I gave up at PS 4 some years ago. It was like $3-400 then. Now it’s what $700 or so?
Music software is insane as well. One of the big ‘brands’ is called Waves. They do editing/sound manipulation stuff for broadcast/music/film etc. They just cut all their prices in half. Their top ‘suite’ now goes for around $5,000-$10,000 depending on platform.
Thank God for alternatives with similar quality.
It’s over $800 now. I found I can get a stripped-down version for $200, but that’s still to much for the use I’d put to it. I’ve done some music conversions, LP to CD, and have found Audacity all I really need. And it’s free. But my old tower had its video card go south, and laptop line inputs aren’t stereo so...
But I recently found an album online that I’ve wanted for a long time. So I bought it, and have been searching around for a graphics card. However I found a USB audio module at Best Buy for less than a graphic card. I can hook up my turntable to my laptop through a USB slot and channel the stereo that way. It comes with software as well. I’m waiting for it to arrive, and I’ll have some fun.