Just starting

[Netherten]

Hi,
I am really new at recording and have only spent time using Soundforge to any extent.
My friend got Cubase and so we are trying to record things with it
while visiting a studio in my town i noticed they ran all the mics through a device which then plugged into the soundcard of their PC. The only thing i can find like this is a behringer AES808, and i was wondering if there are any others whihc are similar.

Thanks

 

[MONTE]

I'll give this a whirl!
I'm not sure what sound card you have, but I don't think the Behringer AES808 is what you need. Most likely the device you saw was some sort of breakout box for a pro sound card like the Delta 1010, Layla, Aardvark Q10, various MOTU, etc. You probably need to think about replacing your existing sound card with something like this where there is a PCI card that goes in your computer and then an interface cable to get to your "breakout" box. I call it a "breakout" box for simplicity sake. There's actually a bunch of the processing that goes on in the box as well as the card in the PC. I hope this helps and good luck!

 

[Seanmorse79]

That's pretty accurate. The only thing that I'd mention is that your local studio was probably running the mics into a mixer first, before going into an ADAT or Multi-in soundcard.

If you have the need to record more than 2 tracks at once, then I would agree to look into a Delta 1010, C-Port, Aarvark Q10, etc... However, if you're just getting your feet wet, you might want to put some miles on the soundcard you have, or on a regular (less expensive) 2 channel card (unless you have come cash burning a hole in your pocket I'd make sure you want to go this route (as opposed to a standalone recorder, etc..) before you sink the dough into it.

Either way, good luck and welcome to the neighborhood.

 

[NickHall]

The cheapest method of doing this is to buy a 2/4 channel sound card (Best buy at the moment is the Midiman Audiophile 24/96 at around £150 or $200 i think) and buy a cheap mixing desk like a spirit folio or the like. Basically you can set yourself up with the whole shebang for under £400.......

This will still only allow you to record 2 tracks at a time into cubase, but you can mix it all with the desk, and drop the tracks down 2 at a time, Then mix them in cubase afterwards.

The only big reason to get a card with a breakout box is if you want to record more than 2 inputs to your pc in one go......

For most of us home users, this doesnt really add much, as we do all the instruments ourselves (I have tried to play Sax, Guitar and Sing at the same time, but the results were not pretty...)