Scarlett 2i2 up and running!

[beaubrummels]

I feel so small....

I run one guitar in, and a usb to the computer and a pair of headphones.

But in those headphones, it sounds so big, doesn't it? Just add reverb, and cowbell.

The 18/8 whatever is more useful if you have to record a drumset or a live band where you need multiple mics in at the same time. If you are doing one track at a time, then a simple 1-2 channel I/O is plenty fine.

 

[whitzmusic]

I recently got the Scarlett 2i2 Studio as well and am thoroughly impressed with it. I saw it being recommended for inexpensive home studios on numerous sites, and now I can understand why. The amount of flexibility it offers for the price is pretty good. I also bought a pair of AKG K240's, and they also pack a lot of punch for the money.

 

[Aceman]

Congrats!

 

[Erlend_G]

I hear alot of great reviews about the Scarlett.

Right now, I'm trying to convince a guy to sell me his Tascam 4-track cassette recorder... if that fails, and I can't land a good 4-track this year;

I'll "bite the sour apple" and get a USB soundcard myself .

(aswell as more RAM, a new/better CPU cooler, and other smaller upgrades for my PC).

Rock on! \m/

-E

 

[Mincer]

A 4 track cassette recorder is a cool thing! You learn a lot about arrangement and sound quality, because you can't afford not to.

 

[Aceman]

A 4 track cassette recorder is a cool thing! You learn a lot about arrangement and sound quality, because you can't afford not to.

Following the bouncing track!

Record the drums: Bass, Snare, Hats on 1, 2, 3

Bounce to 4

Record the toms, and floor tom on 1, 2

Bounce to 3

Mix the levels and bounce 3 & 4 drums to 1

Record the crashes on 3 and 4, Bounce to 2

Add Cowbell, tambourine , triangle or whatever to 3

Mix the levels and Bounce 1, 2, 3 to 4! Drum Track done!!!!

The ability to use a Dr. Rhythm to create drums into 4 directly was awesome.....

Lather, rinse and repeat for guitars, bass, and vocals with the three remaining tracks. A mistake was DEADLY.

 

[Erlend_G]

Yeah, I'll lack the ability to cut/paste/edit, add effects, vst's, and all that...

But I was BORN into ... a screen. I'm shit tired of screens, PC's, drivers, latency, glitches- and all that.


Seeing and feeling a cassette tape rolling around, brings me into a meditational state, where I feel much more comfortable .

-Erlend, born 1990.

 

[Erlend_G]

Using a 4-track in my situation, would be... actually making the drum track on my PC, even using a mini-to full-size jack cable from the headphones output of my stock motherboard (until I get a proper soundcard)-

into track 1;

bass on track 2;

Rhythm guitar on track 3, and leads/vocals on track 4.

Maybe some bouncing, yes . But I am confident it will be enough-

-all my previous work has been over-pretentious; with way too many instruments, needing "the sound".- and resulted in very little produced result.

So I'm attempting a different approach this time. \m/

Rock on!