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brad4321
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I am a firm believer that if all bolts were one size, and there was only one type of plug, the world would be a better place. Well, maybe not, but it gives me an excuse for not having a clue what I am doing.
I play the acoustic guitar, and I want to record some of it. Right now, I just want to play around and see what I can do. I may decide later on once I get a better understanding on how all of this works to record some demo tracks of the songs I have written.
I really don't have that much to spend at all, so I want to keep it as minimal as possible. However, I would much rather add to my gear than have to replace it later on down the road for being too cheap.
I have decided on using a SM57 mic to record the guitar (and the vocals when that time comes). I have an audigy platinum ex soundcard, and so my question comes in how all of this should connect together.
Outside of the mic and computer, what else do I need? Is any of this extra stuff optional at the moment so I can take this time to play around and then add it later on when I want to do demos?
This soundcard seems to have weird ports. I can't get any of my headphones to plug into the headphone jack. No one I asked could come up with what these things are, and since you are all audio people, I figured that you would know.
Picture of ports
I will further my act of ignorance in asking what plugs into the MIDI ports? Recording midi files would be very nice, but I have a feeling that it requires more expensive hardware than I am currently worth.
Thanks for your time in raising my intelligence.
I play the acoustic guitar, and I want to record some of it. Right now, I just want to play around and see what I can do. I may decide later on once I get a better understanding on how all of this works to record some demo tracks of the songs I have written.
I really don't have that much to spend at all, so I want to keep it as minimal as possible. However, I would much rather add to my gear than have to replace it later on down the road for being too cheap.
I have decided on using a SM57 mic to record the guitar (and the vocals when that time comes). I have an audigy platinum ex soundcard, and so my question comes in how all of this should connect together.
Outside of the mic and computer, what else do I need? Is any of this extra stuff optional at the moment so I can take this time to play around and then add it later on when I want to do demos?
This soundcard seems to have weird ports. I can't get any of my headphones to plug into the headphone jack. No one I asked could come up with what these things are, and since you are all audio people, I figured that you would know.
Picture of ports
I will further my act of ignorance in asking what plugs into the MIDI ports? Recording midi files would be very nice, but I have a feeling that it requires more expensive hardware than I am currently worth.
Thanks for your time in raising my intelligence.
