Tapas Das
Re: to Tapas
Sat Sep 22 14:23:04 2001


Wily,

You do not absolutely need to have the Tascam unit to transfer
digital audio to your laptop. It is merely one of the myriad
of alternatives out there. Indeed, if I were you, I would
skip the USB interface altogether and get modules that
work with FireWire like the MOTU 828 digital audio interface.

Since you have the Sony Laptop, you should build your studio
around it. Don't waste more money on another desktop PC.

Your Sony has 2 USB ports and 1 Firewire port. How about
distributing the data load across these ports?

Transfer your high volume digital audio data via the Firewire
port and use one of the USB ports to transfer MIDI data.
This will give you a more stable setup. There are plenty
of USB MIDI interfaces.

You could use Cubase VST to sequence/manage/edit all your MIDI
and Audio data inside your computer.

Here are some links that may interest you:

www.edirol.com
www.audiomidi.com
www.bhphotovideo.com
www.fullcompass.com
www.sweetwater.com
www.samash.com
www.midiman.com

Tapas.