I'm 14 and want to start recording my music?

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Hello, my name's Kade and I've always be wanting to record my music. But I just don't know how/ what I need. I don't have any instruments I need recorded, just my voice and a beat.(: Please let me know what I need to record thanks,

Kade.
 
You have a computer that you can dedicate to recording?
 
Hi Kade,
I am going to guess you don't have a lot of cash to splash? Well if not we still need to be realistic and say that even kitting out with second hand gear you will not get anything like acceptable results under £150 (you can do the conversion and anyway $$ buy more audio kit than our ££s!)

You will of course need a microphone and you cannot go wrong with a Shure SM57/58. £80 here but available S/H or there are plenty of new, £30ish mics about now that are very acceptable.

Audio Interface. This is basic, can do nothing really without one. My top reccy is the Native Instruments Komplete Audio6 but that will bust thru the £150 roof on its own (~£179) so we have to look second hand. Two come to mind (and I have/have used) M-Audio Fast track pro, Tascam US122/144 and, IF you are still running XP, the E-MU 0404usb. The latter is an excellent AI but does not play well with Win 7 or so I hear.

Now, for drums...Yamaha PSS-680 Portasound Music Station Keyboard in Ipswich | Keyboards, Pianos, & Organs for Sale | Gumtree.com Not THAT specific model! Nasty mini-keys, but something similar with MIDI. A better make is Roland but Yammies are ok as are Casio. The keyboard (get one with pads if you can) is a simple way to generate "beats" and the data can be recorded on the PC as you go.

You will need some recording software (often called a DAW) and Reaper is perhaps your best bet but should you go for the NI Ka6 you get the very powerful Cubase LE5 for free. Don't forget to budget for cables and a mic stand but if if you buy everthing from one supplier, HAGGLE!
Ah! Do investigate educational discounts. We have a firm called Digital Village here that give some massive student concessions.

Dave.
 
Way to go kid, I wish I started recording my self at 14 your WAAAYYY ahead of the game no matter how far your behind kid if you know what I mean :thumbs up:
 
jaynm26 said:
Way to go kid, I wish I started recording my self at 14 your WAAAYYY ahead of the game no matter how far your behind kid if you know what I mean :thumbs up:
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^ Verily. My interest started at about that age (some 53 yrs ago!) in electronics. All the books and magazines were about radio but I was not really interested in that* and turned instead to audio and building ever more powerful amplifiers. All valves of course! How I survived with a workshop in a damp, stone flag floor I do not know! Formed a "group" with some mates (everybody did then. Going to be the Shads or Beatles weren't we!) built most of the kit.

Kade,I don't know what you are thinking of doing careerwise but if you have any scientific/technology leanings, electronics and especially computing will always get you a crust. You are never going to earn a living from music (well, same odds as the lottery).

Even if electronics is not an option you are young enough to grasp some basics. Do not, I implore you become one of those people who put back of hand to brow and say "Ooo! I can't handle anything TECHnical!" You HAVE to know "stuff" in this modern world. Bit like saying "Couldn't be bothered to learn to read and write properly, tell time, drive a car. But gis' a job!"

Here endeth the sermon.

*Dad was a very good pianist and a music lover. He was also woodshop foreman of an organ building company so I handled wood. metal and electronics materials from an early age.

Dave.
 
I big tip that has helped me (I'm a beginner myself) is finding a friend or someone you know who has some equipment already. This way you can learn how to use the equipment and figure out what you like, what you want, etc.
 
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