equipment help

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i am recording a 5 piece band 2 guitars 1 bass 1 drum 1singer i have a akg condenser mic that runs into a mixer that runs to a pc with acid pro what equipment do i need to increase quialty and maybe allow me to rec two or more tracks at once ive heard i need a comp limiter and a ad converter but im not sure what type or how they work im sorry to bother you guys with such trivial questions but any help would be greatly appriciated thank you in advance
 
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Now that we know what you wanna do,
We now need to know how much money you are willing to spend.
 
money

as little as possible entry level stuff as i learn more i will upgrade i would just like to understand how each ptece of equip works again i apologze for wasting your time but any help would be greatly appreciated
 
Mixer

what model mixer do you have,
I'll look it up and check the specs to see how you can incorporate it into your set-up. I'm sure it has at least a few mic pres.

---mike---
 
First off, decide how many tracks you want to record at on time. You will need enough mics (include cables and stands) to cover your needs. Your mixer will need seperate outs for each chanel or you will have to "pre mix" things down to the number of outputs on your mixer. A mono mixer- all chanels to 1 out, stereo mixer- all chanels to 2 outs, more outs on your mixer- more individual tracks to the recorder. To record multiple tracks you will need an interface which has as many inputs as the number of tracks you want to record at the same time. You will also need enough cables (and maybe adapters) to hook everything together. There are other things you might find usefull (converters, splitters, rack gear etc...) but these can be added as your budget allows. The gear list I described covers only the most basic needs for multitrack (simeltanious) recording. One more thing you will need (but you can't buy it) is patience, recording multiple tracks takes lots of patience, especialy when trying to record a whole band at once.
 
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