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Re: [ARSCLIST] digital recording
I would strongly suggest you start with researching what
software/hardware you are looking at using (according to what you want
to accomplish - your needs), then buy the computer accordingly. Don't
rule out a Mac; they are alot easier to maintain.
In terms of hardware, I would suggest looking into the Apogee Mini-Me
for the analog to digital converter, which is 2-channel and should work
(according to them by telephone) through the USB port; there is even a
D->A headphone jack for monitoring...
http://apogeedigital.com/pdf/minime_ds.pdf
Best regards,
Alyssa.
On Friday, August 29, 2003, at 05:15 PM, JACK MCCARTHY wrote:
Hi. I'm a new member of ARSC. I really enjoyed the conference in
Phila. and
find the list very informative.
I have a technical question about digital audio recording and editing
with a
laptop. I know very little about digital recording, but am going to be
doing
it for some projects I'll be working on. I will soon be buying a
laptop to
replace my desktop and want to use it for recording and editing also.
Are
there any special features or inputs/outputs that I should get? The
model
I'm looking at - Dell Inspiron 5100 - has a firewire and 2 USB ports.
Will
these be sufficient? Can you connect an external sound card or a
digital
mixer or recorder to them or do I need something else?. I don't know
yet
what other hardware or software I'll be using, but I need to get the
computer soon and want to be sure that whatever I get will allow me
input
and output audio properly. Any and all advice/suggestions would be
appreciated.
Jack McCarthy, Oral Historian
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