I build pc's for friends and family and have a friend considering a Gateway computer b/c the rep stated he could record music on pc and then burn to cd. Well I am sure I could build him a better system for the $ but need to know the components to get and software to use.
His use for this will be to record very amateur guitar and vocals, and he has some friends that like to come over and pretend they are a band.
They would want to record, guitar, bass, harmonica, and vocals.
System specs proposed by me
AMD AthlonXP 1500+
Epox 8KHA+ motherboard
Geforce2MX 400 video
SoundBlaster Live Platinum or Audigy Platinum
Windows XP professional
512mb Crucail PC2 100
16x10x40x CDRW
etc.....
let me know what you think and any changes you would make etc...
Also, with the proposed soundcards are these overkill. I thought the breakout boxes would work well, but maybe I don't know anything. Can he record more than one track at a time with a PC or do you need dedicated equiptment for this.
His use for this will be to record very amateur guitar and vocals, and he has some friends that like to come over and pretend they are a band.
They would want to record, guitar, bass, harmonica, and vocals.
System specs proposed by me
AMD AthlonXP 1500+
Epox 8KHA+ motherboard
Geforce2MX 400 video
SoundBlaster Live Platinum or Audigy Platinum
Windows XP professional
512mb Crucail PC2 100
16x10x40x CDRW
etc.....
let me know what you think and any changes you would make etc...
Also, with the proposed soundcards are these overkill. I thought the breakout boxes would work well, but maybe I don't know anything. Can he record more than one track at a time with a PC or do you need dedicated equiptment for this.