bouzouki
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:35 am Post subject:
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I have been advised to come to this newsgroup to ask this question as I
am told this is where the recording experts lurk.
I'm getting ready to make a CD for personal use and to distribute among
friends. Since I'm no youngster, I want to put some of my lifelong music
on a CD for a few people. I wish to have complete control over the
"production", so I have ruled out a recording studio. I am considering
buying this unit:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--BOSBR900CD
and would like opinions on the following points: Does anyone know if
this unit is dependable? can it be easily used? and will it make a
passable (for private distribution, not a demo) CD. (yes, I have read
all the reviews but anyone can make up names and write reviews)
My recording experince is nil, and I am on my own. I don't wish to
upgrade my PC and invest in a lot of units. I will be recording voice,
guitar acoustic and electric, bouzouki, mandolin, and dobro.Advice
please. thank you.
mike
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William Sommerwerck
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:57 am Post subject:
Re: opinions on this recorder |
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| Quote: | I don't wish to upgrade my PC and invest in a lot of units.
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I think it might actually be cheaper and easier to do just that. Could
someone recommend a good sound card, preamp, and software for this
gentleman?
The danger of buying something "inexpensive" and "simple" just to "knock off
a few copies for friends" is that it might very well NOT do what you want or
need to do. I would be vehwe, vehwe cautious about buying something like
this. Sit down and decide _exactly_ what you want to do before you commit
money to any purchase. |
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Mike Rivers
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:04 am Post subject:
Re: opinions on this recorder |
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bouzouki wrote:
| Quote: | I'm getting ready to make a CD for personal use and to distribute among
friends. Since I'm no youngster, I want to put some of my lifelong music
on a CD for a few people. I wish to have complete control over the
"production", so I have ruled out a recording studio.
My recording experince is nil, and I am on my own. I don't wish to
upgrade my PC and invest in a lot of units. I will be recording voice,
guitar acoustic and electric, bouzouki, mandolin, and dobro.Advice
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You aren't going to like this answer, but given that you're no
youngster, you have no recording experience, and you want to have
complete control over the production, you may never complete this
project. Are you free all day? Do you have a source of income to buy
the many things you'll find that you need as you go along? And most
important, can you make decisions? Will you know when you've done good
enough?
| Quote: | http://www.zzounds.com/item--BOSBR900CD
Does anyone know if
this unit is dependable? can it be easily used? and will it make a
passable (for private distribution, not a demo) CD.
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The worst part about these things is that they're difficult to use.
They often use non-standard terminology (which may not bother you since
you have no experience and therefore won't be looking for functions by
name) and often simply don't do things that we would expect. Of course
it doesn't come with microphones, monitor speakers, cables, and
generally the instruciton manual for products like is is lacking in any
real assistiance in "how to do it." I'm speaking generically now, but
Boss gear is about as generic as you can get.
My recommendation would be to get a 4-track cassette recorder/mixer or
if you want something a little more modern, a hard disk unit like the
TASCAM DP-01FX. They're very easy to use and to understand because they
aren't overloaded with features that you probably don't understand or
need. Use it to work out your songs and arrangements, and practice,
practice, practice. Then book a studio for a few sessions and leave
handling the equipment to someone else. You'll get your CD out before
you die.
Alternately, if you really like the sound you're getting, unless you
haven't upgraded your computer in ten years, you'll be able to use the
computer as a 2-track mixdown recorder, or with the DP-01, if you have
a USB port, you can mix to dedicated tracks right on that unit,
transfer the recordings to your computer, and burn CDs there. Rocket
science is turning your computer into a reliable 96 track recorder and
mixer. Stereo recording and CD writing is not rocket science.
Spend your time making music, not learning how to use an arcane piece
of equipment that will probably be orphaned in a year. |
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