hey i wa just wondering, if i want to record at home, what equipment would i need? i've been reading mags, so do i need mics, wires, and a pre amp? can i have a recording device that records directly from its surroundings? or must i have a cable output to the instrument to record it? im pretty puzzled by all these. do i really need a preamp?
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- Thread starter joshie
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blueprintstudios
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Re: recoring equipment
Instrument > Amp > Mic up > XLR cable > Pre Amp > 1/4 jack (or whatever that fits into your soundcard) cable > Soundcard/PC
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if you get a presonus firebox/firepod, the connection's kinda like
Instrument > Amp > Mic up > XLR Cable > Preamp/Soundcard > firewire cable > PC.
where presonus firebox is the "preamp + soundcard combined"
http://www.presonus.com/images/FIREBOXhookup.jpg
http://www.presonus.com/firebox.html
take a look.
oh yeah you don't exactly have to mike everything up, if it's clean guitars or bass can D.I (direct input / line in)
Instrument > Amp > Mic up > XLR cable > Pre Amp > 1/4 jack (or whatever that fits into your soundcard) cable > Soundcard/PC
---
if you get a presonus firebox/firepod, the connection's kinda like
Instrument > Amp > Mic up > XLR Cable > Preamp/Soundcard > firewire cable > PC.
where presonus firebox is the "preamp + soundcard combined"
http://www.presonus.com/images/FIREBOXhookup.jpg
http://www.presonus.com/firebox.html
take a look.
oh yeah you don't exactly have to mike everything up, if it's clean guitars or bass can D.I (direct input / line in)
hey what about the bluetube dp?
http://www.presonus.com/bluetubedp.html
oh man all that stuff is giving me a headache. i have an electronic drumset. so basically i just connect the wire to the amp and to the bluetube den to the com?
what about keyboards and elec guitars, just connect straight to the blue tube?
http://www.presonus.com/bluetubedp.html
oh man all that stuff is giving me a headache. i have an electronic drumset. so basically i just connect the wire to the amp and to the bluetube den to the com?
what about keyboards and elec guitars, just connect straight to the blue tube?
blueprintstudios
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well first of all what do you have and what are you trying to do here? don't get a headache yet. cos when it comes to mixing after recording thats when it'll hurt.
bluetube DP is a pre amp. presonus firebox/pod is both a preamp + firewire soundcard. and whats your PC specs? CPU / Ram and hard disk? and what sound card are you using?
bluetube DP is a pre amp. presonus firebox/pod is both a preamp + firewire soundcard. and whats your PC specs? CPU / Ram and hard disk? and what sound card are you using?
blueprintstudios
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> check soundcard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds And Audio Devices
to access your windows built in mixer for your soundcard =
Start > Run > sndvol32.exe
> in bet. the firebox and keyboard btw?
err midi cables and stuff. that's under arrangement/composition stuff. i'm not a midi guy can't help you from there on.
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds And Audio Devices
to access your windows built in mixer for your soundcard =
Start > Run > sndvol32.exe
> in bet. the firebox and keyboard btw?
err midi cables and stuff. that's under arrangement/composition stuff. i'm not a midi guy can't help you from there on.
blueprintstudios
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you haven't mentioned what you wanna do here.
blueprintstudios
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whats your budget? you wanna record as in a demo record or just a rough live jamming playing record?
Demo layering record : [you need : recording soundcard/mics/cables]
record drums first
record guitars following drums
record bass following guitar and drums
record keyboards following guitar,bass,drums
record vocals, following etc.
live jamming recording : [You need : mixer/cables/mics]
one microphone or (since in your case digital drumset) [Drums+guitar+bass+keyboards+singing] record all at once.
Demo layering record : [you need : recording soundcard/mics/cables]
record drums first
record guitars following drums
record bass following guitar and drums
record keyboards following guitar,bass,drums
record vocals, following etc.
live jamming recording : [You need : mixer/cables/mics]
one microphone or (since in your case digital drumset) [Drums+guitar+bass+keyboards+singing] record all at once.
bernardgoh
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Is interesting to see people recording guitar first then bass. 
blueprintstudios
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hah
don't really go by the book. not reliant on high end equipment. let the final mix sound speak for itself.
anyway josh,
Electric Drums+keyboards > 1/4 jack line in > Mixer
Guitar/Bass amp mic up > XLR cable > Mixer
Vocals mic up (duh) > XLR cable > Mixer
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Mixer > headphone out (or any other outs) into your soundcard's line in/mic in.
and from there on you'll need a software like audacity
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net) to record. pls take note that your PC will need alot of maintenance.
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a mixer that will fit your budget : [= CLICKABLE LINK]
[Yamaha MG-10/2] @ $180
and cheap triple mics :
[Behringer] @ $35USD (about $55SGD)
[Samson] @ $96 SGD promotion at sweelee
or just approach some jamming studio ask if they're selling their beatup mics or something.
if you're going for home layer recording , try [Line6 TonePort UX2] ($300+ i think) not bad.
P.S : do a search on the old past related questions asked in soft forum to learn more alternatives etc. don't just take my word for it.
90¢ worth.
don't really go by the book. not reliant on high end equipment. let the final mix sound speak for itself.
anyway josh,
Electric Drums+keyboards > 1/4 jack line in > Mixer
Guitar/Bass amp mic up > XLR cable > Mixer
Vocals mic up (duh) > XLR cable > Mixer
-
Mixer > headphone out (or any other outs) into your soundcard's line in/mic in.
and from there on you'll need a software like audacity
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net) to record. pls take note that your PC will need alot of maintenance.
------------
a mixer that will fit your budget : [= CLICKABLE LINK]
[Yamaha MG-10/2] @ $180
and cheap triple mics :
[Behringer] @ $35USD (about $55SGD)
[Samson] @ $96 SGD promotion at sweelee
or just approach some jamming studio ask if they're selling their beatup mics or something.
if you're going for home layer recording , try [Line6 TonePort UX2] ($300+ i think) not bad.
P.S : do a search on the old past related questions asked in soft forum to learn more alternatives etc. don't just take my word for it.
90¢ worth.
bernardgoh
New member
nah... recording what ever instruments first in a recording doesn't really matters. every peoples have different ways to record a piece of music. Is how you get the bands to be comfy on it to perform the way they like. cheers mate.
cheers mate.
blueprintstudios
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hehe no prob. post your recording up here next time on soft for all to check out and spread the influence of homerecording.
