Well, yes I have a day job, Train Operator making about 47-50K a year. But even if I didn't have a day job, I would make MORE dough at 35-50 an HR than charging people some crazy number they can't afford. Not only THAT!!!, If you charge 125HR, you BEST BETTER have a FAT mix with NO excuses AND be ready for "It just doesn't sound the way it should, can we redo that this and the other, do I have to pay for this and that?" I don't do HIGH POWER clientel because it's not in my interest and time.

Let me tell you something that you take for granted. By the time you finish reading this, you've used 10 minutes of time you will NEVER get back. So the question is (unless you're gonna live forever, HERE), was it worth your time?
Well, to my clients, it's worth it to spend that time and money with me, STRESS FREE. They get in and out with a project they love and have enough cash to COME BACK for more. You may not see that 125 client for another week or two.

Now back to PROTOOLS, I would LOVE to use DP, but my opinion it's apples and oranges in a way. I use digital to get into PROTOOLS bypassing the DIGI002 micpres and analog path all together. I would do thew same with DP, or Logic...they both use DIGI002. my path is either MICPRES (with or without comp), to ISA220 digital out into PT, OR the same A-D into WZAD96, ADAT into ProTools.

Kelly's my baby, cause she KNOWS, it's in the outboard gear, NOT some computer configured number crunchin PLUGIF!! Once again, no matter what interface you use, bring as much OUT of the DAW that you can and process with the REAL GEAR, leave the other tracks in. Use the busses to process multiple tracks with the plugs and you with NEVER go wrong. J, HOW MANY PLUGS DO YOU NEED!!!!!????

ALSO, I leave midi sequenced tracks MIDI!! I use an AKAI MPC-2000XL. Protools start the MPC. BOOM BAM!! I don't record those into the DAW, saving tracks and processing those tracks OUTSIDE of the box.....all for 35 an hour for HIPHOP, 50HR for everything other music. Most HIPHOP and R&B come into the studio with the 2 TRACK MIXED down already. All I have to do is record vocals..that's the way it's done right now........35HR...............YEH!!!!

RaJ.....................Out...................1