Hello, another new guy here. Love the site.
I need some advice on recording software, so I'll give you an idea of what I got going on...
I have an older Compaq Presario 5280 (433MHz, 160Mb ram) running Windows XP. I use Fruity Loops 4.5 Producer Edition to make loops with. I then use the loops in Acid Muisc Studio 5 to make songs. I also have a MIDI keyboard hooked up and a few other programs to help make sounds for loops. The line out goes to an amp with a pair of monitors, and the line in is connected to a mic preamp. This setup allows me to sing with the songs I made, which is good for practice I guess, and since it all seems to work, I recon it is configured correct enough for recording software to record (cheap soundcard aside). However, this computer really strains when Acid and Fruity are both open, or when one or the other has alot of samples/loops going at once.
Enter computer #2. It is a HP Pavilion 734n (2.0GHz, 1GHz ram), also running XP. And, for the time being, also a cheap soundcard, but has line in/out. What I'd like to do is use the HP for recording to hard disk, while continuing to run Fruity and Acid on the Compaq.
I was thinking of using a small mixer: 2 channels for stereo from the Compaq, 2 channels from the mic preamp, and whatever channels left for whatever in the future. Then feed the mixer's out to the ins on the HP. This will work, right? I know it will limit me compared to a card with plenty of I/O, but would it work to get me by until I can afford a better interface?
And also, what would be a good, decent price, easy to use recording program to record the incoming music/vocals? I am pretty new at using a computer to record with... I've been doing "semi-live" going straight to a cassette deck, and it's getting a bit frustrating. I'm really into making music, and I will be getting better gear to chase my dreams with, but at the moment, I'm just recording children's music for a local charity, so the production doesn't have to be super pro at the moment. On the plus side, at least I'm recording while I'm learning! Thanks in advance for your insight.
I need some advice on recording software, so I'll give you an idea of what I got going on...
I have an older Compaq Presario 5280 (433MHz, 160Mb ram) running Windows XP. I use Fruity Loops 4.5 Producer Edition to make loops with. I then use the loops in Acid Muisc Studio 5 to make songs. I also have a MIDI keyboard hooked up and a few other programs to help make sounds for loops. The line out goes to an amp with a pair of monitors, and the line in is connected to a mic preamp. This setup allows me to sing with the songs I made, which is good for practice I guess, and since it all seems to work, I recon it is configured correct enough for recording software to record (cheap soundcard aside). However, this computer really strains when Acid and Fruity are both open, or when one or the other has alot of samples/loops going at once.
Enter computer #2. It is a HP Pavilion 734n (2.0GHz, 1GHz ram), also running XP. And, for the time being, also a cheap soundcard, but has line in/out. What I'd like to do is use the HP for recording to hard disk, while continuing to run Fruity and Acid on the Compaq.
I was thinking of using a small mixer: 2 channels for stereo from the Compaq, 2 channels from the mic preamp, and whatever channels left for whatever in the future. Then feed the mixer's out to the ins on the HP. This will work, right? I know it will limit me compared to a card with plenty of I/O, but would it work to get me by until I can afford a better interface?
And also, what would be a good, decent price, easy to use recording program to record the incoming music/vocals? I am pretty new at using a computer to record with... I've been doing "semi-live" going straight to a cassette deck, and it's getting a bit frustrating. I'm really into making music, and I will be getting better gear to chase my dreams with, but at the moment, I'm just recording children's music for a local charity, so the production doesn't have to be super pro at the moment. On the plus side, at least I'm recording while I'm learning! Thanks in advance for your insight.