in the middle of butt-fuck america sound guys see my laptop and are baffled so it turns into "here's my right and left channels. boost my levels as much as your buttrock PA can handle and let me do the eq". ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66611#Comment_66611 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66611#Comment_66611 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:41:34 -0700 LBA
and Jehrot, are there any suggestions on places to go to get the plans to build that Theremin? I've been wanting to put one together for a while ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66612#Comment_66612 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66612#Comment_66612 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:43:10 -0700 Val A Lindsay II
Do you DI straight from the guitar or amplifier? ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66641#Comment_66641 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66641#Comment_66641 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:37:07 -0700 TacoHugsPHD
gtr --> fx/things --> laptop (where the line processing happens) --> di --> recording device ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66694#Comment_66694 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66694#Comment_66694 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:23:53 -0700 rickiep00h
How are you getting your guitar signal INTO your laptop? And how are you burning through DIs? One or two should last a long, long, long time... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66701#Comment_66701 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66701#Comment_66701 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:58:04 -0700 Jeff Owens
I need to be investing in one of those.

@LBA

his thread has, indeed, been wonderful. It's really neat to hear how everyone makes their beauty. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66742#Comment_66742 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66742#Comment_66742 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:04:11 -0700 offtandiscord
@Jehrot, thanks for a heads up on that Crystal Synth VST, it's brilliant! also thank to you and Kernowdrunk for the Kjaerhus Classic vst's, they are indeed lovely and sound great! ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66779#Comment_66779 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66779#Comment_66779 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:24:56 -0700 Jeff Owens USB or Firewire cable or is tacopunch running with an external interface? With my computer, I wouldn't have any way to get a guitar in without an interface. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66785#Comment_66785 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66785#Comment_66785 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:12:41 -0700 offtandiscord
what do you use then? i was always concerned that there might be latency issues with USB inputs, is that the case at all? or would it depend on the specs of your computator? ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66790#Comment_66790 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66790#Comment_66790 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:29:39 -0700 liquidcow
For recording guitar I do have a Pod 2.0 which I have used in the past a lot, but I'm also at the moment trying to use Amplitube 2 and Amplitube Metal, which seem to be potentially better, not least because you basically record the signal clean and you can change the amp settings later without having to re-record. I would ideally mic up my amp but I don't have any of the necessary space/equipment to do that effectively.

I would like to get hold of Logic at some point. I would also like to get a decent microphone for recording vocals etc. Money is an issue though. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66800#Comment_66800 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66800#Comment_66800 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:56:27 -0700 aike
I always used amp farm on my pro tools, but I think it requires the HD cards. The benefit was that it used the identical algorithms and process as the line 6 stuff, so you could get nice sound without any delay.

Guitar Rig is sweet, and pretty much what I use now that I dont have pro tools anymore. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66850#Comment_66850 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66850#Comment_66850 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:07:23 -0700 Jeff Owens
I would say a lot of it has to do with your computer. I have a MacBook Pro, a PreSonus Firepod, and a Lacie external HD running on Logic Pro. The Firepod connects via firewire ports. It has 8 XLR/1/4" inputs on the front that I plug mics, guitars, drum machine, etc. into. Even on my fairly nice computer (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor and 2GB memory), I will once in a while notice the slightest bit of lag while recording, but not enough to interfere, and it locks back into time during playback, so it's not an issue. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66880#Comment_66880 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66880#Comment_66880 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:11:54 -0700 rickiep00h
USB usually has latency issues, that's why we went for FireWire at home. The Mboxes are nice for being Digidesign and thus working nice with Protools, but were I actually recording something serious, I'd upgrade to FireWire. Even a super-sweet computer will have latency with USB because of the interface. Sure, you can adjust your settings and stuff some, but it will always be there, and it drives me insane. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66906#Comment_66906 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66906#Comment_66906 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:30:31 -0700 TacoHugsPHD http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66916#Comment_66916 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66916#Comment_66916 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:25:14 -0700 rickiep00h
Of course, I sold that laptop last month...

I remember the days of using adapters and sex-changers to use Cakewalk for my mixing. Now I have the knowledge to do it correctly if I ever have to do it again. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66937#Comment_66937 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66937#Comment_66937 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:12:22 -0700 liquidcow
@ rickiep00h - are you sure about that? My MacBook Pro has a line-in. Maybe it's just the regular ones that don't have it, although my brother's got one and I swear it's got line-in. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66951#Comment_66951 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66951#Comment_66951 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:10:00 -0700 steveburnett
http://www.tapeop.com/

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/ ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66954#Comment_66954 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66954#Comment_66954 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:30:45 -0700 rickiep00h
...pretty sure the regular MacBooks don't. I may be wrong. If I am, eh, no big deal to me. I know that my iBook didn't, and since the MacBook is based on that, I'm just sort of assuming that those don't either. In any case, it's still vastly inferior to having a dedicated I/O interface, in my opinion. I like having mic preamps and taking the processing load off of the main CPU. Frees up space for plugins and instruments... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66960#Comment_66960 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66960#Comment_66960 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:44:21 -0700 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66986#Comment_66986 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66986#Comment_66986 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:39:01 -0700 Jeff Owens
My MacBook Pro definitely doesn't have them and I would much rather be using my Firepod (or something better) anyway.

@Val

I'm in the same boat as you. I've had my eye on my wallet for about three or four months, waiting for the day I can drop the $500 on it. ]]>