[Tom Burgess]

Danny ==

Thanks a LOT for the details, and especially for RUNNING A TEST to help me figure this out. I really appreciate it.

I was hoping Vegas’ multi-track capabilities would work for me (and save me $$$). But based on your test results, I think I may have to just save up for RML SAWStudio. I don’t need to record a band. I’m looking to record one, two or three sources simultaneously – most of the time. But I do expect pretty heavy track usage when mixing down.

To get full real-time use out of SAWStudio, I’d have to run it through an RME Hammerfall DSP card (HDSP 9632 is 32 channels, 24 bit, 192 kHz) and a Behringer ADA8000 AD/DA converter for eight mic preamps.

As far as I can tell:
Mic preamp + Hammerfall Card + SAWStudio = Basic Project STUDIO

Based on your comments, I visited the Cakewalk site and tried to get familiar with SONAR 8. Man, I really need to learn more about what’s available… Gotta be a less expensive way to do high-quality multi-track recording and combine it with some MIDI content.

Thanks, Danny.