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Home Studio & Linux

#104
13bass said:
That's my concern as well, mixed reviews there. Not sure if in the long run would be better to grab a Focusrite Solo or even a 2i2
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I will just make a plug for the Roland Rubix 22. It's a bit more expensive than the Focusrite (a quick search turned up the Solo for $119 and the Rubix for $199), but you get more bang for your buck.
 
#105
lucas303 said:
Should I shoot for the same CPU specs I would for a Windows-based machine or can I get equal performance with a less powerful CPU? I'd be using Reaper as my DAW if that makes any difference.
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Depends on what you plan on recording. In general the more dedicated computing power you have, the larger and more complicated your projects can be. If you're just recording a couple of tracks with minimal processing, then you can make do with less. If you shoot for a machine similarly spec'd to a Windows PC, you will probably have enough processing power, storage, and throughput to handle most home studio work.
 
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#106
ctmullins said:
Focusrite Solo is well cheap enough for me to not ever consider the Behringer.... o_O
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Yep, agreed. I think I will look to get a Focusrite Solo and load Reaper on my linux laptop.

So question for everyone, if my BL is using garageband, and I want to record bass tracks on Reaper, can the tracks be transferred for him to use to mix with the other band member tracks? What formats can garageband accept? What formats can Reaper create? Thanks.
 
#107
13bass said:
So question for everyone, if my BL is using garageband, and I want to record bass tracks on Reaper, can the tracks be transferred for him to use to mix with the other band member tracks? What formats can garageband accept? What formats can Reaper create? Thanks.
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Any DAW can import and export plain audio files with individual tracks or mixes, so that's what I've always done. Just make sure they all start at the same time. So, e.g., if you're working together on a song that has no bass on the first verse, then when you send them a bass track, it'll have a bunch of silence at the start--that's fine, and means they can import it and have everything line up exactly right without having to do any guesswork. Usually .wav, but I'm sure mp3 or ogg or whatever would work too.

Maybe if you were trying to do some closer collaboration on the mix, you might need some fancier kind of sharing, but for just contributing a bass track I think that's all you need.

I've only done this a few times, though, I'll defer to anyone with more experience....
 
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#108
bfields said:
Any DAW can import and export plain audio files with individual tracks or mixes, so that's what I've always done. Just make sure they all start at the same time. So, e.g., if you're working together on a song that has no bass on the first verse, then when you send them a bass track, it'll have a bunch of silence at the start--that's fine, and means they can import it and have everything line up exactly right without having to do any guesswork. Usually .wav, but I'm sure mp3 or ogg or whatever would work too.

Maybe if you were trying to do some closer collaboration on the mix, you might need some fancier kind of sharing, but for just contributing a bass track I think that's all you need.

I've only done this a few times, though, I'll defer to anyone with more experience....
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Ok, cool, we record at rehearsals into his laptop (garageband) and it would be good to be able to shape my tone better and replace my bass track on occasion.
 

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