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Hi My daughter (19yr) is in a struggling rock band who have asked me to help them make a CD for promotional use in our area (and maybe open a few doors further afield). They approached me because I know a fair bit about computers, but although I've read a bit on digital recording, I'm still very...

I want to help my daughter's band get going so I'm aiming at a low cost "hobby" setup. I plan to add a multi-port sound card to my computer (1600+AMD,256RAM,60GbHD). To keep costs down, and to keep the whole system digital and simple, I have been planing on using software for all the mixing...

Has anyone used this card? Does it lay down 8 separate tracks on your HD, or does it accept 8 tracks on the break-out box, but bring them down to one or two tracks before sending them to the HD? This card is on my short list for a DAW using my existing computer.

I am going to mic a drum kit for recording but I'm worried about phase problems. For example, if mic A is set next to cymbal A, and mic B is set next to cymbal B, how can you be sure that mic B doesn't pick up cymbal A 180 degrees out of phase. My Newbie suggestion is to start at one side of the...

I want to record up to 8 tracks at a time (e.g. drums) direct to a computer. I know you can buy sound cards with up to 8 inputs but I can't grasp how 8 separate tracks can be laid onto the hard drive simultaneously. Can someone help explain this?