Sold my audio interface, considering a multitrack

[cartesia]

I sold my interface in an attempt to disconnect my computer from producing some more..

It had a habit of sucking my attention into it halfway through when i was working with hardware.. id always be like "oh ab it of x plugin, and y, and z.. and all the other letters..."

Also I need to focus on just jamming, rather than getting bogged down trying to mix things etc.. I've got a great jamming setup now and finishing a live set by june is my goal - it's gonna be pretty freeform, so I dont really need to prepare specific 'tracks' for it.

[drewzle]

I sold my interface in an attempt to disconnect my computer from producing some more..

good call man

i am moving out next week, gonna leave my PC at home.

will move it in eventually, but a few weeks to establish a computerless space will be great

i don't use it for any msuic at all, but having it there sucks me into web-browsing, forumsufring etc when i could be jamming out!

so yeah, also in the game for a recorder i guess

[cartesia]

i don't use it for any msuic at all, but having it there sucks me into web-browsing, forumsufring etc when i could be jamming out!

exactly!
This is the problem more than producing on the computer hehe..

[ellaguru]

hi man
recently i reuse my pc for editing my sounds: eq and mastering above all. i must say that sometimes it is useful to "adjust" (the infamous cut n paste shit) some crazy jams if you dont follow any metronome for example.
other than that, i record beats and sound on digital or analog recorders in order to apply to a second mix some external racks fx (or SP or ST of KP fx: they are fx boxes too, dont forget this guys!)...
anyway, 2 questions for you cartesia:
-what kind of multitrack youre searching?digital, analog? (i own 2 digital recorders, the tascam dp01 fx, not bad, and the zoom mrs4, very portable but maybe a little noisy and 2 yamaha multitracks)
-what was your sound card?

[mainiakist]

I sold my interface in an attempt to disconnect my computer from producing some more..

It had a habit of sucking my attention into it halfway through when i was working with hardware.. id always be like "oh ab it of x plugin, and y, and z.. and all the other letters..."

Also I need to focus on just jamming, rather than getting bogged down trying to mix things etc.. I've got a great jamming setup now and finishing a live set by june is my goal - it's gonna be pretty freeform, so I dont really need to prepare specific 'tracks' for it.

yeah i had the same problem man...i have always used fl studio and love it still..SOOO underated...but anyway i just hate sitting at a computer to make music so i got an mpc and a roland vs 880ex multitrack and now i dont have to use the computer for anything but recording the master out of my vs...its been a blessing....i find that with a computer i make so many scrap projects just goofin around that dont go any where...just about every beat i started on the mpc i have finished or its almost done...i think it trains you to be that way.

[mta7388]

Bump. I'm going through the same process of ditching my computer setup and getting a mixer and a multitrack.

I was wondering cartesia, what you ended up getting? I'm a little confused on what to get in terms of a multitrack recorder that keeps the warm sound of my 303.

[PHeMoX]

Yeah, a multi-track will be very useful indeed, but make sure you've got a proper mixer to set it up all conveniently as well, as there's nothing more annoying than having to unplug things.

If you want to eliminate the PC in the equation, a serious multitrack will be a neat alternative. ( If you're going to spend a grand or more, I would seriously consider looking at the MV8800 though.. but I'm sure I'm getting old saying this. )

[Ill Green]

( If you're going to spend a grand or more, I would seriously consider looking at the MV8800 though.. but I'm sure I'm getting old saying this. )

This is PHeMoX's answer to everything: Looking for a sampler? Get the MV. SP broken? Get the MV. Shoelace untied? Get the MV.


Just Joking with ya!!!

[mta7388]

well the MV would definitely be out of my budget.

I'm looking to have an analog mixer going into a 4track. Besides my own producing, I work with a band and I'd like to have a few tracks recording at once. So I'd need a mixer with enough outs [3-4] to simultaneously record more than one track at a time.

Are there any mixers around $150 that have more than 2 outs for multi-track recording.

[PHeMoX]

( If you're going to spend a grand or more, I would seriously consider looking at the MV8800 though.. but I'm sure I'm getting old saying this. )

This is PHeMoX's answer to everything: Looking for a sampler? Get the MV. SP broken? Get the MV. Shoelace untied? Get the MV.


Just Joking with ya!!!

Yeah!

(on a more serious note, I apologize for being a fan )

Are there any mixers around $150 that have more than 2 outs for multi-track recording.

Perhaps something like Edirol M10-DX? Hmm on second thought, you'd have 2 outs + 2 digital outs I think, which is not that much. Great mixer though.

[cartesia]

I haven't got a multitrack yet.. have actually been using my sp-404 as a multitrack recorder (recording one at a time)

Would be looking for a tape one.. keep it analog

And yeah I have a decent enough mixer already

[Unfolding]

Turns out Boss just announced a new multitrack, the BR800:
http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetai ... rentId=325

This one comes with a version of Cakewalk that acts as a sort of cut down DAW running in real time with the unit itself (best of both worlds?) & looks like it handles recording multiple inputs assigned to different channels for easier live recording... Looks VERY interesting...