Set Up for Recording

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Member Since: Jan 02, 2012

I want to be able to record multiple tracks at once and then be able to edit them on my computer individually. I probably won't have to record more than 2 tracks at once. I have:
*Yamaha MG82cx Mixing Console
*Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.0 (on my PC)
*A microphone (not a condenser one but not sure what it really is)
And various instruments including:
*Luna Fauna Butterfly guitar
*Roland AX-Synth
*Yamaha DD-65 electronic drums
And some others that have similar/the same outputs

If I need any other things, what are they and where can I get them?

Thanks!

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Byte-Mixer
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Since: Dec 04, 2007


Jan 02, 2012 12:21 pm

What sort of audio interface are you using? You'll want a decent interface (aka soundcard) to get the sounds from the board into the PC. Since you won't be recording more than two inputs at a time, you probably won't need something with a million inputs, but you'll still want a good quality interface. Brands like Echo, MOTU, M-Audio, Line6 and Tascam are usually worth looking at, and I'd start by seeing which interfaces have the most and best reviews. (I'd take something with 200 reviews and 4 stars over something with 5 reviews and 5 stars) As for where to look, check out online vendors like Zzounds, Sweetwater, Sam Ash, and Musician's Friend.

It looks like everything else is good to go for recording since the guitar is the only thing that needs to be mic'd up. If it's not a condenser mic, it's probably dynamic. You might consider getting a 2nd mic and record with one mic near the sound hole, and the other up on the frets. The synth can go directly through the board with a TRS cable, and the electronic drums can probably be run to the board via the headphone out.

But yeah, for the most part, it looks to me like you have what you need to get started.


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Since: Jan 17, 2012


Jan 19, 2012 10:58 am

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