Mbox 2 PRO VS. DIGI 003
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I'm confused why everyone is stuck on pro-tools....I mean I can understand when someone says." It's industry standard", but are you in the industry? or do you think you really are gonna be on that level? No disrespect because maybe you are and maybe you aren't, but if you are, but are your mixing skills on par with talented engineers? If you make a good song are you gonna fork out between $ 50 - $60 bucks to have it mixed down at a bigger studio?
So you just want the best sound you possibly can get and whatever happens happens, right. Well my advice is get off the siccness, go to a site like gearslutz.com or something where there are actually people who know what they are talking about..not to say there aren't idiots on any site just running their mouths. Ask someone who can actually hear differences in things like convertors etc...Digidesign in my opinion is not bad, but they get ya locked into buying all their over priced stuff. Unless you are gonna go HD, their products aren't much better then anything else in that arena. Mbox, digi 003 are cool for a budget do not get me wrong, but when you talk about getting better sound etc and upgrade this...like do not buy a $ 2000 mic pre, which will make a difference butif you are that serious about getting the best sounds think about convertors/ wordclock...and this aint cheap either..all Im saying is dont put $3000 rims on a pinto either...
So you just want the best sound you possibly can get and whatever happens happens, right. Well my advice is get off the siccness, go to a site like gearslutz.com or something where there are actually people who know what they are talking about..not to say there aren't idiots on any site just running their mouths. Ask someone who can actually hear differences in things like convertors etc...Digidesign in my opinion is not bad, but they get ya locked into buying all their over priced stuff. Unless you are gonna go HD, their products aren't much better then anything else in that arena. Mbox, digi 003 are cool for a budget do not get me wrong, but when you talk about getting better sound etc and upgrade this...like do not buy a $ 2000 mic pre, which will make a difference butif you are that serious about getting the best sounds think about convertors/ wordclock...and this aint cheap either..all Im saying is dont put $3000 rims on a pinto either...
^ Is there a better interface that will let you use Pro Tools? I'm stuck on Pro Tools because everywhere I go they're using it, so it's nice to be able to have things easily brought between different computers. Of course no one's skills are gonna be on par with a talented engineer's when they're just starting out.
Thanks for that site, it sounds like it would be a porno site lol.
I didn't understand this part:
are you saying the mic pre-amp will make a difference or not? i understand convertors/wordclock will, but what's more important? and by converters i assume you mean the high quality A/D converters?
and i thought you said digidesign is overpriced unless you get hd. then you say mbox and digi are ok for a budget.
Thanks for that site, it sounds like it would be a porno site lol.
I didn't understand this part:
are you saying the mic pre-amp will make a difference or not? i understand convertors/wordclock will, but what's more important? and by converters i assume you mean the high quality A/D converters?
and i thought you said digidesign is overpriced unless you get hd. then you say mbox and digi are ok for a budget.
what i was saying is plug ins for Hd is more expensive then other platforms..they make it so you have to use compatible plugs....Mic pre will make a difference as well...depending on what you get and what sound you are trying to achieve. There is so many factors in gear purchasing decisions...Are you gonna track synths and drum machines? or are your beats made in the computer?...if so then you do not need alot of connections..maybe a two channel a/d something like the apogee duet this should( I aint heard yet) blow digi 003 and mbox out the water. do you plan on maybe running some outputs of your computer to a summing buss or channel strip for some benefits of analog?.......there is so much that can be done and in my opinion make a decision on what kind of quality you want..what you can afford and what you are trying to do....sometimes spending less actually costs more in the end when you constantly upgrade..buy quality shit now and you can add on instead of get rid of shit...make progress.
Having a good mic pre makes a difference when you have a good mic. You can have the best pre in the world but if you plug a shitty mic into it, guess what? You can have the best mic & pre in the world but if you plug it into a shitty audio interface, guess what?
Every piece of equipment your audio signal(s) pass thru affect quality so every piece of equipment is important. There isn't one thing you can buy that will magically transform your audio into greatness.
And there are two brands that work with ProTools. Digi-Design hardware, and some M-Audio hardware. I'd gladly take a Delta over an Mbox any day.
Every piece of equipment your audio signal(s) pass thru affect quality so every piece of equipment is important. There isn't one thing you can buy that will magically transform your audio into greatness.
And there are two brands that work with ProTools. Digi-Design hardware, and some M-Audio hardware. I'd gladly take a Delta over an Mbox any day.
Isn't M-Audio a budget brand? They do make good MIDI keyboards, but that's just what I thought.
I think I'm gonna get the cheap mbox though. I mostly want to just practice mixing In the box, maybe some simple recording of voice, drum machines, and keyboards. That way I get Pro Tools LE at the same time.
I think I'm gonna get the cheap mbox though. I mostly want to just practice mixing In the box, maybe some simple recording of voice, drum machines, and keyboards. That way I get Pro Tools LE at the same time.