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Hello

I'm building a computer and I don't know much about the subject.
My goal is to record and mix music, mainly audio, the usual rock stuff.

This is my plan:

I'm going to buy a little mixer (Behringer Eurorack MX802A) because of the preamps, Johnnson J-Station for guitar and bass sounds and Tannoy Reveal Studio Monitors...I have few good mics and I also have free access to a moderate studio where I'm planing to record the drum tracks... The point is that I could move my project from my school studio to my PC.

Any comments about this?

This my plan for the cheap and reliable solution?

-Motherboard: Abit KT7
-Prosessor: AMD Duron 800Mhz
-RAM: 256 Mt, 133Mhz, SDRAM
-Soundcard: TerraTec EWX 24/96
-Harddrive: IBM Ultrastar, 36 LZX 80-pin (18.3 Gt) I know this is too little but Yes money is a object
-CD-RW

Comments? Please help me... What kind of software should I use...Cubase, Cakewalk or Logic?

Thanks
 
first of all: double posting isn't really appreciated arround here. Be carefull if you don't want to get flamed... But you only did 2, that's not that bad...

You might want to do a search for the Behringer mixers on the forum. You'll know why I said this when you do... :D

Anyway, when you go buying a mixer for using the pres, make sure you can get to them. Not all mixers have direct outs or inserts. That behringer, for example doesn't! So when using the mic pre's you'll get the eq and fader in your signal flow to!

Insert's or direct outs are really a must when you want to use the mixer for recording. (Except if you only plan to use it to make submixes...)

Good luck!
 
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Thanks Roel

First of all Sorry about the double posting...
I'm just needing a bit of advice...

About the Behringer mixer. I'm not planing do any serious mixing with that little piece of ****. Just using it for the preamp to record some vocals. For furter stuff I use the computer and the software;) and that Behringer is a cheap one.

I'm planing to mainly record guitar and bass thru Johnsson J-Station. And as I said I'm doing the drum tracks in a proper studio so where do I need a bigger mixer with inserts and stuff?
 
You need the inserts to get to the output of the preamp! You have to take the signal after the mic pre, but before the eq and the fader. That's where the inserts are. Without the inserts, you can't just use the mic pres without getting 'into' the things guts with a soldering iron... :eek:

If you just want to use it as a micpre for 1 or 2 tracks, you might be better of buying a standalone mic pre anyway. A decent mixer is a lowcost solution for having -alot- of micpres at once. (it's more than that... offcourse...)

BTW, might be a good idea to do the vocal tracking in that studio also. A studio should have good mics and pres, and their room is probably better than yours too...
 
ok

Our School studio isn't the best one and I think I wan't to do the vocal tracks at home too...

So should I buy a for example an ART 2-channel tube Preamp...for vocal stuff?
 
Ah! The quest for the perfect pre... :)

I haven't got one myself. Just looking around, waiting the perfect moment to buy... hehe. Can't help you on this one. But I guess any standalone micpre would be better than the ones in a budget mixer... The Behringer isn't an option. No inserts. That's all I have to say for now. Back to my planet...

Bzzzzzzzzzzzz...
*gone*
 
if you wanna get a cheap mixer just for the preamp, I would suggest you get a cheap pre amp instead, like the ART tube MP.

I am using a Behringer 602 and I am looking into getting a pre amp. The Behringer mixer is good for you to organise ur connections but not as a pre amp.

as for the J-station, I would recommend your check out Yamaha DG stomp as well.

BTW, how much is the Tube Preamp System?
 
Art Tube preamp system costs 1797 finnish marks 305.75 EUR it's about 300$ maybe little less...
 
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