Hi all,
I'd like to start recording music again, which I haven't done since I was a teenager on an 8-track which recorded to a zip drive (!), and have no idea where to start!
It's mostly for fun and personal interest, and I plan to record in my living room, and am not expecting great results (just a a great time... maybe), recording more or less entirely with acoustic and electric guitars.
I have an MGXU12 mixer, though I am not sure if this is the best thing for what I intend to do - essentially recording several guitar parts, and using myself as a backing track - I tried to do this with the MGXU, but had an issue that when I went to record a new part, it would let me hear the thing previously recorded. I am not sure if that's a mixer issue or a software issue though!
So, essentially what I am asking is if anyone can recommend some decent recording software, and any equipment that in my ignorance I don't know I should get (or even, a place to start looking for information).
Alternativley, if there is a cheaper/easier way to set something like this up that doesn't require using a computer, that would also be great (the old 8-track mentioned before was great for me, it wasn't easy to transfer it from the zip drives though).
This is my first time posting here, so apologies if this was the wrong forum, and also apologies for asking dumb questions.
Thanks,
A
I'd like to start recording music again, which I haven't done since I was a teenager on an 8-track which recorded to a zip drive (!), and have no idea where to start!
It's mostly for fun and personal interest, and I plan to record in my living room, and am not expecting great results (just a a great time... maybe), recording more or less entirely with acoustic and electric guitars.
I have an MGXU12 mixer, though I am not sure if this is the best thing for what I intend to do - essentially recording several guitar parts, and using myself as a backing track - I tried to do this with the MGXU, but had an issue that when I went to record a new part, it would let me hear the thing previously recorded. I am not sure if that's a mixer issue or a software issue though!
So, essentially what I am asking is if anyone can recommend some decent recording software, and any equipment that in my ignorance I don't know I should get (or even, a place to start looking for information).
Alternativley, if there is a cheaper/easier way to set something like this up that doesn't require using a computer, that would also be great (the old 8-track mentioned before was great for me, it wasn't easy to transfer it from the zip drives though).
This is my first time posting here, so apologies if this was the wrong forum, and also apologies for asking dumb questions.
Thanks,
A