Buen said:
We don't have anything else no, but if you can suggest anything that I would need.
OK. Lets start from there. After some checking, it sounds like you have the absolute basics. I have not had direct experience trying to make the Edirol work with
the Krystal software. I am assuming you have run some recording tests verifying two tracks can be recorded at the same time.
First and possibly most important is to record in an acoustically dead room. A bathroom with tile floors is a really bad place because the sound will bounce off all the walls back to the microphone and degrade your recording. Try to find a carpeted room with lots of soft fluffy furniture for example. The fluffy stuff and carpet will absorb the sound better and reduce reverberation. (Remember, it is easier to add effects to recorded audio than it is to deal with recorded audio laced with bad room effects).
Next, don't feel like the amps have to be Metallica loud. Not knowing what mics you have it is difficult to say how they will perform when blasted by a speaker. While Metallica loud may sound good to you when standing in the room, the poor microphone may distort it in ways that will sound bad to you. You'll have to experiment with that one. Just keep the computer in the other room to reduce fan noise and turn of the home ventilation system when recording.
Also, since you are using a PC, you may be using PC speakers. Generally speaking, PC speakers are very crummy to listen to your recording or to try to master a CD. For beginning efforts and tight budgets try getting some full ear headphones or connecting the PC to your stereo system. Just make sure the stereo system is being listened to in an acoustically dead room.
Finally, don't expect a miracle CD from your setup the first time. Your first few attempts will not likely impress the folks at Sony records. Remember the number one rule that stands out above all: HAVE FUN. The second rule is close behind: If you are not having fun, loosen up. Home recording is really fun. Don't be afraid to experiment with effects on the computer to see what they do. Keep coming back to this BBS to get info on the various effects and how not to overuse them and make a crappy CD. There are lots of folks out there willing to give good advice.
This is an extremely fun hobby. Play with it. Don't expect to be a pro overnight. But it won't take but a few tries and visits to this BBS and you will make recordings much better than someone playing music to the plastic computer microphone or a boom box.
BigEar
