recommend me a recording package

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bigdaddyjay85

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Hey everyone,

I've been playing guitar since I was 9 and I've never really recorded anything and I'm looking to finally record some music with my other musicians. I have a lexicon lambda and some software but I did not find it very user friendly. I have 2 mics and several guitars/amps...my mics are generally cheapies.

I'd like to be able to record 4 channels at once. We play blues/pop folk so a straight forward system without a lot of thrills would suffice. We have about 600 dollars to spend on a budget package.

Musiciansfriend has several cheap packages but I'd rather ask a few of you home recorders what seems to be the best for the money. I also have a few mic and inst cables already.

We will be creating music with the following inst:

Guitar acoustic
guitar electric
keyboard
violin

Thanks
 
The M Audio Fast Track Ultra is 8 channel.
That leaves you with $250.00.
Do you have a decent computer to use? Reaper is free to download and use until you can afford the $40.
Do you have headphones, monitors?
 
Mike,
I think I'm going to stick with the lexicon lambda! I don't see why I need to pay for so much more stuff.

I have monitors on the way, and I have some headphones. Can you recommend a decent mic since mine are so cheap and crummy? I'd say mine are good enough for drunken karaoke...
 
Any singing going on there?

I'd regard a basic mic set as having a good dynamic for recording electric guitar cabs, a good SDC for acoustic guitar and violin, and a good LDC for vocals... keyboard should just plug in via a line in.

You'll find various recommendations around on what models would fit your budget.
 
yes there will be singing!

Right now I am lacking my product key for the cubase LE4 that came with the lexicon Lambda....I'll likely be recording 2 audio tracks at once so it would be smart to get 1 condensor mic and one dynamic mic? One for vocals and one for music inst?

Basically i'm asking if i can get by with 2 mics (though i aready have some equipment) along with my interphase and PC.
 
You can "get by" with one mic...

If you're relatively new to this then go into it with limited expectations and work from there...

You'll generally be recording one thing at a time, not two, although the one thing may have more than one input channel.

For instance, you ask about recording voice and instrument at the same time - well if you try that you'll get the instrument mic picking up the voice and the voice mic picking up the instrument etc. Not to say it can't be done, but that's a can of worms you may want to avoid at this stage.

Baby steps...

If you're miking an acoustic guitar, however, you may use 2 mics on it at the same time, or a mic and a line feed etc. Electric guitar? You may put one mic close up to a speaker and another a few feet back to get some "room"... But best to keep it simple to start with.

You can get a condenser that will work ok on both vocals and instruments - you'll need specific recommendations in your price range though... can't help you there.
 
Sorry I recommended the M Audio because you asked for 4 tracks - most people who start with 4 end up wanting more (like to mic a whole drum kit).

Can't go wrong with a Shure SM57 for a dynamic mic that will cost you under $100.
 
bigdaddyjay85 said:
Right now I am lacking my product key for the cubase LE4 that came with the lexicon Lambda
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Just e~mail Steinberg and see if they can't sort you out where this is concerned. It's not like you've come by this gear dishonestly.
 
the big question, that I always ask in threads like these, are you going to record drums?

If yes, then you need, at a minimum, 2 condenser mics. Best, in my opinion, is 2 condensers, an SM57, and a kick drum mic.

I think you need 6 channels at once to do drums properly, 4 for the drums and 2 for scratch tracks.

If you are not recording drums, then you can get started with 1 or 2 mics and the hardware you already have.
 
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