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Post by lesblues on Mar 3, 2010 12:21:11 GMT -5
Mixers are good for live sound but not very important for home recording since the software has a built in mixer already. If you record multiple channels all at once then a mixer is OK but with out a multichannel interface you will only have one chanel to the computer. The poor man option is to record one channel at a time and then mix them together using audacity to get your final mix. When I started out we first recorded a rough take of the song. Then we played it back through the head phones and re recorded the intrument parts and then the vocals on seperate tracks so they were clean copies and disguarded the original rough recording. Once you have clean copies of each track, then you can use the effects in the program to improve the sound. Once it is all mixed together you can get a pretty good song. Phil Having listened to everything you have said and spent yesterday and today researching on the www. I have finally pulled the trigger and moments ago ordered this: www.tascam.com/products/us-122mkII.html would appear to do everything I want and I can mic up my amp or go direct with the guitar into the Tascam then use audacity or the bundled software (cubase LE4). What do you think Phil? Please don't tell me I have made a mistake
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Post by lesblues on Mar 3, 2010 12:22:16 GMT -5
I decided that if I ever became good enough to play live that's when I should consider buying a mixer. Thanks for all your help.
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Post by pwfirst on Mar 3, 2010 20:05:49 GMT -5
you'll be very happy with that interface and you should get great sound out of it. The Software that comes with it a step up from audacity too. You should be golden. Phil
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Post by lesblues on Mar 4, 2010 4:24:02 GMT -5
you'll be very happy with that interface and you should get great sound out of it. The Software that comes with it a step up from audacity too. You should be golden. Phil Wahay Vindication! Great to have confirmation that I made a good decision. Thanks Phil. ;D
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Post by pwfirst on Mar 4, 2010 16:24:33 GMT -5
Don't get to giddy, you have to consider your source of information. After all I traded a 62 strat for a 12 string eipiphone back in 1972.
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Post by Happy Jack on Mar 4, 2010 17:44:41 GMT -5
Don't get to giddy, you have to consider your source of information. After all I traded a 62 strat for a 12 string eipiphone back in 1972. Phil, any advice you have I will ignore ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by pwfirst on Mar 4, 2010 19:51:15 GMT -5
Don't get to giddy, you have to consider your source of information. After all I traded a 62 strat for a 12 string eipiphone back in 1972. Phil, any advice you have I will ignore ;D ;D ;D ;D Finally a wise man. Thanks for the support Happy Jack. Somethings in life, you never live down.
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Post by lesblues on Mar 5, 2010 3:41:13 GMT -5
Don't get to giddy, you have to consider your source of information. After all I traded a 62 strat for a 12 string eipiphone back in 1972. You know I think that even beats my Goodies story. I reckon you are probably older and wiser by now, so I'll stay giddy! the thing should arrive early next week and I'll get a chance to try it out. Now if only I could play smething worth recording.
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Post by pwfirst on Mar 5, 2010 11:06:56 GMT -5
Don't get frustrated with the software. All the software takes a little time. Have fun.
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Post by lesblues on Mar 10, 2010 5:31:49 GMT -5
Don't get frustrated with the software. All the software takes a little time. Have fun. Frustrated!! This thing will be leaving via the window pretty soon if it doesn't get it's act together The Hardware is excellent, can't fault it. However cubase is another story. There is a very convoluted process to go through to register the software and just when you master that it tells you that you haven't finished yet. You still have to download the license! Took me ages. Then following the instructions in the manual and the tutorial to the letter I set up the software for my first recording. Connected my guitar and headphones to the Tascam and started strumming. I could hear the guitar through the headphones and I could even see the meters on the pc screen move to indicate sound was being made. But no sound waves appeared in the track I was recording to and nothing therefore was heard on playback. Frustrating! You bet it is. I think it may be a problem with the set up of my soundcard. I tried using audacity but that was no different. Wondered if anyone on here (Phil?) had any ideas that might help me before I call in my tech support, AKA my son. Sound card is a Soundblaster Audigy 2
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Post by lesblues on Mar 10, 2010 12:49:58 GMT -5
quick update: managed to record and playback (wahey) using the xlr socket but still can't get anything using the line in set to guitar. I think some perseverance is called for.
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Post by pwfirst on Mar 10, 2010 19:11:47 GMT -5
Check on the Q base web site for compatibility but your sound card should be fine. I have found that the tascam forum to be very helpful and friendly you might want to go there first. I personally use Sonar 8 and these programs do have a learning curve. SO DON'T THROW IT OUT the window and go to the tascam forum, I bet if you look in the frequently acked section for your unit the answer will be ther or just as those guys really know a lot about the units. I am hope sick today so I'll do some looking too. Good luck.
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Post by pwfirst on Mar 10, 2010 19:34:01 GMT -5
Just got out of the Qbase forum and it is good to. Check them both out and I bet you'll find something.
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Post by lesblues on Mar 11, 2010 4:28:21 GMT -5
Just got out of the Qbase forum and it is good to. Check them both out and I bet you'll find something. Yup, that's where I went to get the info that actually got me recording and playing back. I still need to work out how to get the guitar line in to work. Then I will look at unravelling the other mysteries of Cubase. This could become my Life's work.
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Post by pwfirst on Mar 11, 2010 14:20:38 GMT -5
If I had to guess at the problem it is probably in assigning the tack properties. In sonar there are track input and output that has to be assigned. Also if you are using the XLR in channel one on the unit you need to plug the guitar into channel 2. Only one thing plugged into each channel at a time. And assign channel one to tack 1 and channel 2 to channel 2. I took me 3 months to figure out the midi inputs in sonar, so good luck Phil
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