How the sound gets into the computer

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DavidDaMonkey

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I'm still confused on when using a computer to record, how you get all the tracks into a computer. If you are using, say, a 6 track recorder, is it all going to only be one track when you plug it into your computer? Do you have to have 6 inputs on your sound card? Is the Soundblaster Audigy good for recording? What about the M-Audio Delta 1010LT PCI Digital Audio System? Also does any software work with any mixer? Please help clear some or any of this up. Thanks!
 
For as many tracks as you want to keep separate/distinct, you have to have an input for on your s/c.... on a budget/small personal studio, most people opt for between 2-4 input since most of the time, they're doing overdubs and don't need many simultaneous inputs.

If the scale of the studio is bigger, then you need to start looking at larger I/O units such as MOTU, which gives you 8/16/24/32++ inputs. In this case, mixing/editing/processing is handled entirely by the computer, so the computer needs to be fairly powerful.

Software doesn't work with a mixer at all (unless you mean the new DAW mixers - which are really simply hardware controllers for recording s/w - they don't do anything that the mouse and keyboard don't already do, except the interface is easier to work than a mouse/keyboard!)
 
Whats a good sound card then for basic recording? Like maybe just 4 inputs...I think the Audigy2 only has 2 i/o.
 
Ok, keep in mind that Im posting on the newbie as you read my next post, because I think its a very basic level question. And I am a total newbie, I own no gear, but I am going to Belmont University next year and Im gonna try to learn this sh*t the right way, heh heh.


Ok so all these audio recording cards I see all over the place confuse me. Some have like 2 channels for input and 8 for output. Whats the need for so many outputs and so few inputs? I'd think you'd want it the other way around. There is obviously something Im missing here....
 
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