Hello everyone, since I'm new to this forum I decided to post these questions here and not in one of the specific forums.
Over the past fews years I've been building up my gear to the point where I'm now almost ready to start the learning proces of recording. All of my gear (listed below) has a built-in USB - Interface and line outs, which means I have some choices as to how to get the signals to my PC. In total, I want to simultaneously record my digital piano, two guitar amps and a digital recorder with built-in mic. My gear is as following (only the pieces that will connect to the PC):
Zoom H5 recorder (built-in mic and possibly both guitars through the line-ins; Line out and USB out),
2x Yamaha THR10 (digital guitar amps; Line out and USB out),
KAWAI ES110 (piano; 2x Line out, MIDI out and usb out)
I'd preferably use the USB out of the Zoom H5, Audio outs of the Yamaha THR10's (although the USB has the added benefit of an added 'dry' track), and the MIDI out of the KAWAI to use with plugins.
It seems my options are as following:
1. Use a USB interface with at least 2x Line ins (guitar amps) and Midi in (dig piano) and the USB recorder (mic)
2. Use my digital recorder as interface for the 2 guitar amps and the microphone (guitar amps and mic), and have a seperate cheap MIDI interface for the dig piano (dig piano)
3. Use a USB-hub to connect all 4 devices' USB outs to the PC (I don't have enough spare USB ports on my PC to connect the devices individually)
I don't particulary like option 3 since I have had bad experiences with USB hubs, but if someone has had good experiences with a similar setup I'd love to know. Option 1 seems like the most logical option, but also the most expensive. Option 2 is probably cheaper than option 1, but I have no experience whatsoever with low-end MIDI interfaces (I've seen ones from as low as 15 bucks), so I don't know whether they are reliable compared to low-end interfaces (in the 150 bucks ball park).
I'd love to hear your opinions on how to tie these pieces of gear together
Over the past fews years I've been building up my gear to the point where I'm now almost ready to start the learning proces of recording. All of my gear (listed below) has a built-in USB - Interface and line outs, which means I have some choices as to how to get the signals to my PC. In total, I want to simultaneously record my digital piano, two guitar amps and a digital recorder with built-in mic. My gear is as following (only the pieces that will connect to the PC):
Zoom H5 recorder (built-in mic and possibly both guitars through the line-ins; Line out and USB out),
2x Yamaha THR10 (digital guitar amps; Line out and USB out),
KAWAI ES110 (piano; 2x Line out, MIDI out and usb out)
I'd preferably use the USB out of the Zoom H5, Audio outs of the Yamaha THR10's (although the USB has the added benefit of an added 'dry' track), and the MIDI out of the KAWAI to use with plugins.
It seems my options are as following:
1. Use a USB interface with at least 2x Line ins (guitar amps) and Midi in (dig piano) and the USB recorder (mic)
2. Use my digital recorder as interface for the 2 guitar amps and the microphone (guitar amps and mic), and have a seperate cheap MIDI interface for the dig piano (dig piano)
3. Use a USB-hub to connect all 4 devices' USB outs to the PC (I don't have enough spare USB ports on my PC to connect the devices individually)
I don't particulary like option 3 since I have had bad experiences with USB hubs, but if someone has had good experiences with a similar setup I'd love to know. Option 1 seems like the most logical option, but also the most expensive. Option 2 is probably cheaper than option 1, but I have no experience whatsoever with low-end MIDI interfaces (I've seen ones from as low as 15 bucks), so I don't know whether they are reliable compared to low-end interfaces (in the 150 bucks ball park).
I'd love to hear your opinions on how to tie these pieces of gear together