recording for dummies

[AdamR]

I want to pick up some recording gear, Nothing fancy. Mainly I just want to beable to record my riffs and build on them. I doudt I will ever add drums or vocals, atleast not on my home computer.

I have no idea what I need, All I have currently is my guitar rig, A digitech TSR24 which I use for delay, reverb ect and a PC with Vista on it.

[mule]

Re: recording for dummies

Boss Micro BR maybe?

[AdamR]

Re: recording for dummies

I would like to use computer software were I can add tracks and layer parts. Like I said though, I dont know anything about this stuff.

[GoDrex]

Re: recording for dummies

something like one of these:

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product?sku=241710V

or

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/M-Audio-Fast-Track-MKII-USB-Audio-Interface?sku=703669

with editing software

and

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-SM57-InstrumentVocal-Microphone?sku=270102

plus a mic stand of some kind...

[AdamR]

Re: recording for dummies

Will this work.

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Digidesign-Mbox-2-Mini-Recording-Bundle?sku=702525

[GoDrex]

Re: recording for dummies

Will this work.

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com...dle?sku=702525

from what I can tell that might not be a good choice for a microphone, for recording a guitar speaker. On their site they recommend it for acoustic guitar and vocals.

[Bludave]

Re: recording for dummies

What kind of computer doe you have? If you have a Mac you can really just use Garage Band, but if you have a PC you will need some software. A good place to start would be with some Share ware software, like Audacity.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Audacity is a pretty good for what you say you want to do. If you are going to do vocals or acoustic guitar you would need to have a microphone & a reasonable Preamp.

I use a MBOX Mini

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MBox2Mini/?gclid=CLH7w9XDmaMCFQVGnQodvwLsmg

I haven't used it much, but this comes with Pro Tools LE & for the most part Pro Tools is the standard in most recording Studios.

If you are going to do electric recording, then all you need is a decent Mike in front of your amp, into the Mbox & into the computer. Again a good place to start would be with an Shure SM57. Not the best mike to record with, but you can use this to record your amp, as well as vocals, but this can also be used in all live stuff.

I also record with a Bheringer Vamp. Keep in mind most of this stuff will work to do very basic tracks, but if you want to do a more professional style recording you will probably need to go with all better gear.

Nowadays I just open up my Mac, start Garage Band and with my acoustic I just start recording. I don't even use the Mbox or a mike, just the laptops mike. For ideas and stuff its fine. The Mbox and a good mike simply put are going to make everything sound more professional.

[ehdwuld]

Re: recording for dummies

If you get one of the mid line Digitech RP pedals with the USB port
they come with cubase or ProTracks or some such recording soft ware

my GNX pedal did
ProTracks ( Cakewalk designed )
has a virtual drum machine
about 64 tracks
loop editor
bunch of crap