Quick Question! About Cakewalk Software...

[14yearoldkid]

This question might be soooooooooooo newbish, lol but here it goes... I have a Peavey USB 20 mixer... Will Sonar Home Studio 6 Digital Audio Software (Windows) be compatible with my peavey? Im pretty sure right? Meaning i can record 2 tracks at the same time on different tracks in the software?
thanks

[mixmkr]

I have Sonar7pe and an Echo Layla3g, so I don't speak from experience with your equipment. But Sonar doesn't for the MOST part care what your input device is.

That said, certain interfaces have better drivers that offer better performance in stabilty (think pops, clicks, crackle) and other aspects such as analog to digital conversion.

But you should be fine.

[dachay2tnr]

This really isn't a Cakewalk question. Cakewalk's software certainly allows for recording multiple tracks at the same time.

The real question is what is contained in the output USB signal. Is it simply a stereo signal, or does it contain information from each individual input?

Even if it is only a stereo signal, it would still allow recording two tracks simultaneously - but only two.

I'm not familiar with this piece of equipment. Cakewalk would not be any limitation. If there is a limitation, it would be the Peavey. My guess is that it is only providing output from the Mains (i.e/. a stereo mix of all the inputs). But it's only a guess.

[IloveJesus]

It shouldn't be a problem.

That mixer will work with the programs you're talking about. You have to also check for soundcard issues, perhaps.

It's all a bit confusing sometimes when you're a newbie.

I've been a newbie now for about 25 years. I'm actually serious.

I have an M-Audio box that I run into my laptop, and use guitartracks pro as my recording software.

I use Fruity Loops for drum tracks (not that good of a program for rock, but it's really easy to use--I can write basic drums for a song in a few minutes.

I'm more about the song than the highest quality of recording. I'm learning to keep it as simple as possible.

The Raconteurs, in my opinion, had the best album in years, and if you listen to it on headphones you can hear all kinds of discrepencies in the recording--bad notes occasionally, different sounds from the studio, and mixes that don't end cleanly.

However, they had such a basic sound on Broken Boy Soldiers, and the songs are so good.

It's old-school rock, and it's incredibly well-done.

You don't have to have a perfect technical recording. Focus on the song. Sometimes less is more.