Recording Gear

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: Recording Gear

FireWire is a serial computer data transfer standard Apple Computer invented a few years back to improve upon the USB standard of the time. Now there's USB 2.0, which offers pretty much the same transfer rates as FireWire.

FireWire 800 has been proven to be faster than USB 2.0, and provides better results with audio related workings, especially when recording to an external drive.

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: Recording Gear

From my personal experience I find USB takes more horsepower from the computer to run at the same level as Firewire, don't know why.

 

[RebornRockist]

Re: Recording Gear

Ok, I looked and yes my laptop comes with a 4 pin firewire port. Does the firebox come with a firewire cable or do you need to buy one serperatly?

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: Recording Gear

Ok, I looked and yes my laptop comes with a 4 pin firewire port. Does the firebox come with a firewire cable or do you need to buy one serperatly?

It will most likely come with a cable but there are different firewire cables so contact the manufacturer or go to their web site and read the specs for yourself to make sure it will work on "your" laptop. Unless you want to pay me to shop for you! Kidding!!! :smack:

 

[J Moose]

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From my personal experience I find USB takes more horsepower from the computer to run at the same level as Firewire, don't know why.

Firewire has a bigger bandwith then USB.

Think about a small pipe vs. a big pipe and gallons per second.

It takes A LOT more pressure & HP to pump the same amount of information through the smaller pipe at the same rate as the larger pipe.

Either one only has so much room before things will fall apart or blow apart & fail.

For the original poster...dude...from where I sit you seem to be finding all this confusing...

Why not get a stand-alone thing like a Roland VS or some kinda' Tascam thing that won't involve a computer at all?!?

Just plug in 'yer microphones & guitars and press the big red button.

WAAAAAAY simpler.

I still record my "demos" to 4-track cassette.

Cheers!

 

[Robert S.]

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Moose does have a point. I recorded on a stand alone Fostex VF-16 for a number of years and got very nice results. There is so much to do and learn about recording that you really don't want to add a PC based system to the mix.

When I switched from stand alone to a PC/ProTools format and then to a Mac/ProTools format it set me back a year to learn all the gear. Sure i have better bit transfer, far greater editing and a shet load of plug-ins but that doesn't mean I know how to use it all or that it nessessarily makes my recordings sound that much better.

They do, they just take longer and the GAS for the next "thing" I need keeps me broke.

 

[J Moose]

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Moose does have a point. I recorded on a stand alone Fostex VF-16 for a number of years and got very nice results. There is so much to do and learn about recording that you really don't want to add a PC based system to the mix.

When I switched from stand alone to a PC/ProTools format and then to a Mac/ProTools format it set me back a year to learn all the gear. Sure i have better bit transfer, far greater editing and a shet load of plug-ins but that doesn't mean I know how to use it all or that it nessessarily makes my recordings sound that much better.

Yah.

But if you find the stuff fustrating to use you'll end up never using it or getting SOOO bogged down in "tech details" that recording quality suffers...everything from sonics to the 'be-all end-all' of the performance.

What would 'ya rather do?

Read manuals & beat 'yer head into a wall or record music and have fun?

Not to mention that stand-alone stuff is generally A LOT cheaper then getting into a computer setup. Plus the computer based stuff generally doesn't like to share duties with the interknot or anything...if you use one computer for both things (or get into gaming or whatever!) you're ASKING for problems.

The standalone thing will do fine for demos & stuff...when it's time to do something "real" then find a good producer/engineer & go that route.

 

[y2stevo]

Re: Recording Gear

Moose does have a point. I recorded on a stand alone Fostex VF-16 for a number of years and got very nice results. There is so much to do and learn about recording that you really don't want to add a PC based system to the mix.

When I switched from stand alone to a PC/ProTools format and then to a Mac/ProTools format it set me back a year to learn all the gear. Sure i have better bit transfer, far greater editing and a shet load of plug-ins but that doesn't mean I know how to use it all or that it nessessarily makes my recordings sound that much better.

They do, they just take longer and the GAS for the next "thing" I need keeps me broke.

I happen to own the Fostex Vf-16 that Rob Sold and I Can say that it's a fantastic piece of gear, Especially for the price.

I've helped out a few Friends bands record a Demo using it and they turned out great!

And as Moose said it Is pretty much just as simple as pressing a big red button :laugh2: