Solution to latency & other issues

SpaceShark · October 2005

Well I finally after 3yrs and lots o' money discovered the final answer to recording, mixing, monitoring and latency issues. Don't want to plug anyone elses product but:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/242061/

Screw the computer !!! This toy rocks -

The computer is great for final mastering, but for getting ideas down and hearing your song \"as is\", a stand alone studio in my opinion is the way to go. What I play is what's recorded - no crackles, pops , dropouts or the like- and it can come to band rehearsal with me (12 track simulaneous record, 24bit @ 48Khz).
Got some great live demos already

Been working with this for about 2 weeks and have gone farther than I have in a couple years

Be interested in finding out others opinion on the comp. recording experience, for me it's a pain in the arse.....

aRcTuRuS · October 2005

Looks like cheap shit to me, give me a 4track any day \\m/

ednrg · October 2005

Gee, for $1500, I can build 2 machines, and make one dedicated to recording.

SpaceShark · October 2005

OK, got nothing but negative responses on this one so I'll elaborate a bit on my choice

- for $1500 you could build 2 computers, but have fun bringing one to a gig or a practice. You'll have to spring for a 12 - 16 channel interface and a 64 bit operating system to keeep up with it - I think your second computer has just been scrapped

Also this doubles as a 12 channel PA mixer, so for those of you that want to get out of the basement and in front of the populace, $1500 for a digital mixer a 40Gb, 64 bit recording studio / w cdrw burner isn't all that bad -

My main point I guess is don't limit yourself to being tied to a computer. If you don't interact with different environments when recording, your creativity can suffer greatly. Portability is key to capturing as many spontaneous moments as possible be it a 2 track or 20 track. Even the GNX itself offers more in this realm than a computer (gnx costs $500 alone)

onefatstratcat · October 2005

Stand alone recorders are computers... think about it. Just because they don't have XP and a few of ole' Billy boys programs... they are a computer that specializes in recording and are designed for only that purpose. I agree.. though some are better than others.. for portability.. better sound.. etc.. for live recording of orignal material they are the way to go. Unless you have a G5, protools and all the associated goodies... mucho dinero by the way. But not very portable. I used a Roland VS series once.. other than it's a pain in the ass to learn all the button moves I was impressed with the internal mic plug-ins and mastering tools. Thought it recorded a little flat though...you could fix most of it with the internal processing. These little boxes are causing small recording studios all over the country to shut their doors. Pro's keep these suckers by their beds at night fired up in case an idea hits them... isn't that when most of us get our best ideas!lol... Sure you can build a pro grade recording studio with your computer with all the fixin's.. but for a band that is laying down ideas etc.. the stand-alones are the way to go for sure. Peace all...Im out.

iliace · October 2005

I have a D1600, and it's awesome. First of all, it's definitely a solution to latency/drop out problems; it also has enough features on board to make rough mixes quickly without ever going to a PC, non-destructively. Additionally, you can export all tracks to Cakewalk or whatever else and do the final on computer.

The Korgs are reliable workhorses, unlike most computer systems and many competitors' multi-track units. I've done recordings of 8 simultaneous track with 8 playing back, with absolutely no problems. Never once crashed, froze, or anything like that.

Now if only the new GNXs had SPDIF outputs....

- Ilia

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