Basic desktop "Studio"

[moman]

Welly welly welly, been mulling this over for a while and now I need reassurance that this will be fine.

I have a Laptop, T3400 intelpentium 2x2.16GHZ
2GB RAM
500GB 7200rpm INTERNAL
250GB 5400rpm EXTERNAL
HD soundcard (I know, very vague but is the best i can do)

I have a guitar port and therefore an electric guitar. I almost exclusively use it with my TCelectroncs Repeater and a Crybaby.
I'm using Fruity Loops for everything studio wise, as a tracker, mixer, drums everything.
I have an LPK25 (would like the awesome MPK49) midicontroller.
I have a C01U USB mic.

I'm not trying to create an opus of recording possibilities but its about time I made my tunes into CHOOONS.
This will be fine for bedroom recording and mastering right? I'm making trip-hop an acoustic stuff. DnB and dub and reggae and a few mixes in my head will all followsuit but for now this is what im concentrating on, recording my guitar.

Any comments are welcome, dont hold back Im fairly Rookie.

cheers!

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Hi and welcome to the board. Well, from a recording perspective, if everything is ITB you might be ok. However, when it comes time to mic'ing and mixing, your room response may make Translation to other systems unreliable. But only you can make that determination. You haven't bothered to tell us anything about your room nor any problems you've encountered so far. Since this is the studio design forum, I suggest asking about systems in another forum. Otherwise, if you have questions about your room...well, we're all ears.

fitZ

 

[moman]

Wait, post this where?

I've not encountered problems as I've not started yet. I'd just like to know if what I have will adequate as in, do I need any extra soundcards, software, preamps, converters etc

For how the room sounds I know how to deal with that, and I have thought about a very DIY vocal booth but with everything going straight into the lappy (other than vocals) the room shouldn't effect anything.

I'll be running guitar->effects->amp->guitarport->laptop really the port is just to plug my guitar into the laptop.

does that help?

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Wait, post this where?

I've not encountered problems as I've not started yet. I'd just like to know if what I have will adequate as in, do I need any extra soundcards, software, preamps, converters etc

Post it in the equipment forums and you'll get more answers.

For how the room sounds I know how to deal with that, and I have thought about a very DIY vocal booth but with everything going straight into the lappy (other than vocals)

Ok, BUT.....

the room shouldn't effect anything.

ummmm, I beg to differ. It will affect EVERYTHING when it comes time to MIX. And you won't discover the truth UNTILL it comes time to playback your recordings on a DIFFERENT system in a DIFFERENT room. But..you don't HAVE to take my word for it.
Good luck with your approach.

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

I'm a little curious though.

I've not started yet

For how the room sounds I know how to deal with that

Hmmm, you haven't even started recording...yet you know how to deal with the room?

Ok, well, carry on then.

 

[moman]

playback will always sound different in any room and through any speaker set though surely? Once I finish the track or not. Thats all I meant.

Its literally just about recording so I see your point of this being in the wrong thread as Im not building a physical structured studio. So are you saying that the equipment should be fine? Thats all I really asked.

thanks for your help

 

[moman]

I'm a little curious though.
Hmmm, you haven't even started recording...yet you know how to deal with the room?
Ok, well, carry on then.

As in I know about using the space, tweaking the environment etc.


But that is not the point

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Well, like I said then...carry on with "tweaking the environment." Btw...maybe you could share your insight into your process. I'm sure we'll learn something.

 

[moman]

No need for attitude fitz, I only for asked for help.

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

No attitude. I'm always trying to learn. So when someone tells me "I know how to deal with that" I like to learn from those that KNOW.

 

[moman]

....taking things literally and being padantic is still an attitude.

I posted this in recordings, said in that tagline discuss equipment here as well.
Maybe you can answer the actual question a bit better there?

 

[RAMI]

He tried helping you. But you seem to have it all figured out. Like he said...Carry on.

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

....taking things literally and being padantic is still an attitude.

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ostentatious in one's learning.
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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.


Damn, I DID learn something from you. You can't spell those big words.