What pieces am I missing?

sharonclowe

sharonclowe

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I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed with all the info I've been trying to gather! I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what pieces of equipment I still need to get in order to try recording at home. Here's what I have:

guitar: taylor acoustic with a pickup :D

mic #1: EV N/D 767a vocal microphone
http://www.electrovoice.com/product.php?id=85

mic #2: Audix OM2 dynamic microphone
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Audix-OM2-Dynamic-Hypercardioid-Microphone?sku=270661

audio interface/sound: Bose L1 Model II System with single bass package and the T1 ToneMatch audio engine
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=...model2/l1_model2_singlebass_tonematch_pkg.jsp

computer: Dell Inspiron 530, vista, 64bit operating system, 6.00 GB RAM, intel core 2 quad CPU

cables: 2 XLR cables (for the mics), one regular cable that my guitar plugs in with.

DAW: I have downloaded Reaper...still profoundly retarded when it comes to using it!

My goal: I will only be wanting to record vocal and guitar tracks in my home. My daughter and I write a lot of our own music, which would be fun to record. We do play out here and there and it would be nice to have a demo of our originals as well as covers we do. I don't have any demo of our cover songs mainly b/c I don't want to pay a bunch of money for someone to record covers that I intend to give out for free. I am not a professional musician, nor trying to become one. I like my day job, I just want to have more fun with music and create something that sounds nice.

oh yeah...almost forgot...I also have the book "Home Recording for Dummies" and I feel like a 6yr old trying to read Stephen Hawking's explanation of black holes and the universe.
 
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Seems like the only piece that you are missing would be the analog to digital converter (from microphones to computer). There are plenty of them out there and I'm sure lots of people will chime in with their thoughts. But you'll only need a converter to accommodate the total number of things that will be recorded at one time.

And you might want to check out a headphone distribution as well! ;)







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The Bose unit is *not* an interface. It is a personal amplification system/PA. You need a computer recording interface, such as:

http://www.8thstreet.com/product.asp?ProductCode=40819&Category=Audio_Interfaces

or:

http://www.8thstreet.com/product.asp?ProductCode=60669&Category=Audio_Interfaces

Also, a pickup is how you amplify an acoustic on stage, not how you record it. Although you have a couple of OK dynamic mics which will serve for vocals, more delicate sources such as acoustic guitar, and often vocals as well, may be better served by condenser mics for recording. Here's an OK cheapie:

http://www.8thstreet.com/product.asp?ProductCode=6458&Category=Microphones


For your purposes, I personally prefer this:

http://www.8thstreet.com/product.asp?ProductCode=24183&Category=Microphones

Yoy can find them quite a bit cheaper on ebay, even brand new, if you spook around a bit. Best of luck.-Richie

Also- here's a *massive* post I wrote a while ago that may make you think about things you are overlooking (monitors are at the top of the list):

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=3499541#post3499541
 
thanks....I just made my very first attempt at recording. My bose thing does seem to communicate with the reaper software. I didn't even set up the monitors or anything. I used used that little T1 "audio engine" thing and a USB cord into my computer. The reaper program seemed to recognize it. (I had my guitar hooked up straight into the T1, plus two different mics into the T1). The playback didn't seemed loud enough though, so I might be doing something wrong.
 
sharonclowe, did you every fix the volume trouble on playback? I know this was forever ago, but I just bought an audio interface only to find out that it was a matter of getting the proper settings on the ToneMatch to make the thing work correctly as an audio interface. I'm happily returning the Focusrite (as nice as it is) to Guitar Center. Save some money and learn something--twofer. :-)
 
Hello, Richard. I'm new on here and was about to give up on the Bose ToneMatch because of your post when I found out that perhaps there was a misunderstanding (on my part for sure) in your post. Have you, since this post, found out something different?
 
thecoast said:
Hello, Richard. I'm new on here and was about to give up on the Bose ToneMatch because of your post when I found out that perhaps there was a misunderstanding (on my part for sure) in your post. Have you, since this post, found out something different?
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You're replying to a thread that's been dormant for almost 6 years.
 
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