Check to see what you like but if you can, try to make sure that the audio card that you get for recording audio is a professional audio card like the delta 10-10. I think that it is still available and it works great. You'll need a separate midi interface as well as a mixing consol? If you don't have a lot of gear it might not matter to you on the number of midi ports that you have access too. But please think of the fact that one day you might want to expand what you have in terms of gear and you'll need a midi interface that will fit the bill. I hope that this may help you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Campbell, Wiley L. (Portland)" <Wiley.Campbell@xxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 5:33 PM Subject: [ddots-l] New-be test question Hello: As a test to see if I'm getting to list... I'm a new-be here starting up a simple home DAW. I have a new Win 7 high end Dell PC with generic RealTek sound card which I'll dessignate to JAWS. I'm very compitent with computers / technology, but a music studio novice. I tend to prefer simpler bombproof tech rather than too feature rich problematic approaches. I'll likely be using Cakewalk SONAR 8.5 / CakeTalking. First step audio interface (AI): I've been looking at combo analog mixer AI but seeing some mixed user reviews. Also need MIDI i/o. Most of time I would be recording a channel of MIDI or analog at a time. But occasionally might use mixer for small live PA or recording; 6-8 ins would suffice. Would I be better going this mixer AI combo route e. g. Mackie Onyx 820i or similar, or getting stand alone MIDI AI like roland FA-66 and stand alone 6-8 channel mixer? Thanks, Wiley BigIota drums http://www.bigiota.com/Audio/Music.htm PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribeFor other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link:
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