I'm an intermediate guitar player, have done a little bit of DAW recording (using an ancient version of Reason - midi/keys only), and I'm interested in recording some guitar/keys instrumentals, mostly for fun and maybe to soundtrack some vac video slideshows from various UK trips my wife and I have taken over the years. I also have one or two vocal songs I'd like to try recording for a gag (double entendre intentional - I'm not a singer...) I also have one - hmmm, maybe two - mics, that I've never used.
I've worked alot with Audacity (in a different context), but never really done any guitar/multi-track recording.
A guy on a FB group I subscribe to recommended the F'Rite 2i2 - but, fellows, I have no idea where to begin.
Do I need to record my acoustic with a mic, or can I plug it directly to the interface? Or o/p from my acoustic amp? Same with electric...Does my midi keyboard go thru the interface, or straight into the PC?
I've seen some horror stories about getting the F'Rite swr bundle to download - should I consider some other swr for it? I'd like to use my midi keyboard for pads and color.
It's not likely I can really turn my tiny office into a sound-treated studio (for both space and financial reasons), and all I really have for monitors are my PC's desktop speakers. I can maybe spring for some monitors, if it will help. (I do have headphones. )
Sorry if this is a tragically obnoxious post - please be gentle - I am PC literate, have built at least half a dozen of my own desktops, and I work for a VERY large tech company....but this is a world I'd like to play around in a little, and I'm a no-pulse newb, looking to dip a toe in the water.
Admins, feel free to move this if this post belongs in the newbie forum.
Thanks....
I've worked alot with Audacity (in a different context), but never really done any guitar/multi-track recording.
A guy on a FB group I subscribe to recommended the F'Rite 2i2 - but, fellows, I have no idea where to begin.
Do I need to record my acoustic with a mic, or can I plug it directly to the interface? Or o/p from my acoustic amp? Same with electric...Does my midi keyboard go thru the interface, or straight into the PC?
I've seen some horror stories about getting the F'Rite swr bundle to download - should I consider some other swr for it? I'd like to use my midi keyboard for pads and color.
It's not likely I can really turn my tiny office into a sound-treated studio (for both space and financial reasons), and all I really have for monitors are my PC's desktop speakers. I can maybe spring for some monitors, if it will help. (I do have headphones. )
Sorry if this is a tragically obnoxious post - please be gentle - I am PC literate, have built at least half a dozen of my own desktops, and I work for a VERY large tech company....but this is a world I'd like to play around in a little, and I'm a no-pulse newb, looking to dip a toe in the water.
Admins, feel free to move this if this post belongs in the newbie forum.
Thanks....