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[Jumbuck]

Hi all, am new here and may not be in the right place...? Am a beginner to the recording game but am very keen to learna asap...Have recently purchased Laptop and US-122, also have a decent mic...Also have a behringer Eurorack UB1202...(Still in the box)...

What I want to do is basically record my harmonies along side popular music tracks that I own...And hear back what it sounds like with both POP song and my harmony..That is my basic needs/dilemma...

I have all the software (Giga Studio 3.0 LE - Cubase LE 1.08) and US-122 audio/midi interface gear hooked up right (I think)...It all appears to working fine...

Im not sure of the steps - software program to use - recording setup etc...that I need to take to acomplish my little hobby...?

Is there someone out there who has the patients and kindness to walk me through the basic steps to achieve this...

Kindest

Chris...(Australia)

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

What I want to do is basically record my harmonies along side popular music tracks that I own...And hear back what it sounds like with both POP song and my harmony..That is my basic needs/dilemma...

Welcome Chris,

I assume when you talk about "popular music tracks" that you're referring to commercial CD tracks or MP3s. With that assumption, here's what you need to do:

1.) If you're grabbing your songs off of CD, you need to first rip them to a stereo WAV file on your computer.

2.) Import the WAV file (or the MP3 , if that is what you are staring with) into Cubase as stereo Track 1.

3.) Record your vocals from the us122 channel 1 into your PC using Cubase, having Cubase set to record that signal as a mono track on Track 2.

You now will have the pop song and your vocals playing side-by-side simulataneously as desired.

You can record another take of your vocals to Cubase Track 3, a third take to Track 4 , etc. if you wish and selectively play them back with the song.

You do have a bit of a learning curve in front of you if you have never used recording/editing software such as Cubase before. It's not all that hard once you know it, but learning the lay of the land the first time can take a little homework. Read up your Cubase manual and/or help files thoroughly before you continue. If it comes with a tutorial, that'll be a big help.

Good luck with it!

G.

 

[Jumbuck]

Thanks heaps Glen...Appreciate your help...!!!!

I will try this asap...

Kindest

Chris...