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Home recording.. best way?

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  • 13-10-2010 5:32pm
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    JajaD
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    I have protools and want to start recording in my home music room. Im getting a laptop and wonder whats the best laptop to get for protools? Id say mac? Whats the craic with soundcards? do they come with laptops? Should i use a external hardrive for saving the music? (sorry im really clueless!)

    Any tips for a lady?


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    Jemmaa
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    JajaD wrote: »
    I have protools and want to start recording in my home music room. Im getting a laptop and wonder whats the best laptop to get for protools? Id say mac? Whats the craic with soundcards? do they come with laptops? Should i use a external hardrive for saving the music? (sorry im really clueless!)

    Any tips for a lady?
    You want to start with ProTools because you want to learn how to use it or just because you have it?


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    DamagedTrax
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    JajaD wrote: »
    I have protools and want to start recording in my home music room. Im getting a laptop and wonder whats the best laptop to get for protools? Id say mac? Whats the craic with soundcards? do they come with laptops? Should i use a external hardrive for saving the music? (sorry im really clueless!)

    Any tips for a lady?

    hi jaja.

    you need to go to the avid website and follow their computer building guide to a tee before running protools (especially on a laptop!)

    if you dont follow their exact recommendations theres a very high chance it wont work and if you go to them for support they'll just tell you to come back when you have the correct machine.

    for a soundcard you will need to buy a digidesign soundcard (protools wont work without one) - you can pick up an mbox 2 for about 150/200 2nd hand. these are a good place to start to get into the world of protools.

    if you definitly want a laptop (although a desk top is a much better option for connectivity and peripherals) then i'd suggest going PC as only the most expensive macs have the options you would need.

    a good place to start for protools machines is the custom synergy range at dv247.com

    whatever you do DO NOT skimp on your machine. to get protools working perfectly is a very expensive way to go and if you're on a budget i would suggest looking into reaper or cubase instead.

    good luck!


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    JajaD
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    DamagedTrax wrote: »
    hi jaja.

    you need to go to the avid website and follow their computer building guide to a tee before running protools (especially on a laptop!)

    if you dont follow their exact recommendations theres a very high chance it wont work and if you go to them for support they'll just tell you to come back when you have the correct machine.

    for a soundcard you will need to buy a digidesign soundcard (protools wont work without one) - you can pick up an mbox 2 for about 150/200 2nd hand. these are a good place to start to get into the world of protools.

    if you definitly want a laptop (although a desk top is a much better option for connectivity and peripherals) then i'd suggest going PC as only the most expensive macs have the options you would need.

    a good place to start for protools machines is the custom synergy range at dv247.com

    whatever you do DO NOT skimp on your machine. to get protools working perfectly is a very expensive way to go and if you're on a budget i would suggest looking into reaper or cubase instead.

    good luck!

    I have an mbox already and have been using protools already on an average computer and it was working fine. I really didnt know anything about protools and just threw the proramme onto my computer and i recorded a few songs already. I wanted a mac laptop so i could use for college and possibly used at gigs but the main reason is for recording so if its better to have a computer then id get a mac computer then? Do i still need a sound card if i already have a mbox then?


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    DamagedTrax
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    JajaD wrote: »
    I have an mbox already and have been using protools already on an average computer and it was working fine. I really didnt know anything about protools and just threw the proramme onto my computer and i recorded a few songs already. I wanted a mac laptop so i could use for college and possibly used at gigs but the main reason is for recording so if its better to have a computer then id get a mac computer then? Do i still need a sound card if i already have a mbox then?

    an mbox IS a soundcard.

    if your computer is working fine then keep using it but it will eventually cause you problems as you get into bigger mixes. thats a guarantee.


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    JajaD
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    DamagedTrax wrote: »
    an mbox IS a soundcard.

    if your computer is working fine then keep using it but it will eventually cause you problems as you get into bigger mixes. thats a guarantee.


    Haha see thats how ****e i am at this sort of stuff! :) Cool. So get a comp that will support protools. Grand job. Thanks for your help. :)


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