Comments for The Recording Church Blog http://blog.recordingchurch.com All the tricks and reviews of gear to make a record sound like hell! Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on R.I.P ProTools, Logic 9 is out! by Greg http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-445 Greg Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:20:16 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=16#comment-445 What is a low budget? There is always a way to optimize your money! I personally like the Apogee products. MOTU preamps sounds rather bad to my ear (or at least compared to a same price Apogee Ensemble), M-Box is a run away because of it's amazing interferences pick up as well as a noise floor that makes you crap your pants after an hour of work... RMI has the worst after sales support and exchange programs if you have a problem with a card. Right now, I know about 3 home studios who had all the same problems with an RMI and that are 9 months deep in the warranty process... That's a full pregnancy for god's sake! M-audio is a good bang for the buck if you are on a really tight budget, but I would definitely recommend spending the right amount for an ensemble... The only downside with it is that I have no idea of the PC compatibility and integration in FL... Also, it has no MIDI I/O. But this is easily fixed by buying any other MIDI card for under 150$. My old set up was an Ensemble and an 8x8 MOTU MIDI sound card. Worked like a charm on Logic! Hope this helps! What is a low budget? There is always a way to optimize your money! I personally like the Apogee products. MOTU preamps sounds rather bad to my ear (or at least compared to a same price Apogee Ensemble), M-Box is a run away because of it’s amazing interferences pick up as well as a noise floor that makes you crap your pants after an hour of work… RMI has the worst after sales support and exchange programs if you have a problem with a card. Right now, I know about 3 home studios who had all the same problems with an RMI and that are 9 months deep in the warranty process… That’s a full pregnancy for god’s sake! M-audio is a good bang for the buck if you are on a really tight budget, but I would definitely recommend spending the right amount for an ensemble… The only downside with it is that I have no idea of the PC compatibility and integration in FL… Also, it has no MIDI I/O. But this is easily fixed by buying any other MIDI card for under 150$. My old set up was an Ensemble and an 8×8 MOTU MIDI sound card. Worked like a charm on Logic! Hope this helps!

]]> Comment on R.I.P ProTools, Logic 9 is out! by Davie http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-439 Davie Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:02:26 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=16#comment-439 I'm now starting my own home recording. I had a copy fl studio9 and reason4 on pc then my system crashed. Someone insisted I try the real deal, buy a mac and get logics9. My question is could you recommend to me what I would need as a beginner to get quality sound recording on a low budget? I’m now starting my own home recording. I had a copy fl studio9 and reason4 on pc then my system crashed. Someone insisted I try the real deal, buy a mac and get logics9. My question is could you recommend to me what I would need as a beginner to get quality sound recording on a low budget?

]]> Comment on R.I.P ProTools, Logic 9 is out! by Greg http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-382 Greg Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:39:14 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=16#comment-382 May I also add that you won't be locked down to the crappy Digidesign or M-Audio products... May I also add that you won’t be locked down to the crappy Digidesign or M-Audio products…

]]> Comment on R.I.P ProTools, Logic 9 is out! by Greg http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-381 Greg Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:37:35 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=16#comment-381 Hi Skyler, sorry for the late answer... As you must know, asking this question, I preach for my own church... Nevertheless, I was faithful to both, once, and just like anyone who's been on both sides and has seen the difference, went back. Pro Tools is an amazing tools... When it works. It is very picky and requires the proper version of your host OS. It also tends to be incompatible with other stuff installed on your computer. In other words, if you don't have to please an external client, go with logic. Not only will you have the same kind of service, but with much better plug-ins, an amazing array of virtual instruments, a much more MIDI capable environment as well as an integrated solution, made by those who makes the platform you'll be using it on. ProTools took about 6 months to convert PT4 for Leopard when it came out... That's something you got to think about when you don't have a dedicated platform to record. If it's your everyday computer, IMHO, PT will prevent you from freely updating your machine free of risk.This is not something I take out of my hat, I recall this because it happened to me, and trust me, you don't want to have to see that icon stop bouncing without opening! Hope this helps! -Greg Hi Skyler, sorry for the late answer… As you must know, asking this question, I preach for my own church… Nevertheless, I was faithful to both, once, and just like anyone who’s been on both sides and has seen the difference, went back. Pro Tools is an amazing tools… When it works. It is very picky and requires the proper version of your host OS. It also tends to be incompatible with other stuff installed on your computer. In other words, if you don’t have to please an external client, go with logic. Not only will you have the same kind of service, but with much better plug-ins, an amazing array of virtual instruments, a much more MIDI capable environment as well as an integrated solution, made by those who makes the platform you’ll be using it on. ProTools took about 6 months to convert PT4 for Leopard when it came out… That’s something you got to think about when you don’t have a dedicated platform to record. If it’s your everyday computer, IMHO, PT will prevent you from freely updating your machine free of risk.This is not something I take out of my hat, I recall this because it happened to me, and trust me, you don’t want to have to see that icon stop bouncing without opening!
Hope this helps!
-Greg

