RECORD YOURSELF - SAVE YOUR CASH FOR THE ROAD! How I turned the den in my home into a paying recording studio - all on a tight budget! Finally there’s a guide to mak- ing great-sounding professional recordings on a very limited budget. With my easy-to-follow DIY guide you’ll learn simple and effective shortcuts that will save you tens of thousands of dollars! Covers everything from locating and purchasing the right gear at the right price to setting up a great environment and recording/mixing. I write from experience, as I started a paying studio in my own house with next to nothing, and grew to become one of the most reputable sources for professional recordings in the area. I now own and operate Last Drop Mastering in San Francisco and work with artists from around the world. This full color guide is great for everybody from beginners to those with existing setups who are look- ing to sharpen their skills. The point is to help you create the ab- solute BEST recordings for the ab- solute LOWEST price. Nothing will cut to the chase and save you money like this will. I am living proof that it’s not what you have, but how you use it! 1 A Studio is Born I went from cleaning toilets in a run down music venue to owning and op- erating my own well respected record- ing studio! I went on to found Last Drop Mastering - click HERE for my story!
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RECORD YOURSELF - SAVE YOUR CASH FOR THE ROAD! How I turned the den in my home into a paying recording studio - all on a tight budget!
Finally there’s a guide to mak-ing great-sounding professional recordings on a very limited budget. With my easy-to-follow DIY guide you’ll learn simple and effective shortcuts that will save you tens of thousands of dollars! Covers everything from locating and purchasing the right gear at the right price to setting up a great environment and recording/mixing.
I write from experience, as I started a paying studio in my own house with next to nothing, and grew to become one of the most reputable sources for professional
recordings in the area. I now own and operate Last Drop Mastering in San Francisco and work with artists from around the world.
This full color guide is great for everybody from beginners to those with existing setups who are look-ing to sharpen their skills. The point is to help you create the ab-solute BEST recordings for the ab-solute LOWEST price. Nothing will cut to the chase and save you money like this will. I am living proof that it’s not what you have, but how you use it!
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A Studio is Born
I went from cleaning toilets in a run down music venue to owning and op-erating my own well respected record-ing studio!
This is the lite version of the Ebook, the full version also covers great tips and tricks for mixing and using plugins. The full version can be purchased HERE. It’s just $4.99 and comes with a full audio master at no charge. Pass the link on to friends and family!
Pro Tools LE 7.4 software will not launch without one of the above Digidesign Pro Tools LE hardware in-terfaces connected. Please note:
* Pro Tools LE supports the use of any single Pro Tools LE audio interface * Simultaneous use of multiple Pro Tools LE hardware devices is not sup-ported
* Windows Vista Business or Ultimate Edition o 32-bit OS Installation Only * Windows XP Professional or Home Edition o With Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3
* Not Supported: o Windows Vista 64-bit (any ver-sion) o Windows XP Professional x64 Edition o Windows XP Media Center Edition o Windows 98, Me, 2000, NT, 95, 3.1, DOS
* Not Tested: o Windows Vista Home and Home Premium Edition o Although Windows Vista Home and Home Premium Edition have not been tested or qualified by Digidesign, there are currently no known issues with Vista Home and Home Premium 32-bit operating systems and Pro Tools LE 7.4 compared to the supported Windows Vista Business or Ultimate Edition operating systems.
Windows Vista SP1There are currently no known issues with Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista based on our initial limited testing and customer feedback. Although full quali-fication with all Digidesign products has not been completed, we do not recommend against updating to SP1, given the number of important overall system fixes in SP1. We do recom-mend that you backup your system and create a restore point before up-dating to SP1, should you encounter
any problems after installing the up-date.
Total System RAM
* 1GB minimum required for Pro Tools LE 7.4 - More Recommended * More RAM increases overall sys-tem and Pro Tools performance * Refer to motherboard manufac-turer for supported RAM version
More RAM highly recommended for sessions with:
* Large amounts of audio * High edit density * Large DigiBase databases * A large number of installed plug-ins * Options like DigiTranslator * Elastic Time enabled on multiple tracks * Simultaneous use with other appli-cations
Note that maximum track count may vary depending on CPU, OS, number of edits, drives, or other factors. See additional requirements for DV Tookit 2 & Music Production Toolkit options at the bottom of this page.
