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Post by OldTom » Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:58 pm

Hey guys and gals,
Is anyone still using stand alone DAW’s ? I’m a dinosaur with limited tech ability and my top recording gear is a Yamaha AW4416.
Yea I know it’s ancient but I’m still learning . I’m pretty confident that I’ve got the basics but compared to what’s out there I realize that I’m behind the times a little bit. Any input would be appreciated. I’m new to the forum but not new to taxi.
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Post by andygabrys » Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:02 am

Richard Dance (Crawdaddy) has used a standalone Boss recoding rig for a long time and has plenty of tunes signed and lots of placements.

He doesn't do everything in this as he collaborates a lot and has live drums on a lot of his tunes and they are mixed on other DAWs but its possible.

Crawdaddy is around the forums from time to time.

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Post by mojobone » Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:06 pm

There are a few hardware jockeys around; I maintained a hardware control surface for years, cuz I like having knobs faders and buttons. I do miss the motorized faders, they impressed the hell outta studio clients. If I were inclined to return to hardware recording, this thing here is pretty slick: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... ital-mixer
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Post by Len911 » Thu Aug 16, 2018 3:14 pm

I would suggest demoing the Harrison mixbus. It will be an easier transition. it's only $79, it doesn't need a newer computer, and I think you'll find it more attractive than the yamaha, and easier,

http://harrisonconsoles.com/site/mixbus.html

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Post by mojobone » Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:32 pm

mojobone wrote:There are a few hardware jockeys around; I maintained a hardware control surface for years, cuz I like having knobs faders and buttons. I do miss the motorized faders, they impressed the hell outta studio clients. If I were inclined to return to hardware recording, this thing here is pretty slick: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... ital-mixer

EDIT Be advised, this thing is designed for capture in a live environment and as a front end for a computer-based DAW; onboard editing and overdubbing is pretty basic, there are no lanes or virtual tracks, but since it's also a control surface you get to mix in your DAW with real faders and there ain't a mixer in its price range with a compressor on every channel.
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Re: Old gear

Post by OldTom » Wed Dec 25, 2019 9:13 am

Thanks a lot guys,
I ‘m sorry I disappeared from the forum. I have finally updated my pc and invested in Cubase and am quickly learning how far behind I am in some respects.
Homework and woodsheding is going to keep me busy for a while.
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Tom

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