Home Recording VS The Fancy Proffesional Stuff I Can Only Dream About

Posted on Dec 02, 2007 07:35 pm
RandalMcFloyd
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There's no way I'll be able to get proffesional recording equipment. So, I kind of made my mind up to get a TonePort KB37 for recording. I'm not sure what software I will use yet (haven't even tried trials of them yet).

I am wondering how the sound I can get from recording with some interface similar to TonePort and basic software will compare to the "proffesional" sound quality.

Where can I hear a band that recorded using something like TonePort and some economical software?

Thanks.

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Noize2u
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Dec 02, 2007 09:17 pm

Have a listen to drive:a in my profile. www.homerecordingconnecti...=music&id=5

Also you can listen to the hip hop tracks. The drive:a track was done using a very early interface from M-Audio called the D-Man. The hip hop tracks were done using a slightly better interface.

I will try and post something which used the UX-2 tomorrow for you.

And dude, I gotta tell you. It is not all about the gear you use. IT is if you learn to use it well, and figure out how to best capture the sound.

In my early days of digital I made a couple of commercials and such using a Sound Blaster. Granted the outboard gear was decent, but that isn't all that mattered.

whosyourdaddy00
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Dec 03, 2007 03:12 am

ya can get a 'pro' engineer to work your gear to the max and it WILL sound good....it's in the ear, not the gear.

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Dec 03, 2007 07:47 am

I've said this a few times before here, but here it is again for anyone who hasn't heard it before;

I run my whole audio production business on cheap low end gear. I make ringtones for the phone networks, music for TV, ads for radio and all kinds of things. My whole recording setup probably cost me £1000, max. Like those guys said, its all about knowing your gear inside out and having a good ear

RandalMcFloyd
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Dec 03, 2007 04:57 pm

I realize it's not all about the gear you use. I just want what I record to sound decent. I'm sure it'll work out fine.

Noize2u
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Dec 03, 2007 08:24 pm

Ya, with some work you can make things work that others might not be able to. I know that one of the early companies I recorded commercials for thought I had some huge studio or worked in a large major studio. Little did they know. :-)

But in the end it didn't matter to them.

You'll do just fine. Its just a matter of learning what you have and taking advantage of what it can do and learning how to make the best of it.