[RWP] buying new audio gear

[Jim Noseworthy]

Hello:

The Mackie Onyx 820I can be purchased in canada for about: $449.95.



On 11/28/2014 5:45 AM, Chris Belle wrote:
> Saving money is good, but if you cheap out, and then later can't do a 
> good job doing what you bought the gear for, you didn't save any 
> money, but wasted it.
>
> I would not recommend anything from sound blaster, unless they've 
> totally come up in the world and have xlr inputs,
> and fantom power, and proper line level inputs,
> no offense to anyone here, but doing things with headphone splitters 
> and such is well,
> a southern engineered rigged way of doing things for getting more 
> inputs and such.
>
> YOu can't combine active inputs this way without possibly having 
> issues from active electrical signals interfering with one another,
> it can sort of work, but is not the right way to go.
>
> Even an inexpensive mixer would do a better job and also give you 
> signal isolation,
> yes, the sound blaster may have asio drivers, but is probably lacking 
> the essentials of an interface you'll want.
>
> I would at least go with something like a lexicon alpha,
> that's 60 dollars but you'll get a pair of line in-puts,
> and a proper microphone input, no fantom power, but you could at least 
> use
> a conventional mic on it, with anything from the consumer level like 
> sound blaster,
> you'll be adapting and trying to match impedance, and well, like I 
> said unless sound blaster
> has really changed, it's more appropriate for just casual listening and
> gaming and such.
>
> Back in the day, I used to load sound fonts in the sound blaster cards,
> but they're drivers were never that good,
> now the big brother to sound blaster the emu stuff was pretty good,
> but that's another story.
>
> YOu don't have to go to the top of the mountain, but it's better for 
> you to save up and get her something decent that she can use and add 
> to rather than having to rig and make do, so what ever interface you 
> get her, make sure it have the inputs she'll need to record her stuff.
>
> I love the mackie onyx i line of stuff, but it clocks in at 400 
> dollars for the 820i, probably more than you want to spend.
>
> But a lesser and good quality alternative might be the roland 
> interfaces, the duo, and or tri capture.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
>
> On 11/27/2014 2:25 PM, Jim Noseworthy wrote:
>> Jason:
>>
>> When you say Drums, I assume that you are not talking about Software 
>> kits or Drum machines.  If you are recording real drums,
>>
>> acoustic guitar, and vocals, your main concern should probably be the 
>> basics such as: a good mixer such as the Mackie Onyx 1220I,some good 
>> microphones, perhaps, Reaper, and a computer that can handle the 
>> load.  A controler can be added at any time when required.  Of 
>> course, it's all about budget.
>>
>> Just some thoughts.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/27/2014 1:42 PM, Jason Fayre wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> I just subscribed to this list. I'm wanting to buy some audio gear for
>>> my girlfriend for Christmas. Although I'm very technical, I'm not very
>>> familiar with recording hardware and terminology, so go easy on me.
>>> Here's what I'm looking for:
>>> The recording she's been doing up to now is mostly acoustic guitar,
>>> drums and vocals. No midi yet, but that is a possibility.
>>> I'm leaning towards using Reaper for audio recording and editing as
>>> opposed to something like Sonar. I like the cost and I'm having a hard
>>> time justifying the cost of Sonar and cake talking, especially since
>>> it doesn't work with latest Sonar.
>>> I'm looking at purchasing a control surface. At this point, I'm
>>> looking at the bcf2000. Any thoughts on that?
>>> I'll also need an audio interface. What interface would people
>>> recommend? One person told me to go with something like an Onyx 820i
>>> as the audio interface. I've also heard good things about the m-audio
>>> stuff.
>>> As this setup is for home, I'm looking to save money where I can.
>>> Any help or guidance would be appreciated?
>>> Thanks!
>>>
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