OK. I'm sorry to have to say this, but please people, stop this bloomin ridiculous argument over reaper and audio hardware. OK I have played my part in this by correcting issues and offering advice where I may but from this point forward, I am pulling out.
I don't wish to switch on my mac first thing in the morning to read rebuttals regarding an audio interface or reaper where it comes to quality issues. I will from an OOFFICIAL standpoint say this having been an audio professional for several years. At the end of the day, depending on your budget, you can still produce professional results with a reasonably cheap mic or line in source, decent cables, a decent recording interface, even griffin iMic can handle it, etc and use reaper with EQ, reerb, compressors, and the likes of to get a decent recording done for clients, internet broadcasts, etc. So please people stop this, I'm getting a little tired of it and I'm no moderator, just a technician sitting on the fence. yours with concern. lew On 25 Nov 2011, at 00:41, Dane Trethowan wrote: > It was you who mentioned people not being able to afford the stuff we've been > discussing here and it was you who said you thought it unrealistic for people > on a budget to be able to afford the type of sound devices recommended for > use with Reaper and it was you who recommended the Imic. > > Yep its true that most people probably would be satisfied with an Imic for > general recording/playback use but it ain't gonna get you too far when using > Reaper. > > Second to this stroll into your local computer shop here at any rate, ask for > an Imic sound device and see how far you get, most likely you'll either end > up walking out the door without a sound card or walking out the door with a > sound device for the same amount of money which does far mor so when i talk > about professional sound devices now I'm talking about something which is > usually in stock and readily available, a standard piece of computer > equipment nowadays etc. > > Also remember that the Imic is 6 years old, a great device but technology has > moved on since that time. The Imic is a "Classic" design but we've moved on, > we've advanced thus have sound devices acquired more power and more > flexibility so feel free to explore the big wide world and see what you find > <smile>. > > > On 25/11/2011, at 7:40 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > >> Hello Dane >> >> I answered these points already. :) >> >> I know it isn't a professional card; but my point was that you were talking >> about basic line recording. I'm not disputing the assertion that it's not >> the best piece of hardware in the world. I was just making the comment that >> most people would be happy with what it turns out if they only wanted basic >> line recording, no MIDI, not professional stuff; just basic line out that's >> isolated from the Mac. >> >> That was my only point. >> >> Lynne >> >> On 24 Nov 2011, at 03:30, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> >> Hi Folks! >> >> Sorry for the change in subject line but it probably better reflects the >> thread in any case because several issues need to be addressed here. >> >> Sorry too! for losing the original message of Lynne's I intended to reply to. >> >> In short she suggested the Imic as a sound card to use with Reaper Audio but >> Reaper audio has far more capabilities than the Imic can cater for thus >> you're not going to get the full benefit out of an Imic so in a way Lew is >> quite right. >> >> The Imic is exactly what it is, a very basic but good quality audio analogue >> line-in/microphone/line-out solution and yep! I use them here as they're >> extremely useful as a second sound device on a Notebook where I need to do >> analogue recording. >> >> The Imic is limited however in its quality, it does not for example support >> the professional sampling rates of 96KHZ and I don't think it even supports >> 24-bit sound format and this is where things like the Fastrak USB mixer I >> have and many other modern-day sound devices come into their own, they >> handle multi track audio rather than just the 2 channel audio. >> >> I'm going to leave Midi out of the conversation for now as its a totally >> different area of recording altogether. >> >> Line-in can be an analogue or a digital type and my Fastrak mixer supports a >> digital line-in facility though not an analogue. >> >> Many musical instruments support digital line-out these days so the mixer >> would plug straight into those. Again when I'm talking musical instruments >> in this sense I'm not talking Midi. >> >> The mixer also has a XLR connector which can be configured for various >> microphone types including powered and non-powered microphones. >> >> Add to that an audiophile set of analogue line outs for connecting to an amp >> or another panel and a separate headphone out amp for monitoring and cuing >> then you have a pretty powerful beast to play with when using Reaper. >> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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