Apologies if this has been asked to death, but I looked through the last year's worth of posts here in the Tips and Clips room and didn't see anything directly on-point, and with the speed that software moves, I figured going back much further may be fraught with stale info. So here it goes...
I'm looking to get a home recording setup going. I bought a Focusrite Clarett 2Pre interface and have a reasonably new Mac laptop. I also have a Mesa TC-50 head with the DI out option. I'm not afraid to spend money on good equipment, but this is also a hobby so I don't want to spend thousands. Here are my general questions :
1. Do you have a recommended (accurate and easy to understand) resource for learning basics about DAWs, IRs, computer recording in general?
2. What DAW(s) do you recommend? Why?
3. Are any amp simulators actually good? If so, what do you recommend?
4. Or will I get much better results using my Mesa and IRs for cab simulation? If so, do you know of good IR libraries (I'm not going to have the ability to record my own cab)? I also have a bass (and a pre-amp) that I'd like to record with.
5. Are there things that you think newbies often overlook or don't think about that I should be aware of? Any advice you think is good to impart on people looking to get into home recording?
I've started looking into these things, but there is so much out there and I'm not really sure what is trustworthy and what is simply advertising shaped to look like reviews. Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.
I'm looking to get a home recording setup going. I bought a Focusrite Clarett 2Pre interface and have a reasonably new Mac laptop. I also have a Mesa TC-50 head with the DI out option. I'm not afraid to spend money on good equipment, but this is also a hobby so I don't want to spend thousands. Here are my general questions :
1. Do you have a recommended (accurate and easy to understand) resource for learning basics about DAWs, IRs, computer recording in general?
2. What DAW(s) do you recommend? Why?
3. Are any amp simulators actually good? If so, what do you recommend?
4. Or will I get much better results using my Mesa and IRs for cab simulation? If so, do you know of good IR libraries (I'm not going to have the ability to record my own cab)? I also have a bass (and a pre-amp) that I'd like to record with.
5. Are there things that you think newbies often overlook or don't think about that I should be aware of? Any advice you think is good to impart on people looking to get into home recording?
I've started looking into these things, but there is so much out there and I'm not really sure what is trustworthy and what is simply advertising shaped to look like reviews. Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.
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