]]> Comment on R.I.P ProTools, Logic 9 is out! by Skyler http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-361 Skyler Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:33:44 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=16#comment-361 Hello, I am about to start a home recording studio and was hoping to get some advice on what software would be the best for beginning recording (pro tools vs logic). It seems from this blog that logic would be best for me to invest in (I have a macbook). Also, what kind of soundcard would be the best to use with Logic 9? Thank you! Skyler Hello,
I am about to start a home recording studio and was hoping to get some advice on what software would be the best for beginning recording (pro tools vs logic). It seems from this blog that logic would be best for me to invest in (I have a macbook).

Also, what kind of soundcard would be the best to use with Logic 9?

Thank you!
Skyler

]]> Comment on More ReGroove & Pictures… by braincras http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/88/comment-page-1#comment-311 braincras Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:17:54 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=88#comment-311 I will stay tuned about this project, for sure, only 5min walk from my home! I will stay tuned about this project, for sure, only 5min walk from my home!

]]> Comment on R.I.P ProTools, Logic 9 is out! by Mike http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-307 Mike Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:34:27 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=16#comment-307 I dumped Avid when Final Cut came out. And now Pro Tools is gone! No more service contract extortion! No more paying a 300% markup on hard drives from Avid! I sold the HD rig, bought Logic 9, an SSL converter box, Melodyne, and a cheap M Box Pro Tools Rig to convert files until I get the Solid State Logic Pro Convert program. I have not looked back! With the extra cash, I now use 2 UAD 2 cards,(quads with all of the plugs), TC Powercore, and an SSL Duende at mix. I have all the capacity of an HD 3 Accell system for less than half the cost. I dumped Avid when Final Cut came out. And now Pro Tools is gone! No more service contract extortion! No more paying a 300% markup on hard drives from Avid! I sold the HD rig, bought Logic 9, an SSL converter box, Melodyne, and a cheap M Box Pro Tools Rig to convert files until I get the Solid State Logic Pro Convert program. I have not looked back! With the extra cash, I now use 2 UAD 2 cards,(quads with all of the plugs), TC Powercore, and an SSL Duende at mix. I have all the capacity of an HD 3 Accell system for less than half the cost.

]]> Comment on R.I.P ProTools, Logic 9 is out! by Dave http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-115 Dave Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:30:33 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=16#comment-115 Logic Pro 9. Getting, very, very close to nirvana (sorry, Kurt). Logic Pro 9. Getting, very, very close to nirvana (sorry, Kurt).

]]> Comment on The ReGroove Quartet Test Recording… by Anatomic http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/40/comment-page-1#comment-11 Anatomic Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:37:57 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=40#comment-11 Wow! AMAZING! Episode Bleue is the new thing! Wow!

AMAZING!
Episode Bleue is the new thing!

]]> Comment on R.I.P ProTools, Logic 9 is out! by Extenze http://blog.recordingchurch.com/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-8 Extenze Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:58:00 +0000 http://blog.recordingchurch.com/?p=16#comment-8 amazing stuff thanx :) amazing stuff thanx :)

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