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Originally posted by travlin'easy:
I've read each and every thread with great interest, and most of what I've read seems to point toward a dedicated, external recording device, one that is very expensive and still must be edited with a computer.
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Gary

You don't HAVE to edit on computer, it is just easier with more options.

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What I would really like to see/hear is some songs A/B'd using both techniques, songs using the same keyboard, same vocal processor, same everything--except one would be recorded with an external, digital recorder, while the other would be recorded directly into the PC using either Cakewalk, Sonar, Sound Forge, GoldWave or any other PC based recording program. No editing, just straight recording--the exact same way that the song would be recorded on tape or a digital recorder. This would be the true test of which is best.

If you'd like to hear that comparison, not the same tune but done the way you suggest, i.e., one on the AW4416 alone and one done on a laptop with Adobe Audition alone... http://imjazzed.homestead.com/currentwork.html

Cut #1 Ridin' High is strictly AW4416 burned to cd, converted on pc to mp3
cut #7 Touch is Adobe Audition only on laptop
converted to mp3 straight onthe laptop and posted.


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My gut feeling is that without editing, both will be about equal, but I won't know this until I hear a couple MP3's posted by those who have both recording systems available and post the A/B recordings. Then, and only then, will my aging ears be able to tell if there is truely a difference in the unedited versions.

I'm not sure one will hear a difference quality wise. Both methods turn out great recordings, they just both have different UI's and it depends like so many other things how one does and wants to work. We have to keep in mind too what would actually be a valid listening test is to put both cuts burned to a cd from both methods, because what we will hear with examples here are both that at some point had to be run through pc converted to mp to post them.

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I no longer own a digital recorder, so I'm out of this one for anything other than posting songs put together on my PC. I'm working on a CD now of all Italian songs and hope to have it complete sometime early this coming week. I'll post them on my web site when they're ready.

I look forward to hearing your new cd Gary.
Terry

Cheers,

Gary


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



[This message has been edited by trtjazz (edited 11-23-2003).]
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