Recommendation on Home recording gears

[siaoguitar]

Been wondering what's the best way to record instruments (drums, guitars, bass, keybords, vocals)at home with softwares? Currently I am having a 8-channels mini mixer where I input all my vocals and instruments in then out to my creative soundcard.(recording using Cakewalk guitar pro2) Is this setup good enough?

1) Plug all instruments into a mixer like those small mixer like Tapco mix50...etc, then to my soundcard?
Or
2) buy one of those usb interface thingy like a Line6 Toneport Ux1 to function like an external soundcard to record into the computer?

Need your advice.

this is my mixer http://www.promusicaustralia.com/other/LeemImages/wam-490.jpg

https://shop.musix.ch/ecommerce/pro...ge/en?osCsid=53a432a21625772af421998bef0f81e3

 

[gutturalpiss]

(1) if you're still planning on using your current mixer

(2) if you're planning to buy something new

 

[soft]

Since Line6 Toneport is relatively not expensive and City Music is having a sale somemore, I would suggest you to get one and gain some experience in using such an interface.

You might grow out of it later, wanting more inputs or better mic pre-amp ... but still, it is a good equipment to start with.

 

[siaoguitar]

updated with a link to my current mixer, what u guys think?

this is my mixer http://www.promusicaustralia.com/other/LeemImages/wam-490.jpg

https://shop.musix.ch/ecommerce/pro...ge/en?osCsid=53a432a21625772af421998bef0f81e3

 

[soft]

One of the method of modern recording technology is multitrack http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-track_recording . This means recording 1 instrument per track so that they can be better mix later.

Are you able to do this currently?

 

[siaoguitar]

Yes, with my Cakewalk guitar tracks pro2

 

[soft]

Are you able to

1. Record guitar
2. Record bass while listening to the recorded guitar
3. Record keyboard while listening to the recorded guitar/bass
4. Record vocal while listening to recorded keyboard/bass only

 

[siaoguitar]

Yes, with my Cakewalk Guitar track 2

 

[soft]

Is there anything that you feel is lacking in your current set up?

 

[siaoguitar]

Is there anything that you feel is lacking in your current set up?

Btw, I live near you, I m in Macpherson too