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pottergirl09
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Okay, I was going to start recording songs and I was just looking into it online, but now that I've seen everything it's so much more complecated that I thought. Where do I start?!?!
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The Green Hornet
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Yo Girl of Pottery: [ceramic or otherwise]
If you are just beginning, well, begin.
Maybe a simple 4 tracker of cassette will do.
If not, latch on to someone with a studio, ask to be a sweeper or coffee maker, and get some insight into recording.
I remember George Burns once talking about his bad times. He would go into a cafeteria, el cheapo of course, and order a double pot of tea. Then, he would sit at a table and use the hot tea water to mix into the ketchup which was on the table and make a delightful tomato soup. Well, it's a living in show biz.
I never had to do that; however, I'd do it to be in the music/show biz stuff.
So, jump in, find a friend, and enjoy music. That's what it's for.
Green Hornet
If you are just beginning, well, begin.
Maybe a simple 4 tracker of cassette will do.
If not, latch on to someone with a studio, ask to be a sweeper or coffee maker, and get some insight into recording.
I remember George Burns once talking about his bad times. He would go into a cafeteria, el cheapo of course, and order a double pot of tea. Then, he would sit at a table and use the hot tea water to mix into the ketchup which was on the table and make a delightful tomato soup. Well, it's a living in show biz.
I never had to do that; however, I'd do it to be in the music/show biz stuff.
So, jump in, find a friend, and enjoy music. That's what it's for.
Green Hornet
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casenpoint
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Don't fret, it can be very easy once you've done your studying. As a beginner you should start out with a four track cassette recorder. Do some investigative work i.e. view manuals, check reviews, and value for your bucks! ... Purchase one from you local music store. I would suggest A Tascam with lots of extras i.e. EQ effects and monitoring capabilities. The Tascam 424 mkII has lots of what you'd need. I purchased one that camewith a free reverb unit. It wasn't top of the line but it worked.
When recording you need to find a room that has good acoustics dead preferred(no echoes or reflections). When you've recorded and bounced desired tracks(with effects, read your manual)you can then add more affects if desired and send that signal to a two track recorder(your home stereo).
So now you've recorded your first album. Good Luck.!.!
Later, Casenpoint
When recording you need to find a room that has good acoustics dead preferred(no echoes or reflections). When you've recorded and bounced desired tracks(with effects, read your manual)you can then add more affects if desired and send that signal to a two track recorder(your home stereo).
So now you've recorded your first album. Good Luck.!.!
Later, Casenpoint
noisedude
New member
try this site:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/nikkeefe
it might give you an idea of what you need to get started.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/nikkeefe
it might give you an idea of what you need to get started.
reel buzzer
New member
Tascam portastudio 424 cassette recorder is where you want to start.
With it you will learn the basics of overdubs, bounces, EQ, effects and routing signals.
It is the simplest way to get started.
With it you will learn the basics of overdubs, bounces, EQ, effects and routing signals.
It is the simplest way to get started.
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jcnoernberg
New member
i take it you are recording a band of some sort? when my buddies and i just started out a few years ago recording, we did it all pretty low budget. hopefully you have some sort of pa system with a built in or seperate mixer. get some free/trial recording software, i used cool edit pro (now known as adobe audition). now i just got a patch cord and went from the line out of the pa mixer, to the mic in on my laptop. you will get great results for basically free if you have the above equipment. eventually you will want to get some sort of digital interface. this will give you a more cd-quality capture of your sound. i used the m-auio transit USB interface. the only downside of the matter is that you cant go back and adjust your sound levels after you recrord since its all mixed down to one track, but with a little experimenting you will find a level and will sound fine, and you can record a decent cd with a "garage band" feel to it. some of our old recordings using this method sound better than the ones we digitally multitracked, so there you go...
TexRoadkill
Audio Bum
I'm guessing your young. Maybe now is the time to start making friends with the geeks in the AV department at school