Tapas Das
PC recording setup
Mon Sep 24 17:42:09 2001


Wily,

I support your idea. Wait a while and go for the full blown
power of the desktop PC. You will come ahead in the long run.

My setup is extremely simple. I use both the Korg i30 and the
Korg O1W/fd as dual controller keyboards. I access combis and programs
from a couple of Triton rack modules, a Korg SG Rack, a Korg N1R module
a Korg Wavestation EX keyboard and an EMU Proteus and Alesis drum module.

I manage all the MIDI routing via a MOTU Midi Timepiece AV that
connects to a desktop PC running Cakewalk. All my sound bank are
controlled via Emagic SoundDiver Librarian/Patch editor.

All the audio signals are mixed with a Mackie LM3204 mixer and a 
Mackie CR1604 mixer.

I fine tune all the tracks/MIDI sequences in Cakewalk and mix it down
to the master 2 tracks applying the Sony R7 reverb on the final mix
and record it directly to a Tascam DA30 DAT. I edit all the start/stop
ids and then transfer the tracks digitally to a Philips CDR800 standalone
CD recorder.

After numerous configuration changes, I find this the cleanest and simplest
way to transfer the rich sounds of the Korg modules to a CD. You should
note that I do not store or edit digital audio on the PC at all! This 
is possible because I do not record live guitars/vocals. Mine is just
a simple setup to record synths using MIDI "on the fly".

Tapas.