borrowing a 8-input audio interface (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyRaz]

is it 2 or 4 channell you have at present?

4.

have considered a submix on feeding in stereo to two of the track if needs be

 

[ann post]

4.

have considered a submix on feeding in stereo to two of the track if needs be

There's a lot you can do to prep for 8 track with 4 track, like get half your mic placements sorted one week, and half the next if you are fitting this into rehearsal, or just go for broke on 4 track and then list what wasn't well documented..

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Update: I got one off a lad on adverts.
After some spring cleaning my old Mac is handling 8 tracks of white noise for extended periods quite happily:l

 

[ann post]

be wary of garageband performance on mutli once you start doing post

 

[JohnnyRaz]

be wary of garageband performance on mutli once you start doing post

it can be limiting for sure.. but it's what I'm most used to using at this stage.

Getting 8 live tracks in was the major hurdle.

 

[Anthony]

What OS are you on? I have Logic 9 on disc I could let you install.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

What OS are you on? I have Logic 9 on disc I could let you install.

catalina...

 

[ann post]

Can I tell you to move to reaper now, just to save you the month of dickery before moving to reaper? Too soon?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Can I tell you to move to reaper now, just to save you the month of dickery before moving to reaper? Too soon?

I've been using GB for years tbh. stuck in my ways.

can you get reaper for mac? thought it was a PC only

 

[Anthony]

catalina...

Nah, won't run on that. For some reason I thought you were reviving an old laptop.

 

[Anthony]

I've been using GB for years tbh. stuck in my ways.

can you get reaper for mac? thought it was a PC only

You can get reaper for mac. It's grand an all.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Nah, won't run on that. For some reason I thought you were reviving an old laptop.

ha - it is old. 2012.
no longer will auto update.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

You can get reaper for mac. It's grand an all.

sure It'll be jun/july before I will have time to get stuck into the recording, so I might download it and dick about in advance.

 

[ann post]

I use GB also on an ancient macbook (2010 possibly) - i get on fine with it but it struggles on audio multi track at a certain point. the core design element of reaper is that it's wildly efficient in comparison to all DAW's and along with ardour is ideal for making an old machine a valid platform.

the minus with reaper is effects wise they largely dont give a fuck about making things look like old amps so it's sorta like moving from this



to this



but i'll confidently open a 24-80 track mix on reaper on an old machine, while the same in garageband will turn it into a heat and noise generator.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

I use GB also on an ancient macbook (2010 possibly) - i get on fine with it but it struggles on audio multi track at a certain point. the core design element of reaper is that it's wildly efficient in comparison to all DAW's and along with ardour is ideal for making an old machine a valid platform.

the minus with reaper is effects wise they largely dont give a fuck about making things look like old amps so it's sorta like moving from this

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to this

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but i'll confidently open a 24-80 track mix on reaper on an old machine, while the same in garageband will turn it into a heat and noise generator.

Mixing in gb is a pain in the hole. The actual ‘console’ type controls in reaper alone could tempt me.
I actually preferred the older simpler version of gb, it was less attractive but easier to get under the hood in terms of settings etc

 

[Anthony]

Yea, I spent a lot of time in GB around 2008 - 2011.

 

[Space]

Just get Reaper already.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

I haven’t felt this much peer pressure since I started smoking.

I’ve downloaded. Looks a lot more accessible than the last time I had a spin on it (bout 13 years ago) possibly my capabilities have improved in the interim too

Will lay down a few shits and giggles guitar/synth/Vox tracks over the weekend

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Well.. what has two thumbs and has been convinced? This prick

 

[ann post]

Well.. what has two thumbs and has been convinced? This prick
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control click and normalise those ftw.