Spot the weakest link... in my recording chain?? Great example in here..

[Mitch Lowen]

I use a PC

Pentium III 667Mhz
2 x 20Gb Harddisks

I record into

Logic Audio Gold 4.1 (retail)

Vocals

Joemeek JM-47 mic
Joemeek VC3 v2 pre-amp

Through an analog cable from the pre-amp into the L input of my soundcard

Audiowerk 8 card

Midi:

E-mu Proteus2000 incl. Phatt Board (Turbo Phatt synth)
Roland JV2080
Akai S950

Everything goes back to my old trusted Yamaha MC1602 mixer.

The audio -> 2 tracks
All synths -> 2 tracks each
S950 -> 5 tracks

A song recorded and mixed like this:

Davey G - Break It Down


Besides fixing the acoustics problems in my room I want to start tracking all my sounds into Logic and mixing everything in the box <term I just learned haha>

One thing: a friend uses Creamware and is going crazy over how thin certain properly sounds end up sounding in Logic. He says 'Eventhough ur mixer is old etc. it gives a lot of bottom to your music..' He suggests I track from the mixer's XLR outs straight into the soundcard.

I wonder: what's the weakest link (besides me! think lack of proper acoustics and really good engineering skills).


Thanx

Oh.. and I have this TL-Audio C-5021 I never touch.. because plug-ins might probably be better (I got Waves + TC Electronic plug-ins).

So much advice to give now huh... be brutal

[s-boogie]

1
in order to be less dependent on cpu, you sould get rid of that pIII
get a new p IV or athlon with at least 1 gb ram/2ghz for proper plug-in handling
once you mix in the box you will find out how fast you run out of cpu.
check your budget here.
a new pc is a must have for your purposes.
(or get a uad 1 to mix with more pci-power)

2
get rid of that audiowerk 8.
if you don´t get a new computer soon,get a least a used motu 2408 (250$ ??)
buy it used...they are rugged.
tracking with your audiowerk is the weakest link here.
if you decide to buy a new pc soon,you may choose between more
usb/firewire interfaces that will all kill your audiowerk.
if not...check ebay for motu 2408 w/pci

3
accoustics!

4
samson stike

[s-boogie]

if you start tracking alot on 24 bit 44.1 khz on a NEW soundcard,
you will soon need new harddrives...40 gig ain´t nothing!
see....you need a new computer and a new audio interface!
good luck

and by the way...this audiowerk 8 may be just another reason for you thinking your passive dynaudios lack detail and transparence!