HELP on G4 and TubePre from Presonus

Posted on Oct 14, 2006 05:25 am
Antek
Member Since: Oct 14, 2006

I am new to this, I want to record vocals,

I have a TubePre and a Power Book G4
can I record sound with just this things? do I need a firewire to do so?

Or can I just use the tube and the G4, if yes please explaine an dif not please let me knwo what do I need to record Vocals

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Noize2u
Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 16, 2006 09:57 pm

Welcome to HRC, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Several of us have been missing for the weekend.

PreSonus does have one tube unit that will act as an interface. You dont say which unit you have. A model number will help greatly.

IF you dont have the Pre/audio interface unit then yes, you will need an audio interface. Unless you have a decent onboard soundcard in the G$, then you might be OK to record into that from the Tube PRe.

Fill in the details and we'll go from there.

Antek
Member
Since: Oct 14, 2006

Oct 17, 2006 05:28 am

Thanks so much fo rthe Reply, no worries...

Well The unit I have is a TUBEPre - Single Channel Tube Mic Preamplifier.... I was looking for a model number but I found none.
I hav ethe cable tha conects to the Power book Mic line, or little hole... an dI am ruuninig Logic 7..

I have a PowerBook G4 I have no idea how good the sound card is.
but here is the link to the tube I have www.presonus.com/tubepre.html I hope that helps.

Thanks so much for the help...........

Noize2u
Czar of Midi
Administrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 17, 2006 06:09 pm

OK, indeed it is just a pre-amp. You will need to then hook it up as I suggested, to the line in of the G4 audio input. Do not use the mic input as that will not work very well.

As long as you have the correct cable you will be just fine to record that way. Be aware though that you may experiance some latency/delay when overdubbing tracks. Meaning when you record a new track while listening there will be a delay in what you hear in the moniter.

Antek
Member
Since: Oct 14, 2006

Oct 18, 2006 06:15 am

Thanks so much, so know I knwo I can record with what I just have, thansk so much, now sorry for the question, What cable should I have to conect to the in line of the G4? I hav ethis thin cable that has teh out put as a normal head phones out put. in the G4 there is only 2 littl eholes as input , fo rexample th eone were you plug in the head phones and the one wiht an audio input , both same size, and all the other inputs are for MIDI, USB etc etc . sorry fo rmy ignorance, but thanks to your replys I am learning stuff, thanks again Noize2u

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Noize2u
Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 18, 2006 05:53 pm

www.hosatech.com/hosa/pro...53_cmp-159.html

This cable will allow you to connect to the stereo line input of your G4. You will then be able to use either the left or right input of your recording software. You will simply choose either one and plug that 1/4" male into the output of the TubePre and then the smaller 3.5mm jack into the line input of the G4.

Antek
Member
Since: Oct 14, 2006

Oct 21, 2006 05:52 am

Thanks so much for your help, !!!!!!!!