Home Recording Setup - Please Help!

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I've been recording acoustic songs and other little demos on Adobe Audition 3.0 over the last few years, but now i would like to expand and maybe record some full band tracks.

I've checked up on the specs for Cubase 5 (which would be my ideal program) as i'm on too limited a budget to fund a machine that could handle Pro Tools 9. My Windows 7 Intel Pentium T4500 with 3GB DDR3 RAM and 320GB HDD would be used solely to run Cubase 5, and Native Instruments extended VSTs for virtual instruments, Guitar Rig, a few extra plug-ins like auto-tune etc or any other suggestions you might have (i'm a total newbie at this)

Could you let me know what you would recommend to run these effectively or if i'm missing any vitals or suggest any other plugins.

My next confusion would be setting up hardware, i want to demo drums using 4-6 microphones, as i said i'm completely lost with this. Basically what i'm wondering is, Do i need BOTH a Mixer & an audio interface, or could you suggest a better solution to hook up drum microphones to send the signals from each mic to separate tracks in Cubase 5 to mix into my recording.

I'm trying to keep this in a pretty reasonable budget, i'll work towards saving for the equipment, but with that in mind could you suggest anything for me?

I have an external 1tb hard-drive, so i'm fine in terms of space, i'm more confused in terms of Hardware for sending the audio recorded in drums to seperate channels, i.e Kick , Snare , OH 1, OH 2

Would really appreciate if you could offer me any advice or point me in the right direction.
 
thisispaulbrown said:
Hi,
i'm more confused in terms of Hardware for sending the audio recorded in drums to seperate channels, i.e Kick , Snare , OH 1, OH 2
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When your recording in Cubase you'll have to set up your inputs (lots of info on this in the cubase forum, look at the top two threads), then when you add a track you specify which input to use. easy really.

Also, You don't need a mixer, an interface will do. If for some reason you'd like a mixer you can also get ones that connect direct to your computer and do the job of an interface.
 
You'll need mic amps so not all interfaces will do but I'd suggest getting an interface with mic amps on it like the Tascam US1800. Mixers are really irrelevant now aways unless you're doing big sessions with lots of mics and compressors etc. Have a look at this for a comprehensive guide to setting up a studio...MixTips: Building a Home Studio On a Budget
 
yeah a good interface that has preamps will do. If you plan on using monitors and have a band i would suggest getting a mixer. but an interface like the tascam 1800

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