Advice for newbie on best interface

[Froggyhoss]

Hi I want to start some basic home recording. I have Cakewalk software but no interface on my PC to connect to it. Can anyone recommend an interface, I want to use my midi keyboard, guitars and a mic, is there one interface that will do this. I don't want to spend too much say upto £70ish., thanks.

 

[Papanate]

You could buy a. U-Phoria UMC404HD used and get pretty close. That has 4 inputs.

 

[gecko zzed]

All currrent interfaces will do the job capably. Your budget will determine the brand and the number of inuts you can get. The UMC404HD would be fine.

 

[Froggyhoss]

You could buy a. U-Phoria UMC404HD used and get pretty close. That has 4 inputs.

Thanks, I'll take a look.

 

[mjbphotos]

BTW, your MIDI keyboard should have USB output, so it plugs directly into your computer.

 

[Froggyhoss]

BTW, your MIDI keyboard should have USB output, so it plugs directly into your computer.

Ok thank you.

 

[Froggyhoss]

All currrent interfaces will do the job capably. Your budget will determine the brand and the number of inuts you can get. The UMC404HD would be fine.

Thanks for the info.

 

[CMolena]

Hi I want to start some basic home recording. I have Cakewalk software but no interface on my PC to connect to it. Can anyone recommend an interface, I want to use my midi keyboard, guitars and a mic, is there one interface that will do this. I don't want to spend too much say upto £70ish., thanks.

Dude I had a Focusrite 18i20 and I "downgraded" to a Behringer UMC204HD.

Not only do I prefer the fact that the UMC204HD is USB powered, but also it sounds better to me, at least, than the Focusrite. So I'd recommend the UMC204HD from behringer or the 404HD like Papanate said.

 

[Sonicfrog2.0]

Did you decide on an interface?

PS: I like the nickname! Because I could do this weird frog ribbit imitation since second grade, I've been "Frog" something for most of my life. I've been Sonicfrog since 2005, when I started my blog.