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bishop55
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OK folks,
Here it is. Just did my taxes and luckily I have been allowed a "music budget" by my lovely wife of four years. After getting all the stuff I needed to get my bass gear up and running I am left with a grand total of $244. I am not trying to record anything for release. I just want to write music on the computer using drum tracks and my bass, and to work out and record vocal lines and keyboard parts. I have the software (Cool Edit and others) and I have an adequate PC ( I know because you folks helped me out before on this point!) Now I am ready to work out how to hook up my vocal mic (Shure 58), my bass, and my keyboard to the PC. I will be tracking one thing at a time but I like the idea of a mixer so I can just set it up and go, make connections at the front and control monitoring etc. I have been looking at the Soundcraft Folio Notepad. If I were to purchace this for $169 ($180 shipped) what cables do I need to complete this set-up and be able to record and monitor? Also, I have posted before and was advised to look into Audio Buddy and Behringer pre-amps. I have done this but I am now steering toward the mixer because you get pre-amps and it seems easier to deal with muti connections. However this is at the expense of buying a better soundcard. Right now I have the Santa Cruz which works well for me. AM I on the right track? Is the Soundcraft a wise purchase? Any advice?
Here it is. Just did my taxes and luckily I have been allowed a "music budget" by my lovely wife of four years. After getting all the stuff I needed to get my bass gear up and running I am left with a grand total of $244. I am not trying to record anything for release. I just want to write music on the computer using drum tracks and my bass, and to work out and record vocal lines and keyboard parts. I have the software (Cool Edit and others) and I have an adequate PC ( I know because you folks helped me out before on this point!) Now I am ready to work out how to hook up my vocal mic (Shure 58), my bass, and my keyboard to the PC. I will be tracking one thing at a time but I like the idea of a mixer so I can just set it up and go, make connections at the front and control monitoring etc. I have been looking at the Soundcraft Folio Notepad. If I were to purchace this for $169 ($180 shipped) what cables do I need to complete this set-up and be able to record and monitor? Also, I have posted before and was advised to look into Audio Buddy and Behringer pre-amps. I have done this but I am now steering toward the mixer because you get pre-amps and it seems easier to deal with muti connections. However this is at the expense of buying a better soundcard. Right now I have the Santa Cruz which works well for me. AM I on the right track? Is the Soundcraft a wise purchase? Any advice?