guys, this is great
let me expound some knowledge of my own
first off, let's drop all the digi sucks cause of support, and turning over new product.....let's just set that aside for one moment and look at some facts
kevin (fibes) is a good friend of mine. he knows my business probably as well as i do.....and that actually says a lot sense i pretty tight lipped guy when it comes to what i've got going on
hell, i even call all music guide and had my credits pulled......hahahahaha, NO THAT'S INDIE ROCK!!!!!!!!
so, what kevin is talking about is not just what he is thinking, it's REAL
i charge two ways.....i charge per mix....yes that means you pay me X amount of dollars to sit and mix one song only, then you pay the same fee to do the next song
this can benefit you if you want to mix one tune ALL WEEK
it can hurt you if i can stamp out 6 tunes in one day
so.....that being said, i also work off a day rate if the projects is either of those two scenarios
cheaper for you, or more money for my time
if i can sit with my son and make meaningless baby sounds and have him smile and repeat them, i'll be a much nicer person in your session......
if PT allows that to happen.....BRING IT ON!!!!!!
next topic:
PT is the future my friends, embrace or get out of my way
PT holds the market share NO QUESTION
all other DAW are trying to import into it, and it is easily the standard at which all others are judged......these are facts!!!
kevin and i have had many phone conversations about me doing mix work for him as he sees fit.....can you imagine the nightmare i've already gone through converting a DP4 session over to 2" 24 track
it took me 35 hours to do 4 songs.......35 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!
my friends are shipping drives around the country, i'm begging bands for a tape budget that has now started coming off the top of the actual budget which means.....it comes out of my pocket
other DAW are fine when you are the sole originator of the project and the sole person completing it.....
i'm not looking to find the most used DAW of the basement recordist
if my room is going to succeed it absolutely MUST be equipped the formats that will serve the broadest range of clients i can possibly afford it to
simply put:
2" 24 track, PT.....nothing else!!
nest topic
mix+ vs. HD
lets dive in
mix+ = cheaper, possibly more stable, wider user base.
all those make mix+ a worthy idea....HOWEVER
at the end of this month, all those mix+ rigs are going to fall throw the floor, digi will no longer offer it's KILLER upgrade offer and all the mix rigs will lose tremendous value
you thought they were cheap now (i don't) just wait a few months......people will be giving them away
digi is no longer supporting the mix system
i have a huge problem, i call digi, they hang up....i'm up a creek with a 10k investment and a glorified paper wait that i can play old atari games with
let's look at HD
much higher start up cost....but really, it's not all that much right now
i can probably get into an HD2 rig with 2 192 interfaces and an expansion card in one of em (16 in 24 out) for around 16k
maybe a bit more
here's what that gets me
i'll be one of VERY few HD owners in my area.....you want to use the new stuff, you call me
i'll get digi support, i can use OSX with out any trouble and will get future updates to debug any problems
i can buy current plug-ins
i can boast to anyone, anywhere....."yeah man, i've got HD, i can play any pt session doc you send me"
how long is it before a PT session doc simply won't play on a mix rig
i'll tell you....as soon as every MOFO out there is cutting at 96k
and that's a lot of people already!!!
i'll easily save 6 - 10k on outboard effects boxes by going with HD
the verbs and effects in HD are simply AWESOME
i worked on a mix rig for 3 years.....trust me, i know what they sound like
the HD clock and A/D are WAY better then mix +
i'd have to dump another 1.5k into a good stable clock for a mix rig
i'm not looking to by some alesis reverb here
this mix room WILL be bad ass
i've poored tons of sweat, and cash into the acoustics.....my amek big is getting totally hot rodded.....
if i don't get a PT rig, i'll be getting eventides, a 480L.....stuff that KICKS ASS
if i get the PT rig, i'll be able to do WAY more, recall it, and cater to more clients
in a matter of 4 hours, i've done the research and made up my mind
HD2 accel
it's the best i can do, and it will be the best out there for a while......
G5 dual 2.5g with a 17" plasma display
if i don't get that rig, i won't get anything