Home Recording for TOTAL NOOBS-how to do it (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyRaz]

ive picked this up recently, its actually really really fucking good for its price.

Product: US-4x4 | TASCAM

 

[Ericbassboy]

Thanks dudes, SM58 or equivalent it is then! Moose- that's the plan alright, want to do some top notch drum demos...

Shure makes the best microphones in the business. SM58s are pretty standard mics.

Go get it!

I recorded my first raps on it.

I'm not sure if they make USB mics (I think mine was USB??) but get an XLR version. That's what the pros use.

USB mics have too much noise.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

After picking up one of these secondhand and not quite sure what software to get. I want to sketch some ideas that I will be bringing to a pal's gaff. Pal has a much more elaborate set up. Anybody recommend an easy to use, not-too-processor intensive programme for MIDI sequencing that will work with this, freeware would be best but am willing to spend a few bob on the right tool.

 

[pissypants]

After picking up one of these secondhand and not quite sure what software to get. I want to sketch some ideas that I will be bringing to a pal's gaff. Pal has a much more elaborate set up. Anybody recommend an easy to use, not-too-processor intensive programme for MIDI sequencing that will work with this, freeware would be best but am willing to spend a few bob on the right tool.

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Reaper. Reaper all the way. Fast, small, light, flexible, amazing and the only DAW you will ever need. Knocks the pants of Live, Protools, Cubase, anything else. And it's essentially free. Just pay the 60 dollars at some stage though, yeah. Big fan Been using for 10 years.

Reaper and just google for free VSTs.


www.reaper.fm

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I've only used Reaper for some mixing work but it was really great. I keep meaning to pay the full version and get back recording things. It's unbelievable value.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I'm a fan of reaper too, it does everything I need a DAW to do*

I just saw this, might be interesting to try out
Sonar now free, renamed ‘Cakewalk by BandLab’ |

BandLab Technologies have relaunched Sonar, with the entire Sonar Platinum feature set and made it completely free, under the new title of ‘Cakewalk by BandLab’.

BandLab Technologies Announces Cakewalk SONAR Relaunch

*almost nothing these days

 

[ann post]

Adobe in the streets
Reaper in the sheets

Adobe has the best wave analysis stuff built in but that's only useful if you are dealing with 5 crappy recordings a day.

+1 Reaper for doing music.

 

[pissypants]

+1 Reaper for doing music.

100%.

About 10 years ago I realised that as soon as I had an idea for a tune I was reaching for Reaper over ProTools, Cubase or anything else because it was just so quick to get ideas down and the general workflow was so good.

 

[Unicron]

Big push on to get a project finished.

It's something all the mixing guides say but I only just discovered how true it is.

Spending 90 minutes working on 3 songs is probably more useful than spending 2 hours working on just 1.