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JohnAllen72
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Hi everyone,
I'm another new user here, so here's my intro.
I've been messing with home recording going on 17 years, starting with a Tascam 4-track Portastudio in about 1991-92. It was magic then, but I soon realized there had to be something better. I finally made the jump to Cakewalk Music Creator 2002 and have a bunch of unfinished projects. I now have CWMC 4, which I'm just getting used to after putting recording on the back burner for several years.
I've been burned by entry-level attempts at 24-bit recording: I bought the Audigy SoundBlaster for the desktop, as well as the SB Live! external USB. I didn't have the software to record 24-bit until recently getting CWMC 4. Only then did I learn that the Audigy cards are apparently useless for digital recording. I'm back to 16-bit recording, at the urging of a Guitar Center pro audio salesman who insisted that 16-bit recording is sufficient, given today's limited media applications for 24-bit. After trying a new USB 1.0 mixer and being disappointed with the 0.3 + second latency, I returned the mixer and decided just to go with analog line-in. I didn't see the sense in paying more than twice as much for USB 2.0.
Anyway, I've been working on my setup, which is of course very rudimentary. I have an AKG dynamic mic, as well as a new AKG condenser mic I haven't yet tried. I'm running the condenser mic and my Strat and bass through an M- Audio Buddy preamp into a Behringer Eurorack UB802 mixer, from which I'm running a line into an H-P Laptop. Also feeding into the mixer is my Yamaha Portasound digital keyboard, which is a step above entry-level, but far from pro-grade. The onboard sound device for the laptop uses the Conexant HD driver.
Right now my biggest issue is trying to minimize electronic noise. I'll be posting more about that in other forums, but I'll just start off by saying that my number one obstacle (besides my limited abilities on the instruments!) is noise and interference. Part of that may be due to EMF's, since my equipment is all in a pretty cramped space.
As far as my musical tastes and interests, they are wildly varied. My favorite rock music includes the likes of Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, U2, Dylan, Neil Young and the Who. Far from original I know, but they're a goldmine for my inspiration after many years. I also have an interest in recording alt-country, Chicago and Delta blues, and some Brit-pop-based sounds. I have a myriad of riffs I've composed and recorded with various devices over the years, which I would like to concentrate on and get into a passable demo form.
Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope to meet some like minds and gain more perspective.
John
I'm another new user here, so here's my intro.
I've been messing with home recording going on 17 years, starting with a Tascam 4-track Portastudio in about 1991-92. It was magic then, but I soon realized there had to be something better. I finally made the jump to Cakewalk Music Creator 2002 and have a bunch of unfinished projects. I now have CWMC 4, which I'm just getting used to after putting recording on the back burner for several years.
I've been burned by entry-level attempts at 24-bit recording: I bought the Audigy SoundBlaster for the desktop, as well as the SB Live! external USB. I didn't have the software to record 24-bit until recently getting CWMC 4. Only then did I learn that the Audigy cards are apparently useless for digital recording. I'm back to 16-bit recording, at the urging of a Guitar Center pro audio salesman who insisted that 16-bit recording is sufficient, given today's limited media applications for 24-bit. After trying a new USB 1.0 mixer and being disappointed with the 0.3 + second latency, I returned the mixer and decided just to go with analog line-in. I didn't see the sense in paying more than twice as much for USB 2.0.
Anyway, I've been working on my setup, which is of course very rudimentary. I have an AKG dynamic mic, as well as a new AKG condenser mic I haven't yet tried. I'm running the condenser mic and my Strat and bass through an M- Audio Buddy preamp into a Behringer Eurorack UB802 mixer, from which I'm running a line into an H-P Laptop. Also feeding into the mixer is my Yamaha Portasound digital keyboard, which is a step above entry-level, but far from pro-grade. The onboard sound device for the laptop uses the Conexant HD driver.
Right now my biggest issue is trying to minimize electronic noise. I'll be posting more about that in other forums, but I'll just start off by saying that my number one obstacle (besides my limited abilities on the instruments!) is noise and interference. Part of that may be due to EMF's, since my equipment is all in a pretty cramped space.
As far as my musical tastes and interests, they are wildly varied. My favorite rock music includes the likes of Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, U2, Dylan, Neil Young and the Who. Far from original I know, but they're a goldmine for my inspiration after many years. I also have an interest in recording alt-country, Chicago and Delta blues, and some Brit-pop-based sounds. I have a myriad of riffs I've composed and recorded with various devices over the years, which I would like to concentrate on and get into a passable demo form.
Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope to meet some like minds and gain more perspective.
John
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