Audio Record/Playback Drive Re-quirementsPlease see the following for formatting and compatibility information:
* Hard Drive Requirements - Pro Tools LE for Windows
Please Note: FAT32 Volumes Not Supported for Recording with Pro Tools 7.4 and Higher for Windows
* Pro Tools 7.3.x is the last version of Pro Tools that supports FAT32 for Recording. * Pro Tools 7.4 and higher for Win-dows XP and Windows Vista do not support FAT32 for recording, but will
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continue to support FAT32 formatted volumes for Playback and Transfer.
FireWire Connections
* Qualified FireWire/1394 HBA Cards for Windows
Compatible with Pro Tools LE 7.4 for Windows
* FWx Record/Playback Option for VENUE D-Show Systems * Control Surfaces: o C|24 o Command|8 o Control|24 o Mackie Designs HUI o CM Labs MotorMix * Avid Mojo SDI o Avid Mojo/Mojo SDI & Pro Tools 7.4 Requirements for Windows XP o Avid Vide Peripherals are cur-rently not compatible with the Win-dows Vista operating system. * Avid Media Composer 3.0 Co-installation with Pro Tools o Pro Tools LE 7.4 for Windows XP only o Mbox 2 Family only
Additional Requirements
Monitor & Graphics
* Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 * Dedicated Graphics Controller Re-quired * 17" or larger monitor recom-mended if using external monitor
Performance Guidelines
* Recording to the system startup drive is not recommended or supported * Although limited recording and playback of audio tracks may be pos-sible using the startup drive, one or more separate 7200 rpm dedicated
audio hard drive(s) required for maxi-mum performance and track count * Dual processor machines may need to have network cards disabled for best performance
Known Issues
* Pro Tools does not sup-port RAID technology. Please do not activate this feature on any Pro Tools re-cording drives. * Laptops users may need to disable integrated wire-less networking * Computers with mother-boards contain-ing SiS (Silicon Integrated Sys-tems) chipsets
are not supported
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* Computers with Intel Pentium III and older Intel processors are not supported * Computers with AMD Turion, AMD Sempron, or Intel Celeron processors are not supported * FireWire 800 drives are not supported for record and playback with Mbox 2 Pro systems * USB drives are not recom-mended or supported for recording * ATI Radeon™ Xpress 200 Se-ries chipsets are not recom-
mended for use with either AMD or Intel processors
DV Tookit 2 & Music Production Toolkit Options — Maximum Track Count In-formationThe purchase of either of these options expand a Pro Tools LE system from 32 total voiceable tracks to up to 48 mono or 48 stereo tracks. Note that maxi-mum track count may vary depending on CPU, OS, number of edits, drives, or other factors. To help achieve maximum track count, Digidesign rec-ommends the following:
* 2.5GB total system RAM * 2 or more qualified hard drives dedicated for audio record and play-back
MACPro Tools LE 7.4 for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) has the following system re-quirements:
Installation Requirements
* DVD drive required for Pro Tools LE 7.4 installation DVD * Not required for Download-only Pro Tools LE 7.4 installation
Pro Tools LE Audio Interface RequiredPro Tools LE 7.4 supports the following Digidesign audio devices:
Pro Tools LE 7.4 software will not launch without one of the above Digidesign Pro Tools LE hardware in-terfaces connected. Please note:
* Pro Tools LE supports the use of any single Pro Tools LE audio interface * Simultaneous use of multiple Pro Tools LE hardware devices is not sup-ported
Supported Apple ComputersPlease view the individual compatibility pages for additional requirements with your Digidesign hardware and each Apple computer model in the Support section of the website (choose Pro Tools LE 7.4 Mac from the Pro Tools LE category). Pro Tools LE 7.4 for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is qualified with the following:
Apple Intel-based Computers Sup-ported with Pro Tools LE 7.4
* Mac Pro * MacBook Pro * MacBook * iMac (Intel) * Mac mini (Intel)
Newer models that ship with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) pre-installed are not compatible with Pro Tools LE 7.4 for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Pro Tools LE 7.4.2 (a free update for 7.4 owners) is required for systems running Leopard.
