In need of experties

[Thenewguy1221]

hey im jack and i recently decided to dive into the unknown waters of recording, mostly vocals. im more or less looking for experienced opinions and a little advice along the way, fist off a couple days ago i bought an hp envy17 with the beats by dre soundcard on it, i have a beringer mixer and mic-phantom power i forget the model name, and bought an m-audio fast track usb interface, have the mic cord, and a tape to 1/8 cable..
i think im ready, right..?

 

[Massive Master]

To get the signal from the mic to the computer? Probably. To start making listenable recordings? That an entirely different story that none of us can answer at the moment.

I hate to throw the whole "you will only ever be as good as your monitoring chain allows you to be" thing, but I really hope that's the next purchase (should have been the first - by a long shot).

beats by dre soundcard

Oh geez...

 

[moresound]

Hello Jack. Welcome to the ZOO!

Talent ---> Mic---> XLR cable ---> interface with phantom power ---> USB cable ---> computer, Free reaper down loaded recording software.

This should be your recording routing.

 

[gecko zzed]

And the playback routing is:

computer ---> usb cable ---> interface--->speakers (or headphones when tracking)

 

[Armistice]

fo' shizzle....

 

[moresound]

Smeg !