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- Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH
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- Intel i7 4790K
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- EVGA GTX 760 ACX
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- Classic Mac
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Hi there guys I have built myself a hackintosh that I am so far very happy with. I finished uni and have already had my first year teaching music at high school under my belt. One department I am severely lacking in is recording, mixing, mastering etc. Now my situation isn't as simple as I would like. My partner is moving away to the Faulkland Islands for a job for up to two years and I plan to follow her out there as soon as I can. I have things to tie up at my end and stuff I want to invest in before I go, an audio interface definitely being at the top of my list.
My rig in brief:
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z97X-UD7-TH
CPU - Intel 4790K
GPU - EVGA GTX 760 SOC
RAM - 32GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical ( I read somewhere with hackintosh's this much RAM can be a big problem?)
So things to consider are:
- ordering things to the Faulklands is not easy or great so I need an interface I can learn and not easily out grow (I hate investing money in things that scream to be sold again)
- internet in the Faulklands is really bad, as in 3mb on the best of days and there is a really small data allowance for during the day. Would this effect certain hardware/software they require constant updates?
- I am wondering whether it is best to invest in things like a grossmann iso cab or if I should save the weight and just go with amp modelling and plugins for the next two years (I will be taking 1x electric and 1x acoustic)
- Budget is around £500-£1000 and options I have researched are:
Universal Audio Apollo Thunderbolt Interface
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I0RHU8K/[/AMAZON-uk]
RME Fireface 800
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001DH7J3A/[/AMAZON-uk]
RME BabyFace Blue
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004GXA41C/[/AMAZON-uk]
Focusrite Liquid SAFFIRE56
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00202HCAC/[/AMAZON-uk]
- Most schools and community colleges use Cubase but the techies at my previous school were raving about Ableton Live, will I be easily able to convert all my skills or just stick to Cubase?
- For the learning process I would like to deconstruct computer game music, film scores, tv show themes tunes etc and just go wild remaking/arranging what I like.
- For studio monitors I have so far in the lead the Yamaha HS8. For rock and metal in particular the HS80's were apparently a massive favourite and the HS8 is supposedly even better than that and don't require a sub woofer.
Just so people don't thiink I am being a completely lazy toad I am already reading pages like these:
http://www.rolandus.com/blog/2013/03/18/5-tips-for-choosing-an-audio-interface/
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov04/articles/pcmusician.htm
There's no substitute for just trying things out and playing around but if people have any fantastic resources they would recommend for learning and applying skills that would be fantastic. Any help would be very much appreciated and I looked at the compatibility list for external interfaces and I am sure all of the ones I have mentioned so far are on there. The point of all this is that I really want to grow as a musician who wants to record, experiment with arrangements and becomes a better teacher. How high I should set my ceiling however is a little tricky to fathom....
My rig in brief:
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z97X-UD7-TH
CPU - Intel 4790K
GPU - EVGA GTX 760 SOC
RAM - 32GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical ( I read somewhere with hackintosh's this much RAM can be a big problem?)
So things to consider are:
- ordering things to the Faulklands is not easy or great so I need an interface I can learn and not easily out grow (I hate investing money in things that scream to be sold again)
- internet in the Faulklands is really bad, as in 3mb on the best of days and there is a really small data allowance for during the day. Would this effect certain hardware/software they require constant updates?
- I am wondering whether it is best to invest in things like a grossmann iso cab or if I should save the weight and just go with amp modelling and plugins for the next two years (I will be taking 1x electric and 1x acoustic)
- Budget is around £500-£1000 and options I have researched are:
Universal Audio Apollo Thunderbolt Interface
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I0RHU8K/[/AMAZON-uk]
RME Fireface 800
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001DH7J3A/[/AMAZON-uk]
RME BabyFace Blue
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004GXA41C/[/AMAZON-uk]
Focusrite Liquid SAFFIRE56
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00202HCAC/[/AMAZON-uk]
- Most schools and community colleges use Cubase but the techies at my previous school were raving about Ableton Live, will I be easily able to convert all my skills or just stick to Cubase?
- For the learning process I would like to deconstruct computer game music, film scores, tv show themes tunes etc and just go wild remaking/arranging what I like.
- For studio monitors I have so far in the lead the Yamaha HS8. For rock and metal in particular the HS80's were apparently a massive favourite and the HS8 is supposedly even better than that and don't require a sub woofer.
Just so people don't thiink I am being a completely lazy toad I am already reading pages like these:
http://www.rolandus.com/blog/2013/03/18/5-tips-for-choosing-an-audio-interface/
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov04/articles/pcmusician.htm
There's no substitute for just trying things out and playing around but if people have any fantastic resources they would recommend for learning and applying skills that would be fantastic. Any help would be very much appreciated and I looked at the compatibility list for external interfaces and I am sure all of the ones I have mentioned so far are on there. The point of all this is that I really want to grow as a musician who wants to record, experiment with arrangements and becomes a better teacher. How high I should set my ceiling however is a little tricky to fathom....