hey everyone, i've been in to home recording for a while now, but i've never quite understood how to record 8 tracks simultaneously on my computer. I need this because i want to record every drum on the drum kit induvidually (such as snare, toms, kick etc....). I am using Cool Edit Pro 2.0 and I am running it on the Windows Milleum Edition operating system. Can someone please tell me what kind of equipment and soundcard i would need, and how i would go about doing this? thanx.
you'll need a souncard that connects to a breakout box with at least 8 analog inputs. I'm using a M-Audio delta 1010, Echo Layla 24 is another good choice.
The setup I have running right now is a Delta 1010LT and a Yamaha MG16/4 mixer. I run a snake from the Delta to the Yamaha and then the other 2 channels on the Delta are preamps. It's been working well for me thus far. It would probably cost you around 600 bucks for that setup.