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Recording with Macbook Pro

Just got myself a Macbook Pro... I also have a Yamaha DTXtreme IIS electronic kit with midi connectivity... and of course the Mac comes with Garageband. I don't have any more funds to invest in Protools or Cubase (which I'm aware would likely produce better results - I have Cubase SX and Reason on my desktop PC).

...but my question is - anyone have any advice on a 'box' or interface to plug my kit in (via midi) to the Macbook Pro and eventually I will want to plug in a few mics to this box...

What's a reasonable solution for recording (appreciating the fact that I don't have $1500 for pro solution at this point?) Any other thoughts or advice related to recording is welcome!

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Permalink Reply by Malcolm Boyce on March 15, 2009 at 1:20pm: Rob,

With Adrian's OK, since this is more of a "recording" question, might I suggest you pop over here:

http://forums.middleaudio.com

There are several folks there that will probably be quick to offer help with your questions.

Hope to see you over there,
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Permalink Reply by Rob Hughes on March 15, 2009 at 3:18pm: Sure Malcolm - I'll have a look - I did see this site from the other threads.

I was just wanting the opinion of other drummers... not necessarily audiophiles with big budgets.

Thx,
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Permalink Reply by Malcolm Boyce on March 15, 2009 at 5:03pm: I think you'll find the Middle forums to be a nice middle ground... pun unintended.

Certainly not a big budget snobbery.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Clay McClure on March 16, 2009 at 12:50pm: I also have a MacBook Pro and use GarageBand.

For live 2-channel audio recording, I've had success with an M-AUDIO Mobile Pre USB. It's got phantom power and can drive a pair of condenser mics -- get some stands and set them up as overheads for quick but decent recordings of an ensemble or your drum kit.

For MIDI I've used a M-AUDIO MIDISport USB interface. Admittedly I've only recorded keyboard with it, but I suspect it would work fine with MIDI drums. Seems like GarageBand has some decent drum sounds.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rob Hughes on March 16, 2009 at 8:57pm: Thanks guys - appreciate it!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Adrian Nadeau on March 18, 2009 at 6:59pm: Definitely check out http://forums.middleaudio.com

I was able to find an answer to a question I recently had over there. Great help!

Cheers,
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Permalink Reply by Rob Hughes on April 8, 2009 at 9:34pm: Update: My buddy decided to sell a bunch of equipment and I ended up picking a few new toys for a steal! Now I just how to figure out how it all works LOL!! I'm thinking I could record all of our jam sessions a little nicer now. If only I had the $$ for Logic or ProTools now.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peter Wallace on July 25, 2009 at 10:17am: Just a warning (even though it's what I use!), Logic has got a.....interesting......GUI compared to Pro Tools and some other DAWs I've used. I've gotten used to it, but I know a lot of people have been frustrated with it. Just a heads up if you get to that purchase decision down the line!

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Permalink Reply by James Babcock on July 30, 2009 at 8:57pm: Reaper is another great program with a great price as well. www.reaper.fm
The forum is very helpful for people like me that are learning.; ▶ Reply to This