Starting out!!!

[jemb323]

I am a virgin when it comes to recording music. I purchased N-track and I am having some fun with it, but I need to know how to start recording music. Me and my brothers (my real brothers) have a successful band and we want to record. We have been playing together since 92 and we have a great following. The thing is, do I pay the big bucks to make a CD or do I purchase my own stuff to make a cd. I would rather make my own music due to the fact that we have dozens of original songs that are big on the local circuit, but I would also like to learn how to record because of the money potential. I need to know the basics on how to start .I am not going to pay there price for a two hour session. I would rather put that money into something where I could record our music. You have to start somwhere!. I'm starting here. Help me out guy's.

[Atwork]

If you want a CD that's going to sound good and impress people you'll probably have to go to a studio - and a good one at that: some are crap. The learning curve from knowing nothing to producing well recorded music is massive. I'm still right at the start of that curve myself, after two years.

To record instruments to n-Track you need an "interface" between your instruments and the PC. The cheapest method is probably to use a mixer. This is connected to the Line-In of your PC soundcard using the right cable, then you plug microphones into the mixer and record your guitars, drums, vocals whatever. Keyboards can be plugged straight into the mixer. There are other ways of doing all this but they cost more. Cables can be a problem depending on the type of output on the mixer and input on the soundcard.

PS I hope the word "interface" isn't misleading. I don't mean any kind of computer gizmo.

[Tom Hicks]

jemb323
I have played music with my brothers all my life.If you have a computer loaded with n-Track,your brothers and their musical gear,you should definately be experimenting recording music!The sound card and mic pres are really the choke points for quality tracks.Courtesy to our new moderator prohibits me from posting a sound sample of my stuff for you.But here is a link to my homepage,where you can hear some recent recording projects done on N-Track by the Hicks Bros.
Tom

http://geocities.com/tomh888

[daled]

Go to a studio if you are serious about your recording. There is no way you'll be able to learn the ins and outs to a good sounding recording in such a short time. Spend the money and invest in a pro recording, but dont stop fooling around w/ your home setup. You can always record quality demos, etc. with what you've got and you may learn enough over time to do some better sounding recordings. Just my 2 cents...