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[NightHawk]

and know nothing about recording. I'm a (very) amateur guitar player, with delusions of adequacy. I primarily want to record my practice sessions, but I would also like to record some of my own music. I have a Korg Monotron synthesizer that I like to play around with, that I would like to use for backing tracks, along with some drums.

I've had a long time interest in all things audio, so recording is kind of the next phase, I guess.

 

[Phrasemaker]

Welcome aboard, I'm sure there will be adequate guidance here offering many ways that you might spend your cash fast. Have fun with it and make use of the wealth of knowledge which abounds here.

All the best

Tim

 

[ecc83]

and know nothing about recording. I'm a (very) amateur guitar player, with delusions of adequacy. I primarily want to record my practice sessions, but I would also like to record some of my own music. I have a Korg Monotron synthesizer that I like to play around with, that I would like to use for backing tracks, along with some drums.

I've had a long time interest in all things audio, so recording is kind of the next phase, I guess.

Going to make some assumptions Nighthawk.

Electric guitar? If so and you have an amp, mic is easy. Shure SM57, it will also do to yodel at. If an acoustic you willl need a Small Diaphragm Capacitor microphone.

An Audio Interface is vital. This will connect to the PC* via usb and they are legion. Makers are Focusrite,M-Audio, Roland, Tascam and many others. My personal favourite is the Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6.

There are of course Stickies you should read.

*I am assuming PC not mac and almost anything built in the last 5 years will be fine for a few tracks tho' you might need to "tweak" it a bit...Early days N!

Dave.

 

[NightHawk]

Going to make some assumptions Nighthawk.

Electric guitar? If so and you have an amp, mic is easy. Shure SM57, it will also do to yodel at. If an acoustic you willl need a Small Diaphragm Capacitor microphone.

An Audio Interface is vital. This will connect to the PC* via usb and they are legion. Makers are Focusrite,M-Audio, Roland, Tascam and many others. My personal favourite is the Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6.

There are of course Stickies you should read.

*I am assuming PC not mac and almost anything built in the last 5 years will be fine for a few tracks tho' you might need to "tweak" it a bit...Early days N!

Dave.

I have electric, electric/acoustic, and acoustic guitars. I have a Fender Mustang I amp that has a USB interface, and I have managed to record some noises with it using Audacity. My PC is less then two years old, Intel i7, Windows 7 64-bit, with 16GB RAM and tons of HD space. (Digital photo RAW files and HD video take up a lot space and processing power.) I'll probably need to add a soundcard, since that's the one thing I never bought when I built this machine.

I also have a Zoom A2 stomp box, which has a headphone out, so I can get sound from that, as well as my Ibanez acoustic amp.

Hopefully this doesn't turn into too much of a cash sink, but I know how it goes. As we like to say on Head-Fi, "Welcome to Head-FI, and sorry about your wallet!"

 

[ecc83]

Well, you are certainly sorted PC wise!

I couldn't possibly comment on the amp (check ME out). All you really need is a mic, get a Shure and an SDC if you can and an AI. If you did that and went for the NI KA6 you would be poorer to the tune of around £400 but apart from leads, stands etc, which you might already have, you are set. For ever really! The NI comes with Cubase LE6 and that should keep you out of mischief for a while.

You don't need a "soundcard" in the PC as such (tho if you see an M-A 2496 say going cheap, won't hurt!) a good usb AI will do it all.

About the only thing you need to sort out is track count. If it is just yourself playing, two tracks is about all you need. If you have friends that might come and jam, one more track per mate.

Beware track count claims on AIs, they tend to lump in MIDI and S/PDIF. The NI KA6 has two mic inputs and two further analogue line ins. This means you could record an acoustic in stereo say and have two tracks of drum machine going in at same time. You can then mix and balance the 4 resultant tracks ad inf at your leisure.

Dave.

 

[slubbie]

welcome!

 

[JimmyS1969]

Hi there, There are so many tutorials for newbies in recording and as well as creating beats or producing music which will help you on your next plan.

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