tommy wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:58 am Guess I’m gonna learn Reaper now and ditch Pro Tools.

I think you and I are maybe the last PT hold-outs around here other than EA employees so I'm eager to read how this works out for you. I've got 3 macs at least 10 years old or more that are due for replacement as well & now that my partner is gainfully employed, this might finally be on the list. That being said, upgrading could get very expensive, very quickly as I'd need a new interface to replace the old 002 I've used for like 20 years.

That being said, my partner also eligible for educator's discount so $99 a year wouldn't be the worst option for me if Reaper doesn't work out. The idea of learning a new DAW to the point of achieving a similar comfort level from 25 years of PT use sounds shittier every passing year.

(I have a couple of extra "Reaper Cult..." cloaks around here somewhere....)

I just dropped way too much on connectors...9 fucking connectors. Stupid weird vintage garbage.
I ordered extra 'cause someone is actually selling the right ones I need to build PSUs and Cables for Altec Coke Bottle mics. If anyone else is looking, They're on ebay and they seem to have a fair amount in stock.
I'll be ordering bulk cable for these and the lipstick mics soon.

TylerDeadPine wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:22 pm I am VERY happy with the Ryzen 7 cpu I have

Fired the new PC up this weekend and I didn't fuck anything up! This thing runs smooth as shit for something with 12 cores at 4.4 gigglehertz.

thecr4ne wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 4:28 pm Fired the new PC up this weekend and I didn't fuck anything up! This thing runs smooth as shit for something with 12 cores at 4.4 gigglehertz.

Hell yeah. Just wait until you load up an old project that has a bunch of heavy plugins on it that used to chug along and it's smooth as shit - shit smooth.

Garth wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:13 pm

tommy wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:58 am Guess I’m gonna learn Reaper now and ditch Pro Tools.

I think you and I are maybe the last PT hold-outs around here other than EA employees so I'm eager to read how this works out for you. I've got 3 macs at least 10 years old or more that are due for replacement as well & now that my partner is gainfully employed, this might finally be on the list. That being said, upgrading could get very expensive, very quickly as I'd need a new interface to replace the old 002 I've used for like 20 years.

That being said, my partner also eligible for educator's discount so $99 a year wouldn't be the worst option for me if Reaper doesn't work out. The idea of learning a new DAW to the point of achieving a similar comfort level from 25 years of PT use sounds shittier every passing year.

Hilarious, because I was ALSO still using my 002R. I picked up a b-stock Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen for $347. I’ll let you know how it all goes but so far Reaper 7 is completely different than PT8 and PT11 (no experience with any newer version). Expect near zero overlap of hot keys. I have to watch a you tube video on practically every aspect. I started to familiarize myself with it by dropping in stems of a recent recording. But now I’m starting a new project and have to google how to change the input channel on a track because I cannot figure it out from the menus nor right clicks. Oh yeah, I feel like every menu in Reaper is right click somewhere. That’s an adjustment. It seems super deep. I’m like a 10 tasks max kinda guy. I learn a new trick in a DAW like once a month prior to this. A little overwhelmed. Next stop, trying to figure out how to set up a bus channel in this one.

I take it that the Google sorted out switching inputs?

ProAudioStars reverb page has beyer M88's for $250 new, which is a pretty good deal, so i'm grabbing a second one.

tommy wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:31 pm summary: stuff that sounds like a hassle/headache by switching from PT to Reaper

Tommy, this description sounds like absolutely the last thing I want to deal with. As it is jumping from PT 10 to whatever it is now will be daunting enough. I'm very much a keyboard shortcut guy and feel very fluid in PT that I don't have to think about it much or do a hard shifting of the gears in my brain mode to go look things up very often.

To ease the pain of my purchase and do it in steps, I think I can continue to use the older machines just for tracking drums w/ the 002 (and have some redundancies since they are old machines) and then use the 2-channel Duet I picked up for < $100 w/ a new machine and newer version of PT for overdubs and tracking until I can buy a newer nicer muliti-channel interface.

I guess all that being said, I do keep forgetting that it's very low-cost to try out and test so I will definitely be doing that first.

Picked up a Keeley modded Rat from 2003 - still USA made, with the box, the OG invoice and it looks brand fucking new.

It's A LOT. Not subtle. I didn't expect it to be, but this thing doesn't really do tame. It's been fun, and loud.

Jaguar bridge with threaded saddles. Going old-fashioned.