Dec 16, 2002 06:17 am generally a bundle price is a decent discount for a mass purchase...if you are paying the same, or more, then shop around and get the best deals you can, that tech surely isn't doing you any favors.
What is "bundle price" when purchasing equip?
Posted on Dec 15, 2002 09:22 pm
winfred
Member Since: Dec 15, 2002
A tech person at a site said he would give me a "bundle price" which I thought meant a reduced price on equipment as an incentive to buy all from the same source. I found the prices the same. Does bundle price mean you actually pay more as it includes a fee for the service of the Tech and their advice on what to buy from them?
Thanks for your attention.
Winfred
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Dec 16, 2002 06:17 am generally a bundle price is a decent discount for a mass purchase...if you are paying the same, or more, then shop around and get the best deals you can, that tech surely isn't doing you any favors.
Dec 17, 2002 06:30 pm Dear Db Masters:
Thanks for the advice!! Is a "mass purchase" one that a professional in the industry makes in large quantity? I am going to purchase, maybe not now thanks to your much appreciated advice seek another source... for two ADK A-51 mics; $159 per mic; 2 shock mounts $44.00; two 25' XLR cables $21.70 per cable (quad mic cable with Neutrik ends) Sub Total $449.40 It is also advised I use an M-Audio Duo for $259 and the "Total Bundle" is $660 w/free shipping (I do not have to pay sales tax). What I meant as the "same price" was the M-Audio Duo price; I also found the ADK's for around the same price $199 with the lipstick mic included which I think ends up being $149 for the actual ADK A-51. I'm going to record solo acoustic piano. I'm also having a hard time finding enough customer usage reviews to aid my decision on the M-Audio. I need a "quiet" system as my piano style includes long sustained notes and chordal harmonics where I need a "quiet sound floor" as I found one forum responder months ago calling it. I'm low budget and now it is getting close to where I can purchase the rest of the gear. I will be doing all of this recording with a Dell 4400 with 256mbRAM; 40gig HD; 1.7ghz. The Tech said the SB Live card is not good enough and that I would need the M-Audio Duo and need to get something like ProTools.... I want to burn a CD and have a production company do some mastering and make duplicates I can sell word of mouth to others. Anyway, what do you think? I look very much forward to hearing from you. I'll also try a posting to all the visitors as I think they won't pick this up in this reply to you.
Most Sincerely, Winfred
Dec 17, 2002 07:53 pm Glad I could help...A SoundBlaster will work, but it isn't the best to use. I like M-Audio stuff, but beofre I would agree or disagree with the sales persons recommendations I would need to know what you need to do, are you just recording yourself over and over again, like a one man band, or will you at time be recording multiple instruments at once, if so, how many?
And no, you don't need ProTools (quite possibly the most over-rated program int he industry) but a multitracking program of some sort will be needed, which can be gotten for they start at about $50 and go up from there, the more expensive the better generally, average price for a decent one is $200-$400 dollars.
Dec 18, 2002 12:57 am winfred, by "solo piano" i take it you are recording just yourself, no other musicians, and you're not ever going to over dub extra tracks of you?
then you might not even need a multitracker. just some software to record it, which can be downloaded for free on the web.
Dec 18, 2002 09:12 pm Dear dbMasters, and Jamie Garrett:
Thanks very much for your input. I hope to burn my own CD on my PC, a Dell 4400. I will not have multiple tracks that I can think of. It will be of solo acoustic piano only, no singers, no other musicians, just plain simple solo piano. Sometimes I think of having someone who has a good voice sing, or at the beginning of a song mix in something like a gently rain or thunderstorm. I guess I don't really want to get fancy about it. What really matters is if I can record just my solo piano music without even myself recording over the main track with some kind of piano accompanyment. Again, just plain and simple solo piano. It would be nice if the technology I purchase has capability to do more than just solo solo piano (ha); but that is not my goal at this point. I play a style of piano that is quiet. I mean I'm not playing hard driving blues, it's sort of quiet and jazz-like or new age with long sustained chords and lead notes that happens not by multiple tracking; but by using the sustain peddle on my acoustic piano.
If I download software to record from the web doesn't that mean I would be using my SB Live soundcard that came with my Dell? I guess I don't want to risk the SB Live soundcard. Maybe at first it might be something to try. Another homerecorder said he liked the Digi001. I don't know if I would be purchasing a lot of technology I wouldn't use if I got the Digi001. I guess if I have to be over technicalized, then I will in order to record a nice "quiet" CD of my music. I look forward to hearing from both of you. Is the M-Audio Duo just a simple mic preamp and not a mixer etc etc? I at least know I want to record with the ADK A51. I will need to purchase two of them for stereo effect as of course you know. Thanks very much!!!!
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