recording software

danielz

danielz

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hi
im know nothing about recording and i wanna record something in my computer,

i have a regular computer, with a reguar soundcard and a crappy mic...

what software can i use to record in my computer puting the mic infront of the amp?? (something free suits me better)

or what software do you recomend me to record if I connect the guitar to straight to the computer???
 
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Cakewalk makes great recording software for guitarists called "Guitar Tracks". You can find it at this link http://www.cakewalk.com/guitarists.asp. It's very easy to use, is inexpensive, and if memory serves, comes with a cable that can connect your guitar directly to your "regular soundcard." No mic is required, and it even has some amp modelling and drum loop sofware for recording basic demos, a tuner, and a very cool interface.
 
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Guitar Tracks Pro is great. It is my 3rd Cakewalk product and I like it the most. I don't use the modeler so I can't comment on it, but you can get high bit rate recordings if your sound card allows them. You can import ACID loops and manipulate tempo on them. You can record up to 32 tracks of audio, using a mixer view or an edit view. There are several software effects also.
I think I paid about $70. That's dirt cheap for what it does.
 
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Hey Stevo,

Can you import .wav files and such, for sound effects or whatever? Also, my amp has dual XLR outs. Do you know if there is a "conversion" that will allow me to plug my XLR outs to the standard soundcard?

-Matt
 
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JammerMatt said:
Hey Stevo,

Can you import .wav files and such, for sound effects or whatever? Also, my amp has dual XLR outs. Do you know if there is a "conversion" that will allow me to plug my XLR outs to the standard soundcard?

-Matt
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Your sound card may only have a 1/8" mini plug input. You will need to check. You can get a cable from a music store that will go from XLR to 1/4" phone plug, and then get an adapter from a Radio Shack or electronics parts
store. You have to check your soundcard to see if it has a stereo input. If so, you will need to go mono-to-stereo, or you will only get sound from one speaker.

You can import WAV and AIFF files into just about every recording program on the market today.
 
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I think T.O. gave a good answer for your question.

I use a mixer with xlr inputs, then feed the mixer aux-out to the sound card.
 
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Can you record, mix and burn it to a CD that you can listen to in the car?

Could you like, do an album, eh? (** Said in Bob and Doug McKenzie voice **)

-Matt
 
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Cool Edit had a nice, classical interface but you can't really buy it anymore - it got bought out by Adobe and was used as the basis for Audition. I bought Cakewalk's Home Studio 2004 recently and have been pretty pleased with what I got. 89 bucks at GC. It seems to be easier to use than Cubase SE.

Sometimes you can also get Cubase or perhaps Cakewalk products when you buy something like a musician's audio input card. Laylas and Mias are good examples.

I'd probably say Home Studio or GuitarTracks (both Cakewalk products)... Home Studio seems more general than GT, which I preferred since I don't need amp modelers (being the biggest XT guy here, I htink. =))
 
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TwilightOdyssey said:
Yes, yes! Pls go to my web site, www.twilight-odyssey.com. That was mixed and burned using Sonar ...
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I've heard those songs. Sweet!!

By the way, just a curiosity question for you folks who've recorded at home. The first time you ever recorded yourself and then listened to yourself, did you go...."oh my God, I suck"?

I ask this because I tried going into a little tape player years ago, and I think that was my experience. Just trying to prepare myself mentally.

I'm thinking that the first recording is going to send me back to the woodshed big time, but I suppose it's part of the process, eh?
 
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JammerMatt said:
I've heard those songs. Sweet!!

By the way, just a curiosity question for you folks who've recorded at home. The first time you ever recorded yourself and then listened to yourself, did you go...."oh my God, I suck"?

I ask this because I tried going into a little tape player years ago, and I think that was my experience. Just trying to prepare myself mentally.

I'm thinking that the first recording is going to send me back to the woodshed big time, but I suppose it's part of the process, eh?
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Yes, my 1st experiments w/recording sounded like poo! lol
But, I started recording when I was like 13, and got the bug from there. Even from album to album, I find myself wishing I had done things differently, constantly improving, etc. Recording, in the begining, is trial and error, until you start getting a method down. There are no rights or wrongs in recording, mixing, etc. However, picking up a book on the subject (like "Musician's Guide to Home Recording") would be a great help in learning the basics of mic technique, EQ, etc.
 
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TwilightOdyssey said:
Your sound card may only have a 1/8" mini plug input. You will need to check. You can get a cable from a music store that will go from XLR to 1/4" phone plug, and then get an adapter from a Radio Shack or electronics parts
store. You have to check your soundcard to see if it has a stereo input. If so, you will need to go mono-to-stereo, or you will only get sound from one speaker.

You can import WAV and AIFF files into just about every recording program on the market today.
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hey,
sorry to go off topic but im having a problem where i only get sound from one speaker ( i get it from both if i play with the cord so its kinda sitting half way in the input) . Anyways, im a bit confused by your post, but it sounds like you can help me. i only have one line in on my soundcard, so what do i need to get sound out of both speakers--properly ?
 
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I dropped by the music store yesterday. They had Cakewalk "Guitar Tracks", Cakewalk "Guitar Tracks Pro 3" and the one that the salesman was all about was Cubase SE. The Guitar Tracks was about 60 bux. The Guitar Tracks Pro was over 300 bux, and the Cubase SE was 120 bux.

Any pro's or con's for either? Any one of these just not worth it?

For the moment, I just wanna get my feet wet with home recording. But you never know, if I'm bitten by it I might want to expand. It's a toss-up for me at the moment.\

I guess I need something that I can add drums to fairly easily since I don't know if I have the time to actually program the drum tracks myself. Bass is no problem, and I can probably get guitar onboard in several different ways.

Oh yeah, Windows XP.

-matt
 
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