Hi for all!

All.

A friend is putting together a DAW, and has asked for advice.

His current spec plan is as follows, could you please provide feedback on it:

I'm looking at a widely divergent set of opinions everywhere and am really confused.
What are the basics I need to transfer my analog recordings(done on a 4 track Tascam mk-2 424 portastudio-most of them 2-3 channels)to DAW effectively?I'm looking to transfer the files to DAW for edting,tweaking and basic mastering purposes.
I did read about an A-D converter,but which type?

Hello,

I found this site a couple of days ago and have been reading all the great info on the archives. What a great site! It has lots of info, kudos to the organizers.

I'm not sure if this question should go in the "budget" section, if so please advice.

Ive about 100 songs I recorded on a Tascam 4 track and am thinking of trasferring them to a daw,remixing them,overdubbing the rythm patterns with drum samples,and just generally fixing all the weak spots.
Whats the best place to look for a daw..would I be able to get a good one on e-bay and what are the minimum requirements I should look for?

OK everybody, here's your chance to brag or complain about your DAW. We get a lot of questions on this forum pertaining to DAW hardware as to what works and what doesn't so I thought this might be a good starting point for anyone building a DAW.

All.

I’m weighing up a possible mixer solution for a home studio. The current setup is as follows:

Vocals: BLUE Kiwi / U87 -> Liquid Channel
Acoustic guitar: KM184 x 2 -> John Hardy M1
Room: BLUE Kiwi -> John Hardy M1

Preamps -> LynxTWO -> PC with Cubase SX 3

I need some help please.

I am computer near illiterate, and wish to make my old PC machine a dedicated DAW, and make an old PC I yanked out of the garage my internet and all other crap machine.

So, I'm running Win XP home, don't have a disc but a sticker on the back of my machine for XP.

Hey guys,
I have just finnished putting together my Daw system, and I was looking for some suggestions on anything else that I should do to help it run better, smoother...

The Daw includes.

Does the DAW software have any effect on the sound of the recording? This may sound really dumb, but I've just always wondered if Cubase, for example, gives any different sound then Samplitude, or any other DAW's. Thanks for answering!