Anyone have Home Studio?

[bassistb]

Im trying to start home studio where i can make music.

I need to build a computer to start off this hobby/job and i need help in the tech area.

I would like a build a daw around the range of 1500 dollars.

and that 1500 dollars is not including the speakers and stuff.

Thanks !

[g604]

IMO dont go PC build a Hackint0sh something like this

http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-...800-321913.php

Then what you want to do is download a pirated (or buy) Logic Studio. The pirated version is about 50 gigs. With Logic you should be good to go!.

The PC is roughly going to cost you under 1000 and with the rest of your cash you can spend on a nice Midi keyboard such as an Axiom and get KRK monitors then your set

[Jer3]

going to have to agree. if your serious about music, a mac is probably the way to go. a lot of music producers nowadays are going from pc -> mac just because of logic. although, there are still plenty of programs to work with on the PC such as ableton, reason, cubase.

[bassistb]

so I can get 'hackintosh' for cheap price?

cheaper than PC?

[Manic!]

You don't need a MAC to make music. Many people use PC's in there studio's.

I would go for a quad core Intel CPU
4 gigs of ram
a couple of hard drives one for the OS and one for music
$100 video card
and a M-audio sound card so you can use protools if you want too.

[bassistb]

I agree with manic!

PC's these days come out really nice so I heard from a lot of people that PC is as good as Mac.

how much does m-audio sound card cost?

and what kind of motherboard should I go for?

do u have a home studio manic! ?

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by bassistb

I agree with manic!

PC's these days come out really nice so I heard from a lot of people that PC is as good as Mac.

how much does m-audio sound card cost?

and what kind of motherboard should I go for?

do u have a home studio manic! ?

I`m a DJ I`m i`m setting up a studio soon.

The cheapest USB M-Audio sound card goes for around $110.
http://www.axemusic.com/product.asp?...0606&PT_ID=281
They have a few models it just depends on how many ins and outs you need.

Instead of building a comp you might want to just buy a Dell. You won`t be able to built for cheaper.

http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/prod...hs1&l=en&s=dhs

[g604]

i ounno about PC, i still would rather go for a hackint0sh just because you have logic as an option and plus all programs that our out for a PC is on a MAC. With Logic re-wire you can take sounds out of reason and put it into logic anyway.

If you are starting up heres the equipment i would recommend

M-Audio axiom 61
M-Audio fast track USB pro or Firewire solo (alot of producers recommend firewire over usb)
2 KRK 6 inch monitors

and your DAW (reason, logic, cubase etc)

personally if you have Logic Studio and Reason both on your comp you are set for a long long time and if you manage to get Kore Komplete synths your set for a lifetime.

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by g604

i ounno about PC, i still would rather go for a hackint0sh just because you have logic as an option and plus all programs that our out for a PC is on a MAC. With Logic re-wire you can take sounds out of reason and put it into logic anyway.

If you are starting up heres the equipment i would recommend

M-Audio axiom 61
M-Audio fast track USB pro or Firewire solo (alot of producers recommend firewire over usb)
2 KRK 6 inch monitors

and your DAW (reason, logic, cubase etc)

personally if you have Logic Studio and Reason both on your comp you are set for a long long time and if you manage to get Kore Komplete synths your set for a lifetime.

Re-wire is a software protocall thats an industry standard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReWire

[Soundy]

^There are Windows versions of Reason and Logic too, ya know.

Really, the PC vs. Mac (or more accurately, Windows vs. MacOS) question is pointless here - either will do the job just fine. The larger concern should be what software you use. Logic is like the Photoshop of audio - it does pretty much everything, and lots of people use it, but that doesn't necessarily make it the best. Last time I tried Logic, I HATED the interface. Other guys just cruise through it.

Your needs will partly depend on whether you're doing strictly audio multitracking, or need to do MIDI sequencing as well. If all you're doing is audio, you can get started multitracking with a regular sound card and Audacity, which is open-source and has come a long way in just a few years (there are also Linux, MacOS, and Windows versions available).

As your needs grow, you can move into things like Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro), Sony Vegas (packaged as a video suite but it does audio multitracking as well; it's a "companion" to the better-known Sound Forge), Wavelab, or any of a host of others. Cubase is another long-time player that has a number of different versions aimed more toward multitracking, sequencing, mastering, etc.

And of course, there's the old standby, Cakewalk...

Look for free demo versions of any of these and give them a try... or get started with Audacity and upgrade when you need to. All of these will use the same VST plugins, and going Windows will also let you use a ton of DirectX plugins that are available.

And that's just the software...

Or you can get the hardware and software all in one package with ProTools (again, for both MacOS and Windows)... but that too, is a significantly more advanced system with a whole different interface of its own that takes either a lot of training, or a lot of getting used to, to get the most out of it.

But for just getting started, you can record two channels (stereo) with just your basic sound card or onboard sound... if you find you're needing more inputs (for simultaneously recording multiple sources), or MIDI in/out, you can start looking at any of a hundred different cards or outboard boxes that supply those features.

As far as Manic!'s hardware suggestion, keep in mind that, at least with Windows, a 32-bit OS will only see 3GB of ram... if you're going to put more in, you need a 64-bit OS to use it all, and that can mean compatibility problems, as a lot of hardware and software may not work properly on Vista. Something to consider when you're building your machine and deciding on your software.

Basic process I would follow is to FIRST choose the software you want to use, by trying out some demo versions. From there, you can decide which additional hardware you want (M-box, etc.), if any. THEN determine what platform/OS you need to run it, and design your machine based on that.

[g604]

^ logic is apple only

[Soundy]

Then what was the Logic I had installed on my Windows studio machine??

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by Soundy

Then what was the Logic I had installed on my Windows studio machine??

It was a older version before apple bought them.