I started using a PC setup last year, after
producing with hardware for years. I still use the Mackie 8bus and Akai S3000,
but I have made tunes with just Cubase (5.1 not SX), Halion and some VSTs.
The main difference when using s/w only and
hardware, is I obviously lose the warmness of the Mackie 8bus on mixdowns. A
lot of the time, I'm just being anal and most people can't tell the difference
(especially if you've mastered using T-Racks or O-Zone). I use a Yamaha
DSP Factory soundcard (the one with the Yamaha 02 DSP) for software mixdowns
by the way.
What going to a s/w setup has given me though,
is more choices. Instead of buying a new synth for �800, to get some new
sounds, I can get hold of a good quality VST (my choice VSTs being anything by
Native Instruments, Virsyn, RGC Z3ta & Pentagon and Albino -
full version).
Downsides of using s/w (for me anyway), once
or twice a VST patch hasn't work as intended, they can be a little fiddly
to use, (especially Absynth, crap UI, great sounds) & some VST's are CPU
hungry (but this hasn't really bothered me; yet).
My advice would be to get the fastest PC you can
afford (to save you from CPU grief) and the best soundcard you can afford.
Then use Ray's advise for the s/w.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:45
AM
Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: New set
up
I
read that Reason is not open to VSTs or third party stuff, so I was
wondering if anyone purely used Logic and the EXS sampler and ES1
synths etc combined with a wave editor (or Cubase and Halion for that
matter).
Trust - didn't you post recently to say that your entire setup was
based around a laptop and a MOTU firewire audio box - what software did
you decide on? If it was someone else, apologies.
What does it sound like compared to when they used hardware and what
are the downsides?
Cheers
Dan
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anyone reckon that I could easily replace the following with
a very fast PC, XP and Reason
if your asking if its
worth it making the leap to only software, Id recommend it. As for
proces, you can get (koff koff)_demo_ software online easily on something
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