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Recording Equipment

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I am in the process of setting up some recording equipment. At this time,I have a board, mics, amps and monitors. I don`t have a recorder yet. This all new to me and I have no idea what to buy. I am not looking at putting together a high end recording studio, just something that I can record some tracks with and post some sound files on the forum. I would appreciate any and all imput. Thanks, Tommy

Posted on 11 years ago
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What kind of computer are you using?

If you're interested in getting into some digital recording I don't think you can go wrong with getting your feet wet using Garage Band (Mac) or Audacity (cross-platform), both are free.

You'll probably need a USB audio interface. One of the cheap ones from M-Audio are fine to start with.

Another idea would be to feed your mix into a Zoom H4N.

The Zoom actually has some pretty good on-board mics and you can feed another pair into the inputs....or the stereo-outs from your board.

My bands use the Zoom to record practice and shows with the onboard mics (and sometimes a board feed as well) and even do multitrack demos since it's a 4-track recorder. Really a great tool to have.

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Posted on 11 years ago
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+1 to what Carter said. Computer based recording is definitely a great way to go. You can immediately export your project in the format you need for posting without a bunch of importing, converting, etc. You probably have most of what you need already.

The Zoom is a pretty cool tool as well.

tnsquint
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Posted on 11 years ago
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I have the Zoom H1, the cheaper one and it works pretty good, for 100.00.


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Jeff C

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Posted on 11 years ago
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...but keep in mind, for a similar cost you could get a FireWire interface and have infinitely more options available by recording to a computer. You could also record direct to two track on your computer using the 1/8" input for no cost other than an adaptor cable but I don't really recommend that.

tnsquint
Very proud owner of a new Blaemire Snare 6.5 x 14 made by Jerry Jenkins "Drumjinx"
Posted on 11 years ago
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PreSonus AudioBox 22VSL or 44VSL are also good products. They're durable and have a lot of functions. They actually drive a truck over them in a demo video. :)

22VSL

http://www.presonus.com/products/AudioBox-22VSL

44VSL

http://www.presonus.com/products/AudioBox-44VSL

Plus it comes with Studio One software. You already have a mixer, so you can Line Out of the mixer into the Line In on the AudioBox. You could also go direct into the AudioBox with overhead mics in an X pattern. I have the 22VSL and an 8 channel mixer that works well together. A USB interface is key when recording to a computer, because they are designed to reduce latency. USB 2.0 is the minimum spec. too.

Record raw without any effects and then edit under a newly saved file so you can start over if necessary.

Good luck.

-Tim

Posted on 11 years ago
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Big thanks to everyone for the info. Tommy

Posted on 11 years ago
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