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by **RodChandler** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:29 pm

Hello everyone.I'm new to your site here and forgive me if this has been posted before,but I wasn't pulling it up on the search.My question is,what do I need to get started?

I am soon to purchase a new IMac and intend to get the Amplitube Fender package and after seeing that it comes with riffworks and looking at the product and the tutorial,it looks more user friendly than pro tools.So,I would like to use riffworks for my recording needs.Is there any other things I need to get to use this program.I would give examples,but the only recording I know about is Audacity.I don't know what other things you need to run things.

Secondly,I have a copy of EZ Drummer.Will that program work with riffworks?

Thanks in advance,and sorry if this has been covered before.

by **trikloretylen** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:36 pm

welcome new guy! try these links they will sort one or two guestions out!

http://www.sonomawireworks.com/guide/index.php/AudioSetup

http://www.sonomawireworks.com/guide/index.php/RiffWorks_Guide

http://www.sonomawireworks.com/guide/index.php/RiffWorks_FAQ

oh and you will soon hear what new guys buy!

by **RodChandler** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:19 am

Thank you for the response.It answered just what I was looking for.

Here's the lineup I was thinking of going with,if anyone has any other suggestions I'd be glad to hear them.

Apple iMac 20"/2.66GHz
Integrated CPU/20"-Screen Mac Computer with 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, Keyboard, Mouse, and Software Suite

Line 6 POD Studio UX2

IK Multimedia AmpliTube Fender

Studio Projects B1
Large-diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Microphone with Shockmount

M-Audio Studiophile AV 40
Powered 20W Reference Monitors/Multimedia Speakers with 4" Woofers, 3/4" Tweeters, and Bass Boost Control - (Pair)

by **Wedgebill** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:04 am

Cant comment on the Mac as I've always been a pc man but definitely the more ram the better (It irons out glitchy joins between riffs as you play along the song line)

Toneport / Pod Studio UX2, double thuimbs up from me ( I reckon the only diffference between the 2 is one has a red front and the other one don't

)

I always had latency problems with Amplitube and have done 90% of my stuff using Line 6 Gearbox (Virtually Zero Latency. Which you should get free with UX2 ??)

Condenser mic (48v Phantom Power) with shockmount is good, I use Samson C01 http://www.amazon.com/Samson-C01-Diaphragm-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B0002D080C
but you can get excellent results with a Shure SM58, for instance.

Quite a few guys are raving about these KRK's
http://www.zzounds.com/item--KRKRP5G2
You might like to check them out too

Better save some cash though as new guys here have to buy the beer

by **RodChandler** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:50 pm

I always had latency problems with Amplitube and have done 90% of my stuff using Line 6 Gearbox (Virtually Zero Latency. Which you should get free with UX2 ??)

I hate to hear that,because the Fender package by IK is the one I most want to explore.Hopefully it will work for me.

Better save some cash though as new guys here have to buy the beer

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Imported or Domestic?

by **Wedgebill** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:04 pm

I was too impatient to fiddle about with Amplitube, I understand you can get better results by tweaking buffer settings etc

Don't matter where you get the beer from , long as it's spelt MMMMmmmmmBEER

by **RodChandler** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:01 pm

Ah, someone after my own heart.My favorite kind of beer is FREE!
After that,as long as it's cold and wet I'm a happy man.

by **samiller** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:16 pm

Welcome "New Guy"! Georgia ain't that far from me... I'll come pick mine up! :lol:

j/k.. but welcome for sure....

by **bazworld** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:34 pm

You will also need to book your appointment for the clinic as this stuff is addictive

http://www.riffworld.com/Members/bazworld/new-guys-buy-the-beer/

by **RodChandler** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:48 pm

Thanks for the welcome everyone.
Great song Baz.

I can't wait to get myself set up and get into it more.Another month or so and I should have myself up and running hopefully.

Pootertunes · by **pooterpatty** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:14 am

Good to see another Riff Junkie from Georgia. Whereabouts are you at? I'm in Cornelia.

Regarding the IK stuff - sorry to say, but all of it that I've tried has had terrible latency, despite many hours of fiddling (and the fact that my machine FAR surpasses the minimum system requirements). I've given up on it.

Like everyone else has said, the Line 6 stuff really does work the best. Basically no latency at all. Granted, IK has some great sounding models, but if ya can't get it to work, what's the point?

If you're like me and recording in a spare bedroom, your choice in monitors should do quite nicely. And since you have a UX2, you can use GearBox or PodFarm (both free downloads).

by **RodChandler** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:32 am

Howdy neighbor.I'm just up the road from you in Hiawassee.I don't have the ux2,that is just what I had kind of narrowed things down to.I was looking for anyone who had experience to weigh in and let me know if I was on the right track,or offer any suggestions on a good start up system.The above list is just what I'm thinking about purchasing.
A bit of a bummer to hear that about the IK pack.I am a Fender guy and think very little sounds as pleasing to my ear as a Fender guitar played through Fender amps,and was intrigued at getting to play around with all the classic amp models.But in truth,not much beats a real amp,and if my wife doesn't squawk too much at my gear porn,I may just get a Blues Jr. or Princeton 15w for recording and just mic it.
That is if I can sell this peavey valve king 212 combo I have first.=D

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