I want to build a rack mount PC to bring to gigs with me to record about 12 to 16 tracks at once, then I will take it home and do all the mixing at my how DAW, So the portable one just needs to be able to record and not use plugins or anything like that. What is a good system with the minimum specs to acompolish this, part #'s would be great,
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I like the sound of mixing 8 channels out of my 001 into my 1642 mackie. I like separating 8 channel into analog. Sounds big ! Problem is when I record that fat mix back to hard drive the new 2 channels don't sound that good. How do I get that nice separated/fat sound on final 2 tracks.

Hi! I appreciate the help in here. I would like any suggestions for upgrading my system that you think would be worthwhile, cost effective, etc…or do I need to do anything?

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posted December 30, 2002 09:49 AM                      
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I am a Recording and Live Sound Engineer. I am a MAC user and use Roxio(Adaptec) Jam CD Burning Software.

Well I'm a little short on cash (read: short about $3000) so I only have an sb live (left and right channels on line in), a small 4 channel mixer, and a mic preamp-amp, a radio shack 3 mic passive mixer and 7 mics to use with this setup. I'm doing some cheap home recordings so I can remember this stuff when I can get a digi001 or C-port and an 8 bus mixer... you know the spiel.

So I just got one, still half in it's MMMMbox!

Looks cool, I bought it to use with the studios iBook 600.

We were using PT For Free - the 8 track free version of PT (downloadable off the Digidesign site) to edit vocals but it was a bore making a mono mix to save space and not having a full (24) track count.

Does anybody here know how I could record guitar tracks on my older VS-840EX workstation and bypass the main inputs [& therefore record un-compressed audio to my recorder]? Is it really possible to record via/through the External IN function of the VS-840EX and use only the Track Cues as the main recording level controls [instead of the main input sensitivity controls]?

With every multi-track program I've used, when I play along with the first track, to record the second, the second track seems to be recorded at a slower speed. At least that's what it sounds like. So, when I plat the mix back, the tracks are out of time. Any suggestions?

btw - I'm currently using Steinberg Nuendo v1.52, and Acid Pro v3.0

i'm building a new pc for audio and would like to have the 40+ track count without shelling out for scsi. anyone have good or bad stories abt ide raid controllers? i had been looking at the promise fastrack 100 series.. thx

:w: Tomorrrow night I'll be recording my son's nationally recognized HS jazz big band live in concert. I have 4 large diaphram condensers, 2 electrets, and 2 instrument dynamics. All will be mixed into a digital 8 track. The brass section has 6 sax's (1st row), 5 trombones (2nd), and 5 trumpets (back row). There is an electric bass and guitar, acoustic piano, and drums.