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Very clever - I had one almost exactly like that, but it was before I picked up my first guitar!
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I told him to contact me if he had any more questions. My point was that mastering is not brain surgery and that I would be empowering him to do the work himself. |
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There are a few very simple digital options like a Zoom or the Spire, and the basics of a DAW aren't that hard to master, but any of them will take some effort and a learning curve. Do you want to make that investment or not? |
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My main focus for the was to SIMPLY get rid of some of the transfer steps.
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I'm 70. Computers came into my life professionally when I was 42. (1986) BTW, PCs were NOT friendly, \:dat/dos\blah balah blah meant nothing to me. Apple's system simply communicated better. |
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I've basically used it for email and to get around the internet. There are some simple functions (for most of you) that I've never had the need to learn......nor do I really care to. For perspective - I also still use a flip phone. Not interested in becoming one of the zombies that walk around glued to their hand computer. Might be best to just let this thread drop guys - not getting anywhere at all. Wasn't my intention to get everyone's dander up.
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I suppose we can disagree on what "simple" means. Any new technology/process, analog or digital, will require learning something new.
Folks here have presented a number of options, many of which really won't take that much time to learn, and aren't terribly expensive (e.g. you can try Reaper on your existing computer for free). Only you can decide if you want to make any investment at all. |
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And yes I remember having worked in a Stereo Shop in 1981 that had a DOS computer (supposedly for inventory at point of sale), that owner spent more time cursing at then actually operating... I don't think he ever got it working correctly at least not before I left in 83.
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I think you are missing something basic here. You don't need "computer skills" to successfully record using a DAW you need recording skills.
And from what you have said so far you already have most of those skills. You obviously know how a mixer works, how to arm tracks for recording, how to set recording levels correctly. I assume you also know the purpose of a bus whereby you might have a master reverb fx and you "send" as much level from each track as you wish to the master reverb fx for example. You are already working with digital recording. You understand setting the appropriate levels for each track and working the pan controls to create a stereo image. My preferred solution is Logic Pro X on an Apple computer. I don't know the software intimately, I just know enough to be able to do what I want to do without getting in the way of my creative goals. I'm a year older than you and don't quite consider myself an old man. I guarantee if you can learn to record into a DAW you will become a better musician over time. Your singing and playing sound fine to me though if you had recorded over a metronome or drum backing track I'm sure your timing would sound tighter. You could try Reaper as it has a generous trial period and seems to be well liked by the user base. You could do worse than using one of the cheap Behringer UMC HD audio interfaces which only cost around £50 here in the UK so probably a similar cost in the US.
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My observation was that most guys a year or two older than me didn't make the jump to computers. (of course, a few did). I never really considered myself a computer geek. Perhaps I'm wrong. I was writing audio production articles for Radio World, a trade magazine. I began by writing long hand and then typing out a final draft on a typewriter. In '87, I think, the publisher said he wanted everything delivered by email. I got an Apple SE and a 56 k baud modem and never looked back. Most everyone I hung with made the shift at about the same time. Some to Macs, somme to PCs. So that's my perspective. Paulp1960, I will disagree with you about not needing computer skills. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, simple attention to detail is required for file management. In addition, knowing how to make an mp3 on your own computer comes in really handy. Knowing how to create a backup of your drive that automatically backs up every day is also pretty important for happiness as is running simple diagnostic "computer health" software. To not pay attention to these will cause you no end of grief. There is no dander raised here, just observations and the experience I've had with myself and others. I have no idea what burdens you're experiencing with file transfers. Could you be more specific? |
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Fair comment TY Ford. I must admit I'm a bit of an IT geek myself having worked in IT for the last 34 years.
I still don't think using the basic facilities of a DAW requires too much IT knowledge, especially since the OP is already recording digitally and understands mixers etc.
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