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Hello all,

I am very new to recording. I am in a band that uses all sorts of equipment from guitars, keyboards, etc. We use all kinds of effects pedals. We record using guitar tracks pro, but as we expanded as a band (our drummer bought V-drums) this program is proving to be inferior, or so we think. Here is the problem. We plug our instruments directly into a mixer which goes right into our sound card. Aside from the sound quality not being great, espeacially for the heavily distorted riffs, we have another problem: when we record our first track everything is fine, but then when we go to record a second track, the sound from the first track is picked up in the second track along with the instrument we are trying to record on the second track. this ruins any clearity we hoped to have and decreases the sound quality a great deal. Any suggestions? Is this a problem with the software or the mixer? Am i using the equipment incorrectly? Please help.
P.S. Please make a few suggestions about new software. Thanks,
Kill
 
I would think the problem is either in your you have set up your sound card, or how you are using your mixer. Somewhere the sound you play out through the speakers are mixed with the signal you record. It couold be several places, and it's hard to say where without being there.

I don't like using computers for recording, so I can't recommend any software.
 
I agree w/ regebro regarding the problem.

For software, many people recommend n-tracks or cool edit pro to start out.
 
Thanks guys,

In regards to the sound card, we just plug the mixer directly into the line-in in the sound card. I wasn't aware there was another way to do this, but then again i know little to nothing about this. Is there another set up i could use?
 
Yup

For sure...

The soundcard that is in your computer is aimed at home consumers and video game players. It wasn't designed for recording. A sound card such as the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 card is an inexpensive solution ($150) to get you started off in the recording field....

Good luck,
Chris
 
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