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Skoth
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I'm looking to start a home-recording setup. My friend and I have an experimental band that we like to create all kinds of music in: black metal, techno, soundtrack, pop, and basically whatever else we're in the mood for. But we've never had any quality songs, we always used the SoundRecorder program that came with Windows 2000 and below--which we became masters of. I'm hoping to finally get some actually good quality recordings for our often heavy and thrashy sound with my home PC. My computer specs are: HP - Tower - AMD CPU - Athlon II - Quad-core - Windows 7 - 6 GB RAM - 2.9 GHz - 750 GB HDD - With DVD Drive - AMD GPU, and I am not sure if my on-board sound card is enough for this. I have a Behringer B-1 Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Mic and a MXL USB Mic Mate for the Phantom Power. However, in spite of this, the sound quality I get still sounds similar to a cheap headset mic. I have Audacity and FL Studio 10, but would you guys recommend something as being better yet cheap? I was looking into Pro Tools and then I saw the price tag.... From what I've read, it seems like people are saying that an Audio Interface is a must have as well. I have JBL Rhythm 2.0 Powered Speakers. I know this is a lot, but if you guys got any recommendations I would really appreciate any of them! Thanks!
It's a very important start that can either make you or break you. You definitely need an audio interface if you want to have any hope of getting a good recording. How many inputs will you need?