Hi again,
Well, now I know more about the situation, forget everything I said before
haha. Pro tools and logic would be overkill if he wasn't ever going to
touch vocals. True, logic has some serious advanced midi stuff, but the
onboard sequencers in most keyboards nowadays are decent, and unless he was
really ever going to need more than that the learning curve of Logic just
wouldn't be worth the time or effort I don't think. The one function that
might be handy for him would be to load up 3rd party synth plugins from time
to time if he needs a sound or affect that the Triton doesn't have, but do a
bit of research, and you'll find a load of VST hosts that will load these
plugins without spending anywhere near as much. You'll also be wanting to
look into the process of backup for his work on the Triton - the ability to
archive all his work so that if he needs to reload a song and tweak a few
things a few weeks or months later for the client is essential. That's one
of the beauties of working computer-based, but I'm sure that nowadays
keyboards have jumped on that wagon.
Just one other thought, I don't know if your son can see or not? If he
can't, maybe the Triton isn't the series for him in terms of access. I
recall a Triton model with touch screen and maddeningly deep menues, but
again there's probably others on list that can offer way more insight to
this which is why I kept it on list. If it turns out that he can't see,
there's a list I can point you towards that's full of blind guys/gals doing
similar things to what he'll need, so just shout if you want that.
Cheers...
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "VaShaun Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Question for a Audio guru
Scott that makes sence. I have a MBP, but he will not get his fat fingers
on it. He will buy his own. Most people said the Mac Book Pro was
overkill for me just moving to the Mac and I found that to be not true at
all when you are running 14 programs at a time. I want to know what Pro
Tools and the other software you mentioned actually do for studio
production. He plays for a few churches in the Atlanta area and his
studio will have all the equipment with the exception of a sound room for
voice because he just does the tracks. If he knows nothing about the
software and I can't help him is the software really worth it? He says
the Triton Studio Pro keyboard does everything you would need from the
keyboard. I don't know if this is completely true or if it is easier to
use software assuming that it is the same as the software in keyboards.
Maybe we can talk off line because I don't want him to spend unnecessary
money, but I want him to have the best.
On Dec 2, 2007, at 1:45 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
Hi - some of this will be vague no doubt, but without knowing more about
your Son's setup its difficult to be specific.
So, as far as the notebook goes, i'd say macbook pro if he can afford
it. It used to be the case that the architecture was faster in the power
books than the iBooks, and at a guess that still will be the case in the
pro's over the macbooks, because the systems always feel more responsive
to me. Plus the machines just feel like they'll last longer, and in a
studio environment the thing will no doubt take some abuse. Whilst
everything he'll need would still run on a power book, i'd say spend the
extra cash and pick up something intell based, because Apple and other
companies won't be putting out universal binaries forever. Also, i'd
say go intell in the event that you need to do a session, because it
gives you the option of restarting into xp with bootcamp and using a
recording package on the windows side that may be more accessible for
you.
Software-wise, if I walk in to a studio here I usually expect to find
either Pro Tools from Digidesign or Logic from Apple at the centre of
things. There's advantages and disadvantages to both software as far as
usability goes, but that's just personal preference, because in terms of
what they can actually do its swings and roundabouts as the saying goes.
You'll find that the majority of software plugins and synths and whatnot
will work with either package. Logic gives you a wider choice of
hardware interfaces to work with for your inputs and outputs, but all of
the interfaces pro tools is compatible with are decent, and you're
probably less likely to run into any teething troubles taking something
that comes recommended.
Of course, for you, neither of these packages are accessible. Others on
the list will know more about the current chances of things changing,
but unless someone corrects me I'd say you're chances are higher with
Logic being the 1st out of the 2 to be accessible, given that Logic 8 is
partly readable. I don't have a copy to test it, but I've been
wondering if it would be possible to do Sessions with logic these days
with a few session templates to work from and a controller... anyone
tried? I don't know enough about soundtrack studio to know if you could
use it for bigger projects, but even if the software is advanced enough,
the tricky part would be finding the balance to appease clients. What I
mean by that is, I've spent some time on both sides of the glass, so I
realise that whatever software the engineer/producer is using, its just
a tool. How your session sounds is far more down to the players, the
instruments, the hardware used to capture it, and then the ears and mind
of your recordist... software is the last consideration. Trouble is, a
lot of musicians don't realise that, they think that pro tools does all
the work... if only. My point is that if I walked into a studio and saw
a package i'd never encountered, as long as the engineer seemed to know
what he was doing using it and the session sounded ok it wouldn't
concern me at all, but most musicians you'll encounter will be far more
swayed by the unexpected.
I'm not sure that actually answers your question, but take a look into
pro tools, logic, some interfaces, and that might do. Hopefully there's
other listers who can tell you more about the accessible route too.
Cheers...
Scott
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To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X
by theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 11:16 PM
Subject: Question for a Audio guru
Hello and good day,
My son is sighted and plays the keys, piano and organ. He will be
opening a studio in the summer and I will be assisting with the
computer and software where I can. I wanted to know what is the best
Mac notebook for audio production as well as software? The software
doesn't have to be fully accessible because I will have lots of help,
but I do want any professional suggestions. Please include why you
recommend what you suggest. Thanks
