Recording on pc (1 Viewer)

[spoonfull66]

Hi guys,

i have a question, I'm totally ignorant about home recording i just bougth a pc and i want to record myself.

I bougth an audio card M-Audio firewire 410 now i would like to know wich software is best suitable for recording.

Many people suggest me with Cubase, my question is how it works cubase?I much cost new? And it's difficult to use.

If anyone has info can spare 'em with me?

thanks in advance

 

[Goff]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cubase+tutorials&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Lots of links to tutorials but you'd be better off buying a book on the subject. Try and get a demo version of cubase and see if you think you can work with it. It can be daunting to start off with but stick with it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1929685858/?tag=thumpedcom-20

That's a really good book. I think they have it in Eason's.

 

[Colliepoos]

hey

if yer just messin around and wanna get the hang of the whole recordin on pc thing and want something dead easy I reckon Cool Edit Pro will do ya... if ya have limewire or bearshare ya should be able to download it for free (Adobe bought it later and called it Adobe Audition), if ya cant get it for free gimme a shout. But its straightforward, dead easy and more of an introduction to home recordin with good quality results. other than that there are thousands of options, i swear by Nuendo (same people who make cubase), there are loadsa demos around and a few cracked versions if ya really wanna go that way, but its better than all the others ive used, especially if yer recordin more that 4 channels at the same time or ya wanna use high quality effects... but if ye intend on burnin or masterin cds yourself you'll need a seperate programme theres a good few of them too but yeah gimme a shout if ya wanna know more

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Did you get a software package with your m-audio card?
Might be a good place to start.
There's demos out there on the net you could try.
Adobe Audition certainly had a demo a wee while back, anyway.

 

[therealjohnny]

I was going to post something very similar so I'll just throw this up here


http://www.pcrecording.com/



Seems to have a lot of useful advice

 

[RayRay]

Iv got a Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro using cool edit pro, works fine for basic mucking about.

ps anyone got a cracked version of the new adobe one give me a shout please

 

[Beanstalk]

Iv got a Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro using cool edit pro, works fine for basic mucking about.

How they can put "Soundblaster" and "Pro" in the one description is beyond me.

 

[Umfufu]

I've got a Dell laptop (Inspiron 6000), a free version of Cubase (shhhh, don't tell the children) & an Edirol FA 101 interface.
All works fine together.

You shouldn't need to spend much if your only messing about at home.

 

[therealjohnny]

Really, reaaly dumbing it down here

I have a new PC with , I assume, a decent enough sound card

I have a copy of soundforge

What do I need to start recording guitar ..into.. the PC?

A microphone or an adaptor jack that plugs into the back of the PC?

or what?

 

[Umfufu]

You need an interface.
I have an Edirol FA-101 but there's loads of them on Musicstore & Thomann.
Type 'interface' into Musicstore's search bar & you should see a few.

You'll probably need a firewire connection on your computer although some interfaces use USB.

There are 2 types of Firewire connections, 4-pin & 6-pin. Check to see if your computer has one of these
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but it shouldn't matter which one you get cos there are cables you can get to go from 1 to the other.

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My Dell laptop had a 4-pin Firewire connection but my drummer had to get one put in after he'd bought his new Dell desktop.

 

[therealjohnny]

Thanks-will check it out

 

[Ciarán R]

Did you get a software package with your m-audio card?
Might be a good place to start.
There's demos out there on the net you could try.
Adobe Audition certainly had a demo a wee while back, anyway.

http://www.download.com/3000-2170-10324430.html

You can get a 30 day tryout of audition here

 

[Funkykitchen]

I'll tell you my setup - lo-fi record whatever i'm recording from my creative zen.Then shoot them into the computer and chop it up in audacity! Ghetto!

 

[RayRay]

http://www.download.com/3000-2170-10324430.html

You can get a 30 day tryout of audition here

Any chance anyone has a full version floating round???