Scott,
"Hi Terry. I'm really interested to hear how you utilized both the 'TascamUS122' and 'Sonar' in your latest CD. At what step(s) in your recording project did you utilize each of these, and what was the advantage (if any) of going back and forth."

The Tascam is just the interface to get into the pc with audio and midi. I used both the AW 4416 and my laptop software for this cd, as follows.

I think audio is more flawlessly (or at least hasslelessly) recorded on the hard disc AW4416, because it is a dedicated unit that does not have all the other things going on that my laptop does. So on some of my cuts I recorded things like the Stick on the h/d first transferred it to the laptop to sync it up with drum tracks I put together in Sonar or Adobe Audition (I'm using both at the moment.) I started this cd out on the AW and about half way through decided I wanted to get back to making the laptop sequencing work and bought the US 122 to make it happen. I was using the M Audio Quattro and while the sound was great M Audios drivers leave a lot to be desired.

The laptop offers the flexibility of being able to see the wavs better cut and paste, record and edit loops to put the tracks together as well as having so many more tracks available to record on and as I mentioned before midi.

The other thing I did with the laptop was take advantage of the mastering and the more available effects, that the AW lacks.

About a couple of your other Q's to Roel. I actually think pc software has a steeper learning curve than my AW had. I think the other h/d recorder you should look at is the Akai 24. It has a larger screen with wav editing capabilities like a pc and it also has a hookup for a pc monitor to get it all on the big screen. It also has a 60g hard drive where my AW has a 12 (it may be larger now though.) I'm only sort of considering going down to look at one and maybe trading my AW in, although I know and like the AW very much.

The one major difference I notice for me that I do not like about pc recording is that I do not work as quickly with it as I do my AW. I spend too much time tweaking stuff just because I can in Sonar. With the AW I push record and go, if it's wrong I just rerecord it, which takes a lot less time then fooling with editing in the software.
Terry

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Terry http://imjazzed.homestead.com/Index.html

[This message has been edited by trtjazz (edited 11-22-2003).]