Re: Recording system for student


"Mike Rivers" <mrivers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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John O wrote:

I looked at that MBox2 pretty seriously, the ProTools bundle is
attractive. Thing is, he's been wanting a small mixer for quite a while.
The Alesis seems to be a good balance of features and price, and allows
him to use it standalone.

One doesn't necessarily preclude the other unless money is REALLY tight.
There's
an advantage to working with ProTools in that it's so standard that it's
really a good
idea to learn about it. If he takes a class or school program in
recording, chances
are ProTools will be involved.

So, you're saying that an MBox2 could be used as the interface for a regular
console? I'm guess I'm not seeing the advantage in that other than ProTools,
which is a big thing. What part of the $350 price is Pro-Tools?

Regarding the USB 2.0 system from Alesis...the eight-channel path into the
computer sounds like an important feature, but I'm still vulnerable to
marketing hype.




The discussion about the Behringer having a module
that isn't fully matched turned me off, although that's the same as
buying any old mixer and adding a USB sound card, I suppose.

Yup. It's a pet peeve of mine that when it comes to cost cutting, input
and
output level controls are the first to go. But you can deal with this. A
box
with a pad is a good first home construction project (a skill that every
recording engineer should have) and if you don't want ot get into that, a
pair of in-line attenuators is an overpriced but still inexpensive
solution.

http://www.amazon.com/Harrison-Labs-Line-Level-Attenuator/dp/B0006N41B0


Great idea to build some stuff...I could make him take a few of the Heathkit
home-study electronics courses over the summer...I have a ton of test
equipment and parts.

-John O


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