Apple PowerPC-based Computers Supported with Pro Tools LE 7.4
* Power Mac G5 PCIe * Power Mac G5 PCI * Power Mac G4 * iMac G5 * Mac mini (PPC) * PowerBook G4
Not Tested:
* iBook G4 * iMac G4
System Software — Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
* Pro Tools LE 7.4 is officially sup-ported on Mac OS X 10.4.9
* Although Mac OS X 10.4.10 and 10.4.11 have not been tested or quali-fied by Digidesign, the only known is-sue at this time has to do with Pro Tools failure to launch in some cases due to improper prebinding. * Please see the following for impor-tant information: o Mac OS X Compatibility Infor-mation o If you have installed Mac OS X 10.4.9, 10.4.10, or 10.4.11, or if your computer came with Mac OS X 10.4.9 or 10.4.10 preinstalled, please down-load the Mac OS X Prebinding Script from that page if you experience failure of Pro Tools or other applications to launch. * There are reports that Mac OS X 10.4.11 may contain fixes for some of the Mbox 2 USB interface problems such as kernel panics on newer Intel-based Macs. * Pro Tools 7.x will not run on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier
Pro Tools 7.4.2 Required for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)Pro Tools LE 7.4 for Mac OS X 10.4 is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.5. Pro Tools LE 7.4.2 for Mac OS X 10.5 is a free update for Pro Tools LE 7.4 owners that adds compatibility with Leopard. For more information and links to downloads, please see the fol-lowing:
* Pro Tools 7.4.2 for Mac OS X 10.5.3 & 10.5.4 (Leopard)
Total System RAM
* 1GB minimum required for Pro Tools LE 7.4 - More Recommended * More RAM increases overall sys-tem and Pro Tools performance * Refer to motherboard manufac-turer for supported RAM version
More RAM highly recommended for sessions with:
* Large amounts of audio * High edit density * Large DigiBase databases
* A large number of installed plug-ins * Options like DigiTranslator * Elastic Time enabled on multiple tracks * Simultaneous use with other appli-cations
Note that maximum track count may vary depending on CPU, OS, number of edits, drives, or other factors. See additional requirements for DV Tookit 2 & Music Production Toolkit options at the bottom of this page.
Audio Record/Playback Drive Re-quirements
* Hard Drive Requirements - Pro Tools LE for Mac OS X
Compatible with Pro Tools LE 7.4 for Mac OS X
* FWx Record/Playback Option for VENUE D-Show Systems * Control Surfaces: o C|24 o Command|8 o Control|24 o Mackie Designs HUI o CM Labs MotorMix * Avid Mojo SDI * Avid Mojo
Additional Requirements
Monitor
* Minimum resolution of 1024 x 768 * 17" or larger recommended if using external monitor
Performance Guidelines
* Recording to the system startup drive is not recommended or supported * Although limited recording and playback of audio tracks may be pos-sible using the startup drive, one or more separate dedicated audio hard drive(s) is required for maximum per-formance and track count (7200 rpm or faster)
Known Issues
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* Pro Tools does not support RAID technology. Please do not activate this feature on any Pro Tools recording drives. * USB drives are not recommended or supported for recording * Pro Tools Does Not Support Sleep Mode: o In the Mac OS X Apple Menu or Applications folder, open System Preferences. Launch Energy Saver, click the Sleep tab, and disable all Sleep features. Set "Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive" to Never. Do not manually put your computer to sleep when running Pro Tools.
DV Toolkit 2 & Music Production Toolkit Options — Maximum Track Count
The purchase of either of these options expand a Pro Tools LE system from 32 total voiceable tracks to up to 48 mono or 48 stereo tracks. Note that maxi-mum track count may vary depending
on CPU, OS, number of edits, drives, or other factors. To help achieve maximum track count, Digidesign rec-ommends the following:
* 2.5GB total system RAM * 2 or more qualified hard drives dedicated for audio record and play-back * Qualified Apple Power Mac G5 or Intel-based Mac computer with the fol-lowing processor requirements: o Intel Core 2 Duo processor o Intel Core Duo processor o Mac Pro (all models) o Dual or Quad processor Power Mac G5 (Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz first generation model M9032 may not achieve maximum track count)
Although Pro Tools LE 7.4, DV Toolkit 2, and Music Production Toolkit options are compatible with Macs with G4 processors, please be advised that even with additional RAM and 2 quali-fied audio drives, maximum track count with these options is not supported on
any single or dual G4 processor Macs, or with single processor Power Mac G5 models.
Maximum Track Count with Mbox 2 Pro on MacBook ProTo help achieve maximum track count with DV Toolkit 2 or Music Production Toolkit when using the Mbox 2 Pro on the MacBook Pro, the following con-figuration is required:
* SIIG FireWire 2-Port ExpressCard (part number NN-EC2012-S1) * Connect the Mbox 2 Pro to the built-in MacBook Pro FireWire 400 port * Connect 2 or more qualified Fire-Wire 400 drives (daisy chained) to one of the ports on the SIIG FireWire 2-Port ExpressCard