On 6/7/07, Richard Lovison <rlovison@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oh my... if I was only 30 years younger. I have always been running a dual
> boot system on my computer since 95 with Linux as a second choice. Recently
> I installed the latest version of Ubuntu Linux and tried out Ardour2,
> digital audio workstation software. All I can say is wow!! For any of you
> out there who are musicians and are considering doing your own recording,
> this is the software. I just can't believe what can be done with Ardour
> that used to take 100's of thousands of dollars to do with hardware when I
> was an engineer back in the late 70's.
>
> The 24 track tape machine has been replaced by the hard drive and the
> console with its patch bay and outboard gear replaced by the software.
> Maintenance?? No longer do those tape machines need to be calibrated once a
> day. I'm not sure how I would handle 24 open inputs with some outboard gear
> with a mouse... a very large wide screen LCD would be needed and possibly
> multiple monitors.
>
> I imagine for the cost of a decent computer, a pro audio card (M-Audio or
> RME Hammerfall) to provide 16 or more balanced inputs and a collection of
> decent microphones one could have a wonderful studio at a fraction of what
> it cost 30 years ago. With the money saved, energy could then be put into a
> well designed studio space, a small control room with close field monitoring
> and possibly a third space set up for just post mix listening with a nice
> set of monitors (favorites used to be Urei Time Aligns). Oh, if I was just
> 30 years younger. :)
>
> Richard
30 years will not come again for me either, Richard. Let me ask: are
you familiar with Qbase? I am using the LE version right now with a
digital mixer and my laptop. I have much to learn but sometimes the
results are pretty dang good. Am I wasting time with this software
that would better be spent learning Linux and Ardour2?
Joel W.
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