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Anyone know PerSonus Audiobox/Studio 1??

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Dec 16, 2011
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Chicago, Illinois
#1
Greetings!

I'm currently at a point in my bass playing were I want to cover songs and put up videos online.
The PreSonus AudioBox looks nice for the price (positive reviews out weigh the negative ones by a lot).
And it comes with Studio One Artist.

I'm not looking for anything fancy.
All I want it to be able to plug in, play my track, do some simple adjustment (EQ) and place it over the song.
All this with really simple editing (cutting out parts, in/decrease volume of song and/or track).

Can I do this sort of stuff with PerSonus?
If not, any other suggestions around $150?

Thanks for the input!!
 
#4
Just got the AudioBox 44 VSL USB2.0 with Studio One Artist. The box is excellent quality, but the software is a challenge. I say that; allow me to qualify myself. I know NOTHING about computer recording. The software installed trouble free into a Windows 7 system, and I did follow the directions to the letter, but the manuals are vague and there is not a lot of tutorials (I'm having trouble getting info). Multitracking has been a nightmare (latency issues) and the software is limited in what it can do (cannot master), so I'm getting ready to download some samples of other DAWs.

I am impressed with the quality of the interface and would happily recommend it, but don't buy it for the software
 
#9
I don't want to sound like I'm trashing Studio 1. I'm new to recording and there is very little in the way of info. I just spent an hour putzing around and was able to sort of lay some tracks. It is a steep learning curve. Admittedly, all my problems are "Operator error."

As a "lite" program, there's a lot it doesn't do. I see no reason why the Audiobox wouldn't work with Audacity. The Audiobox USB 2.0 is awesome. I guess I'd suggest picking it up and seeing what you can do with it.
 
#10
Studio One does have a bit of a learning curve. Fortunately, I got mine from Sweetwater, and they included a free month of video tutorials from Groove3.com. I would HIGHLY recommend checking out that site if you do get the Audiobox.

I've had mine for almost a year, and it's awesome The interface itself is very simple to use, and is well worth it for the software alone. I've recorded about 10 songs with it. They can be heard on the Reverbnation site on my profile, if you're interested.
 
#14
I have the same objective as the original poster. I want to import a song from iTunes and practice the bass line over it. Then I want to critique my technique and sound by listening to the playback. Simple goal, right?

I can't get Studio One to import a .m4a file from iTunes: "file format not supported." Any help here?

Many thanks.
 
#15
Thanks to hellbastard (it's fun to say that) I think I know what to do. The DAW doesn't want the .m4a file, but apparentkly iTunes itself lets you convert those files to aiff or wav, which the DAW will take. I'll see when I get home. For now, at least, crisis is passed.
 

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