DAW for additional editing in an HD24 setup

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Scott S. wrote:
> I currently use a Alesis HD24 / Tascam DM24 for tracking and mixing,
> which is working great.
>
> To expand my editing capabilities, I am thinking about getting a
simple
> DAW setup.
>
> My transfer options are probably a MOTU 2408 or the Alesis Fireport I
> guess. Don't care about 96kHZ so I could get an older 2408 on ebay.

The Tascam IF/FW-DM firewire card for the DM24 is also an option,
it's 24 busses of I/O Mixer to DAW over firewire for about $350
(actually I think I paid less for mine.) It works great in Nuendo 2.2
for me, but I am on a Mac, not a PC. On a MAC you want OSX 10.3.5 or
later, and a fast machine.


> Which DAW software would be best for editing tasks, keeping in mind I
> am not tracking to the computer. Would prefer PC platform, as I have
a
> PC I could use for this.
>
> Functions I would want are
>
> -cut, paste, move, etc (this is on the HD24, but its a little
> cumbersome)
>
> -Drum replacement /augmentation
>
> -and finally (I really hate to say this) Autotune
>
> I am am old analog guy (first recording gear purchase a Tascam Porta
> One in 1983), so want to keep the computer stuff to a minimum, but if
> the take is good except for one snare hit or whatever I would like to
> be able to fix it easily.

Buying from scratch now I might consider Cubase SX3, where all the
features that would let you use the mixer primarily as a Control
surface for the DAW now work properly. The latest versions of Digital
Performer and Logic are all in the same ballpark feature-wise. (Cubase
works on PC, Logic NO not sure about DP.) Some PC guys here use
Audition.

Will Miho
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