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Jaded
New member
Hello,
I've been reading some of the previous threads and you all seem like pleasant and helpful people far from those other online asshats who have nothing but sarcastic, offensive, and unhelpful remarks if you know what I mean. I'm sure you've run into them before.
So I want to start recording music on my computer which I know is plenty powerful enough to do the job. The problem is I just don't know how to go about it. I'd like to think I have a keen ear and know that I want to avoid the consumer level soundcards. I've heard demos with those products being used and I can hear all the electronic interference noise from the other PC components, quite irritating. so I've been told that I should go with something that has balanced inputs.
How important is it to have balanced inputs/outputs? I've looked at some entry level professional cards yet they have RCA connections which I know are unbalanced. Noticeable or insignificant difference?
Now, ideally, I want to be able to control the tracks through a physical mixer on playback and adjust levels as such just as you would be able to on stand alone systems. I do not like the idea of virtual mixers, too cumbersome while a physical mixer is much more tactile. I probably don't need to have more than 4 inputs recorded simultaneously. I read through some posts about "routing"? Where you have the line outs of the recording device to the mixer? Is this why some products offer more outputs than inputs? How is this done? Where do the connections go? Just in the open line inputs of the mixer? When you alter the levels during playback are you actually affecting the recorded track on the hard disk so when you mixdown the adjustments will be there or are you just altering what you are hearing through the mixer? Does the recording software aware of the changes you made on the mixer itself? This is where I get confused.
Also have any of you used these USB controllers like from Tascam, Edirol, or Event? They seem like they would do the job for me providing a mixing console, controlling actual track levels through playback, etc. Opinions welcome.
I sorta asked a lot of questions so I hope someone or collectively you all will be able to answer my questions. TIA.
I've been reading some of the previous threads and you all seem like pleasant and helpful people far from those other online asshats who have nothing but sarcastic, offensive, and unhelpful remarks if you know what I mean. I'm sure you've run into them before.
So I want to start recording music on my computer which I know is plenty powerful enough to do the job. The problem is I just don't know how to go about it. I'd like to think I have a keen ear and know that I want to avoid the consumer level soundcards. I've heard demos with those products being used and I can hear all the electronic interference noise from the other PC components, quite irritating. so I've been told that I should go with something that has balanced inputs.
How important is it to have balanced inputs/outputs? I've looked at some entry level professional cards yet they have RCA connections which I know are unbalanced. Noticeable or insignificant difference?
Now, ideally, I want to be able to control the tracks through a physical mixer on playback and adjust levels as such just as you would be able to on stand alone systems. I do not like the idea of virtual mixers, too cumbersome while a physical mixer is much more tactile. I probably don't need to have more than 4 inputs recorded simultaneously. I read through some posts about "routing"? Where you have the line outs of the recording device to the mixer? Is this why some products offer more outputs than inputs? How is this done? Where do the connections go? Just in the open line inputs of the mixer? When you alter the levels during playback are you actually affecting the recorded track on the hard disk so when you mixdown the adjustments will be there or are you just altering what you are hearing through the mixer? Does the recording software aware of the changes you made on the mixer itself? This is where I get confused.
Also have any of you used these USB controllers like from Tascam, Edirol, or Event? They seem like they would do the job for me providing a mixing console, controlling actual track levels through playback, etc. Opinions welcome.
I sorta asked a lot of questions so I hope someone or collectively you all will be able to answer my questions. TIA.
