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balis · 28th July 2004

I have about $1500-2000 over the next couple months that I plan to put towards my project studio...right now have a

1) tascam 16 x 8 bus mixer
2) bunch of midi controlled real analogs (juno 106, pulse, etc,..)
3) akai s5000 w/ ak sys usb
4) assorted guitars and amps

preferred sequencer: Im going to be using DP4 on OSX

had a g3 w/ digi001 but received a g4 ibook lappie for b-day so planning to upgrade to some sort of firewire setup..never loved digi001 converters

so I want:

excellent A/D conversion
some sort of DI facility for recording bass and guitar (would like ability to record vocals but not priority right now) -- will also prolly close mic simultaneously w. sm57
effects

I rarely record more than a couple tracks at a time so many inputs are not priority

first priority:

good ad/da -- looking at mh ULN-2..do I need such good pres since I rarely record vox?

maybe the motu 2408mkII (for one thing I know it will integrate seamlessly w. my but I dont need that many inputs so that's why Im leaning towards the ULN-2)? more concerned about ad/da quality..

are there other good options? mini-me looks nice but pricey.

second priority:

ability to track bass and guitar and get a clean but warm sound

third priority:

decent reverb---will eventually purchase kurzweil rumour I think but for now prolly puts me over the top...

Please help!

Thanks guys (and girls)!

28th July 2004	#1
balis Gear Head Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 46 Thread Starter	help me w. project studio I have about $1500-2000 over the next couple months that I plan to put towards my project studio...right now have a 1) tascam 16 x 8 bus mixer 2) bunch of midi controlled real analogs (juno 106, pulse, etc,..) 3) akai s5000 w/ ak sys usb 4) assorted guitars and amps preferred sequencer: Im going to be using DP4 on OSX had a g3 w/ digi001 but received a g4 ibook lappie for b-day so planning to upgrade to some sort of firewire setup..never loved digi001 converters so I want: excellent A/D conversion some sort of DI facility for recording bass and guitar (would like ability to record vocals but not priority right now) -- will also prolly close mic simultaneously w. sm57 effects I rarely record more than a couple tracks at a time so many inputs are not priority first priority: good ad/da -- looking at mh ULN-2..do I need such good pres since I rarely record vox? maybe the motu 2408mkII (for one thing I know it will integrate seamlessly w. my but I dont need that many inputs so that's why Im leaning towards the ULN-2)? more concerned about ad/da quality.. are there other good options? mini-me looks nice but pricey. second priority: ability to track bass and guitar and get a clean but warm sound third priority: decent reverb---will eventually purchase kurzweil rumour I think but for now prolly puts me over the top... Please help! Thanks guys (and girls)!