Getting lines into the computer

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im trying to record my whole band and im quite new at this recording, i was wondering how to get about 8 lines into the computer. ive head of break out boxes and looked at them, im just wondering if there are any oher ways to take lines in to your computer as 8 seperate tracks.
thanks
 
draxxx said:
im trying to record my whole band and im quite new at this recording, i was wondering how to get about 8 lines into the computer. ive head of break out boxes and looked at them, im just wondering if there are any oher ways to take lines in to your computer as 8 seperate tracks.
thanks
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That's the only way....
;)
 
sorry im new, this is probably a retarded question but how do professionals get easily 24+ lines into their computer... or do they even use a computer?
 
well, you have three options -

1. use a regular sound card and overdub each part
2. get a sound card that supports multiple inputs and outputs, such as MOTU cards or M-Audio's lineup.
3. use a multi-track recorder and dump the tracks to PC.

If you're going to do live multi-track recording, choice two would probably be your best bet (providing you don't have a multi-track recorder already). For 8 tracks, I would recommend the card that I have sitting on my desk right now, the M-audio Delta 1010. You can find it new almost anywhere for $600.
 
...and to answer your second question, they can either use a 24track hard disk drive recorder and easily transfer the tracks, or you can use three delta1010's at once :)

...and it wasn't a stupid question.
 
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