Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: glocke on December 27, 2005, 05:42:08 AM
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For anyone that does recording here, whats the easiest and least expensive way of recording using a laptop PC? Not looking to make an album here, just record ideas using multiplke tracks...
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Depends on how many tracks you want to record, whether you want to use midi, vst plug-ins, etc. I would highly recommend both the Lexicon Omega and the Presonus Firebox as entry-level interfaces. Good software will make a huge difference as well.
Cheers,
-Rob
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thanks...i had been using a korg d1600, but Im now trying to cut down on the amount of gear i have. I figured since I have a laptop PC i could just use that. Any idea on the advantages/disadvantages to using a pc for recording over the korg?
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How many tracks do you need to record simultaneously?
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probably most at any one time would be 4..and thats in rare cases...mostly its for me to record musical ideas, and maybe overdub some guitar over bass tracks.
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Cool Edit Pro. I think it's now called Adobe Audition or something like that. It supports multiple sound cards/devices and multi-track. recording.
Audacity [ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) ] is another neat and useful one, and it's free...
John
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I would recommend the Presonus Firebox, or the Firepod if you have the money. I'm personally a big fan of the Cubase software. Cubase SE would be perfect for what you want to do, and not too steep at $99. The free stuff is greatly lacking, IMO. Like most things, you get what you pay for.
Cheers,
Rob
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great, thanks guys!