BUYING HELP
Hello!
I am about to move from a 2012 system to a one that moves with the times.
With 1500$ and not deciding what hardware to buy first: What are your best advices for a composer who has instruments, with values like these: organizing my many hardware and software synths, being melodic, ultra-high sample instrument qualities (like East West), thinking 10 years ahead, what are high quality components in a future 4000$ dollar spent in hardware studio ?
(1) Sound Card:
RME Fireface UCX II
or I could just buy the Apogee Duet 3.
The question is: Will I really record multiple instruments at once, or just need to have the jacks of the synths plugged in ?
(2) Mac Mini:
a) With the new m1 chip, it seems like waiting is always better.
b) And even being the lowest model every second year, could be a cool, since the "economy of the chip", as to money pr cpu - could make it smarter to upgrade every second year, rather than buying an upgraded mac.
c) Or I could just buy one, and get going.
(3) Logic Pro:
Should I wait with both Mac and Logic Pro buying until November, to avoid upgrading twice in one year, I have really many projects
(4) Others things to do with $1500 that a film composer need ?
(5) Other really smart buys in 2021 ?
(6) The big stupid day:
Planning Black Friday seems the most important. Last year I bought 2 pianos and Reason, but I have not really enjoyed these 3, so Black Friday is dangerous for me.
SUMMARY:
I already have an older studio and hardware, which cannot be upgraded (2012 + firewire).
I have $1500 in 2021.
I have $500 each year 2022 and the next years.
The full planned price in 6 years will be 4000$ in total.
I can wait with buying the Mac Mini, maybe latest Nov 2021.
Thanks.
Hello!
I am about to move from a 2012 system to a one that moves with the times.
With 1500$ and not deciding what hardware to buy first: What are your best advices for a composer who has instruments, with values like these: organizing my many hardware and software synths, being melodic, ultra-high sample instrument qualities (like East West), thinking 10 years ahead, what are high quality components in a future 4000$ dollar spent in hardware studio ?
(1) Sound Card:
RME Fireface UCX II
or I could just buy the Apogee Duet 3.
The question is: Will I really record multiple instruments at once, or just need to have the jacks of the synths plugged in ?
(2) Mac Mini:
a) With the new m1 chip, it seems like waiting is always better.
b) And even being the lowest model every second year, could be a cool, since the "economy of the chip", as to money pr cpu - could make it smarter to upgrade every second year, rather than buying an upgraded mac.
c) Or I could just buy one, and get going.
(3) Logic Pro:
Should I wait with both Mac and Logic Pro buying until November, to avoid upgrading twice in one year, I have really many projects
(4) Others things to do with $1500 that a film composer need ?
(5) Other really smart buys in 2021 ?
(6) The big stupid day:
Planning Black Friday seems the most important. Last year I bought 2 pianos and Reason, but I have not really enjoyed these 3, so Black Friday is dangerous for me.
SUMMARY:
I already have an older studio and hardware, which cannot be upgraded (2012 + firewire).
I have $1500 in 2021.
I have $500 each year 2022 and the next years.
The full planned price in 6 years will be 4000$ in total.
I can wait with buying the Mac Mini, maybe latest Nov 2021.
Thanks.
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