Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I took a long look at Sonar and Digi 01/02, but there
is such a large requirement for hardware and RAM if you
want to have any kind of meaningful simultanious recording
and playback without your system crashing.

Maybe the software is better now, but they're still a couple
hundred bucks at a minimum + you need to get a good card for
about $300-400 minimum.

The problem with recording is that it's a total black hole
for cash. But that's what makes it addicting to do. There
are so many cool new gadgets coming out every couple months
it makes my head spin if I unplug for any period of time.

Guess it's time to come to terms with the cash outlay required
and just jump in with both feet (and an open wallet!)

Who knows, maybe I can hit the Jackpot in Vegas later this
month on my trip - then all of my money problems will be solved.
On the other hand, that could be dangerous to have that much cash!


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "flexsez" <staff@m...> wrote:
> > Ed, I know it's a rather open ended question, I'm just
> > curious what others are using and how they like it.
> > 
> > Maybe some good reads for people debating on what to get.
> > 
> > I personally think I'll go the route of a Tascam 788 or
> > similar machine. Buying sounds cards and upgrading my
> > computer doesn't appeal to me at the moment.
> > 
> > Not to mention hardware like a DAW, doesn't lose it's value
> > as fast as a new computer does. Every time I get a new computer,
> > I can hear the price dropping when I walk out the door.
> 
> I'm old school, and equipment like the Tascam 788 appeals to my 
> sensibility as well. But even though PCs per se depreciate faster 
> than outboard recording/sampling/processing hardware, PC 
> recording/sampling/processing capability is generally more 
versatile, 
> less expensive, and easier to upgrade, though often complicated. 
More 
> and more serious recording facilities are taking advantage of 
them. I 
> was just reading the equipment list at Peter Gabriel's Real World 
> studios. It has a healthy cross section of both sides. You'll find 
a 
> lot of people using Cakewalk Sonar, Steinberg Cubase, Digidesign 
Pro 
> Tools, Propellerhead Reason, Native Instruments Battery, etc. All 
> have their proponents in terms of price, features, user-
friendliness, 
> compatibiity, and so on. Which ones ultimately flip your will 
depend 
> on many factors.
> 
> Ed
> 
> Ed