janmaat Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I am really novice when it comes to home recording being more of a jammer really however, in my new project we're planning to send us tracks forward and backward recording instruments individually, be it just to prepare for quicker development in the rehearsal room Since my sound card (laptop) is too bad to allow for audio playthrough I guess I need an audio interface what do you recommend? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 What's your budget, and how many instruments are you needing to record at once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmaat Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 [quote name='Killerfridge' post='1355373' date='Aug 29 2011, 03:23 PM']What's your budget, and how many instruments are you needing to record at once?[/quote] Hm, well one at a time at the moment - though, might well expand. Budget is low ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Is £80 within your budget? That would get you one of these: [url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/m-audio-fast-track--68396"]http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/m-a...st-track--68396[/url]. I've not used this one (the one I've got is a Native Instruments Guitar Rig Session which is now discontinued) but this appears to the M-Audio's equivalent to mine and will do the job. Don't let the mic input put you off... you don't *have* to sing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I would also like to know what audio interface I need to record bass parts...any ideas? It would just be one at a time...so single input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmaat Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 I quite like this [url="http://www.thomann.de/de/alesis_multimix_4usb.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/de/alesis_multimix_4usb.htm[/url] Looks like it would be an easy way to make demo tracks on the fly any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Musicman, the one I mentioned will record bass. I use my guitar rig session mainly for bass. I don't think it matters which instrument you put through them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commando Jack Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) [quote name='janmaat' post='1356584' date='Aug 30 2011, 05:40 PM']I quite like this [url="http://www.thomann.de/de/alesis_multimix_4usb.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/de/alesis_multimix_4usb.htm[/url] Looks like it would be an easy way to make demo tracks on the fly any opinions?[/quote] I'm not sure what you mean by "demo tracks on the fly", but I believe this unit will only record 2 tracks at once. That would mean that if you had all 4 inputs plugged in to instruments/mics you would be recording a stereo mixdown of those tracks and you wouldn't be able to change it after. You get more flexibility from recording one instrument/vocal at a time. For £80, your best bet might be M-Audio's Fast Track. This is a 2 input, 2 output USB interface that has a direct monitoring function (helpful if you have problems with latency) and 24bit/48kHz recording. The "24 bit" is far more desirable than 16 bit because it gives more headroom and makes it more convenient to record. It also comes with Pro-Tools M-powered Essential, but you don't have to use this, as it's compatible with other programs. Simply using Audacity (an open source audio editor) might be more useful for you if you're recording single tracks. Edited September 1, 2011 by Commando Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I have an M-Audio Fasttrack sat here doing nothing that's yours for £25 posted if you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Dont you love the BC community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmaat Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 [quote name='Moos3h' post='1358559' date='Sep 1 2011, 10:50 AM']I have an M-Audio Fasttrack sat here doing nothing that's yours for £25 posted if you want [/quote] PM'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_bass Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I'm pretty much in the same boat as the OP here. My budget is rock bottom though & to be honest I'm not after anything fancy, just want some thing to record roughly with & then send off via email. I'm currently using my phone to record from the amp! What are peoples opinions on this little thing found on Ebay therefore? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Guitar-USB-2-PC-Interface-Cable-Link-Audio-Recording-UK-/330564850576?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4cf7335390"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Guitar-USB-2-PC-...=item4cf7335390[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMech Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Got myself a zoom h1 to record jam ideas with, and recently a couple of DB lines to send to a mate, which worked pretty well. If you spent the extra bit and get the zoom h2 you can use it to record straight into the computer according to the site, kinda wishing i had now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'm now using one of these new USB 2.0 [url="http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/20343703/Focusrite-Scarlett-18i6-USB2-Soundcard/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518|cat:20343703|prd:20343703"]Focusrite Scalett 18i6[/url] ones I really like it - very clean and super sharp sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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