transferring tracks to pc

[Boon]

Hi team. I'm very new to recording and (surprise) I need some help.

I play in a rock band and were trying to get a demo sorted out. I use a Tascam 788 digital portastudio to get our songs down, i use 6 tracks for drums (kick, snare, 2 toms and 2 overheads) which i then bounce down to tracks 7 and 8. then i get the bass, 2 guitars and vocals all on there own tracks afterwards.

What I would like to do after this stage is transfer it from my portastudio onto my PC (amd k7 2.1ghz, 512 RAM, USB 2.0 + firewire). I would imagine I'd need a soundcard with a suitable connection, but I don't have a clue what I should get because I don't know how I would link everything up to begin with what Output would I use on my 788? What cable(s) will I need?

If somebody could recommend a good card (in the £100 - £200 market) for me, preferably external because I wouldn't know how to install something inside my pc. then let me know what cables I'll need and how to connect it.

I use Cubase SX at the moment, but am willing to try demo's of other software before I decide which program to purchase. I'd also need to know how to setup these programs for receiving my tracks.

Sorry if this is a bit long winded but I'm hoping somebody out there can help me out.

 

[NYMorningstar]

Hey Boon, welcome to the board. If you don't need the portability then you should consider getting a soundcard with multiple inputs like the Delta 1010 for your computer. If you can't install it get someone to do it for you, it's real simple. With the Delta you can bypass the Tascam and record directly to your computer and be able to keep all your drum tracks separate for future processing. I'd also stick with the Cubase and check out our forum here for that. G/L

 

[Cloneboy Studio]

One thing you should consider is bouncing the original 6 tracks of drums to the computer, THEN mixing down to 2 tracks (7/8) and recording your band. When you are done bump those ones over and manually align the tracks.

Will be a pain in the butt to do, however.