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I am pretty new to this so any help would be much appreciated. I have been using a tascam 414 but I recently got a new computer. I am currently using the computer for the internet mostly, but would like to incorporate into some home recording. This is a list of equipment I have. I was wondering what options I have as far as putting together good home recordings.

Tascam 414
Various mics
Alesis Nanoverb
Guitar, Bass
Alesis SR16 Drum machine
Computer specs - Intel® Pentium® 4 processor at 1.6GHz
128MB SDRAM 40GB1 Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive SB Live! Digital Sound card Harmon Kardon HK395 Speakers CD-RW, windows XP

What options do I have recording wise. Can I interface the Tascam and computer.

Thanks,
YZL
 
Actualy, you have a lot of options. You can record using the blaster or you can step up to any number of dedicated cards for recording. If you opt for the latter, you probably wouldn't want to use the 414 accept as an "idea machine".

Your computer has the horse power to be the platform of a decent DAW. The music would be digital quality and capable of many more tracks than the 414.

You can run the 414 into the computer with the right card but I don't really know why you would want to. I'm not that familiar with the blaster so I don't know if it has ins that would match the Tascam.
You can start recording with just some software at this point.
Do a search of Ntrack and Power Tracs. These are downloadable as free demos but will give you an idea of what you can do with your computer.

Good luck and welcome to the site. :cool:
 
a cable with RCA connectors at the 414 end and a 1/8" stereo jack at the soundcard end should be the right one to connect your Tascam to your PC. Run it from the Line-outs of the Tascam to the Line-in of the soundcard. Also one with two mono 1/4" jacks and one 1/8" stereo jack should connect the drum machine to the PC.

However, like Getuhgrip says, buying a cheap but good program like n-Track or similar will turn your PC into a powerhouse multitracker. Only problem is you'll probably have to spend more money for gizmos to get your guitars and vocals onto the PC. This is the Homereccers curse: fun but costly.
 
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