By trupro
Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:16 pm
I feel what he say about hardware if you are used to it. However, I feel that you are paying for a bunch of buttons, rather than usability. That Yamaha IS fantastic, don't get me wrong. But all those buttons are just waiting to break, and with digital recording, it's not like you are playin an instrument, where you really have to have knobs, etc. I mean, all those buttons are wired to a mini computer that does the exact thing as clicking a mouse. There is no difference, and those hardware controls can ware out. Also, how can you really get down w/ those small ass screens? I can't If you can't get over learning curve of a beginners audio program like sonar, then Yamaha's architecture (although extremely uselful once you get the hang of it) is really gonna make you quit. I do have the o1v, thier digital 24 trk board that those things are based on, and I love it. So, if you do go hardware, Yamaha is the move. I like ProTools myself. Computer DAWs open up an entirely different way of recording. On the other hand, it makes some cats concentrate on bells and whistles when they could just be laying down end to end linear tracks with better quality, because if your shit isn't recorded right in the first place, you can;t fix it with plugins or effects. What I'm saying is, cats think what you buy will make you sound good. I had the MD4 in '96, and my shit was top notch w/ just 4 tracks. Good luck.
