Hi, first post and total newbie here.
I haven't done any home recording since the '90s and that was on a Tascam 424 Portastudio. I recently got a new Macbook Air and since I have guitars, amps, a Nord Electro 5d and an SM58 but no band to play out with anymore, I thought I might try my hand at some home recording again.
I haven't even broken the seal on my computer yet, but I think I'll start with Garageband, since it's free and sounds pretty easy to use. Thoughts on that?
I do need an interface, and while I could probably get by with a Scarlett 2i2, I have the budget for something bigger, which brings me to the 18i8 or 18i20.
Besides the difference in form factor, is there a huge difference between them? I mean, either unit will probably be overkill for what I plan to do right now--record basic tracks with guitar and vocal, with maybe some keyboard coloring, and if I can figure it out, some drum loops or something--but the 18i20 seems like it could be useful if and when my band gets back together--either for demo recording or maybe live mixing?
In either case, I'm also thinking that if I don't end up doing much with it I can always sell the unit down the road and not get too much of a haircut. I guess my biggest question is if I would find the 18i20 more difficult or intimidating to use than the 1818 or if usability is pretty similar.
Can anyone give me any guidance here?
I haven't done any home recording since the '90s and that was on a Tascam 424 Portastudio. I recently got a new Macbook Air and since I have guitars, amps, a Nord Electro 5d and an SM58 but no band to play out with anymore, I thought I might try my hand at some home recording again.
I haven't even broken the seal on my computer yet, but I think I'll start with Garageband, since it's free and sounds pretty easy to use. Thoughts on that?
I do need an interface, and while I could probably get by with a Scarlett 2i2, I have the budget for something bigger, which brings me to the 18i8 or 18i20.
Besides the difference in form factor, is there a huge difference between them? I mean, either unit will probably be overkill for what I plan to do right now--record basic tracks with guitar and vocal, with maybe some keyboard coloring, and if I can figure it out, some drum loops or something--but the 18i20 seems like it could be useful if and when my band gets back together--either for demo recording or maybe live mixing?
In either case, I'm also thinking that if I don't end up doing much with it I can always sell the unit down the road and not get too much of a haircut. I guess my biggest question is if I would find the 18i20 more difficult or intimidating to use than the 1818 or if usability is pretty similar.
Can anyone give me any guidance here?