From Kent Williams Sent Thu, Nov 19th 1998, 20:16
From Kent Williams Sent Thu, Nov 19th 1998, 20:16
kent williams -- xxxx@xxxxxx.xxx email my pager at xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxxx.xxx On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Brad Shelton wrote: > Greetings music lovers, > > The planets have aligned and I can now afford to take my hobby to the next > level. =) > > I've got two objectives: > 1. Burn my mixes onto CD > 2. Use hard-drive recording to record/edit/burn original compositions > > I think (think) that I've got a handle on the hardware required for these > things.. but I really need some guidance to get the -optimum- software setup. > > Cubase looks like it could do both of those things. A more specialized > package like Sound Forge looks like it would be useful too for objective 1. > My question then is, what combination of software do you guys use to do > those kinds of things? > > Any help would be most appreciated! > 1. SCSI CDROM -- allows easy ripping of tracks off of audio CDs 2. SCSI CDR -- works with all CD burning software, not the case with IDE. 3. SCSI hard disks -- greater throughput with lower CPU usage. 4. Sound Forge with CD Architect -- total control over sequence, layout of audio CDs, coasterless CD burning. Wavelab is a possible choice with CD burning integrated, but I've never warmed up to it. 5. Cubase VST is very popular, but lots of people seem to have trouble with it. Cakewalk Pro Audio is dead simple to use and very stable and reliable. 6. Digital Audio card -- You can't beat the Event Gina -- 4 inputs, 8 outputs SPDIF digital I/O for $500 or less. I use only SCSI on my system now, with the Asus P2BS motherboard, which integrates SCSI on the motherboard. A slightly less expensive option is the similar Gigabyte board, though I've never used one.